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This Muscle Buster technique ranks among my all-time favorites.

This classic bodybuilding principle should be applied when looking to drive the target muscle to complete muscle failure, and can lead to some spectacular sets!

A traditional Dropset has three parts:

  1. The Main Set; perform your target number of repetitions.
  2. The Drop; drop the weight by about 30% and continue to force out more reps.
  3. The Mop; drop the weight AGAIN and mop up any remaining energy with a few more reps.

Dropping the weight allows you to continue beyond muscle failure.

Russ Howe PTI

Russ Howe PTI

Russ has been a personal trainer for over 20 years, and is based at the mighty Powerhouse Gym, South Shields. His has written for Men's Fitness, PT Magazine, and Women's Health, and he was recently voted one of the world's best fat loss coaches by readers of Huffington Post.