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    bRKBEATz is offline Junior Member
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    What to do when I plateau?

    I think I am hitting my first plateau after a couple months of great gains. How do I get past this?

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    change routein, rest more, eat more, shock system.

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    What I mean is how should I change my routine? Do I change exercises, or should I change the weight I lift, or should I do more sets? For example here's what I do for biceps.

    3 sets hammer curls
    3 sets straight bar curls
    3 sets preacher curls
    3 sets (not sure of the name) dumbell curls where you rotate the dumbell while you lift it up.

    What is a good change of routine to get past the plateau?

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    well i think thats too mcuh to begin with for bicepts, 2ndly you need to alter your excercises periodically or so ...

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    I do more for biceps than any other body part because they don't get sore unless I do a ton of sets. I think that's just how my body works.

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    soreness doesnt mean growth
    and sometimes less is more.

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    Go heavier for 5-6 sets

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    get some test

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    Quote Originally Posted by taiboxa
    change routein, rest more, eat more, shock system.



    i agree.





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    Quote Originally Posted by taiboxa
    soreness doesnt mean growth
    and sometimes less is more.
    Very good course of replies Tai...

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    Well I can't eat more, I can't rest more, and I'm not going to use test so I guess I just have to change up my workout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Narkissos
    Very good course of replies Tai...
    its kuz i listend to my mommy growing up.

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    jump on some creatine
    V12 is the sheeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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    You could also change lifting days around, say you do chest every monday and back every tuesday, flip those change your sets up and possibly put some different exercises in replacement of others.

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    heres an example of changing your routine that would reall shock ur system, ill giv e my current workout(in order) then show how i would shock it
    Current chest workout-
    2x warmup sets
    flat dumbell- x10 x8 x6
    incline bench-x10 x8 x6
    Decline bench-x10x8x6
    Top flys-3x10
    bottom flies- 3x10

    Heres how i would change it to shock my system

    Incline dumbell- x10 x8 x4 x8
    flat bench- x10 x8 x4 x8
    Decline- x10 x8 x4 x8
    Chest press- 3x10

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridla
    jump on some creatine
    V12 is the sheeeeeeee!!!!!!!
    supplements are 90%time a joke i would say focus on the nutrtional aspect more so.

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