Question about HST

RoWdY_RuFf_BoY

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Im starting my 3rd week which is my 10 rep block. And here is my question.

My 15RM for example Bicep Curl is 10kg so week 1 + 2 schedule looked like this:
M W F M W F
5 5 6 7.5 8.5 10

Now Im starting my 10 rep block and my 10RM is 12.5kg! so if I scheduled my workout, it would look similar to this:
M W F M W F
6 7.5 8.5 10 11 12.5

Can anyone see the problem here? I think Im not following the principle of progressive loading because it somehow goes below my 15RM? Is it still ok to workout like this? Or should I start my 10 rep block with my 15RM and maybe do 11kg week 1 and 12.5kg week 2 during my 10 rep block?

Need answer asap, thanks.

Note: A few of my exercises are the same as this. I dont have any clashing weights with my stronger muscles like traps, quads etc.
 
There is no problem with that, it's what we call zig-zagging. It happens in most of our cycles. If it bothers you at all, you could do this for your 10 rep block:

M W F M W F
6 6 10 10 12.5 12.5

This way you will be under your 15RM for only two days. Not progressing for one day isn't bad either... especially when you want to have large increments of the load day to day. Larger increments create more hypertrophy.

-Colby
 
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