Should I increase weight if I'm 1-2 reps off target?

[El_varouza]

Hi,

I was wondering when I should increase the weight on some of my exercises. To give a specific example, let's say I was doing military presses at 45x10 for 4 sets. I increased the weight to 50, and my sets looked like this:

50x10, 50x10, 50x9, 50x9

It's now time for another day of shoulder stuff. I know I can do 50x10 for 4 sets now probably without much trouble. Should I increase the load to 55 and maybe do 55x8 or 55x9, or should I wait until I can cleanly hit my target 10 reps with 50 lbs?

Thanks

[Matthoop11]

increase the weight each set and do like 5x5 or 10,8,6,4,2

[El_varouza]

I guess I should have said I'm aiming for high reps at medium-ish intensity because I'm going for mass building right now and not so much strength.

[Matthoop11]

you're military pressing 50lbs... You should be going for strength; and then size will come along with it.

[nayrb182]

with 50lb mil press you dont need to worry about adding mass. worry about mil pressing 225 for reps and i garrantee your shoulder will have gained alot of mass

[thepijj]

Hi,

I was wondering when I should increase the weight on some of my exercises. To give a specific example, let's say I was doing military presses at 45x10 for 4 sets. I increased the weight to 50, and my sets looked like this:

50x10, 50x10, 50x9, 50x9

It's now time for another day of shoulder stuff. I know I can do 50x10 for 4 sets now probably without much trouble. Should I increase the load to 55 and maybe do 55x8 or 55x9, or should I wait until I can cleanly hit my target 10 reps with 50 lbs?

Thanks

dont move up on weight yet, hit the first three sets at ten reps, and the last go to absolute failure. go up on weight when it gets easy

[TALLGUY1989]

Hi,

I was wondering when I should increase the weight on some of my exercises. To give a specific example, let's say I was doing military presses at 45x10 for 4 sets. I increased the weight to 50, and my sets looked like this:

50x10, 50x10, 50x9, 50x9

It's now time for another day of shoulder stuff. I know I can do 50x10 for 4 sets now probably without much trouble. Should I increase the load to 55 and maybe do 55x8 or 55x9, or should I wait until I can cleanly hit my target 10 reps with 50 lbs?

Thanks

i jhope u mean 50 pounds /hand lol

[thepijj]

i jhope u mean 50 pounds /hand lol

that aint **** compared to ur 285 bench huh? may want to hold off on all that, or have u posted the vid yet? (seriously asking)

[TALLGUY1989]

that aint **** compared to ur 285 bench huh? may want to hold off on all that, or have u posted the vid yet? (seriously asking)

no it will be up sometime next week,but 50 per hand on military press is pretty hard for me

[Jacob_Lozano]

you're military pressing 50lbs... You should be going for strength; and then size will come along with it.

x2... strenght and mass go hand in hand.

[awberke]

no it will be up sometime next week,but 50 per hand on military press is pretty hard for me

So i have a buddy that can DB press 120's per hand, much like you, and can military press 80's. And you're telling me its hard for you to do 50's??

Your stories just don't add up bro...

[TALLGUY1989]

So i have a buddy that can DB press 120's per hand, much like you, and can military press 80's. And you're telling me its hard for you to do 50's??

Your stories just don't add up bro...

maybe cause ur buddy does military press, which i dont do too much especially not with dbs i suck at em. i prolly max with 65's 70's =( dores he do the 80s for reps?

[yoj]

I would personally save the PRs for the last set. Thats what I usually do. You REALLY don't want to try for a PR the first workout only to find that you failed on the 5th rep and now your shoulders are burnt to **** and you cant even manage the same reps/weight as last workout for the rest of your sets. For me, I don't mind taking it slow so I usually do a PR on the last set, then the next workout I still use the old weight for the first set or two, then the next week I try for all sets on the new PR weight. Usually by this time I feel good enough to try for another PR on the last set. Sometimes I feel good enough to set a new PR the next workout and I end up using 3 different weights for my sets!

[awberke]

maybe cause ur buddy does military press, which i dont do too much especially not with dbs i suck at em. i prolly max with 65's 70's =( dores he do the 80s for reps?

Sounds like you don't do anything but bench seriously. Ya he does 80x10

He's also 200lbs

[wilko2812]

no it will be up sometime next week,but 50 per hand on military press is pretty hard for me

i do 50 a hand (thats about 22kgs right??) and i bench 200lbs 1RM tops.
Shoulders are used quite a lot in bench, so dont BS us, most of all dont BS your self kid.