| The next time you're on Youtube.com, check out the | | | | need lots of heavy sets to make gains. Fifteen sets of |
| legendary arm workout titled "Milos Sarcev Giant Set | | | | 4-8 repetition lifting heavy, and you look like a |
| Workout". You'll see IFBB Professional bodybuilder | | | | bodybuilder. Thirty sets of high-rep "pumping" and you'll |
| Milos Sarcev completing an 18-minute arm workout | | | | look like a fitness bunny. Strength and stamina are all |
| with zero rest - an incredible example of a giant set. | | | | good - but you need heavy bodybuilding sets to grow. |
| Giant sets are popular among bodybuilders preparing | | | | The verdict |
| for a show. They involve stringing together large | | | | As always, a combination of these two arguments |
| groups of exercises, completed one after another with | | | | usually leads to the most correct position. Giant sets |
| no rest. They can be used for a single body part, such | | | | are useful from time to time. They are great for |
| as chest, or a set of opposing body parts, such as | | | | breaking through sticking points, and can help deliver |
| biceps and triceps. There are two extreme opinions on | | | | some increased definition in the final weeks before a |
| the usefulness of giant sets. Let's look at both points | | | | bodybuilding show. Strength levels are low at this point, |
| of view, and try to reach some sort of consensus. | | | | so you need to find other ways to tax muscles to their |
| Then, let's check out the influence of AAS use, and | | | | fullest. On the other hand, using these giant "pumping" |
| differences in giant set effects upon gear users vs. | | | | sets year-round would never really lead to much new |
| natural bodybuilders. | | | | muscle growth. You need heavy sets and lots of rest |
| Giant sets are great! | | | | to achieve this feat. You should use giant sets |
| The goal of bodybuilding is to force a great deal of | | | | sparingly. |
| blood into a muscle group, while tearing the muscle | | | | AAS Use |
| fibers. This blood delivers amino acids (from the protein | | | | As with all things bodybuilding, when the trainer is using |
| in the food we eat) which is very useful for helping the | | | | anabolic or androgenic steroids, the rules change. |
| torn muscle fibers heal. They grow back bigger, which | | | | Users of AAS are able to train longer and harder, and |
| leads to growth of the muscle measurable in fractions | | | | recover faster as well. You will grow big muscles while |
| of an inch. Over time, these fractions add up! Giant | | | | mowing your lawn, if you use AAS. While some |
| sets are terrific because they force more blood into a | | | | bodybuilders may be able to gain muscle while using |
| muscle region than any other training protocol. Hitting a | | | | giant sets, many naturals will not. If you're a natural, you |
| body part with a succession of 6 to 8 different | | | | should use them for up to two weeks at a time, even |
| exercises definitely shocks the area into growth by | | | | 8-10 weeks, to avoid burnout to the central nervous |
| meeting these requirements! | | | | system. If you're a steroid user, the sky's most likely |
| Giant sets are useless! | | | | the limit! |
| Are you a bodybuilders or a body "pumper"? You | | | | |