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PYRAMID SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
  • Weightlifting
DEF

A strength-training program in which the athlete performs a number of sets with increasing weight loads and decreasing repetitions.

CONT

There is another pyramidal system where one goes from heavy to light resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
  • Haltérophilie
DEF

[...] principe de travail qui consiste à augmenter systématiquement la charge après chaque série en diminuant le nombre de répétitions, puis, au cours des dernières, diminuer les charges en augmentant à nouveau les répétitions.

OBS

pyramide : ensemble de 8 à 10 séries avec des charges variables, comprenant : une base d'échauffement, un plateau, une redescente.

Spanish

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