Clarify on Pyramid Effects
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naughtoj
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Julie,
Just for clarification, are you taling about starting off heavy and going lighter as you get fatigued versus starting off light and going heavier???
I think this is the concept of pyramiding?? It always makes more sense to me to start heavy and go lighter. If you go the other way, don't you start off with higher reps and decrease to lower reps?? I guess I will wait for your clarification before going on and on with this.....Janice
Just for clarification, are you taling about starting off heavy and going lighter as you get fatigued versus starting off light and going heavier???
I think this is the concept of pyramiding?? It always makes more sense to me to start heavy and go lighter. If you go the other way, don't you start off with higher reps and decrease to lower reps?? I guess I will wait for your clarification before going on and on with this.....Janice
fit4life02
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I am curious about this also. Would like to know the different benefits between pyramiding up, pyramiding down and full pyramid.
Maria
Maria
likes2bfit
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Would any one be so kind as to explain the pyramid method of lifting?
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bebop
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I am not Cathe but I can explain the pyramid system a little.
Joyce Vedral. uses it - she uses the half pyramid and the full and goes from lightest up: for example - if you were doing a half pyramid for bicep curl - you would do 12 reps with your lightest weight, 10 reps with your medium weight and 8 reps with your heaviest. That is a simplistic explanation. The full pyramid as Joyce does it is - 12 reps with your lightest, 10 reps with your medium, 8 with heaviest, then do 10 with medium weight and 12 with lightest.
As far as the Joyce V. programs - her programs that are designed for strength use the half pyrmaid up and superset between body parts. Her program that uses the full pyrmaid system is IMHO designed for endurance and she designed it for definition.
I can't wait for Cathe's pyramid tape - I get great results from the pyramid system and I love, love, love, Cathe!
Joyce Vedral. uses it - she uses the half pyramid and the full and goes from lightest up: for example - if you were doing a half pyramid for bicep curl - you would do 12 reps with your lightest weight, 10 reps with your medium weight and 8 reps with your heaviest. That is a simplistic explanation. The full pyramid as Joyce does it is - 12 reps with your lightest, 10 reps with your medium, 8 with heaviest, then do 10 with medium weight and 12 with lightest.
As far as the Joyce V. programs - her programs that are designed for strength use the half pyrmaid up and superset between body parts. Her program that uses the full pyrmaid system is IMHO designed for endurance and she designed it for definition.
I can't wait for Cathe's pyramid tape - I get great results from the pyramid system and I love, love, love, Cathe!