OldGuy Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 For those of you who are training with a loadable Inch type dumbbell either PDA or home made , I have a way to microload by only 1/2 pound at a time. It works like this. You need to obtain pairs of old Weider International plates. 2 x 2 3/4 2 x 5 1/2 2 x 11 combine these with pairs of 1 1/4 2 1/2 5 10 and so on and you can create 1/2 pound increments. Example remove 2 x 2 1/2 and add 2 2 x 2 3/4 and you have increased by 1/2 pound . Take off 2 x 1 1/4 and 2 x 2 3/4 and add 2 x 5 and you have added 2 pounds. Increases of 1/2 1 or 2 pounds are easy to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 That's too slow. I am moving up 5 pounds at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat 74 Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 OldGuy, thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 25, 2002 Author Share Posted March 25, 2002 Snot you will soon get to a point where you hit the wall. That is where you need to microload. You are at 136 lbs. now if you increase by 5 lbs. a month for a year that would bring you to 196 lbs. which is highly unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Wait a minute. At 5 pounds per month it seems very possible. Think about it. Given 4 weeks in a month at 2 workouts per week, that's 8 total workouts - then you bump up another 5 pounds.... after the 8th workout, bump up the weight. Of course, taking into certain factors like how many reps/how many sets/injury setbacks, etc. I would think this is possible. You will hit that "sticking point" eventually.... and that's where the microloading comes in. Right or wrong? (And PLEASE.... let's not get into a fight over this - I'm throwing out my personal observations/conclusions; I'm not a physical trainer nor ever wanted to be). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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