How to Get Stronger

 HYPOTHESIS  Most periodized training programs or cycles assume that you are at your strongest every day. For example, the microloading technique has you increase the weight you use by 2.5 to 5 pounds weekly. A better technique — such as autoregulatory progressive resistance training — adjusts the weight according to how strong you are for that workout.  RESEARCH  University of Missouri (Columbia) researchers studied two groups of trained lifters for 6 weeks. One