reached a plateo need some help.

[bigjoex]

well hey guys. sorry its been a while since i been on here got into a little bit of trouble with the law but im back lol. i some how reached a plateo with my work outs. i am currently trying to make my chest and shoulders get bigger. my friend at the gym todl me to do barbell presses one day then dumbell presses the next time i do chest. i usuaslly just do chest two times a week with dumbell presses and barbell in the same day.same thing goes for shoulders.  any1 have any advice on how to help me get my chest and shoulders biggeR?

[tbombz]

switch you routine up. if you always do heavy weight for low reps, switch it up and lighten it up a bit and go a bit higher reps...just focus on feeling it in the muscle. if you normally go hiigher reps, then pile on a bit more weight and go heavy in a lower rep range.

[Bleed4IT]

Run a search on here for chest exercises, if your not feeling it in your chest(that pump) then your not doing enough reps/sets or your technique could be off(too many variables in your post to write on). This board is gold if your just willing to "dig" for it.

-Scales are for Women-

[big L dawg]

Do a shit load of Isolation work first.cable crossover,dumbbell flyes,pec deck machine.then hit the bench.you won't lift as much weight but push yourself.do drop sets.and forced reps.you will be sore as hell the next day.

[getbig105]

I think you have some options to overcome your plateau,

one, take a break

tow, change your exercises and routine

three, reduce the weight and do higher repetitions. 

[local hero]

heres my take on it.... eat more, rest more, train with less frequency( train it once per week, but hammer it when you do)

youl probly take no notice and try some crazy new routine with 7 rest pauses then holds with tripple drops blah blah blah

[bigjoex]

yeah higher reps are what im going to aim for now. i usually do 1 set 10 reps 2 set 10 reps 3rd set 8 4th set 3-6. im going to put less wieght on and hit for 5 sets of 10 reps

[Swedish Viking]

Whenever you come to a plateau, look for a weak link.  Do this by stetching the whole area and looking for any postural distortions.  Where there's a tightness, there's a weakness.  Stretch that, train that, then watch the strong links take a boost forward.