How to Pick the Correct Load for a Personal Training Workout
The understanding of when – and by how much – to increase a weight in a given personal training session is one of the most basic concepts in weight training. It is an important skill to master early on, and one that is very misunderstood, even by most personal trainers. This skill is one of the first that I teach my employees, and one of the first principles that I explain to personal training clients and coaches that come to see me for internship. To begin to understand how to load, we need a theoretical workout:
A1 Seated DB External Rotation
Wkts 1-2: 10-12 3 4010 75s
Wkts 3-4: 9-11 3 4010 75s
Wkts 5-6: 8-10 3 4010 90sA2 Flat Powell Raises
Wkts 1-2: 15-20 3 3010 60s
Wkts 3-4: 12-15 3 3010 75s
Wkts 5-6: 10-12 3 3010 75sB1 Seated Arnold Press
Wkts 1-2: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Wkts 3-4: 7-9 4 5010 90s
Wkts 5-6: 6-8 4 5010 90sB2 Mid Neutral Grip Chins
Wkts 1-2: 6-8 4 4010 120s
Wkts 3-4: 6-8 4 4010 120s
Wkts 5-6: 6-8 4 4010 120sC1 Flat Bench Press
Wkts 1-2: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Wkts 3-4: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Wkts 5-6: 8-10 4 5010 90sC2 1-Arm Seated Cable Row Neutral Grip
Wkts 1-2: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Wkts 3-4: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Wkts 5-6: 8-10 4 5010 90s
Most people are familiar enough with the conventions of this type of program to need no further explanation other than the program itself, but for those of you who are not, read on for an explanation of the loading parameters is provided on next page.
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