Everyone has a routine whether it be a day to day routine, clean up routine, meditation routine, etc. I myself am very particular about my every day routines, I usually don't stray far away from the norm (because I'm weird like that). However when it comes to my workout routine I like to switch it up and surprise myself. I have not always been this way by any means, when I got back on track and got in the gym I had a usual Mon-Fri routine.
Monday - Bicep/Triceps
Tuesday - Leg/ Back
Wednesday - Cardio
Thursday - Shoulder/ Chest
Friday - Leg/ Back (always work the large muscle groups at least twice per week)
Weekends (rest days)
I would repeat this week after week....BORING right?! My routine started to get old real quick and I could tell because my body stopped responding. Muscles have memory and mine were fed up with the usual and wanted more. Each day I go to the gym with no set plan in mind other than "I'm going to get it in"! I like to surprise myself or shock my body with something different. My workouts do always start the same with a five minute run on the treadmill (1.5 incline/ 6.0 speed and gradually increase speed up to 7.0) and at least 10 minutes of stretching. I usually choose between these options and then build my workout from there.
Push day (exercises involving pushing i.e.; push ups, dips, upright rows)
Pull day (exercises involving pulling i.e.; pull ups, dumbbell curls, barbell rows)
Full body
Quads, Hamstrings, Glutes
HIIT (high intensity interval training)
Plyometric circuit (repeated rapid movements i.e.; jumping/rebounding)
From week to week I switch up the order in which I do these various exercises, so there is no set day for each workout. With every workout that I do I always incorporate an ab session at the end. I'm slightly obsessed with having a six pack (currently I have 3 and a half), but as they say "abs are made in the kitchen". I'm sure I need to tweak my diet in order to get the other half to come around, but we'll save that for another day.
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Is there a particular way you workout? I would like to hear some of your workout routines? And if you are a free spirit like me let me know how you keep your workouts interesting? Please feel free to leave a comment and share this post!
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