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General Fitness & Exercise

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What weight to start with?

ma2navlaw Posts: 1 Joined: 2008/01/23	2008/12/11, 01:22 PM If it says 12 reps, do I put enough weight on to just barley do the reps asked for without losing good form?

returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2008/12/11, 03:34 PM yep. and once you can complete the desired number of sets with good form, add a little more weight. It's progressive resistance.
slowmofo Posts: 47 Joined: 2008/05/29	2008/12/12, 09:27 PM Should I put on more to maybe miss 1 or 2 reps each time
returnofplex Posts: 801 Joined: 2007/10/26	2008/12/15, 02:36 PM Only add more when you can complete all sets of a movement with good form. The new weight should make you really work to complete a set, and maybe not even hit the full amount reps for the next set. You don't want to add too much, just enough to make the exercise a struggle.