A Common Mistake

[iron addict]

An EXTREMELY common mistake made by lifters across the globe is this one:

Lifting is going well and lifts are going up—progress is fine. Then they have a few (sometime only one) bad workouts and think the sky is falling. Their solution? Change their routine—often to a totally different format. Why? Well, the routine quit working, anyone could tell that! Well, anyone would be wrong in a lot of cases. All that is happening a good percent of the time is the trainee is due for a deload, or cruise. As long as you haven’t been hammering the same exact format for an extended period of time, (as in same lifts, not rotation on lifts, same sets and reps) what you likely need is a week or two of deloading, not an entire new routine.

Iron Addict

 

[pullinbig]

got any video clips of you doing this or anything related to lifting? pictures, "your" workouts, something, anything cept sitting at a keyboard and typing out what been around for decades? =0l

 

[evansss]

As long as you haven’t been hammering the same exact format for an extended period of time, (as in same lifts, not rotation on lifts, same sets and reps)

Iron Addict

whats considered an extended period of time. im having the same problem pretty much.

 

[Vennom96]

So what exactly does one do when they deload? Do less sets or reps?
And how often should this be done?

 

[iron addict]

got any video clips of you doing this or anything related to lifting? pictures, "your" workouts, something, anything cept sitting at a keyboard and typing out what been around for decades? =0l

Here is what I have, I train about 70 people at a time VERY successfully. Want to see the results? Look here.

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=54

My lifts and physique are not that impressive compared to you oh great master, but my results applying my training methods speak for themselves.

IA