Go up weight every week?

[Triangulo]

Do you guys increase the weight every week, or, every two weeks? In certain exercises I feel that i cant increase it. Should I change exercises once that occurs?

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Originally posted by Triangulo
Do you guys increase the weight every week, or, every two weeks? In certain exercises I feel that i cant increase it. Should I change exercises once that occurs?

....doesnt it seem logical to increase the weight once you have reached a certain number of reps (8 reps, for example)??

Theres not specific "time" limit at which you should increase your weight, but you should AIM at trying to increase it every week or two weeks. In this way you continue to add new stimulus to the muscle.

 

[enkai]

This is how I do it and it's been working great for me, as long as you don't overtrain...

Last week for example

Barbell Row 3 sets

190 lbs
195 lbs
200 lbs

Those are the 3 sets, so next week, i'll start my first set with 200 lbs, so i'll do something like...

200 lbs
205 lbs
210 lbs

this way, you're not going up too much to get hurt, but enough to stimulate.

 

[elguato]

I increase the weight every week, usually by 5lbs avg per exercise.