I haven’t been doing resistance training all that long, but a hard lesson I’ve learnt is that boring works for me results wise.
I need a break now and then though, so I try to do blocks on one thing, then blocks of multiple movements.
I haven’t done S&S in a long time, but from doing a lot of just C&P, this morning I felt like trying a 28kg TGU, 24 has been my weight for a long time, and recently added them back in after my main work. It went up nicely.I’m sure that the months of doing boring same old C&P 3x a week made it possible.
I think peoples answers depend on where they’re at in their training. I had to have a break from Strong, which is purely C&P 3 x a week, and have been doing The wolf. After a long stretch of just C&P, doing multiple movements is exciting and new. I’ve got a few weeks to go and I’m starting to get excited about going back to purely C&Ping again haha.
If it works, I don’t care if it’s boring. But if the boredom gets too much, there’s plenty of other programs to do. I suppose my point is there’s benefits to some time spent doing simple boring programs, and you can mix it up when you finish.
Swings I haven’t done for a long time , I know they work and work well, I just prefer other movements. TGU I think work really well for me. Usually do lighter ones with a pause, just as loaded mobility, but sometimes going heavy just because I enjoy them heavy now and then.