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calgal415
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this might be a strange question...is it better to stay with a routine(exerciese, sets, time in between) for a while and then change it up all together, or change the routine every time you do the muscle group????
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richk
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It's good to mix things up, but there's no need to be constantly changing exercises every week.
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piesore
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Keep it the same until it stops working. Then figure out what isn't working and change only that. If you don't give a routine at least 6 months you'll never know if it really works or not.
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freeatlast
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Most routines have some sort of change built in. A routine isn't just what you do for a particular day. A routine is what you do over a period of time.
A wave loading routine will have you increase the weight every time for X workouts, and then drop it back down and start over again. For example, let's say you can just barely squat 315# for 2 sets of 5. A wave loading routine might do something like:
Week 1: 220# x 5 x 2 (reps x sets) Week 2: 250# x 5 x 2 Week 3: 280# x 5 x 2 Week 4: 315# x 5 x 2 Week 5: 250# x 5 x 2 Week 6: 280# x 5 x 2 Week 7: 315# x 5 x 2 Week 8: 345# x 5 x 2
This is just ONE type of routine; there are other types of routines that vary the number of sets and reps along with the weight. Take a look around at some web sites, there are a ton of different routines out there. Some of them will work for you and some of them won't.
The main concept is: you don't want to just keep doing the same thing over and over again.
Watson (the pencil neck) Davis
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