Q: Do you believe the pyramid system works in weight training?

A: Yes, I believe that pyramiding is one of many many ways to structure your program. When it comes to weighttraining and breaking through plateaus I believe that periodization and variety are the keys. Pyramiding systems provide more variety, so I'm all for them. I do not believe however that pyramiding is the 'best' system (because there's no such thing as a 'best' system) and I believe that doing pyramiding year-round would be a mistake.