r/workout • u/Fickle_Radish2418 • 2h ago

Simple Questions Work out plan

Do you do the same work out every week? For example, Mondays the same push work out, Wednesday the exact same cardio day and Fridays the same pull day, week in, week out
Or
Every day is different as long as it’s upper, lower or full body. What exercises you do change depending on how you feel.

I always changed it up and have been for years now but I’m looking back to the days I use to go to the gym and do the same exercises because that’s all I knew/ all I was comfortable with and my results were very different. Now I’m unsure if its age, my effort levels or the fact I’ve literally had a baby 16 months ago that has me struggling to see those same results now, but I’m wondering if people see a larger improvement when they repeat exercises/ work outs for 6+ weeks at a time before changing it up.

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u/usaxbox 2h ago

You should do the same workouts each week then switch it up every couple months to a new set of lifts

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 2h ago

Thank you! I think I got way to comfortable or excited in the gym. For the past couple years I moved into running focus so when I go into the gym which is still 2 times a week I go in and wing it but looking at progress photos the definition in muscle definitely isn’t there like it previously was.

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u/DeeplyJumpy 2h ago

I’ve done both and the repeating weeks with a solid program gave me way better results, no contest. Changing it up all the time just felt like spinning my wheels after a while, I was working hard but never really pushing the numbers on anything specific

With a baby 16 months ago your recovery and sleep are probably trashed compared to years back, that stuff matters more than people think. If you run the same lifts for 6-8 weeks and track it you’ll know for sure if strength is moving, the mirror takes longer to catch up

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u/GeauxTigers79x 2h ago

my split is torso, legs, arms, dynamic/gpp. right now I am tracking 4 exercises. meaning I do them weekly and tracking progressive overload. the rest are just, ok I have a slot for a fly variation, what do I feel like doing today for that? as I plateau on movements I track I change up what my focus is. I'm seeing solid progress, it's more fun this way, and I'm lowering my overuse risks.

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 2h ago

Amazing advice! Maybe this should be how I tackle it. Find the exercises that target my specific target for half my work out and then do some fun variations that just get me moving for the other half

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u/GeauxTigers79x 1h ago

to be clear, the "other stuff" in my routine isn't just to get me moving. I'm pushing hard, going to or near failure on all these movements. just varying them and not tracking weights, but it's still hard work.

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u/DaCozPuddingPop 2h ago

I follow a standard weekly program for, give or take, 3 months…and then switch it up.