Program vs. Instinctive Training

[AllTheWay]

As I get older and more experience under my belt less is definetly more.

this is a definate thing for me as well. the older i get the more i change depending on what hurts and what doesnt. works well

 

[Jake]

I like following routines that I have put together my self, but I have had to change gyms a few times recently and due to lack of and change of equipment it is hard to stick to a routine so I have been training instinctively. But the thing that is most important to my training, is to never have a pre determined number of reps. I will set a rep range like high reps or low reps, but will always do as many as I can, some people have a habit of stopping at 12 even if they can do more because that's what the piece of paper says.

 

[IronInsanity]

Why not just increase the weight Jake?

 

[Jake]

Why not just increase the weight Jake?

Its never that much more, not enough to effect weight, say if I were bent over rowing 135 and the routine said 8 reps but I could do 9 or 10 i would make sure I hit failure.

 

[IronInsanity]

Its never that much more, not enough to effect weight, say if I were bent over rowing 135 and the routine said 8 reps but I could do 9 or 10 i would make sure I hit failure.

Gotcha. Welcome BTW

 

[Jake]

Thank you

 

[PillarofBalance]

I like following routines that I have put together my self, but I have had to change gyms a few times recently and due to lack of and change of equipment it is hard to stick to a routine so I have been training instinctively. But the thing that is most important to my training, is to never have a pre determined number of reps. I will set a rep range like high reps or low reps, but will always do as many as I can, some people have a habit of stopping at 12 even if they can do more because that's what the piece of paper says.

I think that is an excellent point... Especially for a beginner who doesn't really know how much weight can he upright row or whatever... Good post bro

 

[Wolf]

I like following routines that I have put together my self, but I have had to change gyms a few times recently and due to lack of and change of equipment it is hard to stick to a routine so I have been training instinctively. But the thing that is most important to my training, is to never have a pre determined number of reps. I will set a rep range like high reps or low reps, but will always do as many as I can, some people have a habit of stopping at 12 even if they can do more because that's what the piece of paper says.

I just wanted to emphasize something. When it comes to powerlifting and olympic lifting those numbers are -everything-, the human body works in specific and very predictable ways. For bodybuilding, it's not as important.