Hello All,
Well, I have almost reached the end of my third cycle, and am currently trying to increase my 5 RM. So far, I have tried this on my 'A' workout (incline db bench, decline db bench, squat, calf ext., db shoulder press and tricep cable ext.). I have managed to increase my RMs on all of these exercises by one of my normal increments
(e.g. dbs go up in 2kg increments per hand at my gym).
For now, this has eliminates the zag between my 10RM and start weight for the 5s if I keep my old 15 and 10RMs for the next cycle
As an example, my weight progression for incline db press looked like this during cycle 3 (weights in kg per hand):
11 11 13 13 15 15 13 13 15 15 17 17 15 15 17 17 19 19
My question is, should I keep my 15 and 10 RM the same for my next cycle, so that the progression goes like so:
11 11 13 13 15 15 13 13 15 15 17 17 17 17 19 19 21 21
or should I recheck my 15RM and 10RM and implement them, in which case I could get back that awful zig-zag between all of my microcycles?? As you can see, I am pretty much a weakling still, and I fear that my RMs being so close together could be a hindrance for growth
In general, my body weight has stayed the same, but I have cut managed to cut my bodyfat from 15% to 11.5%.....abs are peeking through already
Thanks in advance to anyone who gives their 2cents worth!!
Nick
Well, I have almost reached the end of my third cycle, and am currently trying to increase my 5 RM. So far, I have tried this on my 'A' workout (incline db bench, decline db bench, squat, calf ext., db shoulder press and tricep cable ext.). I have managed to increase my RMs on all of these exercises by one of my normal increments
(e.g. dbs go up in 2kg increments per hand at my gym). For now, this has eliminates the zag between my 10RM and start weight for the 5s if I keep my old 15 and 10RMs for the next cycle
As an example, my weight progression for incline db press looked like this during cycle 3 (weights in kg per hand):
11 11 13 13 15 15 13 13 15 15 17 17 15 15 17 17 19 19
My question is, should I keep my 15 and 10 RM the same for my next cycle, so that the progression goes like so:
11 11 13 13 15 15 13 13 15 15 17 17 17 17 19 19 21 21
or should I recheck my 15RM and 10RM and implement them, in which case I could get back that awful zig-zag between all of my microcycles?? As you can see, I am pretty much a weakling still, and I fear that my RMs being so close together could be a hindrance for growth
In general, my body weight has stayed the same, but I have cut managed to cut my bodyfat from 15% to 11.5%.....abs are peeking through already
Thanks in advance to anyone who gives their 2cents worth!!
Nick