In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to progressively determine your five-rep max (5 RM) using a structured approach while maintaining quality during each set. This focuses on gradually increasing weight and understanding when your body has reached its limit. By developing this awareness, you can enhance your strength training without risking poor form or injury.
To begin, start with a lighter weight where you can comfortably perform five pull-ups without compromise. Begin with a resistance band that provides enough assistance, allowing you to perform full-range movements. Once you’re stable with the green band, you can incrementally increase the weight by 1 kilogram or even half a kilogram, moving to a more challenging belt, like the blue one. It's crucial to monitor the quality of your repetitions—if you notice any degradation in your form or struggle with the final reps, that’s a sign to reassess and establish your current work set based on what you can execute while keeping the pull-ups clean and effective.
As you continue your training, always prioritize rest between sets. Allow yourself adequate recovery time so that you can approach each attempt with fresh strength. Staying warm during your rest period is important, too, to maintain muscle readiness. Remember, the goal is to find a challenging weight while ensuring that your technique remains sharp and safe.
To recap, focus on maintaining quality during each set while progressively increasing weights. Pay close attention to how your body responds—when your form declines, it’s time to set your work target. Finally, remember to rest adequately between attempts, ensuring you stay as capable as possible for each set.
- Start with lighter weights and focus on perfecting your form during five pull-ups.
- Incrementally increase resistance while always monitoring your movement quality.
- Ensure adequate rest between sets to optimize your performance during weight increases.
0.21welcome back to programming number two2.61with this episode we are going to have a5.43look at trying to now figure out what8.79our program is going to consist of and11.58we're going to have a look at what is13.139called the work set and our actual16.23training program in the last episode we19.199have a look at creating our scale and22.08placing ourselves on that scale of our24.93current ability level now what we're27.99going to look at is how we can develop30.57our program and our training to increase34.53that ability level we now know what our38.341 RM is we've determined in this example41.07that the red band was our current43.29ability level we're now going to have a45.629look at trying to find our 5 RM so what50.309could we do five repetitions of without54.449going into the details of actual56.82programming and strength programming58.829we're going to make sure that we're61.109doing something where we could do five63.48repetitions of and we're going to start65.97off very very light again and build up69.119all the way through those weights using71.46very small increments again until we can74.43find something that is fairly difficult77.34not our absolute maximum starting from82.14the green band we can then move up very85.92slowly in one kilogram or even half88.7kilogram increments using the weight91.68belt moving our way up to the blue belt94.65so we know that the red is our one RM we99.78can use the green to the blue as103.04generally where we're going to be104.97sitting for our fives so we want to be108.24looking at something that we have to109.86work pretty hard doing fives but we can113.939still do those fights as you start to117.329progress so we're starting with the119.1green again and moving up you want to122.28try to make sure that you are124.5maintaining an absolute perfect quality127.77sets of 5 pull-ups as you start getting131.879heavier and133.31the difficulty increases this is where137.03you need to keep an eye on the quality139.04and you want to make sure that it is not142.51deteriorating at all if the quality is145.99deteriorating then you need to stop and149.48you need to say this is where my work151.55set is going to start and we're going to154.19determine as the quality starts to158.239decrease that is where we're stopping160.58that is where we're setting our level of163.1our current work set as a demonstration166.25we are going to now have a go at doing168.22five repetitions and we start with the171.17green band so let's get feet into the175.76bound and remember that we're doing full178.819range of motion good quality pull-ups181.76the whole way okay from here pull up one187.569two three four and five so as an example203.6of reaching your limit I'm going to206.03change the green band move that across209.019and we're going to go to the red band so214let's try that and this time just for218.81demonstration purposes I'm gonna do the222.38red band and we're going to have a look224.75at doing the five reps oh this is not227.09helping me as much and I'm going to show229.82you what you want to try to look out for232.609when you're doing them and you know that234.56you've failed you know that that five it237.53wasn't a good five so you step back one240.079so let's pretend from here you do one243.07come down you do to come down you do248.75three you come down now you're getting252.17fatigued you get to four you just get255.829your chin over then you try again no you261.409can't do it so that's what you kind of263.419want to look out for where you're not265.76able to get your267.08your chest up to the level that you were270.169for all the others when you get to that272.539point you know that one actually you275.21wanted to step back one so you've seen a278.21demonstration of doing one where you281.449could do all five and you've seen a283.729demonstration of where you could do286.34three the fourth one was okay289.55the fifth one finished off and it didn't292.49actually get a full range up until the295.639top ensure that when you are doing this298.52exercise you are resting enough between300.919each set you want to make sure that303.889you're going to give the next attempt a306.409really good go and you do not want to be308.75fatigued when you give it a go so you311.87can have as much rest as you need as313.55long as you still keep warm and as long316.55as you're not allowing your body to cool319.279down again make sure that you rest329.46you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 welcome back to programming number two 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:08,000 with this episode we are going to have a 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,000 look at trying to now figure out what 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,000 our program is going to consist of and 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,000 we're going to have a look at what is 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:19,000 called the work set and our actual 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:21,000 training program in the last episode we 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:24,000 have a look at creating our scale and 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:27,000 placing ourselves on that scale of our 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,000 current ability level now what we're 11 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:33,000 going to look at is how we can develop 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:37,000 our program and our training to increase 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:40,000 that ability level we now know what our 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 1 RM is we've determined in this example 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,000 that the red band was our current 16 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:50,000 ability level we're now going to have a 17 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:53,000 look at trying to find our 5 RM so what 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,000 could we do five repetitions of without 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,000 going into the details of actual 20 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000 programming and strength programming 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,000 we're going to make sure that we're 22 00:00:61,000 --> 00:01:05,000 doing something where we could do five 23 00:00:63,000 --> 00:01:08,000 repetitions of and we're going to start 24 00:00:65,000 --> 00:01:10,000 off very very light again and build up 25 00:00:69,000 --> 00:01:14,000 all the way through those weights using 26 00:00:71,000 --> 00:01:16,000 very small increments again until we can 27 00:00:74,000 --> 00:01:21,000 find something that is fairly difficult 28 00:00:77,000 --> 00:01:25,000 not our absolute maximum starting from 29 00:00:82,000 --> 00:01:28,000 the green band we can then move up very 30 00:00:85,000 --> 00:01:30,000 slowly in one kilogram or even half 31 00:00:88,000 --> 00:01:33,000 kilogram increments using the weight 32 00:00:91,000 --> 00:01:39,000 belt moving our way up to the blue belt 33 00:00:94,000 --> 00:01:42,000 so we know that the red is our one RM we 34 00:00:99,000 --> 00:01:44,000 can use the green to the blue as 35 00:00:103,000 --> 00:01:48,000 generally where we're going to be 36 00:00:104,000 --> 00:01:48,000 sitting for our fives so we want to be 37 00:00:108,000 --> 00:01:53,000 looking at something that we have to 38 00:00:109,000 --> 00:01:56,000 work pretty hard doing fives but we can 39 00:00:113,000 --> 00:01:58,000 still do those fights as you start to 40 00:00:117,000 --> 00:01:61,000 progress so we're starting with the 41 00:00:119,000 --> 00:01:64,000 green again and moving up you want to 42 00:00:122,000 --> 00:01:67,000 try to make sure that you are 43 00:00:124,000 --> 00:01:71,000 maintaining an absolute perfect quality 44 00:00:127,000 --> 00:01:72,000 sets of 5 pull-ups as you start getting 45 00:00:131,000 --> 00:01:76,000 heavier and 46 00:00:133,000 --> 00:01:78,000 the difficulty increases this is where 47 00:00:137,000 --> 00:01:82,000 you need to keep an eye on the quality 48 00:00:139,000 --> 00:01:85,000 and you want to make sure that it is not 49 00:00:142,000 --> 00:01:88,000 deteriorating at all if the quality is 50 00:00:145,000 --> 00:01:90,000 deteriorating then you need to stop and 51 00:00:149,000 --> 00:01:93,000 you need to say this is where my work 52 00:00:151,000 --> 00:01:97,000 set is going to start and we're going to 53 00:00:154,000 --> 00:01:100,000 determine as the quality starts to 54 00:00:158,000 --> 00:01:102,000 decrease that is where we're stopping 55 00:00:160,000 --> 00:01:105,000 that is where we're setting our level of 56 00:00:163,000 --> 00:01:108,000 our current work set as a demonstration 57 00:00:166,000 --> 00:01:110,000 we are going to now have a go at doing 58 00:00:168,000 --> 00:01:115,000 five repetitions and we start with the 59 00:00:171,000 --> 00:01:118,000 green band so let's get feet into the 60 00:00:175,000 --> 00:01:121,000 bound and remember that we're doing full 61 00:00:178,000 --> 00:01:126,000 range of motion good quality pull-ups 62 00:00:181,000 --> 00:01:142,000 the whole way okay from here pull up one 63 00:00:187,000 --> 00:01:145,000 two three four and five so as an example 64 00:00:203,000 --> 00:01:148,000 of reaching your limit I'm going to 65 00:00:206,000 --> 00:01:153,000 change the green band move that across 66 00:00:209,000 --> 00:01:158,000 and we're going to go to the red band so 67 00:00:214,000 --> 00:01:162,000 let's try that and this time just for 68 00:00:218,000 --> 00:01:163,000 demonstration purposes I'm gonna do the 69 00:00:222,000 --> 00:01:166,000 red band and we're going to have a look 70 00:00:224,000 --> 00:01:169,000 at doing the five reps oh this is not 71 00:00:227,000 --> 00:01:172,000 helping me as much and I'm going to show 72 00:00:229,000 --> 00:01:173,000 you what you want to try to look out for 73 00:00:232,000 --> 00:01:176,000 when you're doing them and you know that 74 00:00:234,000 --> 00:01:179,000 you've failed you know that that five it 75 00:00:237,000 --> 00:01:182,000 wasn't a good five so you step back one 76 00:00:240,000 --> 00:01:188,000 so let's pretend from here you do one 77 00:00:243,000 --> 00:01:192,000 come down you do to come down you do 78 00:00:248,000 --> 00:01:195,000 three you come down now you're getting 79 00:00:252,000 --> 00:01:201,000 fatigued you get to four you just get 80 00:00:255,000 --> 00:01:202,000 your chin over then you try again no you 81 00:00:261,000 --> 00:01:205,000 can't do it so that's what you kind of 82 00:00:263,000 --> 00:01:206,000 want to look out for where you're not 83 00:00:265,000 --> 00:01:209,000 able to get your 84 00:00:267,000 --> 00:01:212,000 your chest up to the level that you were 85 00:00:270,000 --> 00:01:215,000 for all the others when you get to that 86 00:00:272,000 --> 00:01:217,000 point you know that one actually you 87 00:00:275,000 --> 00:01:221,000 wanted to step back one so you've seen a 88 00:00:278,000 --> 00:01:223,000 demonstration of doing one where you 89 00:00:281,000 --> 00:01:225,000 could do all five and you've seen a 90 00:00:283,000 --> 00:01:228,000 demonstration of where you could do 91 00:00:286,000 --> 00:01:232,000 three the fourth one was okay 92 00:00:289,000 --> 00:01:235,000 the fifth one finished off and it didn't 93 00:00:292,000 --> 00:01:238,000 actually get a full range up until the 94 00:00:295,000 --> 00:01:240,000 top ensure that when you are doing this 95 00:00:298,000 --> 00:01:243,000 exercise you are resting enough between 96 00:00:300,000 --> 00:01:245,000 each set you want to make sure that 97 00:00:303,000 --> 00:01:247,000 you're going to give the next attempt a 98 00:00:306,000 --> 00:01:251,000 really good go and you do not want to be 99 00:00:308,000 --> 00:01:252,000 fatigued when you give it a go so you 100 00:00:311,000 --> 00:01:255,000 can have as much rest as you need as 101 00:00:313,000 --> 00:01:258,000 long as you still keep warm and as long 102 00:00:316,000 --> 00:01:263,000 as you're not allowing your body to cool 103 00:00:319,000 --> 00:01:263,000 down again make sure that you rest 104 00:00:329,000 --> 00:01:271,000 you