4 Ways to Change up Your Workouts!
Ever get stuck in a routine at the gym and get tired of not seeing results? Then it’s time to switch it up a bit. Here are 4 different ways to manipulate your workouts to keep your body guessing.
Frequency
This refers to how often you are training. How many times are you training during the week? For example, let’s say you’ve been training 3 times a week in the gym and your body is recovering well on the days off. Try adding 2 more days in the gym during the week. Instead of only training 3 days, now you’ll be training 5 days, which can result in greater changes to your body!
Intensity
This refers to a few different parameters around weightlifting, meaning the exercise you are performing, the amount of weight or resistance, the number of sets, and the number of repetitions performed in a set. For example, if you’ve been doing bicep curls at 20 pounds for 3 sets of 8. You could switch it up to a bicep curls with an overhead press at 25 pounds for 4 sets of 12.
Time
This is referring to how much time you are spending exercising during your workout. If you are used to working out for one hour, and aren’t feeling as fatigued as you’d like, then try adding 30 more minutes of exercise.
Type
This refers to the kind of exercise you’re performing and what kind of equipment is being used during a given exercise. For example, if you are doing a barbell bench press for a primary chest exercise, you could change that to dumbbell bench press.