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What kind of strength cycle are you following now? I'm a fan of three types:
Standard increasing:
Pick a weight that's 10 lbs over your current max. Then work that number backwards 10 times by increments of 5. So, if 10 lbs over your current max is 225, you'd work backwards to 220, 215, 210, 205, 200, 195, 190, 185, and 180. Start at 180. Do one set of 5 reps at 180. Rest 90 seconds. Decrease the weight on the second (and last set) by around 10%. Do the next set at 170. That's it. 2 sets, 5 reps each. It sucks at first, but concentrate on form and contracting the muscles and training your body to lift the weight properly. Lift for 5 straight days, rest on the weekends, do the last 5 the second week. By the end of that second week, you should be able to hit that increased number.
Second method:
Similar to the first, but you don't start so far down. 10 workouts, rest on weekends, lift every week day, 2 sets, 5 reps. For this one, it's the same principle, but you don't start so low, and lift the same weight 2 days in a row. So, it would be something like 205/195 on Monday and Tuesday, 210/200 on Wed & Thur, 215/205 on Fri and Mon, 220/210 on Tue Wed, and 225/215 on Thur Fri.
Third method:
Wave training, same workout schedule, same sets, same reps. 210/200, 205/195, 210/200, 215/205, 210/200, 215/205, 220/210, 215/205, 220/210, 225/215. That kind of thing.
All of these are effective and lend themselves to quick workouts every day, so they're easy to squeeze in no matter how much time you've got. Rest periods are to just take a week off every 4 weeks or every 2 cycles.
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