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cause microtrauma to the muscles resulting in growth.
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If I drop some reps should I increase the number of sets or stay with 3 sets but only doing 5-8 instead of 8-10. What is the benifit of doing this?
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Sure you can. The benefit of dropping the reps is two fold. First, it will allow you to lift heavier weights resulting in more strength...More strength can equate to more mass. The other benefit is change. You never want to stay at a certain rep range forever. A good read about this can be found at T-Nation called pendulum training. That's why I recommend a linnear periodization workout. What I mean is simply switching up the reps every 2-3 weeks like HST does. Try 2 weeks of 12 reps, 2 weeks of 8-10 reps, then 2-3 weeks of 5's. You'll benefit a ton more than doing the same thing.
To answer your other question. You definately want to try and keep the total volume the same (ie. reps/sets) This could mean simply:
3x8
4x6
5x5
6x4
ect.....See, they all add up to around 25 total reps per exercise, you follow?