How to know it’s time to lift heavier?
If you’ve been working out consistently and your form is correct, and you feel like you have not been seeing adequate results, it’s time to level up.
If you can pick up a weight and easily do 10 to 12 reps without feeling resistance or not feeling challenged then it’s time to increase the weight.
You should be struggling to complete the last 3 to 4 reps of the set. That is how you know that you have an adequate weight.
Increase your weight by 5 to 10 pounds until you find a weight that challenges your strength without sacrificing your form .
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Are you lifting heavy enough? If you find yourself breezing through 10 to 12 reps without any struggle or feeling challenged, it may be time to up your weights. Consistent observation of your performance is crucial: when you're not feeling resistance or fatigue during or after your workout, it's a definite sign to increase your load. Additionally, if you notice a lack of growth or definition in your body despite your consistent workout routine, this could indicate that you need to adjust your weight levels. For substantial improvement in your strength training, increase your weight by 5 to 10 pounds at a time, ensuring your form remains intact. This careful adjustment not only protects against injury but also maximizes your workout efficacy. Remember, strength training should feel challenging, especially in the final reps of your sets. If you find yourself easily completing your workouts, it's time to level up your routine.
🥰if u want to bulk out like the hulk! I did that and could squat and rip my short jean seams. So if you want a slim muscle toned cut look you need to start light 5 to 10 pounds and do as many reps as you can we do 50 to 50 then add another five your goal is to get muscle contraction not ripping. So you set your sets up six sets I have one body part six different positions and you do three sets for set light as many reps as you can do second set add 10 to 20 pounds same thing this is on each position that you do find six different machines that you like to in areas that you have issues with so Monday you do legs Tuesday you do arms Wednesday you do core Thursday you do back Friday you you do chest. No you can get on the bike or the elliptical before you start your sets and start out trying to do as far as you can for 10 minutes. Your goal is to do 1 mile in the first week in 10 minutes the second week you crank it up and you do 2 miles and 10 minutes the third week you do 3 miles and 10 minutes that way you start out as a beginner and intermediate and then you can add more miles. See as far as you can go in 10 minutes as fast as you can go then you take a break stretch and begin your reps on whatever day you're on this is thought to me by a WWC Cage fighter. She told me I would be slim down in three months to get into any bikini that I wanted to be in and I was 55 years old at the time and I did slim down and get into that bikini for Vacation. So most women don't wanna bulk most women wanna be tight firm And small. Or small for their body frame. And it's not gonna work unless it goes along with eating of 40 g of carbs, your body weight and protein such 1 g of protein for 1 g of your body weight and then fat you should try to whittle it down to 25 g a day . This is a 12 week workout.