Many of us struggle with hitting that dreaded strength plateau! If you're not familiar with what I am talking about, a body building or strength plateau is when it seems we are training just as hard as we always have been but are not seeing any more results? We are not getting stronger or we are not increasing the size of our muscles, usually strength and size go hand in hand.
This plateau effect does not generally happen to people who are new to weight lifting or body building since their muscles are in the early stages of their growth and strength gains and they have not gotten any where near to their genetic potential maximum. As a person weight lifts or body builds over time, and gets closer and closer to their genetic potential maximum strength and or size, their strength and size gains will progress slower and slower, eventually hitting a plateau. We will all experience the occasional short term plateau which is normal, what I am talking about here is that long term plateau that no matter what we seem to do, we just can not break through it.
In this YouTube Video I go over some of the most common mistake us long term and more experienced lifters may not be aware of. It's not how many days per week we workout that matters, or how many hours we are in the gym each day. Or even how much weight we are currently lifting. It all comes down to giving our bodies a reason to adapt and grow stronger and gain muscle. Doing the same thing over and over again after a while is simply not enough any more, you have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and push a little harder, try some new exercises and even change your entire program around if need be. Watch my YouTube video for more info on this subject.