How long should i keep each routine for?

[Hydey]

I was thinking 12 weeks, but a friend of mine who works out regularly told me that 4 weeks maximum because your body gets used to it.

[Mindi911]

I usually go for 8 weeks but honestly as long as you are stilling seeing progress from a program why change it.

[chazzy1864]

As long as you want?

[Hydey]

Originally Posted by chazzy1864

As long as you want?

How do you know when your progress stops?

[chazzy1864]

Originally Posted by Hydey

How do you know when your progress stops?

.....when your progress stops.



If you can't up the weights, or reps, or you aren't growing, then progress has stopped.

[DJAuto]

Originally Posted by Mindi911

as long as you are stilling seeing progress from a program why change it.

Originally Posted by chazzy1864

As long as you want?

^^^

[msm172021121]

Originally Posted by Hydey

How do you know when your progress stops?

how do you know when you ARE progressing?

[theshoupguy]

Switch when you aren't noticing any more strength/size gains. Strength will be a bit easier to gauge though -- so if your workouts start plateauing, switch it up and hit everything from some different angles.

[in10city]

Originally Posted by Hydey

I was thinking 12 weeks, but a friend of mine who works out regularly told me that 4 weeks maximum because your body gets used to it.

Define "routine". Instead of making radical paradigm shifts for the sake of change or in some fleeting effort to "shock the body", you always have the option of making more subtle changes in exercises, rep ranges, intensity techniques, volume, etc... I've kept the same general "routine" for years but it has morphed gradually as I saw fit.

[ironwill2008]

Originally Posted by in10city

I've kept the same general "routine" for years but it has morphed gradually as I saw fit.

I've used the same approach. The only time I ever change anything is when I stall-out repeatedly on a lift, or when I realize I have a lagging bodypart that needs to be prioritized.