I'm currently at the end of a cycle and doing my RM tests for the next one. I'm thinking of moving from the 2-day split I'm on now back to a three-full-body-workout-per-week routine, but instead of doing one workout six times, setting up two different workouts in an A-B-A, B-A-B pattern over each two week microcycle.
My question is, when I set up the weights, should I use greater increments to figure out how much weight I should use on my first workout, or start with higher weights. For example, say my 15RM for Bench Press is 100 lbs. On my old three-day workout, there would be six increments to get there, so my starting weight would be 75lbs, and I would add 5 lbs each workout. On an A/B split, should I stick with five pound increments and start with 90lbs, or start with the same 75lbs and use 10lb increments?
My question is, when I set up the weights, should I use greater increments to figure out how much weight I should use on my first workout, or start with higher weights. For example, say my 15RM for Bench Press is 100 lbs. On my old three-day workout, there would be six increments to get there, so my starting weight would be 75lbs, and I would add 5 lbs each workout. On an A/B split, should I stick with five pound increments and start with 90lbs, or start with the same 75lbs and use 10lb increments?
