Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mix it up!

This article was inspired by this morning's workout ;)

Variety is the spice of life folks. And that definitely applies to your workouts. Sticking to a routine is one thing, but if you do the EXACT same routine every single session, I'm talking the exact same moves, order of exercises, sets and rep schemes, a lot of no fun can happen. Besides eventual plateaus
which are discouraging, it can get boring and that kinda kills motivation.
Now I'm not saying you need to do a crazy different workout every time, that too can be bad as your body just won't adapt well.  But change SOMETHING. Maybe do 3 sets of 8 one time, 4 sets of 5 the next, maybe even 3x6 or 5x3 on some power moves. Change the setting once in a while. Try working out at a public park or playground (playground work out coming soon;)). Maybe just mix up the order of your exercises. Try a different grip on pull ups. Maybe a different variety of push ups. Your muscles will love the challenge and the variety will keep you engaged mentally in your workout too.
Here's a different variation of the DARK KNIGHT WORKOUT (available below in this very blog) that I ran this morning. (Went amazing by the way)

Box Jumps superset with Pull ups
TRX Push ups superset with Dead Kettle bell Snatch
Jump Squats superset with Handstand Push ups
TRX row superset with Hanging Knee Raises

Same basic Dark Knight Workout but just a little varied to spice it up. Give this one a shot.
Or try something different in your workout. Try it! You'll like it!
-Tom

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