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What is the best way to overcome a “wall” in your routine?

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Gus0 October 5, 2011 0 Comments

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Debbie0 Posted 0 Comments

In a word, “CHANGE” !!! …hitting a wall (or not seeing any progress) can occur for a variety of reasons. Hitting a wall (or a plateau) in our routine is actually a good thing. It’s your body telling you it needs something whether it be rest due to overtraining, more food due to not eating enough, or a change in our exercise program. You must always challenge and surprise your body. The reason your body hits a plateau in the first place is because it has gotten used to the same old routine!

So change is good after all!!

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Stephen0 Posted 0 Comments

Oh, I love Debbie’s answer! So simple yet so effective.

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Michelle0 Posted 0 Comments

To add to Debbie’s response: anticipate the wall or plateau ahead!! Plan for it; have your plan B, C, and D ready to get you over the hump so that you might actually avoid hitting the wall in the first place:)

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Shawn0 Posted 0 Comments

Periodization! you should be planning different phases ahead of time. I prefer to plan out 3 month macrocycles with 1 month mesocycles and 1 week microcycles. This prevents boredom and keeps the body adapting.

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Curtis0 Posted 0 Comments

Agree with the above. The wall WILL come and we must always be ready to address it. CHANGE from what you WERE doing!!!!

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