Latest workout changes
About three weeks ago I switched my workout routine back to hypertrophy from strength training.
My routine for strength sets was an ascending/descending pyramid of 4, 5, 6, 5, and 4 reps. I was training using the 25 rep rule. My strength increased dramatically however I began to lose some mass so I switched back to hypertrophy.
My routine for hypertrophy started out as descending sets from 15, 12, 9, 6 to 13, 11, 9, 7, 5 and finally to 19, 16, 13, 10. The latter has proven to be the best scheme. I rest 120 seconds between every set during hypertrophy stages unless I am try to lose body fat (by resting 60 seconds max.).
More recently I’ve been looking into alternating strength/hypertrophy week by week but that’s later. Meanwhile I’m sticking with this routine.
What are your thoughts on alternating week by week?