Is +5 lbs every 2 weeks ok?

[hearthstone25]

I've been running a push/pull/legs 3 days a week work out for about a year now and I've been adding 5 lbs every 2 weeks. I've successfully done this but it seems so slow. That's only 120 lbs stronger in a year. Is that about right or should I be progessing faster?

 

[styleten]

whats is your height weight and lifting weights?

 

[Eric Brown]

If you were able to keep that up for five years straight, how cool would that be?

 

[biscuitsbrah]

I've been running a push/pull/legs 3 days a week work out for about a year now and I've been adding 5 lbs every 2 weeks. I've successfully done this but it seems so slow. That's only 120 lbs stronger in a year. Is that about right or should I be progessing faster?

Not sure if srs...

whats is your height weight and lifting weights?

This. You sound like youre new to lifting so you should be ok.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

You are going to eventually get fat though so you will just have to learn how to cut the hard way... By either never cutting and staying semi-fat or losing a good bit of mass and strength.

 

[LiKeS]

You are going to eventually get fat though so you will just have to learn how to cut the hard way... By either never cutting and staying semi-fat or losing a good bit of mass and strength.

Going to quote yourself on this:

Not sure if srs...

 

[NoSmilez]

noob gains.... then hit plateau

 

[redaxe]

I assume you're talking about the weight on the bar, not your bodyweight. For your first year or two, that is just fine. If you could keep that pace up for more than 2 years that would be incredible.

Beginner routines like Starting Strength have you adding weight much faster than that, like 5-10 pounds every workout, but they are not meant to be done for more than about six months.

 

[TheeFaulted]

How I would love to add 5 lbs to my lifts every two weeks.

 

[daken7]

If you were able to keep that up for five years straight, how cool would that be?

Ahhh that's the dream bub. That's the dream.

 

[Tosa]

Beginner routines like Starting Strength have you adding weight much faster than that, like 5-10 pounds every workout, but they are not meant to be done for more than about six months.

5lbs a workout, for six months, at three workouts a week, starting with just the bar, works out to 435 x 3 x 5 at the end of the program. So while the progression from workout to workout might be 5-10lbs at the beginning, the actual strength gains, and progression for most of the routine, will be less.

 

[redaxe]

5lbs a workout, for six months, at three workouts a week, starting with just the bar, works out to 435 x 3 x 5 at the end of the program. So while the progression from workout to workout might be 5-10lbs at the beginning, the actual strength gains, and progression for most of the routine, will be less.

Yeah the gains on SS are real quick at the beginning but they taper off pretty quickly too.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Going to quote yourself on this:

God damn I'm retarded. Totally thought he was talking about bw

 

[$pecial "K"]

Yes.

 

[Pheraxis]

Try adding 5-10lb every week and see if you can still make progress - there will come a point though were your initial gains will stop, and you'll be pushing to get an increase of 2.5lb per exercise. Maybe if you push you'll body harder it will adapt well to the increased stimulus; which you'll see quicker gains in strength.