Weight Training 103

For those of you who aren't in California, its raining a good one here in what is normally sunny Southern California. I feel a little out of place since I didn't get to swim this morning. With the rain and the 20 mph winds, it did seem a bit too cold this morning to go into the pool. We definitely can't afford to get sick this year. Hopefully I'll get a break in the rain tomorrow morning so I can get my calorie burn in. If it still rains tomorrow morning, I'll just have to get my cardio done in the gym.

Have you ever felt like your workouts have peaked or plateaued? Today's tip of the day goes over how to get out the workout slump or fitness plateau.

TIP OF THE DAY:


When it comes to workout slumps or plateaus it means your body has gotten used to the workouts and adjusted to the workouts. The way to get passed these plateaus is to add variation to the workouts.

There are several ways to get passed the workout plateau. One way to change your workout is to circuit the workout. Circuits involve sequencing your exercise movements together with no rest in between. You can also do what is called super-setting. Super-setting is similar to circuits but genrally only involves only two muscle groups. These two muscle groups usually are similar muscle groups, similar muscle areas or agonist and antagonist muscle groups. If your plateau involves your cardiovascular workout, try changing the modality of the workout. You can also try interval training. Interval training requires quicker burst of exertion and then you are allowed to let the heart rate come back down while still moving to keep up the calorie burn.

Well that's all for now. Any questions, feel free to ask. Get your sweat on and happy dieting.

- Joel via iPhone