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If you want to get stronger or build muscle, at some point you’re going to need to lift heavier weights. After all, strength results hinge on your ability to progressively overload your muscles, meaning you need to gradually increase the physical stress you put on a muscle to keep challenging it so that it can always be adapting and getting stronger. In strength training, there are myriad ways to make that happen. "You can achieve progressive overload by adding sets and reps, taking less rest, using better form, or performing more challenging exercise variations," certified personal trainer Caroline Juster, elite trainer at Fitness Formula Clubs Union Station in Chicago and online coach, tells SELF. It just so happens that lifting heavier weights is also the easiest way to see and track your own progress over the weeks and months, and arguably the greatest way to get that "Damn, I’m strong!

" confidence boost that comes with strength training. Progressive overload is built into any professional training plan, but if you aren’t following one or working with a trainer closely who’s telling you "here’s how much more you need to lift today," and figuring out exactly which weights to lift (along with when and exactly how to up the poundage over time), it can be difficult to know exactly how to do it. Knowing what to expect and how to increase weight safely, though, is extremely important for reaching your goals and staying injury-free. Here, we lay out everything you need to know about choosing a starting weight, how to know when you’re ready for a heavier load, and exactly how to go about lifting heavier weights. "Let the reps dictate the load," certified personal trainer Hayden Steele, C.S.C.S., an Oklahoma City-based strength coach and creator of the Shock training app, tells SELF.

Translation: Decide how many reps you want to perform per set, and then home in on the amount of weight that challenges you but lets you perform all of your reps with picture-perfect form. Your goals dictate the range of reps you should perform, and for how many sets you should do them: To develop maximal strength, lifting incredibly heavy for 2-6 sets of 6 or fewer reps is ideal, while lifting heavy-to-moderate weights for 3-6 sets of 8-12 reps is the way to go when it comes to building muscle size. Last, to improve muscular endurance, or how long a muscle can work before tuckering out, most experts recommend training with 2-3 sets of 12 or more reps. Most training programs involve performing the bulk of exercises in that 8-12 rep sweet spot for Prime Boosts a few reasons. First, it’s important to build a solid foundation in this range before working max strength with incredibly heavy loads.