When do you do your heavies

[Fahcough]

Frist when tank is full.

A few sets in, so everything is loose and warmed up.

At the end, leaving it all on the floor.

Or is everyday all day heavy

 

[Volador]

Personally, heaviest lifts require the most energy and focus so they’re done at the beginning of the workout. Of course it takes some warmup sets to get to a heavy set, so you’d be loose anyway.

 

[NoSmilez]

You can warm up without diminishing your tank much. You need to warm up to the weight anyways.

 

[NoSmilez]

Oh yea it's also your goals. Some folks like hypertrophy so they might work until exhaustion. I want to just move weight so I rest and take my time. I honestly never work till complete exhaustion. I rather not deal with injuries caused by mental or physical fatigue.

 

[Fahcough]

Oh yea it's also your goals. Some folks like hypertrophy so they might work until exhaustion. I want to just move weight so I rest and take my time. I honestly never work till complete exhaustion. I rather not deal with injuries caused by mental or physical fatigue.

Guess there's 30 different approaches to training. Heavy might be 8 reps @ 60 sec rest, or 1 rep @ lunch hour rest.
Always kept bench & squat early and DL for last (different days, not all 3) . No bigger reason other than that's how they felt best.

 

[teepsandbarleywine]

Fast/explode-y exercises first.

Primary strength exercises second.

Assistance/antagonist strength/hypertrophy work third.

Muscular endurance/conditioning last.

This is just my general take on things. In general, the more that a quality would diminish with fatigue, the earlier in the session it goes. Same thing with whichever exercise is most taxing/demanding. I'm not going to do deadlifts after doing lunges or back extensions. Of course, your own goals may differ to mine, in which case you do you boo.

 

[JimRussel]

I don't get the post. You have to warm up to your heaviest sets anyway.

 

[DEVILsSON]

First exercise of the workout and warming up to the top set.

 

[Fahcough]

I don't get the post. You have to warm up to your heaviest sets anyway.

I forget everyone has vast different routines. Most are probably focusing on 1 area per workout. I do majority full body so the 'heavy' part falls in different parts of the workouts.

 

[teepsandbarleywine]

I don't get the post. You have to warm up to your heaviest sets anyway.

I do reverse-loading where I start heavier than my max and just fail lifts until I get low enough to find my 1RM for the day.

 

[Fahcough]

It was more of a lazy ass, not thought out attempt at starting a conversation because it had been storming for an hour. OP sounds stupid now.

 

[SocraticMethod]

I usually do my biggest, compound (barbell) lift second or third. I'll do something more explosive and/or something to get a pump, then go into the big compound lift, ramping up to my working sets (which as you know are still pathetically light).

 

[vision1]

Depends on the day but usual gym workout:
Warmup (bike, jump rope, row, whatever)
Dynamic
Some specific work for a weak point (usually ankles or shoulders)
Explosive movement, most often jumps
Then main lift warmup sets.

 

[ROcknrollracing]

Many ways to do it
I prefer

1) something explosive
2) heavy lift
3) something bodybuilding style
4) conditioning and a quick stretch

 

[Fahcough]

Good job to those who decoded the vague riddle.

Use the same style format most days:

Progressive cardio full body movements
Body weight increments
Compounds & isolation

Benching finds itself early in sets. Squats burn more so they feel best mid sets to keep moving on them after. DLs at end , sucks more life out.

 

[KnightTemplar]

With most exercises, I do sets across with the same weight. The exceptions to that are Football Bar Bench and Barbell Rows. With them, I warm up, then work up to a heavy(for me)Double. Then I'll reduce the weight and do three sets of 4 - 6.

 

[deadshot138]

I don't lift heavy anymore tbh

 

[Ian Coe]

I just do 5's and increase the weight as and when/
TBH I got my best results doing the 5/3/1 regime but I don't think I'll get the best out of it at the moment due to my detrained nature (compared to when I first used it).

 

[Fluffernutter]

When I was in my 20s

 

[hardheart]

A few sets in, so everything is loose and warmed up.

This.