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Going parallel has helped me--I think--to alleviate sore knees, plus I have found that my form is better, which has helped improve my legs.

I'm stronger with the bar except for curls. I've always been stronger with DB curls than with bar curls.

I like to change routines on occassion as well. It keeps the mind fresh and alleviates boredom. I don't always feel a burn, even though I train to positive failure and sometimes I train to total failure. I do find, however, that a change in routine, e.g., increase reps, will result in a burn...

Why are you training shoulders the day after chest and triceps? That is too much on the recovery system.

Why do you want to change your current routine? What has been your progress on your current routine? Even without this information, your questions can be addressed, though not in full. -There are some exercises that may be harmful, based on your body type (e.g., behind the neck presses), and...

I take a week off approximately every 12 weeks, which works well for me.

You say you really want to do this but on some level you are resisting the change. True change in one's lifestyle only comes from within. In addition, the motivation to effect such a change may come from an external reward that you desire more than anything else, or you may be motivated to...

Without any data about diet, regularly scheduled activity, etc, I can't offer any suggestions except that you may be overtraining. You may want to take a break from training for 7-10 days then resume at a lower level of volume.

From personal experience, I can only tell you that no program will work until you have changed your mind set, i.e., you must want to change.

When I go through a powerlifting cycle, I will go longer than 8 days between bodyparts.

Some of you are working more sets for a single body part than I work during an entire week for all bodyparts. If I worked at those volume levels, I would have to be hospitalized.

How true.

Perhaps, but it has worked well.

Well put. Arthritis can be irritating, but strength training does help to manage it.

See a sports medicine physician, as recommended by other posts. I've had similar problems, but it was from arthritis. Squats and deadlifts have actually been beneficial, even though my knees crack and pop when doing them.

Back and legs--I get a major rush from working heavy deadlifts, squats, chins, and rows

Soreness is not necessary for an effective workout.

I have better results from training each bodypart every 5-8 days apart.

There are a number of ways to increase intensity, and there are several ways to recover from intense workouts. For instance, the book you have read relies on a cycling protocol to allow for recovery from intense workouts. Other options to recover would be to reduce volume and/or frequency or to...

I think that looks good, dependent upon number of sets during your workouts. I can relate to your schedule. I work fulltime as a teacher an athletics director plus I am attending graduate school 3 evenings per week, thus I am following a routine consistent w/my suggestions. I work upper body...