How often should I change my routine

[RunRomyRun]

in order to prevent my body getting used to it and plateauing?

[2guns]

in order to prevent my body getting used to it and plateauing?

depends wat yr workout is

[samoan_muscle]

in order to prevent my body getting used to it and plateauing?

Every 5 mins IMO

[keats]

I change my workout every day, no two are the same. Chest one train will be completely different from my next workout.

[mclovin]

if youve hit a brick wall with your gains, mix it up a bit, the same shit from day to day week to week can get a bit old for me , saying that i dont stray from the trinity lifts squat bench deads

[keats]

mix it up a bit

The only way to keep the muscles guessing and growing. The body adapts very quickly so in order to get the best gains mix it up.

[Pseudonym]

Isn't it better to repeat a routine for a few weeks at least? Yes, the body recovers and repairs itself quickly, but I thought adaptation (and therefore growth) took longer?

Sure, there's no point in doing the same routine long after your body's adapted to it, but I though some consistency was needed for your body to recognise the pattern it needs to adapt to.

Personally, I'd hold onto the same routine (albeit keep pushing to lift more weight) for 6-8 weeks before changing it.

[2guns]

as long as yr weights are improving on the exerices and u are exercises all muscles groups i dnt feel the need for change very often.

everyones different though, i just do the same shit and mix the weights up. works for me

[IronGame]

Depends on your training age and experiance, a beginer will do better sticking with a program for up to 12 weeks while the body and mind learn how to recrute maximum muscle fibres and develope a stronger CNI and Nuromuscular connection and then finally muscle adaption and strength increace/ hypertrophy.

A very experianced lifter will do well making small changes each session, wether it be exercise selection, order, tempo, weight/reps/sets even day of the week.

[NBS 4life]

6 - 8 weeks to further chronic adaptation.

[frogie2001]

i agree on this one too. if your weights are increasing and you are getting stronger there is no need to change your routine. once this slows or stops than change

[Cammo]

6 - 8 weeks to further chronic adaptation.

"Chronic Adaption"

Is that a new Muscletech product? :pfft:

[INSPECTOR64]

6 - 8 weeks to further chronic adaptation.

"Chronic Adaption"

Is that a new Muscletech product? :pfft:

Soundz like sum sorta cannibis strain.....sample? :smoke:

[MasterTel]

Sometimes it's good to change things just to refresh yourself mentally - regardless of how it might affect you physically.

I do agree that if you are making good progress on a particular routine, then stay with it.

One idea for a subtle change of workout is to reverse the order of the exercises i.e. doing the usual "finishing" or isolation exercises first, then tackling the basic compound exercises last - this can feel quite different to the usual routine!

[Gym rat]

I change my routine around every four weeks.

[SamWelly]

Don't change the compund excersizes at all IMO. Squat, Dead and Bench all year round. Change the isolative excersizes to work on weaknesses (eg poor bench due to crap tricep strength) that will help you bring up the compounds.

[ngapuhi strong]

Don't change the compund excersizes at all IMO. Squat, Dead and Bench all year round. Change the isolative excersizes to work on weaknesses (eg poor bench due to crap tricep strength) that will help you bring up the compounds.

:ditto: :ditto:

[AgentOrange]

Don't change the compund excersizes at all IMO. Squat, Dead and Bench all year round. Change the isolative excersizes to work on weaknesses (eg poor bench due to crap tricep strength) that will help you bring up the compounds.

yeah agree good advice

[ExpensiveUrine]

in order to prevent my body getting used to it and plateauing?

Every 5 mins IMO

:grin:

Agreed on keeping the main lifts, just use variation in intensity (1RM%), volume and frequency of training and like the other poster mentioned, changing things for psychological relief can also beneficial, because doing the same thing week in, week out can be boring but it doesn't necessarily mean that you'll improve your physical condition.

The reasoning behind "body getting used to it and plateauing", is just an accumulation of fatigue from overloading your body with training which prevents you from attempting new personal bests or even reaching your personal bests. Take a week off or reduce your overall loading and see what happens.

[Arjun]

in order to prevent my body getting used to it and plateauing?

If its not working, change it.

If its working, keep doing it until it stops working.