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goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/02/19, 07:48 PM 6 to 8 weeks is it ok to switch and add different exercises every other week? Keep changing each week so your body isnt so use to it? Curious because I do this w/ my bicep exercises and tricep and will do them in different orders and add an exercise or 2 or switch some for others. (all my compound exercises stay the same) Is this ok or should I change the whole routine all together?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/19, 08:20 PM As you become more advanced(not saying you aren't, just generally speaking), it is a good idea to confuse the muscle and hit from as many angles as possible as often as possible. I like to do 2 week variations alot, a workout A and B if you will. After just 2 weeks of the workout A, it is fun to look forward to going to the workout B, and you may even get a bit sore again. This is one way, I may do this for a period of 8 weeks, so that is 4 weeks of each workout. Sometimes I will do a completely different workout each time I do that muscle group. The important thing is not to let the body adapt, and the more ways you hit a muscle, the more fibers you are going to eventually hit and work, so more chance of growth. :surprised: -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
pimple Posts: 490 Joined: 2003/07/08	2004/02/19, 09:14 PM i personally don't do the same workout twice in a roll... i also have an A and B workout kind of thing, but i usually mix them around so my body feels stupid for not knowing what its master is doing... heh... -------------- 8.1 o_O http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=GEKZGLA&key=RLE
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/02/19, 09:33 PM Thanks for the advice Do you keep your compound exercises in the B workout like squats/bench press/dead lift???? Or do you cut those exercises as well?
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/02/19, 09:44 PM Also is this a suitable routine change? A-workout Monday-Back/biceps Back Deadlifts lat pulldowns t-bar rows Biceps bb curls preacher DB concentration curls Alternating db curls Hammer curls Tuesday Chest triceps Bench press Incline bench press dumbell flyes db kickbacks skull crushers tricep pull/pushdowns Thursday Shoulders Lateral raises Rear lateral raises BB front press shrugs Friday Legs Leg extensions Squats calve raises stiff legged deadlifts Workout B back/biceps Pulldowns Bent Over Barbell Rows Dumbbell Rows Seated Dumbbell Curls Incline Dumbbell Curls Dumbbell Concentration Curls chest/triceps Flat Dumbbell Press Incline Dumbbell Flyes Bench Dips Seated Dumbbell Overhead Extensions Pushdowns Dumbbell Crossface Shoulders Seated Dumbbell Press Wide Grip Barbell Upright Rows Barbell Front Raises Standing Dumbbell Rear Raises Legs Squats Lunges leg extensions calve raises Feel free to throw any comments I just threw that together to get a general idea. It would be nice if someone would post their B workout for me....Thanks