In order to avoid plateaus, or to break free of one, you have to vary your workouts and confuse your muscles. Throw them off so that they’ll be saying to themselves, “….i don’t remember doing this exercise”. Maybe you want to do different exercises for each muscle group on the different days you work them. Maybe you want to use different tempos of concentric vs. eccentric on different days. You can also switch up your rep ranges, training for strength one day, endurance the other day, and maybe power the next day.

I like to do 2-3 full body resistance training sessions a week. On Monday I will train for strength, and Friday I will train with plyometrics for power. On Wednesday if I feel up to it, I will train for endurance, doing reps till failure with light loads. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I will practice Muay Thai and do sprints on the treadmill afterwards. I also have a workout “A” and a workout “B” for every resistance routine. This weekly outline allows for plenty of variety in my program and always challenges my muscles in different ways.

Speak to your personal trainer to make sure that your program incorporates a significant degree of muscle confusion, and feel free to comment on this post to share the ways you construct your program to keep your muscles guessing.

Vancouver Personal Trainer Virgil Isaacs- Kalev Training in Yaletown
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