M6:D69 (D547) Change Things Up For Massive Growth

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #28
April 24, 2009

 

            


What's on my mind today?

Plateaus.  Everyone hits them at some point.  Beginners tend to avoid them for a far longer time than intermediate or advanced lifters.  However, even beginners soon hit a plateau.  So what do you do?  Is it time to panic?  These 5 tips will do the trick:

  • Change up your repetition scheme. If you are doing low reps and heavy weight, change things up to use higher reps and lighter weight.
  • Change up the number of sets you are doing. If you are doing 3 sets, increase or decrease the sets depending upon how you are recovering.
  • Decrease the frequency of your workouts. Yes, I said decrease your frequency. It works. If you are working out 3 days a week, reduce it to 2 days a week for a period of time.
  • Make sure you are following the progressive overload principle. You should be adding weight and/or repetitions each workout. If you have been doing this and are stuck, try one of the other tips in this article. If you have not been doing this, what's your problem? Get with it and start progressing!
  • Take a step back. If you are deadlifting 300 lbs. and just can't seem to add weight or repetitions, step back about 20%. That's right, lower the weight down to 240 lbs. and start progressing again. You will be surprised to find that you will blast right past the 300 lb. roadblock in no time at all.
While some of these tips seem counterintuitive, they all work and work well!  If you find yourself stuck at a plateau, dig out these tips and try them out. 

Article of interest:  M6-D55 (D533) Things are changing around here!
 


 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 

Today’s weight training was extremely intense.  I am still experimenting with the right weights.  It is very difficult because I am aiming for a certain number of repetitions and getting just the right weight is hard.  I moved 35,005 lbs. today.

I had an afternoon cardio session as usual on a Friday.  It was a great steady state session that got my heart rate up high. 
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

A plateau is merely another challenge in your path towards success. 
 
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What’s your favorite method for busting through a plateau?  Comment this post to answer the question.
 
 
 

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Posted by Michael Mahony at 4/24/2009 7:25 PM
Categories: Weightlifting Logs, Nutrition, Old Missions, Video
 
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