Thanks man. As long as its digestable right? lol
In terms of sets, i only count working sets so there are always 1-3 sets of warm ups building up to working weight.
And honestly, i play it by ear. I use rest pause sets, straight sets, drop sets and muscle rounds. If its straight sets i mostly stay with the same weight but concentrate on making the weight feel heavier. Slowing down the negative a bit. Really squeezing and focusing on the contraction.
This is kind of a change to how i used to train. I was very much a top set, back off guy a la Jordan Peters. Mostly doing PPL and just grippin it and rippin it. It was all log book and beating numbers. But that definitely takes a toll on the body and as im inching closer to 40, i have kind of adopted more of a John Meadows approach using some intensity techniques and really focusing on mind muscle connection and squeezing shit. I feel like if it were 3 years ago, i would throw 260 on a lat pulldown and just move that thing any way possible. But now im much more likely to put it on 160-180 and squeeze hard as i pulldown, making sure im feeling it in the right places. The devil is in the details. I see wayyyy too many young guys watching Dr Mike videos and using wayyy too light of weight as they try and squeeze. Just overcomplicating shit. When you are young...you NEED To grip it and rip it. Load is your best friend. Get your muscles used to slanging heavy iron. That will build you one hell of a base. But as you get more mature and your physique thickens up, i think you need to find a heavy-ISH load and make sure you squeezing and hitting the specific muscle you want. These kids today and skipping the heavy load part and thats why the 250+lb BBer will be an endangered species in 2034.