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Posted by: CancerNV

Ive picked up the past few issues of Muscle Fitness magazine and they seem to stresss mixing up your workout and weights to avoid plateus. My question is...

I havent hit a plateu yet but I still do the same exact workouts. Should I mix it up or wait until I slow down?

Posted by: Paynne

Muscle and fiction probably doesn't have a lot of fans here. But mixing it up is key

Posted by: CancerNV

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Originally Posted by Paynne

Muscle and fiction probably doesn't have a lot of fans here. But mixing it up is key

What does that mean?

Posted by: LAM

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Originally Posted by CancerNV

What does that mean?

Muscle & Fitness hasn't been good since about 1988, most of the info is useless and surely not revolutionary in any way.

if you are making gains with your current routine there is no reason to change it. if it's not broken, don't fix it.

Posted by: DOMS

Most bodybuilders like to belittle mass publications.

Posted by: DamnHardGainer

Mix it up. Arnold suggests this in his encyclopedia and most bodybuilders with impressive physiques will tell you the same. Every day you go in there, change things up a bit in different ways. Here's some ideas:

1. Change the order that you do your exercises in to keep the body guessing.
2. Change the intensity...do some supersets, pyramids, etc.
3. Add in or change out exercises to hit the same muscles from diff angles.

You can do all the above easily and every time you walk in the gym, yet still measure progress in your routine. I bet you'll notice immediately the extra soreness you'll feel.

Posted by: DDan16

i would not change you routine if its working for you, thats just stupid.

also, i would try to keep your workout intense, everytime your in the gym

Posted by: DamnHardGainer

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Originally Posted by DDan16

i would not change you routine if its working for you, thats just stupid.

Right. It's stupid because every experienced bodybuilder with many years of experience will tell you variety can only help you make great gains. This coming from a 16 year old with how many years of experience?

Posted by: CowPimp

There's no point in changing your routine if you are making gains. There's nothing wrong with waiting until your gains start to taper off or plateau completely before making changes. Progressive resistance is enough of a shock to the body to promote hypertrophy.

Posted by: LAM

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Originally Posted by CowPimp

Progressive resistance is enough of a shock to the body to promote hypertrophy.

exactly !

Posted by: DDan16

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Originally Posted by DamnHardGainer

variety does help when your training routine calls for a change. otherwise there is absolutely no need to stop because you will make gains by progressing the resistance.

were not talkin about experience were talkin about facts

Posted by: WilliamB

I dont think you can "keep your body guessing" I dont think I can trick my mind and be like here comes bench oh wait...whats happening my body is doing lats what the hell?!

Posted by: ihateschoolmt

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Originally Posted by WilliamB

I dont think you can "keep your body guessing" I dont think I can trick my mind and be like here comes bench oh wait...whats happening my body is doing lats what the hell?!

It's not a mental thing. Your body physically adapts to a routine.

Posted by: Prince

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Originally Posted by WilliamB

I dont think you can "keep your body guessing" I dont think I can trick my mind and be like here comes bench oh wait...whats happening my body is doing lats what the hell?!

I think you need to read up on adaption so you understand hypertrophy.

http://www.ironmagazine.com/article44.html

Posted by: topolo

who wrote that shit?

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