drop set

noun

A set of repetitions of an exercise wherein muscular failure is reached and before resting the exercise is continued with decreased resistance to failure.

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reduction set
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Meanings

noundrop set (plural drop sets)

plural drop sets · alternative drop-set · alternative dropset

  1. bodybuildingA set of repetitions of an exercise wherein muscular failure is reached and before resting the exercise is continued with decreased resistance to failure.

    Synonyms: reduction set

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA set of repetitions of an exercise wherein muscular failure is reached and before resting the exercise is continued with decreased resistance to failure.

Similar
reduction set
Also see
reduction set

Translations

Finnish pudotussarja
  • pudotussarjaLowering the resistance before resting for another set
German Reduktionssatz
  • ReduktionssatzLowering the resistance before resting for another set
Swedish dropset
  • dropsetLowering the resistance before resting for another set
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APA

drop set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20set

MLA

“drop set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20set. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop set,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20set.

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