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I love to feel DOM's....but I rarely experience them.
I'm trying to follow a program which is a 2 day split (lower / upper) which I do twice each week with cardio in between.
I've increased weights to the point I can barely get 4 reps, worked to fatigue with including warm up sets and I'm still not having much luck unless I switch in a new exercise (e.g I switched my walking lunges with weights to a single legged lunge and I felt that....once!).
What am I doing wrong? Would a 4 day split be better suited?
Seriously don't worry about DOM's. if you are progressing each workout and your form is good the rest will take care of itself.
Are your goals primarily strength or muscle building?
Seriously don't worry about DOM's. if you are progressing each workout and your form is good the rest will take care of itself.
Are your goals primarily strength or muscle building?
Not same thing.
Some people wanting to gain strength do not care about body composition as long as the strength is increasing. Some, like myself, do care about body comp even if strength does not increase significantly.
Not same thing.
Some people wanting to gain strength do not care about body composition as long as the strength is increasing. Some, like myself, do care about body comp even if strength does not increase significantly.
Also, I was wondering how often would you recommend changing up a routine eg a few weeks / months / never?
My husband changes his routine daily, he just focuses upper or lower and smashes the 'area' by using different exercises.
I've been given a set of 4 leg exercises (squats, lunges, extensions and curls) and 7 (pull downs, chest press, cable row, side raise, tricep push down, shoulder press and bicep curls) for the upper body. Which I do twice weekly and have stuck with it for a fortnight now. I've been keeping a diary and am generally lifting heavier for 80% of the exercises. Good to keep sticking with this for a bit longer?
If you're making progress on a particular routine just stick with it.
After a few month you can change just to keep variety in your workouts.
I wouldn't change daily.