Poor Man's EDT (Escalated Density Training)

If you're familiar with Charles Staley's EDT, this might be another way to utilize his system. Basically EDT doesn't worry about set and reps and rest time. It just says do as many reps as you can in 15 minutes, taking as many breaks as you want. The next time you work out do more reps in the same time period. That is the escalated density part. Every single workout try to increase your total reps.

I have a way I do it and it as follows: Rather than count total reps, I *do* have a fixed set/rep/rest routine.
Workout 1: 8 sets x 3 reps @ 60 sec rest.
Workout 2: 6 sets x 4 reps @ 75 sec rest.
Workout 3: 5 sets x 5 reps @ 75 sec rest.
Workout 4: 4 sets x 6 reps @ 90 sec rest.

What's cool about this is that the weight stays the same and the total reps stay the same (either 24 or 25). What changes is the total rest time.
Workout 1 = 7 min total rest,
Workout 2 = 6 min 20 sec total rest,
Workout 3 = 5 min total rest
Workout 4 = 4 min 30 sec total rest

So you are taking less time to do the same weight each workout, which to me is another way to do EDT. What also cool is after your 4th workout, you increase the weight, but by starting over at 8 x 3, even though the weight is heavier, it's not that bad. In fact, it's a little easier than your last Workout 4. In essence, you actually back off a little bit when you make the jump up in weight. I think that helps with burnout and I also think it helps you not hit a plateau so fast. Give it a try a see how it works for you.