Right, So I have recently just got over a bout of glandular fever and starting at the gym again (After hardly starting in the first place first time around), so essentially I am starting from scratch again.
I am following a workout routine written by Chad Waterbury, it was posted in an artice on Testosterone Nation and can be found at the following link:
Testosterone Nation - Total-Body Training
I started monday with Week 1, Workout 1 and tomorrow I will be doing Week1, Workout 2. The things I needed help with were:
1.
I understand how this works and I used appropriate weights for my first workout on each exercise, but then later he goes on to say:
The part about this that I do understand is that in workout one you do 3 sets, 5 Reps. But then for workout 2 you do 3 sets, 8 Reps. Does it mean for workout 2 I am expected to increase the load by 1.25% to 2.5% and then be able to manage 8 reps on the heavier weight?? As that seems as though it would be impossible if on workout one I was near failure on Rep 5....I hope you understand what I mean here....I am increasing the load and expecting to be able to lift 3 more reps before being near to failure, I know I have more rest time in between but even so I am still going to be lifting more weight for more reps....Should that be possible after just one workout to increase to a heavier weight with more reps??
I think that it either needs to be done as mentioned above (Which doesn't seem 100% feasible to me) or he means for Week1 workout 1 say I lifted 60kg per set and did 5 reps, I then increase the load in Week2 Workout 1 by 1.25 to 2.5% more than Week1 Workout 1
I hope I have not over complicated my query here but if anybody could give their opinion on when to increase the load by tomorrow that would be fantastic as that is when I am going to be in the gym for week1 workout 2!!
really, really, really appreciate ANY help! Thanks guys you are all great!
I am following a workout routine written by Chad Waterbury, it was posted in an artice on Testosterone Nation and can be found at the following link:
Testosterone Nation - Total-Body Training
I started monday with Week 1, Workout 1 and tomorrow I will be doing Week1, Workout 2. The things I needed help with were:
1.
I understand how this works and I used appropriate weights for my first workout on each exercise, but then later he goes on to say:
The part about this that I do understand is that in workout one you do 3 sets, 5 Reps. But then for workout 2 you do 3 sets, 8 Reps. Does it mean for workout 2 I am expected to increase the load by 1.25% to 2.5% and then be able to manage 8 reps on the heavier weight?? As that seems as though it would be impossible if on workout one I was near failure on Rep 5....I hope you understand what I mean here....I am increasing the load and expecting to be able to lift 3 more reps before being near to failure, I know I have more rest time in between but even so I am still going to be lifting more weight for more reps....Should that be possible after just one workout to increase to a heavier weight with more reps??
I think that it either needs to be done as mentioned above (Which doesn't seem 100% feasible to me) or he means for Week1 workout 1 say I lifted 60kg per set and did 5 reps, I then increase the load in Week2 Workout 1 by 1.25 to 2.5% more than Week1 Workout 1
I hope I have not over complicated my query here but if anybody could give their opinion on when to increase the load by tomorrow that would be fantastic as that is when I am going to be in the gym for week1 workout 2!!
really, really, really appreciate ANY help! Thanks guys you are all great!