Progressive Loading - Weight & Reps?

[Tom Treutlein]

I know that muscle growth is, in the most simple sense, achieved by adding weight to the bar each workout. If not each workout, within 2 weeks of using that weight, otherwise your body will stop making any sort of gains.

My question is - would adding reps be the same idea of progressive loading, as adding weight to the bar? Or would it be a better idea to focus on adding that extra weight, rather than the extra rep(s)?

 

[WalkingBeast]

Id say, stay within some type of rep range. If you keep increasing reps youll be at 50 reps eventually. If your rep range is 12 reps, then increase the weight so you can only get 12 reps. I like to use all the different rep ranges in my routines. Adding reps is progressive loading as well. More weight being lifted with that extra rep. Whered you get this 2 week rule? Keep in mind its impossible to go up in weight every week or 2. If such were the case, my bench press would increase 250lbs every year. Usually youll have to build up to a certain amount of reps with a lighter weight before you can even move to the next weight up. So reps are a huge part of progressive resistance. Hope that helps