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Do You Have to Change Exercises Every 4 Weeks?

December 10, 2015 by Nick 1 Comment

Do You Have to Change Exercises Every 4 Weeks?

**Photo Credit: Flex Lewis No, you don’t. Changing exercises frequently is not a necessity, and you can make progress just by manipulating your load and total volume (i.e. the weight on the bar and the set and rep schemes). However, changing exercises on a semi-regular basis – think 4-12 weeks – does pose benefits, and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: exercises, variation

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

July 23, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

The other day I was talking with an athlete who was extremely frustrated with the results he had been getting in his training.   His squat hadn’t budged in two months, his deadlift had improved by 10 lbs. at best, and his bench had actually REGRESSED to a previously set PR.   He asked me to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Training Tagged With: adaption, change, Individualization, muscle, Strength, training, variation