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Charno · 25-06-2008, 02:57 PM

Hi all,

I've been training almost a year now and after seeing improvements in strength for the first half or so of training I'm not struggling to increase the weights I'm pushing.

Some days I can go a little heavier and then the next time I'm back to square one. I keep a note of my sessions and it seems like months since any of my weights have gone up. I'm just drifting around the same few weights.

Now I've read about plateaus and the need to change your routine to, well, come at things from a different angle, freshen it up and such and I do try to tweak things based on the good advice I read here.

I do think perhaps I'm doing too much in terms of work volume, too many sets, maybe I'm pre-exhausting myself. I don't feel exhausted in the gym though, just not very strong. Perhaps it's a confidence thing.

Anyway, I'm arguing myself in circles. I'm asking your advice and/or opinion not talking to myself.

I tend to do a 4 day split, chest & triceps, back & abs, legs and Shoulders & biceps. Do three to four exercises for the big body parts and two to three for arms, three to four sets of 10 each time one of which is a warm up. Any more details which would help let me know.

Thanks.

25-06-2008, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Charno Been training for just under a year Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 68	Don't really feel I'm getting stronger Hi all, I've been training almost a year now and after seeing improvements in strength for the first half or so of training I'm not struggling to increase the weights I'm pushing. Some days I can go a little heavier and then the next time I'm back to square one. I keep a note of my sessions and it seems like months since any of my weights have gone up. I'm just drifting around the same few weights. Now I've read about plateaus and the need to change your routine to, well, come at things from a different angle, freshen it up and such and I do try to tweak things based on the good advice I read here. I do think perhaps I'm doing too much in terms of work volume, too many sets, maybe I'm pre-exhausting myself. I don't feel exhausted in the gym though, just not very strong. Perhaps it's a confidence thing. Anyway, I'm arguing myself in circles. I'm asking your advice and/or opinion not talking to myself. I tend to do a 4 day split, chest & triceps, back & abs, legs and Shoulders & biceps. Do three to four exercises for the big body parts and two to three for arms, three to four sets of 10 each time one of which is a warm up. Any more details which would help let me know. Thanks.