How much should you increse weight for each set?

[JD2001]

If I am doing 4 sets I start out at 25% weight, 50%, 75%, and 100%. Would that seem like a good idea or what way should it be donr. How much should weight be increased inbetween sets?

 

[einstein1]

By the time you have reached your max weight, you have already spent energy on 50% and 75%. That energy you could have put towards your 100% weight. Do a couple sets of light warm up (15-20%). Then do your 100% weight. If you can do more than 10 reps for your first set, increase the weight on your next workout. Do 2 sets of your 100% weight, and take each set to positive failure.

 

[smackDATass]

einstein is right. I've seen much better gains with the workout described above. I try to do 3-4 warm-up sets and then get 3 sets of maximum weight 4-6 reps.