BREAK OUT OF A TRAINING RUT

I had a conversation with a bodybuilding trainer the other day and he told me about a plan that he has had a lot of success with.  It goes like this:

Choose one compound exercise per body part.  For example, bench press for chest, barbell row for back, military press for delts, etc.

After warm ups, do your first set of 20 reps to muscular failure.

On your second set, double the weight you used on the first set and shoot for 6 to 8 reps to failure.

On your third set, reduce the weight by 25% and shoot for 10 to 12 reps.

This plan apparently hits all the different types of muscle fibers and even builds the mitochondria elements of the muscle tissue.

This trainer has seen a lot of his clients grow very rapidly on this plan.  I tried it the other day on my chest and back workout and all I can say is that it's brutal!