Severe zig-zagging...

[mport1]

Right now I have some severe zig-zagging going on in my routine. For example, for my 1st week of 10s I am using weights that I used in my 1st week of 15s and throughout my 2nd week. My increases from max to max from some exercises are as small as 10-20 pounds. My weights only change slightly between each rep range. I am using 10% increases of my 5RM for my 15s.

To reduce my zig-zagging some, should I use 5% increments for 10s or 5s? If I do use 5% for 10s, I would still have the same problem for the 5s? What would be the best thing to do? Leave things the way they are, use 5% increments for 10s and 5s, wait until 5s to do 5% increments, or something else?

 

[imported_dkm1987]

You could also duplicate the loads, especially in 10's and 5's.

 

[mport1]

Quote[/b] (dkm1987 @ April 20 2005,5:43)]You could also duplicate the loads, especially in 10's and 5's.

I am already repeating loads twice in each rep range since I am doing 6x a week training and would have had to have 12 increments otherwise.

 

[mport1]

Any more suggestions?

 

[Fausto]

mport1

Have you tried working from a % of 1RM instead, looks like the zigzagging is not that bad like that.

Although I cannot see it in my mind right now and I only train 2x/week, but I know my program even at thrice/week only zigzagged back once into the previous weights.

Fausto

 

[mport1]

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Quote[/b] (Fausto @ April 21 2005,9

5)]mport1
Have you tried working from a % of 1RM instead, looks like the zigzagging is not that bad like that.
Although I cannot see it in my mind right now and I only train 2x/week, but I know my program even at thrice/week only zigzagged back once into the previous weights.
Fausto

Well, how would I do that?  Wouldn't it just make my increments different?  My problem is that my maxes are just so close together.  My DB press only goes up 10 pounds for 15s, 10s, and 5s.  My leg curls and shoulder presses only go up 15 pounds.

I was thinking I could maybe just lower my 15RM some to help with zig-zagging and then use 5% increments instead of 10% for 5s.

Also, I have already started so I don't want to make any drastic changes to the 15s.

 

[Fausto]

mport 1

Here is my current workout.

See if it works, it is a lotus 123 file saved within an excel one, hope it works!

Ciao