when do i increase weight?

[miniBilder]

This has been one of the noob questions that has been bugging me and i would like to know how often should i increase the weight that i am working with. I heard somewhere that you should pretty much increase it by 5lb a month. Whats the average time for an average bodybuilder to increase weight, lets say bench. SO if i can bench 150 in november i should be maxing 155 in december, right? Forgive my noobness! Thank You!

[Hardgainer409]

hey bro,

I usually go up whenever my body lets me. try going up 5lbs at a time each time you bench. I remember starting benching in 11th grade starting with just the bar which is like 45lbs hah, by first year of college i was doing 185. What helps is a spotter that will keep pushing you to do more. After 3 years of not working out at all I'm back down to 115lbs basically starting over again which totally sucks.

[Zensuji]

i put the weight up when i go over my choosen rep range

[$AJ]

pick a rep range like 6-8. once u can do the upper limit (8), increase.

[c_hayhurst]

From what I've read and my VERY limited experience, for bench presses you want a rep range of 8-10 or 10-12. Whith each workout, push yourself to do 3 or 4 sets at your maximum rep range and when you can without failure, move up in weight at your next workout and reduce reps to lower rep range.