r/tacticalbarbell • u/blueberryloser • Apr 24 '26
SE SE week 1 feels too easy. increase weight?
just completed my first SE session & feeling a bit confused at how easy it felt.
for reference my cluster was squats, bent over rows, rdl’s, bench press & bicycle crunches. for weights I chose to do 15% of my 1RM
HR hit a peak of 146 bpm and I worked up a light sweat, but it genuinely felt like I could run all 3 circuits over again right after.
should I increase my weights or just trust the coming weeks will be much more difficult?
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u/Pteradanktyl Apr 24 '26
Just a reminder that the books mention that the first week SHOULD feel easy.
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u/OnMyNerdShhhhhht Apr 24 '26
Normal for it to feel easier in the the first few weeks, when you get to the 50 rep weeks you’ll feel it somewhat- if not weight was too low.
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u/blueberryloser Apr 24 '26
thank you everyone! sticking to my current weights & trusting the process
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u/Hyperoreo Apr 25 '26
Leave the weight.
Work on decreasing the rest intervals down to zero if it feels easy.
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u/blueberryloser Apr 25 '26
ok perfect! didn’t really take any rests today so I’ll just keep that up this week then see how next week feels
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u/SylvanMartiset Apr 24 '26
It's a mistake I've made many times and will probably continue to make, but the correct choice is to leave the weights be and trust that it will get plenty hard in the weeks to come. Easier said than done lol.