I recently talked about when to increase weight and I said when you can get 6 reps on your own with good execution it is time to bump up the weight. How much do I increase you may ask?When moving up in weight, keep this tip in mind. You always want to increase weight by the smallest increment possible. If you are using a barbell that typically means 2.5 lbs per side. If we are talking a cable machine or dumbbells then use the smallest increase available.
Your body will be able to accommodate these small increases better than bigger jumps in weight and thus it will help your strength progressions keep moving forward without hitting a plateau.
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Stu didn't cycle creatine. He took it per and post training throughout the process.
ReplyDeleteActually creatine is probably one of the most if not the most studied supplement of all time dating back to the 1950's I believe.
A lot of this boils down to personal opinion on whether or not you feel comfortable with it. You can find arguments supporting both points that it is safe to take long term and some claim it is not.
I've always felt comfortable with the information available to believe it is a safe supplement.
Jeff I have been following maxot now for about 6 months now and something i have always wondered about is why on several of the back routines you would do pull ups to failure or pull ups to 50 instead of in the 4-6 range. why is that? This seems to go against the basic maxot principles. I was also curious why you alternate between sets when training biceps and triceps on the same day.
ReplyDeleteI agree and prefer to do weighted pull-ups in a 4-6 rep range.
ReplyDeleteNo real reason why we alternated for that particular Max-OT routine. That was just one variation for one Max-OT schedule.