Progressive overload isn't just about increasing the weight on your highest set. You can still progressively overload by increasing weight on all, or some of your sets, as you are able. You can also increase your reps on some/all of your sets. Or you can decrease your rest time between sets. One variable you've already done to progressively overload is increasing your frequency, by going from a body building split of 1x per week, to PPL which is typically 2x per week. As long as you're increasing your intensity and/or volume, you're progressively overloading.

Hi, I used to do the "5 Day Bodybuilding Split" and I can increase the weight and keep track of it for my workout pretty easily (Because they use the highest amount of weight in the first rep for each exercise). But when I change to the "Push Pull Leg" program, the highest amount of weight is in the final rep - which make it more difficult to overload progressively.

So do you guys have any suggestion for this? 

Thank you in advance =))

Actually that is kind of the point of the reverse pyamid training on your compound movements in the PPL program, to progressively overload each set. So each week, you should be aiming to lift more than you did for each given rep range, or at least some of the sets as you pyramid down.

 

So on your bench press, let's say in your first week you press 200lbs for 3 reps. The next week, you aim to press 205lbs for three reps. The whole point of reducing your reps and increasing the weight like that is so you get stronger week-to-week.. does that make sense?

Yes, that make total sense to me :))

Thanks Scott =))

Yes, that make total sense to me :))

Thanks Scott =))