If at first you don’t succeed, change it up.

It’s easy to get into a routine when you start working out on a regular basis. This is good and bad.  It’s great to get in a routine where you are going consistently.  It’s great for your body to get accustomed to regular workouts.

But have you have you ever found yourself hitting what seems like a brick wall?  You’ve made some great progress, but then all of  sudden you stop progressing?  The reason this happens is because your body gets accustomed to your workouts and so it can only hit a certain point.

When this happens it can be frustrating.  I know because it happens a lot to me.   So what do you do when you find the numbers on the scale, the muscles you have aren’t what you want?  You change it up.  Workouts should be viewed as something constantly evolving.  Don’t be afraid to change up your diet and change up your routine.  In fact, look forward to it.  See it as an opportunity to learn more, discover more, become better educated.

When you hit a wall, the same thing you’ve been doing isn’t going to get you over it, it’s going to take something new.  So recognize the walls, and conquer them.

It could be something as simple, as either cutting something out of your diet, or adding something in.  Or instead of focusing on cardio, switch to weight lifting for awhile, or vice versa. Maybe you need to lower your reps and go really heavy, or go lighter with a lot of reps.  Don’t get stuck in one thing.  Change it up.