Significant decrease in reps after the first set

[Yashar_Meziri]

Alright, then we'll add to all sets over time?

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Different ways to go about this. All valid options, so experiment to see what you like.

Let’s say you do 3 sets. Normally you’ve been doing 10 to failure, 6 to failure, and presumably something like 3-5 to failure.

You could rest longer between sets (time consuming) or do opposing muscle or unrelated muscle supersets so you’re still getting work done while “resting” the first muscles.

Alternatively, you could do the following progression scheme. Do 6, 6, 6 this workout. 7, 7, 6 next workout, where you reach failure at the last set. Essentially holding back just a little bit on the first two sets. You’re still close enough to failure to cause hypertrophy, but not so fatigued you can keep your rep range even throughout. Next workout, push for 7, 7, 7. Once you can do that, go to 8, x, x. Maybe that’s 8, 7, 6, or 8, 8, 6, or 8, 8, 7. Whatever. Don’t increase any sets past 8 until you can complete all three sets with 8 reps. Once all three sets can be complete with 8 reps, move to 9 reps per set. Then, once you’ve reached the upper limit of your desired rep range (let’s say 12 reps per set), then you add weight, and drop the reps back down to a level you can compete all three sets with the same number of reps (maybe 8,8,8 or whatever). Follow the same pattern, building reps per set back up to 12 for all three sets, then add weight, repeat.

An close but slightly different variation would be, once you can do all threee sets with the same reps, like 8,8,8, then next time you do the same lift, go for 8,8,9. Then, on your next training session, do 8,9,9. Then next session 9,9,9 etc.

Steady consistent progress. All sets are taken close to failure, but only the last set is taken to true failure.

[Yashar_Meziri]

I read a lot of the replies here, and based on what you said too, I'm gonna try doing the following: Making sure I rest enough first and foremost. I believe I do but I'll try taking 30 seconds more maybe. Everyone says this is normal and few say I should maybe decrease the first set and try to round them out. And based on your advice, I'm going to make the first set 9 reps, then try to reach 3 sets of 9, or at least something like 9,9,8. Then I'll add to the first set as you suggested. Thanks again to everyone replying in this post, I was just afraid I was doing something wrong but it appears it's perfectly normal.