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How Often Do U Change Ur Workout
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toga22
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For myself, I agree with gymtime's thinking "Change is Good". I believe that if you stick with one routine for too long, you may fall into too much of a routine, and loose sight of the basic principles.
For myself, my core workout stays the same...but the individual exercises change. Every 12 weeks, besides my normal workout, I choose one area as a focus. My focus area I will work on, every third day, in addition to my normal routine.....
At the end of my 12 weeks, I am also able to re-access the things I have done good, and things I need to improve on during the next 12 week cycle.
~toga
For myself, my core workout stays the same...but the individual exercises change. Every 12 weeks, besides my normal workout, I choose one area as a focus. My focus area I will work on, every third day, in addition to my normal routine.....
At the end of my 12 weeks, I am also able to re-access the things I have done good, and things I need to improve on during the next 12 week cycle.
~toga
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Lumberg
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Never "change" from doing the basics!
Personally, I don't have plans to stop squatting anytime soon.
I plan to start deadlifting soon and I don't plan to leave that out of my workout ever.
Like someone else said, keep your "core" lifts (bench, pull ups, dips, squats, deads, etc.) the same. Switch up on the isolation exercises. Or if you must, change the type of lift you do (ie pause squats, box squats, DB bench, sumo deads, DB squats, etc.)
The main thing I change is a) The number of reps I do (I do high rep periods vs. low rep periods) and b) the order of the exercises (I have three basic workouts-A-Legs, B-back&bis,and C-chest&tris. I work out every other day. So I might do A-B-C for 5-10 weeks, then I'll do A-C-B.
I plan to squat 12 months a year until further notice.
JC
Personally, I don't have plans to stop squatting anytime soon.
I plan to start deadlifting soon and I don't plan to leave that out of my workout ever.
Like someone else said, keep your "core" lifts (bench, pull ups, dips, squats, deads, etc.) the same. Switch up on the isolation exercises. Or if you must, change the type of lift you do (ie pause squats, box squats, DB bench, sumo deads, DB squats, etc.)
The main thing I change is a) The number of reps I do (I do high rep periods vs. low rep periods) and b) the order of the exercises (I have three basic workouts-A-Legs, B-back&bis,and C-chest&tris. I work out every other day. So I might do A-B-C for 5-10 weeks, then I'll do A-C-B.
I plan to squat 12 months a year until further notice.
JC
vinylgroover
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Gymtime,
In your post you mention that for a muscle to be completely worked you need to work it at different angles.
Muscle has two functions, to contract and relax, nothing more. It's as simple as that. How do you work a muscle at different angles. A muscle can't contract across itself or diagonally or any other way. A muscle simply responds by recruiting the amount of fibres necessary to resist the force against it. It's that simple.
If you want your muscles to grow bigger, you need to recruit more fibres in the lifting process. The only way to do that is through progressively overloading the muscle, ie more weight. So you can forget about shocking, angle training and all of those other myths that surround this sport and concentrate on basic, heavy compund movements.
I think you've been reading flex magazine and all those other bull**** publications way too much. At the end of the day, it's all about common sense my friend, and being more analytical.
In your post you mention that for a muscle to be completely worked you need to work it at different angles.
Muscle has two functions, to contract and relax, nothing more. It's as simple as that. How do you work a muscle at different angles. A muscle can't contract across itself or diagonally or any other way. A muscle simply responds by recruiting the amount of fibres necessary to resist the force against it. It's that simple.
If you want your muscles to grow bigger, you need to recruit more fibres in the lifting process. The only way to do that is through progressively overloading the muscle, ie more weight. So you can forget about shocking, angle training and all of those other myths that surround this sport and concentrate on basic, heavy compund movements.
I think you've been reading flex magazine and all those other bull**** publications way too much. At the end of the day, it's all about common sense my friend, and being more analytical.
vinylgroover
New member
Why am i arrogant. because i stick to my guns. I'm all ears. If you can tell me why i'm wrong i'm happy to listen.
People are afraid to use common sense and critically analyse things for themselves so they listen to the myths that are perpetuated by the bodybuilding fraternity.
I would be very interested to hear where my logic is 'physiologically' wrong as you put it.
People are afraid to use common sense and critically analyse things for themselves so they listen to the myths that are perpetuated by the bodybuilding fraternity.
I would be very interested to hear where my logic is 'physiologically' wrong as you put it.
brianmincher
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I change every single week. There is something to changing up often. No muscles cannot be "confused" or become "angry" or suffer any other emotion, but your central nervous system does adapt to just about anything that you throw at it and this adaptation occurs after about 2 or 3 weeks.
If you don't believe me try this. Max out on the bench every week for 4 weeks. Unless you are a total newbie, you are going to not only lose progress, but go backward by week 3 or 4. Then max out on the flat bench for week one, then the incline for week two, then the decline for week 3 then do 100 lb dumbells for a rep max on week 5, then test your max again. It will go up. Training above 90 percent of your max for longer than 3 weeks causes a decrease in the central nervous system's coordination ability. Never get to that point. Work the same muscles with a different exercise every week or two (the conjugate method).
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If you don't believe me try this. Max out on the bench every week for 4 weeks. Unless you are a total newbie, you are going to not only lose progress, but go backward by week 3 or 4. Then max out on the flat bench for week one, then the incline for week two, then the decline for week 3 then do 100 lb dumbells for a rep max on week 5, then test your max again. It will go up. Training above 90 percent of your max for longer than 3 weeks causes a decrease in the central nervous system's coordination ability. Never get to that point. Work the same muscles with a different exercise every week or two (the conjugate method).
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gettinlarger
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vinylgroover ... not to be a dick or anything, but this gymtime dude knows his shit. ive learned a lot from this board, and a lot comes from him ... you, however, are spitting out nothing but crap thus far. i understand your standpoint, but dude, you need to take criticism once in a while. you aint god buddy.
gymtime
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Thaibox said:
I was polite in my first post, but you sound pretty arrogant about this, so I will simply point out, that YOU ARE WRONG. You need to learn much more about physiology and body mechanics, then come back and make a valid argument. Until then...
I gave up arguing why the sky is blue a long time ago. You want to keep doing the same workout forever? Knock yourself out. But one question, have you ever tried changing up?
