Bigdho/JKurz 5x5

[bigdho]

Id say if you get both sets of 10 then move up 5lbs if you cant say at that weight another week.

 

[JKurz1]

Theorhetically, you should be reaching failure in the 8-10 rep range....makes sense.....if you could do 11 reps, you need to increase the weight, so that you fall into the 8-10 rep range again.......very simple plan........

 

[forfucksake]

Ah ok, so you would be hitting failure in the last set. Same as the last set of the 5x5 once you start adding some serious weight.

 

[bigdho]

Yep

 

[forfucksake]

Thanks guys

 

[wnt2bBeast]

OK thanks for the discussion.

I think I am going to try stopping short of failure in the high rep exercises as well now, I will treat it like the 5x5 and increase when I can get 2 sets of 10 good form reps.

Should I completely avoid failure even on the last set of the high reps ? e.g. say I get 10 reps the first set and in the second I will get 10 if I got to failure, or should I stop short at 9 reps ?

ive hit the gym already delts/tris today
after bb press i do cable side laterals from behind the body..i did a little warm up very easy weight 8 reps..then 65 lbs.. 1st set 10 reps 2nd set 8 reps i could have cheated but didnt want to..next week ill do the same weight and depending on the day ill try to get 9-10 reps on that 2nd set..if i get them the following week will be 67.5 lbs..

 

[bigdho]

ive hit the gym already delts/tris today
after bb press i do cable side laterals from behind the body..i did a little warm up very easy weight 8 reps..then 65 lbs.. 1st set 10 reps 2nd set 8 reps i could have cheated but didnt want to..next week ill do the same weight and depending on the day ill try to get 9-10 reps on that 2nd set..if i get them the following week will be 67.5 lbs..

Thats whats up! Thats how you do 5x5 like a champ. Nice work.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Thats whats up! Thats how you do 5x5 like a champ. Nice work.

 

[forfucksake]

ive hit the gym already delts/tris today
after bb press i do cable side laterals from behind the body..i did a little warm up very easy weight 8 reps..then 65 lbs.. 1st set 10 reps 2nd set 8 reps i could have cheated but didnt want to..next week ill do the same weight and depending on the day ill try to get 9-10 reps on that 2nd set..if i get them the following week will be 67.5 lbs..

What about when you increase the weight though ?

Say you were doing incline dumbell curls with 45lb dumbell, you get 2 sets of 10 reps no problems, the next week you up it to the 50lb dumbells but there is no way in hell you'll get 8 reps on the first set, especially if avoiding failure, maybe 6 if you're lucky !!. Is this OK ?

 

[wnt2bBeast]

What about when you increase the weight though ?

Say you were doing incline dumbell curls with 45lb dumbell, you get 2 sets of 10 reps no problems, the next week you up it to the 50lb dumbells but there is no way in hell you'll get 8 reps on the first set, especially if avoiding failure, maybe 6 if you're lucky !!. Is this OK ?

you work your way up in reps..eventually when doing te same exercise you will plateau somewhere..that is when i swicth up my exercise and do something similar but yet different..

like i would substitute cabel side lateral for dbell side laterals