Thread: Always changing routine- bad?

I believe a higher frequency, 2x per week for example, to be superior to only once a week for muscle growth and strength accretion. More growing opportunities and muscle recovery doesn't take nearly a week. Central nervous system recovery can take longer.

A lot of people train intuitively without a set workout plan. The salient issue imo is, do you know your goals? And are you progressing toward those goals in a measureable manner. If so, then I see nothing wrong with your plan.

Just picking a bunch of different exercises for a bunch of different muscle groups sounds a bit too hapzarard for my liking. Might want to give it a bit more thought than that. Maybe focus on practicing some of the most important and result producing lifts. For example, squat, deadlift, bench/overhead pressing, rows/pullups/chins. That sort of thing.

You sound like a relative beginner at this.

If so,I think you should follow a basic routine to build up a foundation using basic compound exercises for the most part.

Changing things up cotinually can be a useful tool but not in the early bstages of training.

On frequency,I would train every bodypart once weekly ,and no more than twice a week with one heavy session and one with more moderate poundages.

Good luck!!

changes exercises is definately a good thing but the key to building muscle is progressiveness. you have to always try to top your previous workout in some way ..... increase weight, sets, or reps. it can be very hard to keep track of what you are lifting and what you need to progress to if you are always changing routines.

changing the routine too ofter is a huge mistake. if you never truely get strong in the core compound lifts you are not maximizing growth potential and short changing yourself.

Im not *brand new* to working out. Pretty new though, Ive been going to Golds gym for about 3 1/2 to 4 months.
I use lifts like bench, arnolds, bicep curls, some of the natulis and freemotion machines, bent over rows.
I really wish somebody would help me with a program at the gym, but I sort of like just doing whatever feels good at the moment. I've I stuck to a set workout routine i think I might get bored.

if you are making gains great ..... if not, changing too often is 1 of the problems.