oo oohh I have a fitness question. So i’ve been lifting more recently and now its to the point where i’ve been increasing weights… but should i start increasing reps at the same weight, or increase the weight but start at lower reps and go up? kootz
I think it would be easier to answer this with real numbers instead of abstractly- so welcome back to 9th grade math.
Kootz can do a bicep curl with an 8 pound dumbell. She fatigues (can’t do any more with proper form) after 8 reps. She keeps at it and eventually can perform 12 reps. She continues to train and can now do 15 reps until she fatigues. It is time for Kootz to increase her weight. Kootz moves onto a 10 pound dumbell and drops back to 8 reps. She should fatigue after these 8, but if not, she will move up to 12 reps wit good form. After she reaches 15 reps to fatigue with good form, she will increase the weight to 12 pounds and drop back to 8 reps.
How long will it take kootz to bench press a car?
a) she already can
b) never, unless her baby is trapped under it
c) god, i hope she doesnt have a baby
d) 2 weeks
You dont have to start at 8 reps- you can start at 10 or 12. it depends on if you are a high weight low rep, or low weight high rep kind of girl. (boy? do we have any boys, besides chris? whos taste in shoes SUCKS) Anyways, you should always work your way up in reps with new weight. but once you reach about 15-20 depending on how you train, its time to move on.