Pyramid sets

There are many different pyramid sets. The one I will use here will be more towards strength developing. When I first time used it, I was reading Charles Poliquin article about pyramid sets. He said that set/rep scheme should not be spread more than 15% of max (for example 70-85%, or 85-100%). The one I will use here will be 5-4-3-2-1(85-100%). I also tried some of the rep schemes that many talk about, like 12-10-8-6-4-2-1 and similar, but there is not enough repeated work in the same intensity zone. Those kind of set/rep scheme won't give you best results and in won't contribute to maximal potential for hypertrophy, neither for strength. This program could be done for 3,maybe 4 cycles, before you go for a deload week. After deload you could try it for 1 or 2 more cycles. Add weight every cycle and stay in prescribed set/rep scheme.