Tip Avoid This Major Training Mistake Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Training Tip Avoid This Major Training Mistake Want to get bigger and stronger Then you' re going to have to remove this bad habit from your life Check it out by Paul Carter June 18, 2016November 16, 2021 Tags Bodybuilding, Powerlifting & Strength, Tips, Training Have you ever had this thought? "I'm doing X program and I'm getting great results. Hmm, maybe I should switch over to Y program and try it out." Think about that for a minute. You're already getting good results, but you want to try something else... to see if you get good results? That makes no sense. How about you just stick to what's working and just make a minor change when progress comes to a halt? Stop Program-Hopping Program-hopping is out of control these days. Why? Often it's an issue of emulation. People see some really jacked guy and of course they ask what his routine is. They say there are no secrets in lifting, but there are. Here's one of them: Copying some other guy's training program will not make you look like him. Don't change the program that's already working for you because you've got a bad case of penis envy. Most strong guys have something in common – they have great intuition about what works for them, and they'll use that as the foundation guiding their training for years and years on end. Six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates changed his routine a total of three times from the time he started bodybuilding. Three times. He found what worked for him and milked it for all it was worth until he was forced to make changes. The Lesson Don't program-hop if what you're doing is working. Find a set of very sound principles that work for you, then spend years building around them. That foundation is the wellspring from which you can draw in order to keep progressing. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Training Tip You re Confused About Muscle Confusion If you think your muscles need to be "confused" every workout, then you're, well, kinda confused. Here's why. Tips, Training Bret Contreras October 28 Training Tip The Brutal Booty Burnout Add this nasty finisher to your glute or leg day. The pump will be unreal. Bodybuilding, Glutes, Metcon, Tips, Training Brianna Alexander February 17 Training The Rep Zone Method Using your 1RM to determine your loading? You may be missing out. The rep zone method may be better for some lifters. Check it out. Bodybuilding Domenic Angelino September 7 Training Lactic Acid Training for Fat Loss Increase lactic acid to increase growth hormone and get shredded. One problem: It really hurts. Check out the program. Fat Loss Training, Training Charles Poliquin August 15