If you want to gain weight and strength, just stick to a basic template like Starting Strength.kheavan wrote: ↑Hey, I'm a beginner (well my lifts would indicate so) and I do the whole heavy medium light schedule because I've read that squatting 3x week can be too much.
My goal is to gain weight .. should I be going heavy 3x a week? Right now, I increase the reps on a weekly basis from 8-12. Once I hit 12, I increase the weight by 10% and start at 8 reps again. I'm sure you've heard of the program I'm doing. Is that progress rate too slow in your opinion?
Squatting 3x week is perfectly fine for beginners, and you should be adding weight every session.
Stay in the lower range for your goal, 5RM is ideal.
I wouldn't move onto a heavy light medium until you're into an intermediate program.