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You hear a lot that "keep the muscles guessing" is b.s.
And I'm not saying that by constantly rotating exercises work out to workout that you are all the sudden going to get better gains
But it certainly isn't going to hurt
Now for a new trainer who still needs to learn how to properly execute movements, isolate, mind-muscle, etc, sure, stick with one movement and master it
But for us guys with experience, we can rotate exercises from work out to workout
Say I do single arm dumbbell over head skull crushes for triceps today
Then next week I do double arm rope pull downs for triceps
Both weeks ive stimulated growth
It's not like the pecs aren't worked during flys just because last week they were doing inclines
And one potential benefit of rotating exercises is you hit he muscle from slightly different angles with slightly different emphasis, which might allow for a bit extra recovery, and a bit extra growth, rather than always hammering at the exact same angle(s)
And I'm not saying that by constantly rotating exercises work out to workout that you are all the sudden going to get better gains
But it certainly isn't going to hurt
Now for a new trainer who still needs to learn how to properly execute movements, isolate, mind-muscle, etc, sure, stick with one movement and master it
But for us guys with experience, we can rotate exercises from work out to workout
Say I do single arm dumbbell over head skull crushes for triceps today
Then next week I do double arm rope pull downs for triceps
Both weeks ive stimulated growth
It's not like the pecs aren't worked during flys just because last week they were doing inclines
And one potential benefit of rotating exercises is you hit he muscle from slightly different angles with slightly different emphasis, which might allow for a bit extra recovery, and a bit extra growth, rather than always hammering at the exact same angle(s)