Sports & Fitness vocabulary · Training & Workouts

Drop set

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, drop set means: A set continued with a lighter weight after the original weight becomes too difficult to lift again.

In Turkish: azalan ağırlıklı set, drop set

How it is used

Used in strength-training logs for a planned reduction within a set.

Example sentences

  1. She finished the drop set with the lighter dumbbells.

    Changing the dumbbells lets the same set continue.

  2. The coach removed the drop set from today's short session.

    Removing this method makes the shortened session simpler.

Common collocations

  • perform a drop set
  • final drop set

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