Change Your Strength Training Routine
Do you do the same strength training routine all the time?
I was at the gym one day and a lady approached me and asked me how I could lift so much weight (I had 45lb plates on each end at the leg press machine). This was my warm up set. I double up by the last set.
She said that she's been doing the same workout for a long time. And this is one of the reasons why many people just don't see the results they're expecting. Our bodies adapt after 4 to 6 weeks. So you should change or vary your workouts at least within this time period.
But to answer her question more accurately I vary my workouts. I change intensity and the different types of exercises every 4 to 6 weeks. I don't train at the same intensity every week. Some weeks I push harder and lift more and some weeks I take it easy.
Strength Training Routines I use
The types of things I train for are stability, fat burning, and muscle mass. I don't stay in any one of these for more than 4 to 6 weeks. The idea is to change or vary your workouts to challenge your body. Because our bodies adapt in this time frame and will stop responding if you do the same thing for too long.
So it's very important to vary your strength training workouts. Whether you change the exercise, intensity or the duration of your training, you have to change something. But don't change it up too often or too soon either. You'll need to give your body time to adapt which is 4 to 6 weeks before you move on to something else.
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