How Heavy Should You Lift In Your Workouts?

15 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment, Eric Roberts emphasizes the necessity of training close to muscular failure to stimulate visible body changes. He demonstrates a set where the initial repetitions are smooth, but the final reps slow down, indicating fatigue. Roberts advises that if the speed does not decrease on the last reps, the weight should be increased. He also makes a vivid, humorous remark about the potential for severe shoulder injury if he attempted a risky movement, underscoring the importance of proper load selection and safety.

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First, if I even attempted what that girl just did, my fucking shoulder would be completely decapitated from my body. But second, she makes a really good point. Most people never actually see their body change because they're not pushing close enough to failure in their sets. If you watch me do this set right here, do you notice how the first couple of reps are moving pretty easily at a consistent And then as I get to the last couple of reps, do you see how the speed on the way up slows down a bit? You want to make sure on your last couple of reps of your set, the speed at which you do the reps is slowing down. And if you're not having that happen, you gotta lift heavier.