Eeeexcellent.
I reiterate: changing things too often is like the "muscle confusion" idea (that did NOT originate with Weider!) and does not work because muscles don't get "confused", so staying with a program falls under the category of "training", which as we know, yields results.
As for this: <div></div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">The guy with the ride needs a change. The guy with a will knows otherwise.</div> ...I'd say we're ALL on a "ride" of sorts, and most of us have basically an iron will, or else we wouldn't be still lifting. But don't tell me that you can hit the gym year after year with the same old program and be enthused. It's just not gonna happen. I think we all need a new 'toy' now and then, but for me, I've bought and built all the gym equipment I need, (and getting rid of some), tried the better programs out there (and some lesser), gave every one at least a year except DC (which only made me stronger), and I made gains on each. Had I stayed on MuscleNow I'd have quit due to joint pains, same for 3x8, same for DC, and on HST I didn't change ANY parameters, but stalled out on gains in the 7th cycle.
I also start liking the "ride" less when I stop seeing tangible results (expecting them to be slow, mind you) at all, and it becomes more of a chore and duty to self rather than joy.
I suppose I'm a wimp for not staying with any program for five years or something but I'll say this: hitting something new always re-invigorated me and gave me new hope. And that lends to strength and better consistency. Without your mind into it, it's hard to keep the body into it.
The question I see that remains (for me) is:
a.) can you make radical change and keep within principles of growth, and
b.) Is radical change actually better than minor change?
I'm comparing here, say, doing leg extensions and curls to squats as opposed to simply changing depth or position in a squat. Some things like arm curls are...heck, they're really all about the same, unless you do Spider or Zercher curls.