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2003/12/29, 12:34 PM
For the past year I have been doing the exact same weight routine. I notice that every few months my body seems to plateau and i loose the stregth that i had. How often should you change your weight routine? Also I noticed that my upper body would gain muscle mass particularly in the arms, but it would lack in definition. How do you get defined arms WITHOUT having arms that look big and unmuscular?
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2003/12/29, 12:52 PM
Your lifting routine needs to be changed regularly.Try using the FT routines . They change at the end of each 8 or 12 week routine. Keeps down the boredom as well as causing muscle growth. Welcome to FT. If you fill in your profile it helps us to help you.
The definition problem you mention is probably more a function of diet than exercise. If you work out properly and seem to get larger and no more defined you are probably putting on muscle under the fat. Everybody who is overweight goes through this.
Best of luck to you. Ask questions, eat clean, lift and grow.
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Living well is the best revenge.
Charlie
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2003/12/29, 04:37 PM
There are also some routines that you should change every 6 weeks. There's a ton of them out there. FT has a pretty good arsenal of programs that can help you out of plateaus. Having one routine for 12 months can not only get boring, but your body will adapt to it fairly quickly.
As far as definition, there are two factors I can think of. One is Charlie's suggestion in changing your diet. The other is to work with lighter to moderate weights and doing more reps. Of course, your rest periods will be shorter. But this type of workout will increase your heartrate, which will give you some cardio benefits.
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**_Robert_**
Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
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2003/12/29, 04:58 PM
Alright so change up the routine every couple weeks, that i can do.
However when you guys are talking about diet, honestly I am not one to sit and count the calories (I know i would probably reap more benefits if I was completly anal about counting the calories) but I am happy with the weight that i am at, at the moment. so if i was to count all the calories i intake would that not either decrease or increase my weight. I stay away from fast foods and anything that is unhealthy and try to eat protein. Does it honestly help to count every calories that you intake, or should you try to stay away from the carbs and eat more protein... I don't really know which is better?!?!
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2003/12/29, 06:56 PM
There are carbs and then there are carbs. Sweet potatoes and instant biscuits can have the same amount of carbs.One of those will fatten you up nicely. Do a little research here and see if you really are eating clean.
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Living well is the best revenge.
Charlie
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2004/01/27, 02:38 PM
no, counting every single little thing is not important. But then, that also depends on whether you consider a small glass of soda with 140 calories a little thing. Basicly, just substitute things like soda for water or fast food for a turkey sandwhich, that will make a big difference.
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Ichiguchi
Olympic Gold Medalist
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2004/01/27, 04:48 PM
I all depends on what you want to do with your body. Are a bodybuilder? If so, then yes, you need to count calories. Do you just want to look good for the ladies, then counting calories is probably not a big deal for you. You need to eat correct, and it sounds like you are doing that. Also, with the changing of routines, remember symmetry also. What I mean by this is that your body sometimes knows that you are unproportional in certain areas, and for it to respond, you need to work out those other areas.
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