You will find people growing on routines that most bodybuilding literature rejects as ineffective. A lot is written about overtraining for instance. Yet, some of the top bodybuilders flourish on daily workouts that last for 3 hours! Others obtain awesome muscularity on a short 45 minute barbell blasting program. How can this be?

"Everything works, but nothing works forever."

That is probably the most important thing to remember for making consistent progress with your workouts. You can follow most any type of workout routine and you will make good progress for the first several weeks (provided that you are getting adequate nutrition, rest, etc.). But generally after a period of time of following a set workout program your progress will slow down and eventually you will no longer make progress with that particular routine.

Our bodies are very smart and naturally accommodate to stress. Your body will add as little muscle as necessary to get the job done. This is why construction workers get only big enough to handle the exact amount of work they do during a days work and no bigger, even though they are doing physical work all day long.

Adding muscle is a very unnatural thing to your body. You must constantly throw "curve balls" at your muscles to get them to grow. Generally, you will make the best progress within the first 6 weeks of starting a new workout routine. After 6 weeks your body starts to adapt and your muscle gains slow down.

In the Total Fitness Bodybuilding DVD Training System I've included a comprehensive workout CD-ROM that contains 25 different training programs designed to fit your training goals, schedule and experience level. You can start off with a basic training regimen and as you become more advanced in your workouts you can move on to more advanced routines and really kick your training up a notch to take your muscular development to the next level.