Consistency And Variability In Your Workouts Are The Keys To Success

Consistency And Variability In Your Workouts Are The Keys To Success

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If you want to build muscle, lose weight or just fat and generally tone up your body, then you have to consider changing your training variables of your workouts. In this way you can go on getting good results.

Now you may want to change your training variables every time you workout but you have to remember that if you change your workout drastically every time, this could have a negative rather positive result. If you are not trying to improve on specific exercises for set and rep schemes with rest intervals, then you are not building the basis for improving your body. If you are consistent and try to improve on a set training method for a specific period of time, then you will get the best results. Usually a period from 4-8 weeks is your best bet as this will give your body time to adapt to the training method you use.

At this point, say after a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 8 weeks, it will be time to change some (not ALL !) of your training variables. Just to recap on some of these which I mentioned in the training variables article. You can change the sequence of the exercises, the number of sets and reps of the exercises. Then you may decide to change the exercise grouping you can go for super setting, circuit training etc. You may want to change the exercise TYPE do you want to go for free- weight or a machine. You can change your base standing, sitting, on a ball or one legged. Then you can consider varying the rest period between your sets, exercise angle inclined, flat, declined or bent over. Then last but not least the duration of the training and the frequency deciding to do two longer or three shorter sessions. The important thing is to STAY with your new variations for another period of 4-8 weeks.



For example, this is the training program you are doing right now. Six different exercises which are grouped together in pairs these are done as supersets. You are doing 10 sets of 3 reps with 30 seconds rest between each superset. You are taking note in your notepad of the weights used, sets and reps so that you can see the progress you are making. If, after six weeks, you find that you have reached a plateau, then it is time to change some of the variables I have mentioned above and stick with that program for another 4-8 weeks and see how you are doing.

So how do your change the program I have outlined above? Go for a classic 5 sets of 5 reps routine but this time you are going to them in tri-sets. That means three exercises done back to back and then repeated for the number of sets. You can decide to do the exercises in the tri-set with no rest period between them and then have arrest for 2 minutes between each tri-set so that you can recover your strength.

What we have done is an example of introducing variables in your program but within a consistent framework and that will get you great results.

About the Author:
Robert Locke is a fitness writer in Wellness.
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