I read a great article in last months Oxygen Magazine about weight training. It hit home a major key to seeing results when it comes to working out ( the other major key in my opinion being what you eat).

In a nut shell – You have to fail to succeed!

What does that mean? It means you have to challenge your heart and muscles in order to get stronger and see the results you want to see. You have to do things you cannot do now, but with time and ‘training’ – you will be able to do in 8 weeks time!

Going to the gym and setting the elliptical machine to the resistance you normally do and doing 30 minutes (like always) is better than sitting on your couch. BUT you will stop seeing results.

If you have been doing the same cardio routine forever – or even 3 months! It’s time to switch it up. It can be as simple as :

1. Changing machines.
2. Adding intervals into your routine.
3. Putting an incline where there wasn’t one before!

The first few weeks will feel challenging (as they should) but you will get better and stronger because of it!

Check out how I sometimes switch up my cardio! CLICK HERE

Going to the gym and lifting the same 8 pound weights you always do and getting 15 reps out no problem is also better than sitting on the couch. Again, you will stop seeing results.

What does that mean for you at the gym ? It means if you can preform 12 to 15 reps of an exercise without a struggle and with perfect form then it’s times to go up in weight! You have to challenge yourself and surprise your body in order for your body to respond the way you want it to. Maybe it’s time to introduce a new weight training routine. I try to change what I am doing every 8 weeks.

CLICK HERE for my strength training section of the blog. You’ll find great circuits and ways to challenge yourself by adding new exercises when you workout!

Your workout should feel like work. That is why they call is a work – out

Stay Tuned for a caloire burning circuit on Monday that is sure to surprise all your muscles!