dropset

plural dropsets

1. alternativeAlternative form of drop set.

   Dropsets work because in any given set, you’re only recruiting a certain amount of muscle fibers.

   (Can we date this quote?), M&F Editors, “How to Use Dropsets to Build More Muscle”, in Muscle & Fitness

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   A big advantage of dropsets over other set-expanding techniques is the fact that they can be done alone.

   (Can we date this quote?), Greg Merritt, “Go Beyond Failure with Dropsets”, in Muscle & Fitness

present singular third person dropsets · participle present dropsetting · participle past dropsetted · past dropsetted

1. transitivebodybuildingTo exercise with a drop set.

   The point of dropsetting is to provide extra stimulus to the muscle by extending the time the muscle is under tension.

   2023 May 4, MGH, “Build Mass with Bodyweight Drop Set Workout Routine”, in Training Bodyweight

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   By starting out the dips with maximal load and decreasing it over time, Johnson is dropsetting the movement, enabling himself to continue churning out reps with decent form, and thus get the absolute most bang for his buck in the workout.

   2022 November 7, Philip Ellis, “BWatch The Rock Torch His Triceps on Arm Day With These Weighted Dips”, in Men's Health

   The weighted bench dip can easily be dropsetted by quickly removing the 45lb plate(s) and continuing with bodyweight repetitions to overload the triceps.

   2022 November 22, Scott J., “How To: Bench Dips”, in Ignore Limits