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drop sets

  • plural
    of drop set.
    drop set
    noun
    in weightlifting and bodybuilding, a process of repeating a particular exercise until muscle failure occurs and then reducing the weight or resistance incrementally while continuing to repeat the exercise.

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Even when he’s playing well he can go on mental holidays and drop sets, though it didn’t happen in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2025

Use NOT to drop sets of hits that you have already seen.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

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