In considering all the ways I could advise you to modify your workouts and shake things up, I quickly realized the best way to accelerate my point is to show you the most extreme thing I have ever tried to shock my system; so here it is. (this is not for the meek!)
One of the fastest growing grass roots exercise approaches in the world is call CrossFit. A buddy of mine told me about it last year. He told me about this video he saw of an extreme workout that was being done by 3 girls and said this will kick the crap out of the P90X stuff you do. You know what, he was right!!! It did kick my ass, hard. But, like anything else, as I incorporated this workout into my regime, I got better at it and eventually my body adapted to be able to finish the workout without loosing my lunch! The cool thing about CrossFit is, they literally have hundreds of exercise demo videos that you can watch to try new stuff every day.
Now, I do not advise that you jump right in and try to do these workouts. My point is, when trying to modify your current program, think outside the box (damn, I hate that saying!). Research new ways to move your body and challenge it. The same old tired cardio and weight routines are not the only way to get in shape. For some, they only yield short term results and quickly become boring and un-motivating. So for today, check out the CrossFit stuff and if I have not said it enough, look at the programs that Beachbody offers. These are not your everyday workouts and will help you bust through motivational and physical plateaus.
If you want to try the CrossFit workouts, PLEASE, do not do it without understanding their intent, philosophy and physicality of them in addition to the preparation needed to perform the movements demonstrated in the videos. What I do advise it to read about CrossFit, view some of the videos and understand the underlying concept of it all. Then, try to incorporate one or two basic movements into your routine.
More to come on this topic soon.
Happy Training.
Greg
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