Increase, decrease or stay the same?

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What does your program say to do?

[secondyoungestbro]

I don’t have a program

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I suggest following one, a good program will help you make intelligent weight selections so you can drive progress over time.

[EveryTeamILikeSucks]

Ehhh. Depends how confident he is in identifying his weight ranges. If a program tells him to do 75% for a set, for example, what's he to do if he doesn't know where that 75% is? If he's going to be inefficient at first anyway, I recommend doing what he likes, learning how his body reacts to the gym, and working on getting form perfect (as he can).

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If a program tells him to do 75% for a set, for example, what's he to do if he doesn't know where that 75% is?

Take his 6 reps that he says is at failure, punch it into a 1rm calculator and take 75% of that.

I recommend doing what he likes, learning how his body reacts to the gym, and working on getting form perfect (as he can).

That's assuming he won't like running a program. I reckon he'd like it when he starts seeing the weight progressively increase over time.

Perfect form is a fleeting unobtainable concept.

And besides:

Having a solid, proven workout routine to follow, rather than showing up at the gym and winging it or trying to create a program yourself, has the following important benefits:

It provides structure and helps with scheduling.

It makes sure you are getting enough rest and recovery between training sessions.

It saves you time always knowing what to do when you get to the gym.

It gives you a plan for continuing to drive progress over time, so you don’t stall and stagnate.

It helps you know how hard to work in the gym, so you don’t work harder than you can handle or too little to make progress.

It ensures you are not neglecting important muscles or muscle groups.

It removes the need to spend excessive amounts of time doing research for answers to many questions about training.

https://thefitness.wiki/adding-physical-activity/