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Hey lads....What kinda progress do u guys make in say a month? ... i mean in 1 workout....

i did an extra rep on bench press only 1

but i have added 3½ kg to my bent over rows..

while managing 2 extra reps on the military press... I mean is this sort of progress gonna continues this way or this is just a one off?...

Should i be lifting more weights every 2 workouts on that muscle or is it more like 4 workouts?

What sort of progress do u guys make...gona get some chocolate whey tomorrow umm good stuff...

What looks bigger round muscles or long muscles...is there a difference to size and appearence it seems people with round ones look stronger than ones with long muscles I myself have long ones...

j.m.

I have heard people say try & add a little bit more weight on each session to see if your getting stronger.

Dont personally measure myself like that. I normally do the same weight until it gets easier to do 10 reps than when i first tryed that weight & then try & add a bit more.

imworkingonit

Long muscles have more strength potential I think.

As for progress, depends on your goals. For building up use the mirror to check progress. For strength its a different workout less reps more sets heavier weights. I have been doing this based loosely around a west side beginner routine, and get improvements every week. Last week I squatted 110kg, this week 127.5kg. Next week 140kg target. Only used weights 6 months and first ever squat was in April 07 with a massive 60kg.
My theory is to get big - eat big lift big.
You will not improve too quickly on the weight you can lift doing 10 reps to failure each week, but doing a day of heavy work not quite to failure (sets of 3 or 5 80-90% 1RM) and a day of speed work with 50-60% 1RM every 4-5 days (depending on recovery rate) will push a beginners lifts (I'm talking compound lifts) up to a respectable level quickly. From this base you can then do more reps if you want and you will build more muscle because of the weight you are able to train with.
This is my approach at the mo, I train 5 days a week and I have been building up to it. Its hard, and I will have to back off and detrain after a month or so, but then I can work up again. I want my squat to be 170kg and bench 120kg for Christmas. I seem to be going in the right direction. Read up on west side article here:
http://www.westside-barbell.com/Arti...0BEGINNERS.pdf

the enforcer

I throw some weight on every week till i reach my limits. After this i will either change my routine or rest longer and come back when i can lift more weight. Its simple but effective for me and has produced good result over the last few months. Ideally, aim to gain 1lb per week.

Bulldozer

I add weight to the bar every time i train pretty much.

Obviously you hit a wall eventually and have to deload tho.

By adding weight to the bar each time i mean it may only be 1/2kg. But do that week in week out and it soon mounts up!!

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