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Title: Avoiding plateau
Post by: IrishMuscle84 on December 04, 2009, 03:42:33 PM
Since coming back from a long layoff......Ive been thinking about how to avoid a plateau. Ive been thinking about doing strictly weight training for 2 months, basically what ive been doing, then every third month, do some kind of endurance,plyometric,body weight routine for a month, just to give my body a rest from weights and avoid plateau. Just a thought.........Or maybe training for 3 months doing weight training then every 4th month do some kind of bodyweight exercise routine.
Title: Re: Avoiding plateau
Post by: oldtimer1 on December 04, 2009, 04:16:16 PM
Nothing wrong with breaking things up. Taking a break from the weights and doing bodyweight exercises is a great idea. The below link is an excellent book on body weight conditioning.   http://www.rosstraining.com/

http://bodyweightculture.com/index.php

http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/all_muscle_no_iron;jsessionid=A82ECDABCF00A5446C371FA77288C2A5.hydra

Guys that laugh at body weight exercises are the same guys that completely fall apart trying to keep up with a guy in condition doing chins, dips, push ups and burpees.
Title: Re: Avoiding plateau
Post by: oldtimer1 on December 04, 2009, 04:20:53 PM
http://www.rosstraining.com/nevergymless.html

This book is great for conditioning.
Title: Re: Avoiding plateau
Post by: dyslexic on December 05, 2009, 07:16:20 AM
What's a slurpee?
Title: Re: Avoiding plateau
Post by: benchmstr on December 05, 2009, 10:51:34 AM
Since coming back from a long layoff......Ive been thinking about how to avoid a plateau. Ive been thinking about doing strictly weight training for 2 months, basically what ive been doing, then every third month, do some kind of endurance,plyometric,body weight routine for a month, just to give my body a rest from weights and avoid plateau. Just a thought.........Or maybe training for 3 months doing weight training then every 4th month do some kind of bodyweight exercise routine.
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Title: Re: Avoiding plateau
Post by: wes on December 06, 2009, 06:36:03 AM
Get ready to lose some power and some size if you switch to bodyweight exercises.

IMO,I would still lift but just change the protocol.