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Post by avaserfi on Oct 26, 2014 16:38:04 GMT -7
What information do you use from your past hangboard sessions to determine your new baseline at the start of a new cycle? As a relatively new hangboard user I struggle on my first workout while trying to determine my new baseline.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Oct 27, 2014 19:37:29 GMT -7
I look at my records from my previous season. I look at the goal weights I planned to use, and then I look to see what resistance I actually used, and whether I completed all the reps for a given set. If I did all the sets, I look at my comments to see if I noted a set was too easy.
If I completed all the sets, and the weight seemed about right, then the next season I would probably increase the baseline by 5 pounds from the first workout of the previous season.
Remember, it's best to err on the side of using too little resistance. If it turns out during the workout its too easy, you can easily add more weight (more than you normally would) between sets.
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Post by avaserfi on Oct 28, 2014 14:24:22 GMT -7
Thanks for the very clean description.
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Post by slimshaky on Oct 28, 2014 15:10:10 GMT -7
i have been going up by 2.5 each cycle for the last 4 or 5 and it has worked pretty well for me. i don't think mark uses 2.5's though because he doesn't need as much 'resolution, ie in the digital definition, definition" as i do though. in other words - a 5 lb difference for him probably isn't as much of a leap as it would be for me.
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Post by tiago on Oct 30, 2014 10:35:04 GMT -7
I agree. As an european who uses the metric system, I add 1 Kg (2,2 pounds) between workouts if I complete the last rep of the last set. That, usually, is enough to make me fail on the last rep/last set of the next workout (or, at least, struggle a lot). Just my two cents...
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