Highly trained and even world-class athletes and bodybuilders have had to deal with this problem; so unfortunately, it will not spare you.

A “Plateau” is when we reach a point of stagnation. Whether we are on a diet, or a bulk we seem to reach a level and tend to stay there despite every possible effort.

It is well known in the bodybuilding community that hitting plateaus is a definite reality. Many bodybuilders have the opposite problem of those seeking weight loss. Despite every effort to gain weight and muscle; they find themselves unable to get larger.

This is happening to an experienced weight lifter, and it is happening much to their disdain, disappointment, and sometimes shock. When it does happen, those who succumb to it are doomed. Those who persevere will succeed in the goal they set at the beginning of their training, and may ever surpass it.

So the dieter or athlete who hits a plateau is in a quagmire of sorts. It’s seems like it’s futile and that nothing works. However, the stick to it attitude will always overcome!

The first step is to begin experimenting. Experiment as bit with calories and sources of where they come from.

Experiment with your workout. Make changes do less benching and more dumbbell fly's as an example. Use heavier or lighter weights. Use negative reps. Confuse your body; shock it into growing!

If you're using AAS change your cycle. Use different compounds and try different variations!

One of the well-known techniques for breaking through a plateau in bodybuilding is to take some time off from the gym. Our bodies are extremely adaptive, as you will see from the unavoidable metabolic slowdown that accompanies weight loss.

Allowing your body to fully recover from exercise, and also stay away for a little bit sets up the opportunity to shock your body back into gains when you return. This not only sounds interesting; it works!

Hopefully you’ll avoid getting depressed and understand that this is part of the game too! Always remember that if the game was easy everyone would be an all-star and everyone would be a fit athlete.

Please remember also that difficulty and adversity make the reward so much greater when we succeed!

Be prepared for the plateau, and more importantly be prepared to deal with it and overcome it. Everyone is different, so all will respond differently. However, all will make it if they fight.

The good thing is the feeling of accomplishment when a plateau is overcome. The ones those last briefly are not as memorable as the long lasting ones. Please notice this is plural! It’s plural because there will be numerous plateaus in some cases.

Always remember that a plateau is a physical thing and should not be confused with a setback. Handling it properly is very important and that is where you rely on attitude and motivation and the willingness to make necessary changes!.