^^^I'm with you there. But the thing is most people won't last longer than around 6 months at most. We can second guess until we're blue in the face and try to make it palatable but in the end it won't mean a thing
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So I've developed this strategy, I make MYSELF feel better by giving people what I believe to be the real deal
...or as close as you can come to it. I figure, we do that, and if there smart they take our advice and if they don't, I'm not gonna lose sleep.
BUT, I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know, my friend, with the above post and that you have your specific reasons for anything you post.
As far as motivation, I'll bet you that most guys going into the gym, without any instruction, the first thing they'll start doing is around 8 to 12 reps and adding weight every workout. I think it's the natrual tendency to want to put weight on the bar. There is a lot of natural motivation inherent in that. Problem is of couse they'll fuck it up, including the rep range and do way to many exercises, sets, etc. and progress will be short lived and they'll probably end up doing worse in the end instead of better. At least in terms of fullbody. Not only is that de-motivating it's downright discouraging and they'll just drop out like most people. I really think that is a bigger factor than boredom.
On the issue of what everyone else is doing in the gym I think that we can address that right here. Redesign, you want to be successfull, I mean if you really DESIRE that, then
to hell with everyone else in the gym. Most of them will be dumbasses that will never really get anywhere. And the guys that DO look like they get somewhere, do not assume that what got them there will get you there.