re: Pyramid Training

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Everyone else here just says get strong using an LP like Greyskull

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Tell you one way you don't get strong is program hopping, that's for damn sure. There is nothing special about the rep schemes in greyskull, it's just that it allows one to set PRs, hits the major muscle groups and has built in progressions to bring you from a beginner to advanced.

Ok OP, there is nothing wrong with doing pyramid training. It's a preference between ramping sets like that and a rpt style. With traditional pyramid training, you are essentially warming the muscles and joints for the heavy sets to come. You are ramping the weight.

As far as how to progress, same way you would on rpt independent. Set your rep ranges for each set, when you can hit the top of the rep range or over it, you increase the weight.

As far as rest, it's been scientifically proven that to fully recover between sets, almost everyone is going to need 120s at a min. But what the guy you speak about is just doing more density training. He is fine with the decrease in strength to start and is just staying consistent adding weight when he can.

Key to any program is consistency and progression. If you want to try and see if you like pyramid training, do it for 8 weeks. Keep your rest consistent set to set, workout to workout and progress as you reach the top of rep rangesm set a bunch of rep PRs and have fun. If after 8 weeks you decide you hate it, then switch to a different rep scheme.