Does the 8 sets of 8 routine work?

[skrote824]

Hey guys, i heard that a lot of people use a routine that involves doing 8 sets of 8 for 3 exercises. One body part a day is what i do so i dont know if it would put enough work into the muscle to get the growth im looking for. Shoulders are my weak point and this might be where i want to throw this in.

For example: Chest
Flat bench: 8 sets 8
Incline bench: 8 sets 8
Decline bench: 8 sets 8

my usual workout is 3-5 sets at 6 to 10 reps each, pyramiding the weight for the most part. Do you think this is a good routine to put a shock into the muscle and get some good size. Thanks in advance.

[wrstlr69sdnl]

I heard of doing a superset of ten reps for tens sets but I dont know if they do any other excersizes than that I would think you would be pretty much dead after your chest workout

[bigol'legs]

Your workout now sounds good. Most of the time if your not seeing improvement its the diet. Ill usually hit 12-16 sets per muscle group.

[AandF6969]

Dude, instead of all those presssing movements I'd do a set of flyes too... maybe

Flat bench
Incline Fly or Flat fly
Incline Press (switch off with decline every other week)