how often should i increase my weight, and by how much? or is this determined by the user, and increased as soon as you notice gains/ease of reps?

strive to hit a certain amount of sets and reps with certain weight. when it becomes easier and u can hit x amount of sets and reps, increase it by a few lbs until u can get those same sets and reps, generally speaking.

use that puny little brain

thanks brother


yep, lots of you around here are full of hate. is gym safety not a concern? because i do not want to hurt myself, and i like to ask for advice on things. but hey, you have a great day

on 5x5 /mehdi / stronglifts? till you do the same weight every set.
5,3,1 there's a formulated way to gradually increase.
on high rep sets, use a chart and opt to increase roughly 30% of those sets' in some weight or reps or both.

This post was edited by Lightman on Feb 24 2015 04:34pm

idk i do a upper/lower split, im very noob with lifting lol.

I've always liked to increase volume with X weight. Then reduce volume and increase X weight. Work back up to the previous volume with increased weight. Repeat.

so, lets say 10 reps at 100lbs and you get use to it, then increase reps for a little bit, then when use to that go back to 10 reps at higher weight.

this what you mean?

Well, I guess you were kind of on the right track.

Lets say:
Week 1: 3x3 225 lbs
Week 2: 4x3-4 225 lbs
Week 3: 5x3-4 225 lbs
Week 4: 4x4-5 - 225 lbs
Week 5: 5x5 - 225 lbs.
Week 6: 3x3 - 235 lbs

This is just a rough sketch, but I think it will give you an idea. You need to add volume rather than constantly ramping up in weight and testing your strength. Volume is used to build strength. You basically want to increase in cycles.

This post was edited by PureOwnage2 on Feb 24 2015 05:36pm

thanks bud, much appreciated. and i'm see'ing that weight isn't the big factor like we are all tought growing up ( or atleast some of us ). good to learn a few things