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As a beginner; I started with starting strength a little under a year ago.
Earlier this year (say five months later) I added a couple of extras to the program as I wanted some assistance exercises
Three weeks ago, fatigued from squatting three days a week, I switched to a 5/3/1 routine. It's been a good change and half way through the third week I'm seeing continued improvement.
I made each change after I reached a point where I felt I had worked myself to a maximum without either burning out or becoming bored.
Three to four month cycles for the beginner lifter are an absolute must. The beginner must focus on consistency of exercise and form. The beginner must build a solid platform to work from.
I am interested to see if some of the experienced lifters change their training more often, and if they do, for what reason
not sure about some of the stuff he was on about, like not making gains for the first few months of training.... and defining progress as the ability to move more weight.
I'll usually stick with one basic template for as long as I can (either physically or mentally), but exactly what I'll do within that framework may be a little more variable.
Used to change it up every 4 weeks. Over time I've felt I could have milked a bit more out of each program if I stuck with it longer, so now I go more by feel. Some exercises I feel work the muscle perfectly (mind muscle connection, good contraction and stretch, smooth resistance curve), so I never swap them out. Other exercises I struggle to isolate the muscle I'm trying to target, so I'll swap them out after a few weeks.