Thread: New Routine Just Doesn't Seem to Work...

If pyramidding is what works for you, stick with it. Why change what works for you?

A new routine will always seem hard at first....thats why it's so good .

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

A new routine will always seem hard at first....thats why it's so good .

but how long do i stay a routine until i realize it's not working for me............


i want to stick with the pyramiding but going up in weight every month seems like a long time.....i thought with a different routine my gains would come a little quicker..........

whats your exact routine?

I like your avatar Gen.64.
If I'm not mistaken its Aries, from the DnD book of Dieties and demigods.

Lol I'm such a nerd.

Originally Posted by mike456

whats your exact routine?

push day............4 sets flat bench...3 incline....3 flyes......3 weighted dips.....3 close grip bench.....4 military presses..

legs...........4 leg press.....4 hack squats....4 SLDL.....3 standing toe raises...3..sitting toe raises

pull day.........pull ups ....t-bar rows....a couple of hammer strenght machines i don't know the exact name of....

If your strength goes down again, or it stays where it is then you should unload. A decrease in performance, assuming it's not a fluke related to diet, sleep, neural drive that session, etc. is a sign of overreaching.

The More Important Thing Was Sets/reps/rest, Not Just Exercises

Originally Posted by mike456

The More Important Thing Was Sets/reps/rest, Not Just Exercises

well i posted the sets............reps i usually start with a weight i can do 7 then add more weight...the next set i usually do 3-4...add weight and so on. i usually take 4-5 min between each set.

Originally Posted by the_general64

well i posted the sets............reps i usually start with a weight i can do 7 then add more weight...the next set i usually do 3-4...add weight and so on. i usually take 4-5 min between each set.

Do you go to failure?

yep...

definitly time to unload, dont train to failure all the time.

take 1 week off

i train till failure most of the time after a few warmup sets ofcourse. i was stuck at 275bench foreever and i did an unlaod week and then the next week i maxed and put up 295

OK I gotta ask the noob question

Is an unload week different to a week off?

Originally Posted by JonnyStead

OK I gotta ask the noob question

Is an unload week different to a week off?

yes unload is usually just a light week, and a week off is a week off

Originally Posted by JonnyStead

OK I gotta ask the noob question

Is an unload week different to a week off?

An unload week is simply a week of training where volume, intensity, and generally frequency are reduced. As far as training goes, it is easier than a week where you are trying to stimulate adaptations. A week off is a form of unloading as well; there is no one way to unload.