Change your reps!

Our body has the ability to adapt to given rep ranges very quickly. In fact, according to Coach Poliquin "the average athlete adapts to a given number of reps in as little as six workouts!" The problem with this is that when our body adapts it becomes much harder to make gains and is pretty pointless to continue with the same program (or given rep range). One way to solve this problem is to vary your rep ranges of course!


















This man changes his reps!



Here is some examples..

Example 1
Week 1-2
4 sets / 6-8 reps

Week 3-4
5-6 sets / 4-6 reps

Week 5-6
7-8 sets / 2-4 reps

Example 2
Workouts 1-2
4 sets / 8-10 reps

Workouts 3-4
5 sets / 5-7 reps

Workout 5-6
5-6 sets / 4-6 reps

By simply changing our reps every couple of weeks we keep our body guessing and less likely to adapt which allows for greater progress in the gym. Although this isn't the newest fitness fad guaranteed to get you JACKED it sure as hell will keep you making progress in the gym both physically and mentally!