what do you think of 6 sets of 3 reps?

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I'm trying out a program, it is a 52 week program. In it there is a group of exercises that last for 6 weeks that is broken into 6x3, 2x25, 3x12.

I was wondering about the set/rep range of 6x3. Does anyone here perform this in their routine? I can't help but think there should be more reps. If I do 3 reps per set, I'd want to increase the weight quite a bit to make it worth doing. But then if the weights are too heavy I won't be doing the exercise with good form.

Please, any thoughts/comments/advice!
 
i did 6x3 before and its good.

its almost like 10x3(the famous set/rep protocal made famous by Chad Waterbury), except you have less volume, allowing you to lift heavier and more intensely.

its legit. put on 80% of your max and do 6x3; it will probably be fairly easy, since i usually start with 80% on 10x3. add 2.5% gradually, or just gradually incrase the weights.

heavy tripples for mulitiple sets works wonders. =3
 
Proteinboy said:
i did 6x3 before and its good.

its almost like 10x3(the famous set/rep protocal made famous by Chad Waterbury), except you have less volume, allowing you to lift heavier and more intensely.

its legit. put on 80% of your max and do 6x3; it will probably be fairly easy, since i usually start with 80% on 10x3. add 2.5% gradually, or just gradually incrase the weights.

heavy tripples for mulitiple sets works wonders. =3
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It must have been a good workout (the 6x3) - I have post training soreness today, the most I've felt for a while. However, I have to admit I didn't stick to the 3 reps. On some exercises I felt good after 3 so I did 4 to 5 reps.

Say if I can bench 60kg at 3x10. What kind of percentages should I do for the 6x3? I generally go by what I can manage... with a spotter I did 80kg of 6x3 but had to decrease the weights after the third set.

Just wondering - Do you guys get post training soreness after each and every session?
 
I get DOMS after nearly all my sessions yea, especially with higher volume/heavy weight.

With the 6x3 do whatever weight is pushing near your limit, only you can know that.
 
well if you can 3x10 with 132lbs(60kg), then your max is somewhere around 188...so try 6x3 with 150lbs(80%) or 68kg. it shouldnt be that hard, so the next time you go in, add another 5-10lbs (2-5kg). keep adding and progressing. good luck
 
^^^^wow Tom you`re sooo educated man. haha.

I only ever get DOMS after a chest and tri workout wierd.

To the op ...6x3 is a great way to shake things up:)
 
I deleted the off topic talk. So let's get back on topic. It doesn't matter if the OP has gotten the question answered by 1 or a few people, maybe more people want to chime in to discuss, etc, maybe there are more opinions to be had. We never really know when a good thread is over, so keep the sex talk to the BS threads.
 
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