On 5 Rep cycle... Doing high Rep "finishes"..?

[wungun]

I came across some threads mentioning doing high Rep 3rd sets while on the 5 Rep cycle, for example, doing 2 sets of incline presses at 5rm, followed by a set of 15 or 20 reps with a much lighter weight.
Can someone describe the benefit of doing this? And which muscle groups would benefit?

 

[adpowah]

I do this for increased blood flow which typically helps combat DOMS. I feel its essentially a cool down/active recovery.

 

[Jester]

Do it for bench, squats/leg press, rows.

That's enough.

 

[gbglifter]

It can be used to increase work done, while cutting for example, as well as increasing sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. The increased bloodflow could he helpful for repair of sore joints too, I suppose.

 

[HST_Rihad]

It could also facilitate hypertrophy.
http://thinkmuscle.com/community/th...ght-needed-for-hypertrophy.38842/#post-211523

 

[wungun]

Is a 15rm set good enough for this, or should I be up in the 20-25 Rep range?

 

[Old and Grey]

I know some guys who go as high as 100 reps. I typically go for 12-15 reps with a relatively short rest period.