If, after moving up like this, you only get 2 to 3 reps, you can reduce the weight by 5 pounds (leaving it at 5 pounds heavier than the weight with which you got 6 reps), or if your gym doesn’t have 2.5-pound plates, simply drop back to the weight that you got 6 with and finish your remaining sets with that. Then, the next week, try to make the jump again starting fresh with your first set, and you should get 4 or even 5 reps. In most cases, however, you’ll simply get 6 reps, add 10 pounds, rest, and then get 4 reps on subsequent sets.
