Joe Pietaro
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It's happened to all of us in the gym. You get into a certain routine and sometimes feel as iff you're on autopilot going from station-to-station regardless of what body part you happened to be training that particular day. This bench, that cable and the Hammer Strength in the corner... got 'em all in and now it's time for the next body part or cardio. Not even realizing it, you've just done the same movements for a month straight without any deviation. It's easy to get into that sort of thing; you're getting the work in and feeling a great pump. So what could be wrong?
Well, it's not really 'wrong,' per se, but rather just underperforming. If you have the dedication to get there and bust your ass, then you shouldn't cheat yourself even a little bit. And doing the same four or so exercises every time you hit that body part is leaving a bit to be desired. You owe it to yourself to mix things up, use some different grips on different movements and hit that muscle from more than one angle.
But you can take it even further if you like and give some exercises a cameo, even the ones that you are not fond of doing; it's not supposed to be a massage, but rather a strenuous workout. So if you have been avoiding that one because it "hurts,: grow the fuck up. Save it for last if you have to, but do the damn thing once a month at least. Give your m uncle a challenge and see if it gets easier to do that one, which isn't always necessarily a bad thing. That may mean you have grown and now are able to handle an exercise that used to be a bitch to do.
It may even be one that you enjoy doing, but circumstances have dictated an in ability to do it. Your gym may have limited equipment and that bench you like to use is the most popular one on the floor. So your intentions are good, but you can't time it right and after a while, basically forgot about it. You have replaced it and then one day you see someone else doing it and out dawns on you that it has been missing from your routine. Wait it out or find a different piece of equipment where it can be performed.
You should have enough of a repertoire where you do not necessarily have to repeat a movement or two each time you work that particular body part, but want to because it/they are one of those staple exercises (such as triceps pushdowns). But don't get hung up finding excuses to make any more than half (let's say two of the four exercises you are doing for a body part) defined as a 'staple' because then you're back to where you started.
Especially with your triceps - there are so man y variations of a particular exercise that you shocked never have to rely on doing it the same way two sessions in a row. Take the aforementioned triceps pushdowns. A straight bar, E-Z curl bar, rope handle, etc. are all there and should be used..., even if you feel one better than the others. It's better to mix it up and test your muscle by doing so than getting it used to the same exact thing.
Well, it's not really 'wrong,' per se, but rather just underperforming. If you have the dedication to get there and bust your ass, then you shouldn't cheat yourself even a little bit. And doing the same four or so exercises every time you hit that body part is leaving a bit to be desired. You owe it to yourself to mix things up, use some different grips on different movements and hit that muscle from more than one angle.
But you can take it even further if you like and give some exercises a cameo, even the ones that you are not fond of doing; it's not supposed to be a massage, but rather a strenuous workout. So if you have been avoiding that one because it "hurts,: grow the fuck up. Save it for last if you have to, but do the damn thing once a month at least. Give your m uncle a challenge and see if it gets easier to do that one, which isn't always necessarily a bad thing. That may mean you have grown and now are able to handle an exercise that used to be a bitch to do.
It may even be one that you enjoy doing, but circumstances have dictated an in ability to do it. Your gym may have limited equipment and that bench you like to use is the most popular one on the floor. So your intentions are good, but you can't time it right and after a while, basically forgot about it. You have replaced it and then one day you see someone else doing it and out dawns on you that it has been missing from your routine. Wait it out or find a different piece of equipment where it can be performed.
You should have enough of a repertoire where you do not necessarily have to repeat a movement or two each time you work that particular body part, but want to because it/they are one of those staple exercises (such as triceps pushdowns). But don't get hung up finding excuses to make any more than half (let's say two of the four exercises you are doing for a body part) defined as a 'staple' because then you're back to where you started.
Especially with your triceps - there are so man y variations of a particular exercise that you shocked never have to rely on doing it the same way two sessions in a row. Take the aforementioned triceps pushdowns. A straight bar, E-Z curl bar, rope handle, etc. are all there and should be used..., even if you feel one better than the others. It's better to mix it up and test your muscle by doing so than getting it used to the same exact thing.
