New Routines:
One of my favorite motivational techniques is to try something new. When your routine becomes boring and stagnant, there's nothing like trying new stuff to spice it up and keep you interested. You are engaging in fitness for life. That doesn't mean you have to do the same old boring routine for the rest of your life! Having a new plan of action can keep you mentally fresh and your body challenged.
These are just some of the techniques you can use to keep yourself motivated in the short term. How to make it to the gym day in and day out no matter what the weather is like or how you feel (unless you are sick of course).
QUESTION #14:
C a n B o d y b u i l d i n g B e F u n ?
What you don't know is that most people go about gaining muscle or burning fat completely the wrong way. Not only in the technical aspects of it but they don't have any fun doing it. It's a stinking chore to go to the gym. They hate the food part. It's a nightmare and any excuse they can find not to go, they'll find it. This is why about April, all the New Year's people are gone.
Fun. That's right. It's called the Romantic Stage.
You know what I'm talking about right?
The romantic stage of fitness where it's fun to get in shape. You pick up a weight, you did bicep curls everyday and you liked it. Nobody was coaching you telling you were doing things wrong. It was enjoyable. You were excited to just workout.
You want to know why I was able to keep working out 16+ years and hardly miss a beat?
Because I enjoyed fitness. I wasn't criticized for the way in which I worked out. If I worked biceps every day, nobody told me otherwise. If I did the wrong chest exercise, nobody said boo. It was fun. I loved it! I started out in the romantic phase of fitness and beat to the rhythm of my own drummer.
While some might call me a fool (that's fine), I consider it the single MOST important reason why I have made fitness part of my life. Simply because I was allowed to enjoy it until I was ready to move to the next step.
Once I learned more about strength training, I started to get more into the technical phase of and then when I learned I was doing something wrong, it wasn't such a big deal. I wanted to get better. I didn't drop out and quit because I was discouraged. I had a lot of fun doing it.