Drop sets at end or beginning of workout?

[thex95]

Hey just curious for those of you ho do drop sets if you start the workout with them or end the workout with them? I personally think I am going to start with them because I start with compound movements and this will allow for more weight to be lifted overall. Thoughts? Thinking I am going to go with three sets of drop sets dropppng weight 4 times. For example

Bench- (after warmup)
225 5 reps
205 8 reps
185 10 reps
165 12 reps

do that four times to start the workout.

[thex95]

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[Mr No Name]

love to do a drop set on o/h press really gets the shoulders firing. i think i do things not by the norm. ill do 4 normal sets then do 4 drops always making sure i get to 8 reps min. to answer your question though i think putting them in at random points in the workout is a great way to mix it up.

[HawaiianPride.]

I'd perform them at the beginning of the training session as well if I were doing them like you. If I'm drop setting that week, I usually drop set on the very last set of every compound movement. Drop setting on every set of every movement is a little to much volume for me.

[Misery13]

I like to do my drop sets at the end of my workout to really push as much blood into that muscle group as possible.

[SportbikerKid]

Hey just curious for those of you ho do drop sets if you start the workout with them or end the workout with them? I personally think I am going to start with them because I start with compound movements and this will allow for more weight to be lifted overall. Thoughts? Thinking I am going to go with three sets of drop sets dropppng weight 4 times. For example

Bench- (after warmup)
225 5 reps
205 8 reps
185 10 reps
165 12 reps

do that four times to start the workout.

In my experience, the rep scheme you laid out in the OP is pretty solid. I, however, prefer higher intensity lifts patterned in the same way. This is how i usually run bench sets:

warm up
355x1
295x5
275x7
245x10
245x10

Lifting in a pattern like this, I took my bench from 170 to 350 in 1.5 years natty. Just bench 2-3 times per week and hit heavy accessory lifts if you want to see massive gains. If you are using PED's, you probably won't want to max out due to risk of injury. I think you'd be fine hitting your 3 rep max instead. Definitely hit the compound lift at the beginning of the workout, and perform the accessory lifts afterwards. Good luck man!