Quick Bodybuilding Tip For Breaking Through Plateaus

We have always talked about the importance in bodybuilding of rest and recovery following our workouts and how body parts need to be given the proper rest if they are to grow. However, as most things in life, there are exceptions to this rule. One such exception is if you have hit a plateau (a sticking point).

If you are absolutely sure that a plateau has been reached on a certain bodypart there are two very effective options that have been passed down to me from other bodybuilders:

Option 1 is to lower the volume on the other bodyparts to bare minimum (as in 3-4 sets) and train the non-responding body part from Monday through Friday using the 10 sets of 10 technique for 1 week. The following week, just go back to normal and do a light volume workout (as in 3 exercises of 3 sets for 10-12 reps) for the battered body part. This brutal solution was provided by national competitor and nutritionist Todd Mendelsohn.

Option 2 is to keep the volume on the other bodyparts the same but perform 3 sets of a basic exercise that targets the non-responding area for 12-15 reps every day at the end of your workouts. You can do this for 3 weeks. With this solution, you still keep your normal workout as well for the bodypart in question. You can thank national figure competitor and exercise scientist Heather Wojdyla for this idea.

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