5kg jumps to 2.5kg jumps

[Von Scotch]

When did you go from 5kg jumps to 2.5kg jumps on your lifts (squats especially). I seem to remember getting to well over 150kg squats in 5kg steps previously. I may or may not be tripping though.

[StrongLiftMyBalls]

When did you go from 5kg jumps to 2.5kg jumps on your lifts (squats especially). I seem to remember getting to well over 150kg squats in 5kg steps previously. I may or may not be tripping though.

Surely its personal? If you can sustain 10lbs/5kg jumps each session untill 200kg squats then I dont see the harm. If however you begin to find each session getting close to failure and diet, sleep, technique and programming are okay then once you hit a failure (or before) move to 2.5kg/5lbs.

(and yes i know its 2.2lbs to a kg)

[Von Scotch]

Its just the pre-squat sense of dread that's getting to me. Surprisingly this is often alleviated by the presence of females in lycra.

[Brian Zahn]

Dread can often be your body's way of telling you to lower the jump. 150 kilos is a very nice number for true novice progression at 5kg, now you can start with now you can go with 2.5 kilos, and still get 30 kilos/month. Its important that you dont waste time, but its equally, if not more important that we realize its not a race. The weight will still be there the next lift. Rip states that its easier to STAY unstuck than it is to GET unstuck. Also it takes an emotional toll when you have to get back into the gym after a failure, makes the dread even worse

[Chode]

I would like to see your log of 5kg jumps to 150kg squat. Was this from untrained?

[Edge]

Wow, I had to switch in my third week...

From 115 to 185lbs by 10lbs
Now 185 to 200 by 5lbs
205 tonight!!!!! God I suck..

[Corrie]

Wow, I had to switch in my third week...

From 115 to 185lbs by 10lbs
Now 185 to 200 by 5lbs
205 tonight!!!!! God I suck..

Don't worry about it man, that sounds pretty reasonable to me for anyone who isn't naturally pretty strong. Just keep at it.

[Edge]

Don't worry, I don't beat myself up too much.

10+ pounds per session up to 330lbs just boggles my mind though.

[Mike C]

I started with the bar in everything except bench/DL and went by 5 lbs from the beginning.

[Brian Zahn]

I did 10# jumps to 285 then 5# jumps to 355, 360 on sunday