Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 I've had the home gym for a week now and have gone through 4 workouts, 2 upper body and 2 lower body. My question is what is the best way to build up the weight used during the sets? It seems that if I start out too light, I don't hit a 5 or 6 for the first 12. Then I add weight but by the time I get to the last 12 reps, I can't add any more weight because I would never be able to do all 12 reps and I end up using less weight for the final 12 than for the 6! Here are 2 examples: Vertical Bench Press Reps Lbs Intensity 12 36 4 10 56 6 8 86 7 6 136 8 12 100 9 - I could not have done 12 reps with more weight Front Deltoid Raise Reps Lbs Intensity 12 6 5 10 10 6 8 16 7 6 22 8 12 20 10 - Again, I had to drop the weight or I never could have done 12 reps Any suggestions? Thanks for all the help. Ned ------------------------------------------- Company: Music, Movement & Stories Too! E-mail: nedr@... Website: http://www.mmst.com Voice: Fax: " We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. " (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin) ------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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