Increasing weight with-in a set
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Increasing weight with-in a set
I have seen several websites that say to increase the weight used for and exercise with each set of a workout. I don't understand because reps already decrease with each set. For instance first set is ussually 10-12 reps and second set with the same weight is ussually 8-10 reps and 3rd set is ussually 6-8 reps. It seem like to me that if I increase the weight last set might only be 1 rep. Is that correct or do I misunderstand?
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Re: Increasing weight with-in a set
no do not increase the weight each set because you will not hit your repititions, try upping the weight every week if you can if not just add a few more reps
Re: Increasing weight with-in a set
increasing the weight is pyramiding
i used to do it all the time.. but now i do it, if i feel like i can ,
example - i did 225lbs for bent over rows, I got 6 reps, the 6th was tough, but with the mentality i have, I took 70 second break, put 10lbs more on, and rocked 235 for 6,
key notes are make sure you know how much time you take for a recover period between sets, psych your self up in the mind, and hit the bar, (and i dont mean jump around and scream..)
i dont know how much you lift, but if you do 150lbs bench.. what is doing 10 reps, then 8 then 6 with the same weight doing? maybe a bit.. but you will gain more strength and size, if you do 10 reps 150lbs, 8 reps @160, then 4-6 @ 170.
mind over matter, tell yourself you can do it, you will
i used to do it all the time.. but now i do it, if i feel like i can ,
example - i did 225lbs for bent over rows, I got 6 reps, the 6th was tough, but with the mentality i have, I took 70 second break, put 10lbs more on, and rocked 235 for 6,
key notes are make sure you know how much time you take for a recover period between sets, psych your self up in the mind, and hit the bar, (and i dont mean jump around and scream..)
i dont know how much you lift, but if you do 150lbs bench.. what is doing 10 reps, then 8 then 6 with the same weight doing? maybe a bit.. but you will gain more strength and size, if you do 10 reps 150lbs, 8 reps @160, then 4-6 @ 170.
mind over matter, tell yourself you can do it, you will
Re: Increasing weight with-in a set
Pyramid training may work for you, but don't be surprised if it doesn't. I did it for a time, but felt it didn't suit me, plus the sets with more reps didn't feel as full-on enough as the lower rep sets.
Remember that a positive mentality is good, but also that the body has it's limits, so if you're not 100% certain about a set, particularly if you went almost close to failure on a pervious set, either get a spotter for exercises where you're pushing weight above the head or the Chest, or loading it onto the back like Squatting for example, or alternatively don't increase, unless you feel 100% sure, you had a bit of spare energy left to attempt something more.
Training on own, I need to be cautious. If you do that, then going for that bit too much doesn't matter, when you're doing something like a Cable exercise, where you can let go if it's just too much, but on a Bench press that's almost suicidal.
If you do exercises you are new to, or haven't done for a while, be conservative, don't over estimate. It's easy to add a bit more if you feel something is too easy ,then by the end of that session or middle of the next, you should find your rep max. Overestimating on weight levels can be very risky.
Remember that a positive mentality is good, but also that the body has it's limits, so if you're not 100% certain about a set, particularly if you went almost close to failure on a pervious set, either get a spotter for exercises where you're pushing weight above the head or the Chest, or loading it onto the back like Squatting for example, or alternatively don't increase, unless you feel 100% sure, you had a bit of spare energy left to attempt something more.
Training on own, I need to be cautious. If you do that, then going for that bit too much doesn't matter, when you're doing something like a Cable exercise, where you can let go if it's just too much, but on a Bench press that's almost suicidal.
If you do exercises you are new to, or haven't done for a while, be conservative, don't over estimate. It's easy to add a bit more if you feel something is too easy ,then by the end of that session or middle of the next, you should find your rep max. Overestimating on weight levels can be very risky.