San Diego, California, resident Brian Borg maintains an active lifestyle outside of work. In addition to hiking regularly, he works out three to four times weekly. For his workouts, Brian Borg of San Diego focuses largely on weightlifting. Increasing the amount of weight you lift, an essential component for making progress when strength training, depends on your personal experience when working out. Normally, the first few repetitions you complete seem easy while the last few are challenging. This pattern indicates that you are working with the proper weight for your current skill level. If you are unable to complete your normal amount of reps, consider lowering the amount of weight with which you are exercising. Conversely, when the last reps are easy for you, it’s time to increase your weight. Recognizing when to change your weight amount is only part of the battle; you also need to know by how much to increase your weight. A good rule of thumb is to change your weight by five pounds for upper-body exercises and 10 pounds for lower-body exercises. However, you may find that five or 10 pounds is either not enough or too much for your body to handle. There’s nothing wrong with decreasing the increment of your weight increases to ensure you maintain your usual reps. Further, don’t be afraid to split your workouts if you are between weight amounts. For example, you may only have access to 10-pound and 15-pound weights. While the 10-pound weights are too light, the 15-pound ones are too heavy. In this situation, use the 15-pound weights for the first few reps, then complete the set with the 10-pound weights. This still builds muscle over time, and you’ll eventually be capable of doing your entire set with the heavier weights.
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