By Brendan O’Meara
In weight lifting there are these sets called drop sets.
What they are is you start with heavier weight and do, say, eight reps, then drop weight, do eight more reps, and so on, for about four to five total sets in quick succession.
What happens is that first round is real heavy, but as soon as weight gets stripped away, it’s easier until you get tired. And so on.
Point is, the hardest reps are the ones at the start, but once you get moving, the weight gets lighter.
Same goes for your art. The heaviest words are always the first ones, but they get lighter and lighter as you get moving, but first you gotta lift that heavy weight so you can get the cascading effect of the drop set.
