Freshness

Posted On: August 18, 2010 by Wesley Rainey

In our most recent episode we covered a wide range of issues that dealt with the actual work outs. Lamar was beat down and a little bored with his workouts.

This happens from time to time, when you are just starting out. You have some early success and then the pounds start to be a little tougher to lose. You must change up your routine to jumpstart your mind and body. Everyone thinks that you have to learn 50 new exercises to change up the routine. This doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. Just simple changes to the exercises you are already doing and feel comfortable with will give you the change you need. These small alterations such as adding weight and changing the tempo will make the same old boring exercises new and more challenging.

Instead of doing the same old body weight squats you’ve been doing hold a weight while doing them, do speed squats, or jump squats. Progressing to more difficult variations of exercises you’ve mastered will make you feel better when the scale isn’t cooperating. You can think back to how hard it was to finish two rounds of twelve body squats. Now you are doing three rounds of jump squats in half the time. You should not be lifting the same amount of weight that you were lifting a week or two ago. Constantly progressing is the only way to keep the body guessing and working toward your goal.

These are just a few ways to change up your workout without learning new exercises. A well planned weight loss program should have simple progressions to keep your workout fresh and show you’re improvement. Now, change it up and get after it.
Get out and be active!

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