everyone please take a look at my question

[Acela]

Omega and all participants, question for you...i am treating this part of the program as kinda like a progressive approach ie, if i can do a particular amount of perscribed repetitions to completion at a given weight, then next workout i will increase the weight for that rep range.

if i fail at perscribed rep-range that you call for then i will keep that weight and do it till i can hit the desired amount of reps. all the while i am not compromising form in any way. the 3/4ths ROM IS the way every single repetition is performed.

is this "progressive" approach appropriate? lets discuss please (everyone's input would be great)

 

[OMEGA]

Yes it is "Progressive" the first Phase.
While Brutally simple it has 3 Purposes:

1) Build a powerful foundation of Endurance
2) Discipline
3) Push the key lifts and try to improve them Each time either through increase reps or poundage. Be incremental but noticeable.

For example in 6 weeks if you can do 50 on Incline DB presses at week 1 you should have it as a goals to be at 70's by week 6.

Then that 70 is used in a calculation for Level 2

 

[Acela]

Understood. That is to a "T" what i have been doing so that makes me feel good

any particular % increases from the very beginning of phase1 to the end that we should be shooting for? what kind of % increase did Perkele make to develop that awesome physique? just curious

Yes it is "Progressive" the first Phase.
While Brutally simple it has 3 Purposes:

1) Build a powerful foundation of Endurance
2) Discipline
3) Push the key lifts and try to improve them Each time either through increase reps or poundage. Be incremental but noticeable.

For example in 6 weeks if you can do 50 on Incline DB presses at week 1 you should have it as a goals to be at 70's by week 6.

Then that 70 is used in a calculation for Level 2

 

[OMEGA]

That was NOT Perkele lol

Incline DB Press
For Me 70 went to 100's
For the Kid 50-70's

1 Arm Rows
For me 2.5 Plates went to almost 4
For the Kid 2 Plates went to 3 Plates

Leg Presses
For me went to 6 Plates each side started at 4
Kid started at 2.5 went to almost 4

Calf Raise
ME started at 2 plates ended at 3
Kid 1.5 Plates ended at 2.25 plates

Barbell curls I always stop at 75

The kid never never went past 60

ect ect

 

[Acela]

That was NOT Perkele lol

Incline DB Press
For Me 70 went to 100's
For the Kid 50-70's

1 Arm Rows
For me 2.5 Plates went to almost 4
For the Kid 2 Plates went to 3 Plates

Leg Presses
For me went to 6 Plates each side started at 4
Kid started at 2.5 went to almost 4

Calf Raise
ME started at 2 plates ended at 3
Kid 1.5 Plates ended at 2.25 plates

Barbell curls I always stop at 75

The kid never never went past 60

ect ect

nice work. and THANK YOU for clarifying the Perkele conspiracy oololol

 

[OMEGA]

Also my numbers in my prescriptions may seem arbitrary superfically

But what I do is look at your stats, Pic ( if submitted) and then I observe your progression.

so I can see each one of you and say "do this, focus on this etc"

it is why I know FOR SURE that you can improve OR back off of certain lifts in order to be perfectly balanced for Level 2


Just putting words to some ideas I have practiced that I have taken for granted and NOT communicated

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

hehe at perkele

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

That is exactly what I have been doing. I get close to my rep range for most of my exercises. it was hard to figure it out at first. But I think I have it down.