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Progression is an important aspect of bodybuilding. If you lift like you always have lifted, you are going to look like you’ve always looked like.
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🏋 We have previously mentioned that variation, especially varying exercises, is can improve your results. Periodization is the process of structuring your variation, usually varying volume and weight.
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↗️ Classically, bodybuilders will start with light weight and high volume and slowly increase weight while reducing volume; this is known as linear periodization.
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📈Alternatively, one can choose to switch back and forth between light and heavy weights week by week, day by day, or even within a workout! This is known as undulating periodization.
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📄 A meta-analysis comparing these two methods found no significant difference in their effectiveness, but concluded that some form of periodization is important for improving gains in strength. Most of the studies included in the meta analysis were short term, and done on untrained individuals (an unfortunately common populations group in fitness studies).
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💪 We prefer undulating periodization because the variation makes wiring out more to us. More enjoyment = better consistency = more gains! Use the method you feel most comfortable with, and maybe even occasionally vary method.