Pick a heavy weight that leaves you one or two reps away from failure Track your lifts and add a little weight whenever you hit your rep targets
Once those reps start moving too easy I just slap on a micro-plate next week and keep pushing
Leaving one or two in the tank keeps my form tight so I don’t trash my joints
Too many guys overthink the numbers when all you really need to do is log it and load it
that small buffer is a lifesaver It keeps me fresh enough to actually recover and crush the next session
If you hit the target clean your body already adapted Now you gotta force it to grow with more iron
Chasing those last couple of heavy high-quality reps right before your form breaks is where the magic happens
Small consistent jumps beat ego lifting and tearing something every single time
Keeping a log makes it foolproof When you see the proof in your phone you know you earned that extra plate