Stage One - How much should I increase my weight?

kwoww9797

workout A2 (two sets of 15) & workout A3 (two sets of 12)
A2 Squat: 1st set 40# 2nd set 50#
A3 Squat: 1st set 60# 2nd set 70# <-- here the increase did not make it much harder

A2 Push up: on the knees (one or two on feet)
A3 Push up: On the knees (one or two on feet)

A3 Seated Row: 1st set 55# 2nd set 60#
A2 Seated Row: 1st set 40# 2nd set 45#

A2 Step Up: 1st set 20# 2nd set 15# (these were real ruff at the end)
A3 Step Up: both sets 15#, but 2nd set added the step to 4 raisers

A2 Prone Jackknife (8 sets) was wayyyyyy too easy for me and didn't feel like I was doing anything helpful
A3 Prone Jackknife (10 sets) still wayyyy to easy

Workout B1 vs B2 (both are two sets with 15 reps)
B1 dead lifts 50#
B2 dead lifts 60#

B1 dumbbell shoulder press 10# / 12#
B2 dumbbell shoulder press 15# both sets

B1 Lat 45# / 60#
B2 Lat 50# / 45#

B1 Lunge 25# / 12.5# (here the 25# was too hard)
B2 Lunge 10# each set


So I don't know if I'm adding enough weight or not enough. The workout seems pretty easy. I mean, I'm not super struggling or anything. And I don't really feel as sore as I think I maybe should be. I mean, I can defiantly tell I lifted yesterday, but it's not enough to really feel like I'm working. Should I try to increase more, or increase as I have been? Is that how the program is designed? As long as I'm increasing I'm working? I hate it because I feel like I'm not doing enough, but I think I am. :grumble:

rduhlir

I followed the way 5x5 does it, and added 5 to squats and pull downs and stuff like that, 10 to dead lifts and just progressed up the dumbbell set.