burn set at the end

[chopper123]

hello all
i do full body work out 3 times a week lifting heavy
i normally do 5 sets of 10 ish
and was wondering would i benefit from doing say another 10 reps at alot less weight to get the burn or no ?
as i here some people say its good but i have no idea

[cassiegose]

5 sets of 10? Never heard of that one before. I think the "burn set at the end" is pointless.

Why 5 sets of 10?

[chopper123]

5 sets of 10
no idea to be honest just something ive ended up doing lol
is this bad then ?

[chopper123]

i was doing 3 x 10 but didnt think i had worked the muscles enough so started doing the 5 x 10 and can feel they have worked hard when i have finished
thats lifting heavy
the last set of ten i fail and only do about 7 or 8 reps
then i can feel i have worked them hard enough

[cassiegose]

It is more reps than you need. Usually about 25-30 reps is good, with more weight. 2x12 3x10 3x8 4x6 5x5 10x3. I know Cassie likes 10x3 a lot, and I do, too, but it takes awhile to do all those sets! I'm not a fan of 2x12, but I do like 3x8-10 and 5x5 a lot!

I am a big fan of the 10x3 but youre right, doing all those sets does take a while. More than anything, I think the 10x3 is a good way to change things up every now and then. Usually for workouts I do 3-4x8-10 and I do alot of 5x5s... especially now as I'm trying to put on some muscle for next show.

[swanso5]

was doing 3 x 10 but didnt think i had worked the muscles enough so started doing the 5 x 10 and can feel they have worked hard when i have finished
thats lifting heavy
the last set of ten i fail and only do about 7 or 8 reps
then i can feel i have worked them hard enough

maybe try increasing the wt a little?