"Doing more exercise with less intensity,"
Arthur Jones believes, "has all but
destroyed the actual great value
of weight training. Something
must be done . . . and quickly."
The New Bodybuilding for
Old-School Results supplies
MUCH of that "something."
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From what I can gather, are we supposed to increase the weight amount on exercises roughly by 2.5 kgs or can it be anything really ? For example I could be using the pullover machine which increases by the load of 10 kgs which is quite a lot espcially when you've reached as many possible so the next step is increase it to the next weight ? Maybe I should reflect the rest days to include further rest which should bring on more gains.
I'm not sure where you got that figure from. Adding that to a squat or deadlift may be feasible for some but equate that with a 2.5kg increase on a tri-extension, pushdown or DB curl, etc.
I've heard a 2% increase on compound movements is a general target.
Maximise wrote:
From what I can gather, are we supposed to increase the weight amount on exercises roughly by 2.5 kgs or can it be anything really ? For example I could be using the pullover machine which increases by the load of 10 kgs which is quite a lot espcially when you've reached as many possible so the next step is increase it to the next weight ? Maybe I should reflect the rest days to include further rest which should bring on more gains.
Maximise,
Typical Nautilus increases are at 5% of weight that is being lifted. Of course this means 5lbs. per 100 lbs. on stack. 2.5lbs per 50 lbs. This is what we have done for decades but I think this was always done as a way to standardise not a given. Dr. McGuff used an increase every workout of 1 1/4 lbs.
The idea is the progression when you can complete the reps or TUL in good form you are after. It should not matter by how much but more that your are increasing resistance. Demanding more from your muscles then before. Jeff
Maximise wrote:
From what I can gather, are we supposed to increase the weight amount on exercises roughly by 2.5 kgs or can it be anything really ? For example I could be using the pullover machine which increases by the load of 10 kgs which is quite a lot espcially when you've reached as many possible so the next step is increase it to the next weight ? Maybe I should reflect the rest days to include further rest which should bring on more gains.
on the pullover machine,the 10lb bricks are too much of an increase for me.I pin on a 2.5 lb plate,when i increase my reps,then a 5lb etc,to nudge up the resistance gently.
Okay, thanks guys I think I've got that. Maybe certain muscles with me are probably slow twitch thus can go on longer with more reps where areas like my front delts respond better with less reps, say 10 at the absolute most where normally it would be 8 reps.
