Increasing squats by 5lbs or 5kg ?

[Developer]

Everyweek, should i increase by 5lbs or 5 kg ? if its 5lbs, what plates would i need to be using ?

 

[ExtraMile]

i do 2.5kg which is 5.5lbs. there are 1.25kg plates at my gym so i put one on each side each week

 

[Developer]

so i'd have to find two 1.25 plates?
Dont think my gym even has them lol

 

[Big_BK]

i usually go up by nothing less the 25lbs.

 

[ExtraMile]

wait if you mean each set ramp up with bigger jumps. I though you meant each week so like one week I might get 225 x 5 on a exercise then the week after get it 230 x 5...

 

[Big_BK]

I don't really see a point going up 5lbs a week once you are advanced somewhat. Just up the eight and do less reps then when you can do the reps you were doing with the lighter weight up it again and drop the reps.

 

[ExtraMile]

I don't really see a point going up 5lbs a week once you are advanced somewhat. Just up the eight and do less reps then when you can do the reps you were doing with the lighter weight up it again and drop the reps.

i did something like that for a while I think, for bench I would use a 5 rep weight, next week get it for say 7 or 8 reps, if I only got it for 7 then the week after I would get it for like 9 then add 10lbs and the reps would drop back down to 5 or 6 then i would work back up again...

 

[Developer]

Alright so go 3 sets of 5, then if i can, up the weight by 5kg ? if not continue on up to 9 reps then increase by 5 kg ?

 

[ExtraMile]

Alright so go 3 sets of 5, then if i can, up the weight by 5kg ? if not continue on up to 9 reps then increase by 5 kg ?

if you bench once a week you have two options

sets of 5 then next week add 5lbs or 2.5kg onto each set

sets of 5 then next week use the same weight and get somewere around 8 reps, then the week after add 5kg

 

[Developer]

I bench 2 times a week, so what would you say do for that ?

 

[ExtraMile]

I bench 2 times a week, so what would you say do for that ?

a popular thing to do which is used in alot of strength programs and works well is this:

Monday - work up to a set of 5
Friday - work up to a set of 3 with 5lbs/2.5kg more than the set on monday, then a back off set of 8 reps

depends if yur diong a split routine or somethin tho

 

[Developer]

Alright i got ya, ill start this next week, by the way, what can i substitute cable chest flys for? because it really does in my left shoulder for some reason

 

[ExtraMile]

Alright i got ya, ill start this next week, by the way, what can i substitute cable chest flys for? because it really does in my left shoulder for some reason

if you have shoulder problems im guessing dips are a no-no?


is every flye movement a problem?

what about pullovers?

 

[Developer]

Dips are fine, it only seems to be cable chest flys, pull overs should be fine, should i change them to pull overs, if so, DB or BB ? (i do dips on chest fly days anyway, so dips are fine)

 

[C.K.]

i usually go up by nothing less the 25lbs.

impressive... shoot me a pm i'd love to spot you on leg day sometime

 

[Developer]

Should i hit the squats tomoz seeing as i missed them today?

 

[b fold the truth]

You can always go to the appliance store and get some washers that are thick and have 5-6cm holes in the middle. Glue a couple together and you have some .5 and 1kg weights. I have weights in my gym of 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 lbs each.

 

[Developer]

Nice idea! Thanks for that, think ill do that, will make things more easyer

 

[BKDFKUP]

Do what you can handle, but always lift more wait no matter what. By this i mean some days i might train and end up adding 5-6 kilos to the previous weeks squats and feel it to be easy, and some weeks i might only go up a few pounds and really struggle. As long as your progressing its all good