Question

if you can complete more than 20 repetitions over three sets with your current weight, you should ______.
a. increase the weight until no more than 20 repetitions and three sets are possible
b. decrease the weight and increase the number of sets to 8 to 10
c. increase the weight until you can do no more than 2 to 4 repetitions in three sets
d. keep the weight the same and increase the number of repetitions and sets until you are tired

please select the best answer from the choices provided.

○ a
○ b
○ c
○ d

Explanation:

In strength training, if you can do more than 20 repetitions over three sets with a weight, it means the weight is too light for progressive overload. The correct approach is to increase the weight until you can only do up to 20 repetitions (or a challenging number) over three sets. Option A matches this logic: increasing weight to make the exercise challenging enough (no more than 20 reps in three sets). Option B suggests decreasing weight, which is incorrect as the weight is already too light. Option C suggests increasing weight to a point of only 2 - 4 reps, which is for very heavy lifting (like strength or power, not when you can do 20+ reps initially). Option D suggests keeping weight same, which doesn't progress the training.

Answer:

A. increase the weight until no more than 20 repetitions and three sets are possible