Time To Divorce Your Workout!

You know you do it. And if you don’t, you know someone that does. You get into the gym and head straight for the same familiar machines and exercises. Same weight/reps and move on to the next machine or exercise. You’ve been doing it for months, probably years. Maybe even since your high school weight coach gave you the workout…and now your 33 still doing it. Or maybe you keep doing the same group exercise class each week, 3x/week, or the same video that was popular 5 years ago. Working out doesn’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, that boring. If you are bored and in a rut, then guess what? So are your muscles! And you probably aren’t seeing the type of results you want either.

It’s a good idea to change your exercise routine at least every MONTH or so. This is about the time your body will adapt to what you have been doing and need a new challenge. Also, you will have something new to look forward to, and it will prevent you from both mentally and physically getting into a rut.

Benefits of changing your workout:

  • Prevents plateaus-which will in turn help you keep moving toward your goals!
  • Helps prevent injuries by constantly challenging muscles to adapt and not creating muscle imbalances or overtraining injuries
  • Recruits more muscle fibers- which will help develop more tone & strength and increase your body’s ability to burn more fat

There are several ways you can mix it up, but here are a few:

  • Exercises (there are MANY ways to work one muscle group-don’t get married to just one! Each time you increase the difficulty of an exercise, your body has to scramble to adapt and perform)
  • Volume (how many reps & sets you lift)
  • Intensity (how hard or how much weight you lift)

Don’t get in a rut-you will get discouraged and want to give up because you aren’t seeing results.  Change it up! You won’t be disappointed.

Interested in changing it up but don’t know how?  Or just not able to get the intensity you need b/c it’s hard to push yourself when you’re alone. If so, the BodyByBuck Bootcamp is a great solution for you!  Your body desires change…

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