wideskies Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 my workout partner and i switch up our routine every 1 1/2- 2 months. we have some core exercises (ie. squats/pullups) that we don't remove from our workout, but we change up the number of reps and type of exercises for each body part. recently we've been doing two sets (and warmup sets for some exercises) of each exercise because three of each keeps us at the gym longer than we'd like. when we change our routine in a few weeks, we'll probably still stick to two sets.how about the rest of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skince55 Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 recently not enough. However I used to change it up every 4 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitesnautica Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 1-2 months is good. However - another change up is to alternate every other week - and keep that same alternation for 2-3 months. It is probably the same difference either way - but it does change up the monotony some.Nautica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skince55 Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 my problem is that my gym is not exactly a state of the art facility, so I'm limited on variety of exercies. If anyone has any creative movements i'd love to hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rackham Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 Originally posted by skince55 my problem is that my gym is not exactly a state of the art facility, so I'm limited on variety of exercies. If anyone has any creative movements i'd love to hear them. You can also vary sets, reps, tempo, exercise order, frequency, etc. etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wideskies Posted July 25 Author Report Share Posted July 25 Originally posted by skince55 my problem is that my gym is not exactly a state of the art facility, so I'm limited on variety of exercies. If anyone has any creative movements i'd love to hear them. what DOES it have?i hope it has:-a cage-benches that can incline-free weightscause you can do a lot with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skince55 Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 Originally posted by wideskies what DOES it have?i hope it has:-a cage-benches that can incline-free weightscause you can do a lot with that. yea it has all of that....That's pretty much all my workouts consist of. It just seems as if I'm running out of ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elementx Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 Every second time I hit a muscle group I will change up the exercises a little but... Example if I am doing bicepts. I will do Alt arm seated dumbell curls. The second time I train bicepts I will do standing barbell curls...As far as a complete change I will do it once every 1 or 2 months depending on progress... If I see that I am slowing down as far as gains. Or getting bored then I will change it up once a month. If I feel that what I am doing at the time is working well and I am seeing significant gains than I won't change up until the 2nd month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitesnautica Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 Originally posted by skince55 my problem is that my gym is not exactly a state of the art facility, so I'm limited on variety of exercies. If anyone has any creative movements i'd love to hear them. I doubt you are anywhere close to needing creative movements. Stick to the basics. Which is all anyone needs until the get to a national level.Nautica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orisha Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 I try to do something different all the time, to work different muscles, and for variety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daillestmattyg Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 Originally posted by elementx Every second time I hit a muscle group I will change up the exercises a little but... Example if I am doing bicepts. I will do Alt arm seated dumbell curls. The second time I train bicepts I will do standing barbell curls...As far as a complete change I will do it once every 1 or 2 months depending on progress... If I see that I am slowing down as far as gains. Or getting bored then I will change it up once a month. If I feel that what I am doing at the time is working well and I am seeing significant gains than I won't change up until the 2nd month. what do u mean by change? 1 month ill go for more weight and less reps next month more reps good amount of weight and so on every workout though i change up my exercises to shock the muscles...feedback appreciatedmatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismakk69 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 I like doing supersets during my workouts. (one excercise right after another). Like when I'm doing chest, i'll do a set of bench presses with the barbell or dumbells, then move right into flies without any rest.I change around what excercises I do during my supersets to keep things interesting. I'll also do incline bench press then go straight into a set of push ups. I find this is the best way not to get bored with my workouts because they are always changing. I also get the best results working out like this because I do alot more. It saves time so I could hit more than one muscle group a day or do cardio or whatever.If you want ideas, PM me and I'll give a few suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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