plateau how do i get over it?

[the_alcatraz]

Your body will get used to your training program after a while, and you need to shock it again. That how we do it.

 

[Rage-Of-Sparta]

at 16yo you just need to stick to the basic excercises and eat
deadlift/pullups/rows
squats/front sguat/lunges
incline/flat bench
sldl/leg curls
barbell curls
dips

 

[the_alcatraz]

at 16yo you just need to stick to the basic excercises and eat
deadlift/pullups/rows
squats/front sguat/lunges
incline/flat bench
sldl/leg curls
barbell curls
dips

very true...they will give you a strong base to build on!

 

[ajaygill]

I was looking into the 5x5 routine. I recently got into a PM with omega, and he was telling me at 16 i should not go under 10reps ever. I was shocked and why but he just said trust me on this one i know. He told me to treat my body more like a swimmer. But 5x5 seems the way to go, i downloaded the spreadsheet, that does all the calculation for you.

 

[ajaygill]

also the 5x5 is 3days a week, I'm looking for something around 4-5 days a week. Where they say incline/ military,what excersise is that?

 

[SaiBoT]

The reason OMEGA tells you this it's because at 16 yo you are still growing and your bone structure is still very tender and unstable so if you get into a program which forces you to low reps and max force like 5x5 it might be dangerous for you, because most likely if you have been doing the workouts with all that volume there's nobody good enough at the gym watching you and that crappy workout you picked from a pro bodybuilder (that actually works with him, for other reasons...) If you are doing all wrong at the 8-12 rep range workouts, I can only expect that by doing a 5x5 routine you most likely fuck yourself with heavier weights, because there is nobody there to tell you in your face how to do everything right...

 

[ajaygill]

why is everybody saying i pickeed a routine from a pro bodybuilder? And how will i mess my self up even more by doing the 5x5? I'm kind of confused, first your telling me to do the 5x5 and now your telling me to not do it?

 

[SaiBoT]

Nobody who knows something about weightlifting would give the routine you have, so everybody assumes you got it from a bodybuilding magazine... I would only advice to do a 5x5 routine, if you have your mind set to follow the rules and that means working out only 3 times a week and with somebody who can spot you and check on your form, even so I would have you doing around 8-10reps.

 

[ajaygill]

soo what kind of program do you suggest. I really want to put on some size over the winter. I bust my ass, compared to other people my age group. I'm willing to listen to anything you guys have to say on training, because i havnt seem to find something that works for me yet.

 

[SaiBoT]

First of all forget about the other ppl who grow better than you and focus on yourself only. That will only let you down. Do you have a workout partner?