Also, I worry a bit about being too variable in the number of reps and in how to add weight. I found I fall easily into doing the minimal version—“just getting it done for today”. Then improvement stalls and motivation drops.
I think part of the appeal of “Starting Strength” (which I started recently) is that it’s very strict. Unfortunately if adding 15 kilo a week for three weeks to squats it not going to kill me drinking a gallon of milk a day will.
Which is to say, I appreciate your post for giving more building pieces for a workout that works out for me.
10% seems like a lot.
Also, I worry a bit about being too variable in the number of reps and in how to add weight. I found I fall easily into doing the minimal version—“just getting it done for today”. Then improvement stalls and motivation drops.
I think part of the appeal of “Starting Strength” (which I started recently) is that it’s very strict. Unfortunately if adding 15 kilo a week for three weeks to squats it not going to kill me drinking a gallon of milk a day will.
Which is to say, I appreciate your post for giving more building pieces for a workout that works out for me.