Pushing the limits:

One of the most common complaints that I will hear is that a person works out at the gym 5 days a week and never gets anywhere. I first must make the point that if you are working out 5 days a week you are getting an enormous amount of benefit. You are keeping your heart healthy and improving your overall fitness. Unfortunately a longer life isn't what my clients are usually looking for. Sounds weird to say but people want to see what they are working for now. The fact that you are making your life easier by staying active and improving your ability to function as you age, aren't very appealing.

I understand though you need proof that your workouts are doing something to your body and unfortunately you cannot see all the benefits of exercise. So why aren't you getting results you can see if you are constantly working out. Chances are you're stuck in a routine and you do the same things over and over. Even if you are changing things up you might not be progressing properly. The key to any work out plan is to constantly progress. You need to be challenging yourself more and more each workout. This can be done by making the exercise more difficult by changing the stance or position or increasing the weight. The only way that you will get significantly stronger and see muscle definition is by stressing your muscles more than they have been stressed before.

For example if you normally perform push ups during a workout try performing them with one leg off the ground. If you normally perform 2 sets try 3, 4, or even 5. It is sometimes can be helpful to keep a workout log. This way you can see how many reps you are performing and how much weight you are lifting. If you are always staying with the same weight you are not going to see the results that you are looking for.

Whether you are looking to lose weight or gain muscle this plan will work.

Have a great workout.

Mike