Originally Posted by BvckWood
It took you 6 months of doing the same thing without results before finally seeing gains? You certainly have more patience than I do. I usually make an evaluation on a monthly basis to determine whats working. If I don’t gain in a month, I sure as hell don’t gain anything after that if I don’t make a change. To each their own.I guess what I meant to say was increasing reps, which is apparently volume. Not intensity.
How would you know you don’t gain anything after a month if you don’t change? Apparently you haven’t tried that route as you just said you don’t have patience to stick with something for the long term to see if it’s working or not.
The OP said he wasn’t consistent! Before adding or changing, he needs to become consistent. He hasn’t made any newbie gains in 3 months. But he also practically said he had a one month break in that time. I don’t know about you, but if I take a long break then I lose some of what I gained if it isn’t cemented. 3 months with a one month break isn’t adequate time for him to cement any gains.
Telling a guy who is still training and conditioning his unit to do more reps or up the intensity is foolish and putting him at risk of injury. He needs to become consistent in his routine to properly condition himself during the newbie phase and make sure he isn’t resting too much, working too much, stressing too much, or at risk for injury. If he hasn’t learned his physical ability, then who are you to encourage him to push further.
That’d be like telling a guy that’s only been benching 200lbs in the gym for 1 month to try 500lbs since he isn’t getting stronger! You’re going to cause him great injury!