{"id":10521,"date":"2024-12-12T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/?post_type=features&#038;p=10521"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:47:21","slug":"workout-set-types","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/workout-set-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Workout Set Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Hevy\u2019s Set Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/how-to-write-sets-and-reps\/\">individual sets you add<\/a> to any exercise in Hevy are labeled as normal sets. However, you can also label them as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Warm Up Set<\/strong> &#8211; when using sets to prepare your body<\/li><li><strong>Failure Set<\/strong> &#8211; you can label a set as such when you reach muscular failure and cannot do more reps without experiencing a breakdown in form<\/li><li><strong>Drop Set<\/strong> &#8211; this is a technique where you reach muscular failure with a specific weight and immediately reduce the load to do some additional repetitions, again reaching failure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>How to Mark Sets by Type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve added an exercise to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/gym-routines\/\">routine<\/a> (reusable workout template) or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/start-empty-workout\/\">live workout<\/a> (with the stopwatch active on the top left), you can <strong>add as many sets as you want<\/strong> by tapping the grey <strong>+ Add Set<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, tap the number next to the set under the <strong>SET<\/strong> column to reveal the menu. It will allow you to change the type of any set. You can use one set type or multiple in any exercise you\u2019ve added to a workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4381-4382-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4381-4382-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4381-4382-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4381-4382-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4381-4382-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Drop Sets &amp; The Automatic Rest Timer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/features\/workout-rest-timer\/\">automatic rest timer<\/a> doesn\u2019t start if the next set is labeled as a <strong>Drop Set<\/strong>, indicated as blue <strong>D<\/strong> on the left. This creates a more seamless logging experience since the goal of drop sets is to do them with no rest in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, let\u2019s say you want to do a drop set as your last set of cable pushdowns. You can have two or three normal sets and label one or <em>several<\/em> consecutive sets as <strong>Drop Sets<\/strong>, depending on how many times you want to reduce the weight before taking a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0221-0222-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0221-0222-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0221-0222-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0221-0222-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-0221-0222.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can have one normal set and one drop set if you only wish to reduce the weight once, or one normal set with two, three, or even four drop sets if you want to continue training the muscle and push it beyond failure with lighter weights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Benefits of Set Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging set types is a straightforward way to add depth and details to workouts. You can do so while building reusable routines or logging live sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advantage is that you get additional training data when reviewing your progress later. Instead of using the <strong>custom workout notes<\/strong> to add clarifications like<em> \u201cI took the last 2 sets to failure,\u201d<\/em> you can simply label them as such to save time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4383-4384-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4383-4384-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4383-4384-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4383-4384-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hevyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Img-4383-4384-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Workout Set Types: Definition, Purpose, and Use - Hevy App<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hevy allows you to mark your workout sets by type. 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