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Cesar has Mindset, Movement and Recovery Dialed In for Every Aspect of Life

September 26, 2017 by Jessica 5 Comments

Cesar kicked off the New Year (2017) by setting his fitness goals here at The Fitness Playground. Cesar was searching for a strength program to incorporate into his fitness routine, but he never imagined the bonus impact the IR3 (Mindset, Movement and Recovery) Progressions would have on his quality of life!

Hear it from Cesar…

How did you hear about Innovative Results?
I heard about Innovative Results through Yelp.

What about Innovative Results interested you in coming in?
Their approach to fitness. At the time, I had recently recovered from a car accident… the last thing I wanted was to get re-injured hence my attention to finding a gym that is well staffed with knowledgeable trainers to guide me through my fitness journey.

Why did you decide to step into the gym?
I was looking to incorporate some sort of strength training into my exercise routine.

What was your first reaction once you entered the gym?
I walked in the middle of a workout and I was impressed and intrigued by the type of exercises they were doing.

What was one thing you like about Innovative Results that kept you coming back for more?
I can truly say that every session is not only an excellent workout but an opportunity to explore my physical boundaries and learn to care for myself.

How has your vision of movement changed since you’ve started working out at Innovative Results?
My vision of movement and what is possible has expanded drastically! I’m constantly noticing my body respond positively to training which gives me the confidence to enjoy new activities and hobbies.

How has Innovative Results helped your mindset in daily living? at home, school, work, or in the community?
The skills learned at the gym apply to everything else in life… hard work, discipline, patience, self care, etc.

What was the biggest obstacle (mental/structural/physical) you’ve crossed since starting at Innovative Results?
Regaining trust to move freely was the very first obstacle. Now that I’ve been a member for almost a year, its very rewarding to achieve milestones and set new ones.

How were you able to surpass your obstacle?
Showing up is half the battle. I try to be in the moment, pay attention to the trainers and push myself safely to the best of my abilities. I appreciate the guidance and care of the IR staff.

Are you ready to take the next steps to an improved quality of life?!

Fill out the form below, and one of our Innovative Results Team Members will follow up with you to discuss your fitness goals and schedule you for a free trial at The Orange County Fitness Playground!

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How To Make Healthy Habits To Achieve Fitness Goals with Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground

December 19, 2015 by IR Staff Leave a Comment

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Every body and their mom joins the local fitness gym, or starts attending fitness training for the first time since last January.

They have the best intentions on their focused faces, ready to tirelessly drive themselves to lose those stubborn pounds, ridding themselves of their “big” clothes for good.

They sweat, groan, push, and work themselves into a fervor, depriving themselves of pleasantries, drinks, and carbs, so they can earn that body that deftly evaded them last year.

In their dreams they can see the toned, sculpted muscles. They can feel the sleek, sexy physique. They can smell the sweetness (or should I say sweatiness) of victory. They pick out the outfits in their minds, and sometimes even online. They’re emotionally high on the visions of goals, girls, guys, greatness, or whatever finish-line dream they have conjured up.Ninja-Shadow-2

And then it happens…like a ninja assassin on a d96207591063063698221625f7e9d61beark night…they disappear.

Gone like snow in summer, and where do they go?

Maybe there is a better question…WHY?

I will tell you, but you probably don’t want to believe me, because believing me, means you may have to do things differently this year (if you have quit your fitness goals and aspirations in the past).

Being in the fitness industry for over 15 years, and helping thousands of people last longer in their fitness goals and health improvements than the January fitness gym crowd, I have come to believe it takes more than a fitness goal or physical and mental
aspiration to make those sleek, sexy, sculpted body’s come to life and stay alive.

There are three layers to your healthy habit change, whether in fitness training or any other area of your life: personal, social, and environmental.

If you don’t have all of these set-up for your transformation, the probability of you leaving your local fitness gym or fitness training after a few weeks, goes up dramatically.

If you are joining Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground, we will help you systematically improve every layer of your fitness goals, mental attitude, and whole body-mind-soul transformation.

To understand how to make healthy habits, we will look at these three interconnected areas of your life: personally, socially, and environmentally.

Personally

  • We will help you set up habits in fitness training, nutrition tracking, and circadian cycles (sleep, wake, and daily energy cycles. Once you have built these healthy habits, you will find doing your fitness, physical, and mental success happens easily.
  • We will have periodic measurements to help you see that your habits are helping you improvements in your looks, strength, power, endurance, and attitude.
  • Each fitness training session is set up to build healthy habits in nutrition, hydration, mobility, strength, power, and endurance.
  • We will teach you, encourage you, motivate you, inspire you, and coach you while you practice these new fitness, lifestyle, and nutrition habits.

SociallyHuntington Beach Personal Trainers

  • You must have a partner (A coach is good, choosing a partner in the hour you attend is better, and bringing a partner is best-see the importance of partnership.)
  • You will join one of our high energy hours, at least two times per week – for the best results join us six days per week with unlimited training.
  • We will encourage you to remove the negative people from your life, giving you the IR Team and IR Family to continuously pour motivation, inspiration, and encouragement into your life.

Environmentally

  • We will help you become aware of your home habits, work habits, and lifestyle habits (cue, routine, and rewards) to ensure the greatest amount of fitness, mental, and physical growth, development, and success.
  • We have designed and developed a gym facility that improves your quality of life.
  • We will make suggestions, and give you information to surround yourself with positive change agents.

Dana Point personal trainersInnovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground has come together for you, creating a personal, social, and environmental transformation program to help you meet your fitness goals and resolutions this year with long term habits.

The Innovative Results Team loves using fitness training to help you bring your New Year’s dreams to life and keep them alive for the rest of the year and your life!

Join Innovative Results fitness gym to finally reach your fitness goals to look better, feel better, and perform better in all areas of your life.

You Can, You Will, You Must achieve your vision of sleek, sexy, and strong this New Year.

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10 Things The Best Athletes Do – For Any Athlete in Training

September 14, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

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Maybe you aren’t looking to become the next Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Usian Bolt, Michael Phelps or Mia Hamm, but if you participate in a strength and conditioning program you my friend are an ATHLETE.

So what are these “next level” athletes doing to build that ‘ideal physique’ that many of us train and work are tails off for? The answers probably won’t SHOCK you, but in order to reach your personal fitness goals, it may be time to hear the facts.

Eat to Perform put together a list of the Top 10 things that the best athletes do that you likely are not doing.

10 Things The Best Athletes Do, That You Can Too!

1. They don’t look for a quick fix.

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That admirable, and ‘ideal physique’ came from dedicating countless hours of training and programming. These athletes did not earn their bodies over a couple weeks, and they never, ever gave up on their dreams. If you feel discouraged with your fitness results, as many of us do at times, you won’t find the resolution by giving up. You have to be dedicated to the basics, and put in the time. Enjoy the journey, and be delighted in your small accomplishments because in time they will be your BIGGEST accomplishments.

2. They know where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there.

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The best athletes move from one goal to the next to uphold their sense of interest. If you find yourself struggling to maintain focus or passion, set a SMART Goal. Something as simple as a lifting PR, or taking seconds off your mile run – then set a deadline (realistic), and most importantly commit to the goal.

3. They don’t try to reach their physique goals by cutting Calories.

EAT TO TRAIN, do not train to eat. The best athletes are rarely looking to cut their daily caloric intake. Their food is used to enhance work capacity, and work to maintain and build the muscle they are training for.

4. They don’t obsess over their abs.

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My friends those 6 pack abs do not come from 1000’s of crunches.
“The best athletes I know don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about how to get abs; the work they do ultimately just lands them in that spot.” Alex Viada, Ultra Endurance Athlete, Elite Powerlifter, and beer enthusiast.
Eat to Perform can agree that form follows function, and that if you want to look athletic… well, you are gonna need to BE athletic. Start training to improve your performance and the rest will fall into place.

5. They don’t worry about putting on body fat due to overeating.

Majority of athletes are training to gain hard muscle and not worrying much about losing fat. As Eat To Perform explains, if you want to squat more, for example, “You need to put a lot of quality work into developing your quads and glutes, perfecting your form, and increasing your work capacity. That cannot be accomplished in a Calorie deficit, and it’s a lot harder to do if you’re worried about your scale weight.” It all comes back to the Eat to Train/Perform.

6. They train smart and focus on incremental performance increases.

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These days it seems that the majority of folks believe that to perform at their highest levels you should be training all day every, pushing yourself to exhaustion during every training session – more reps, heavier weights, tougher workouts, longer duration etc. The Fitness Industry has news for you – the best athletes DO NOT train this way.

So what are the fittest people in the world doing? They are varying their training with a combination of activities, intensity levels, and modes of training. You will probably find these athletes working on their aerobic capacity in the morning with high intensity interval training (HITT), followed by an evening weight training routine to develop max strength. (They didn’t start out like that, and typically they will do one or the other.) Many times, these athletes are working with coaches that have specifically designed training programs, applying progressive overload overtime so that their performance peaks at a specific time. This programming is never random, it is done with purpose.

7. They don’t feel guilty when they miss workouts.

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Rest is not only necessary, it is immensely beneficial. If you are pushing the limits of human performance you will need to schedule yourself some much needed recovery time. If you are skipping training sessions weeks on end you may need to re-evaluate your time commitments, but don’t feel guilty about skipping a day if you have a consistent training record. A little extra recovery may boost your hunger and commitment in reaching that goal you set!

8. They surround themselves with people who’re better than they are.

What happens if you are the strongest/fastest/best athlete in your gym? The drive to better yourself dwindles, and you are no longer challenged by your surroundings – the old “Big fist-little pond” effect. Maybe its time to change perspective. Athletes will often put themselves out there and seek out new challengers. Find a workout, or challenger that will make you better. Don’t be afraid to fail, use competition as a motivator to advance towards your own individual needs.

9. They constantly seek out new information and develop a broad knowledge base.

Believe it or not, you have the same access to training, nutrition, or motivational materials that high-level performance athletes have. The difference? These athletes are constantly studying and applying new methods. Dedicate time to making yourself 1% better each and every day by reading, pursuing a certification or higher education, or seek out the knowledge of the best coaches in your area.

10. They do EVERYTHING they need to do to be the best they can be.

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The best athletes in the world are not without the every day demands that we all face. Many are parents, with time consuming jobs but they make no excuses when it comes to eating clean, training, and recovery.

PMA – Developing a Positive Mental Attitude, or Mindset will help you become the BEST version of yourself. It is about improving the quality of your life, striving for constant improvement, nourishing your body, and being in control of yourself. There is an athlete in you, but you have to be willing to put in the time and “pay the price” for that ‘ideal physique’.

It’s time to set those goals, and go after them!

Source: Eat to Perform

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‘Diligence IS the Mother of Good Fortune’ & Goal Crushing

August 14, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

2014-12-16 15.38.56“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.”
– Miguel De Cervantes

‘Good fortune’, more like GREAT in the case of this Innovative Results Family Member!

Hey Innovative Results Team,

Thanks for the call yesterday, I appreciate you checking in on me.

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Wow, so stoked to be back today and get the sweat on – I was actually looking forward to it (well maybe not so much the versa climber after the leg workout).

I was fearing the weigh in as I expected negative results from living the vacation life for 8 days.

I was super stoked to get down to 200.4 the day before I left, and was not looking forward to going the wrong way.

 

I got on twice to double check, but I hit 199.7 both times.

That means I cut over 25 lbs in 5 months, big change and I feel great.

Eric Olson
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I know it’s not all about weight #’s, but it is definitely motivation and quantifies the hard work put in.

I appreciate everything you do and all the inspirational things you pass on.

You have great team, but it will be good to do some IR lead workouts again.

I’m looking forward to next week and the next 5 months brother.

Thanks for making me even sexier, didn’t think it was possible.

Mahalo,

Innovative Results Client and Family Member E.O.

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Motivation: The Three Steps to Success – Explained By Innovative Results Fitness Coach

August 3, 2015 by Jessica 1 Comment

Motivation
By Madison Murphy

Motivation is such an important part of everything we do. Whether it’s getting out of bed in the morning or working out, there’s something inside that motivates you. At Innovative Results we break motivation into three parts: present self, goals, and reason.

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Present Self is an honest evaluation of yourself right now which includes
• Body measurements
• Fitness measurements
• Athletic measurements
• Mindset

How are you right now? Be honest but not judgmental. You have already evaluated yourself, at least somewhat, and decided to improve you quality of life by coming to Innovative Results. Motivation starts by evaluating your Present Self.

Goals are an awesome way to get motivated. They give you something to constantly work towards and look forward to. At Innovative Results we make S.M.A.R.T goals:
• Specific810 step
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic
• Time Bound

You set goals after you honestly evaluate yourself presently to keep working hard and stay motivated. If you set goals and determine to reach them, then you accomplish what you are striving for.

Reasons are why you want to accomplish the goals you set. It’s important to have reasons why you want to achieve your goals to be clear that you really want what you say you want. Some of the reasons why people are motivated to train at IR are:
• Improved quality of life
• Increased fitness
• Increased functional strength
• Reduction of weight/body fat

While it may seem that motivation is term that is hard to define, by dividing it into three sub parts, it becomes much clearer. Knowing that: Present Self, Goals and Reasons are all components of motivation gives you tools to accomplish your goals.

Want to read more from Coach Madison?

Check out – Adjusting the Intensity of Your Workouts to Produce Better Results

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How IR Helped ME Improve My Human Potential

September 26, 2014 by ptpt 1 Comment

RVCA MECB CrewWhen IR Coach Aaron Guyett asked people how IR helped them improve their human potential, this is what they said:
Keri Guyett – Challenged me to train and complete level II Ropes Certification

Mark Elmasry – Healing People

Mason Murphy – Perform at my highest level.

Will Waggoner – Shown me I can become stronger than I am.

Mike Gordon – Fitness and Flexibility

Rob Hendrix – It taught me that I was capable of doing so much more than I believed. First it was with exercise, but then it spread to other areas of my life.

Dorothea Kalatschan – Continuing to grow in a healthy way, reaching new levels…spiritually, mentally, and physically!!!

Courtney Wesson – Push, support, and motivation.

Joe Stocker – I feel like the trainers at IR genuinely care about my health and helping me become strong without injury.

Tri Luu – You guys simply care. 🙂

Roger Swibold – Provided massive amounts of encouragement, and the personal, knowledgeable attentiveness to make sure I’m doing it right (no injuries)

Elan Sudberg – IR provides a professional and structured yet nimble and out of the box mechanism to take primates trapped in cubes back to their animal roots where survival was physical and mental. We are physical beings not far removed from the jungles from which we walked out of and require movement to keep our bodies and minds healthy. Bam!!

Bruce Swerdfeger – Placed me back on the road to health.

Angie Miner – Pushed me with encouragement.

Jessica Ciske – Prioritize life experiences.

Josh Linn – A positive focus on health.

Jeff Cannon – Core Strength.

Stacey Kaszton – Embracing the constant desire to grow and better, stronger and more like the perfect God that created us.

Whitney George – Gave me freedom of mind, body, and soul I haven’t felt in a while. That feeling “I can do anything” like an athlete training for competition. I feel stronger, leaner…minimal hip-flexor and back pain. But ultimately freedom to play.

Kelly Colvin – Teamwork and community

Shannon Meade – Different mindset.

Margaret Fajardo – IR has helped me with my mental game.IR Fam Weekend Shots

Catherine Yu – Organization, leadership, and accountability.

Torry Dechert – Made me a healthier, stronger mother!

Jennifer Carpio – Made me aware of my diet, counting calories…eating the RIGHT foods!

Joe Vanwormer – Hit the ball over the fence!

Charlton Bilow  -Confidence. Being physically fit has made me more confident in my leadership abilities.

Conner Moore – It’s a very accepting place. Lots of gyms make you feel like you have to measure up to the best, but IR is perfect for whatever level you are at. That and everyone there is so friendly.

Emma Quick – Mental fortitude and pushing past my perceived limits!

Lewis Van Der Wryd – Helped me stand up. Literally. My spine is much more aligned now.

Jessie Perez – IR made working out fun again. 🙂

Laurie Walker – The strength it’s given me–muscle and mind.

Kelly Boaitey – Encouragement 24/7

The IR3 System wasn’t designed to create the strongest, fastest, elite athlete, it was created to Improve the Quality of Life of our clients and community.  Thank you for all of you for sharing your IR experience, it means the world to the IR Team!

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Do I Need to Get in Shape Before I Hire a Personal Trainer?

July 3, 2013 by ptpt Leave a Comment

I need a personal trainer in Orange CountyI was training a friend yesterday when she said to me, “I wish my hubby would start working out with you too.”

I said, “Well, tell him to get his butt in here!”

And she said, “He says he needs to get in shape first….”

I gave her the eyebrow raise and said, “Isn’t that why you go to a trainer? To get into better shape?”

She nodded her head yes, but it didn’t change the fact that he felt that way.

He was afraid I would murder him. He was afraid he would be embarrassed and that

I would be judging him.

And amazingly, a lot of people feel that way.

Fitness trainer in Orange CountyThey feel intimated by working with a personal trainer. They are afraid we are judging them.

Which we are….just not in the way they fear.

Let’s face it, no matter what your level, when you start working with a trainer, your desire is to become better/stronger/fitter than you currently are.

And we are here to help you.

We aren’t going to laugh at you!….Unless of course you fart really loud or have a booger on your face.

We are here to teach and to help you grow.

We recognize that everyone comes into the gym at a different starting point with the desire to become better. We recognize that everyone comes in with different experiences and different pains and injuries.

As trainers, we are going to offer you the support and guidance you need to achieve your goals.

So stop trying to get into better shape BEFORE you come see us. Because let’s face it, if you were going to get into better shape on your own, you would have done it.

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Waiting till you get into “better shape” is just another excuse you are using to put off achieving your goals.

Stop putting off your goals and suck it up and pay me a visit.

I’m not judging. I’m here to help….And maybe even make you laugh, smile and have a little bit of FUN! (But only a baby bit….)

Fill out the form below and let’s get started!

Innovative Results’ personal trainers in Orange County have helped thousands of people improve their quality of life, gain confidence, increase strength, drop body fat and more.  Their IR3 program is designed to help everyone improve.

Come experience it for yourself and see why people from all over Southern California trust Innovative Results with their fitness goals.

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109 Ways to Radically Improve Your Health, Happiness and Productivity

October 26, 2009 by ptpt 10 Comments

Everyone these days is talking about losing weight and getting healthier, so I decided to compile a list of healthy habits and tips to help you get back on track.  Below is a list of 109 simple tips for you to implement into you and your family’s life.  I’d recommend reviewing the list and then starting to implement a habit or two per week. This will keep you and your friends busy for the rest of the year!

Every tip is a link to a helpful article, enjoy!

109 Ways to Radically Improve Your Health, Happiness and Productivity

  1. Drink a glass of water when you wake up
  2. Believe in yourself
  3. Take 10 deep breaths
  4. Take a siesta in the afternoon
  5. Eat every 3 hours
  6. Simplify your nutrition
  7. Eat a handful of raw nuts everyday
  8. Use organic coconut oil for cooking
  9. Figure out what YOU are good at
  10. Eat organic, free range meats
  11. Eat a rainbow of vegetables throughout the day
  12. Get out of the house
  13. Go for a walk
  14. Break a sweat
  15. Read a book
  16. Write down your goals
  17. Review your goals every morning and evening
  18. Smile
  19. Give a sincere compliment everyday
  20. Look people in the eye
  21. Think positively
  22. Take action
  23. Go grocery shopping
  24. Learn to cook a few good meals
  25. Keep good food around
  26. Get bad food out of the house/office
  27. Sit up straight
  28. Get a massage
  29. Warm up before you exercise
  30. Laugh
  31. Take some time for yourself
  32. Save some money
  33. Surround yourself with like minded people
  34. Find a coach
  35. Delegate tasks
  36. Take a vacation
  37. Don’t bust the budget
  38. Don’t drink too much alcohol
  39. Don’t snack too much
  40. Stop drinking calories
  41. Eat some healthy fat (avacado, raw nuts, seeds, flax oil, olive oil, olives, coconuts)
  42. Drink a shot of apple cider vinegar before lunch and dinner
  43. Stop drinking soda
  44. Stop smoking
  45. Give someone a hug everyday
  46. Turn your tv off
  47. Don’t eat diet food
  48. Drop the fast food
  49. Take some time to plan
  50. Say Im sorry
  51. Dont hold grudges
  52. Visualize your success/goals
  53. Serve other people
  54. Stop thinking about yourself
  55. Stop using negative words
  56. Stretch
  57. Get the tv out of your bedroom
  58. Do something that makes you nervous
  59. Learn something new
  60. Say hello to someone you don’t know
  61. Don’t quit on your dreams
  62. Be where you are right now.
  63. Turn your cell phone off
  64. Turn the computer off
  65. Learn to budget your money
  66. Expect the unexpected
  67. Enjoy the world around you
  68. Learn a new hobby
  69. Go see the world
  70. Meet people that different than you
  71. Try new foods
  72. Dont use the microwave
  73. Reduce the amount of dairy you eat and drink
  74. Reduce the amount of wheat you eat
  75. Do a workout that makes you nervous
  76. Use an infared sauna
  77. Take a fiber supplement
  78. Take probiotics and digestive enzymes
  79. Take fish oil or krill oil everyday
  80. If you cant pronounce it, don’t eat it
  81. Learn to move your body
  82. Don’t think too much
  83. Reduce or eliminate caffeine
  84. Be excited to see people – dog joy
  85. Control your thoughts
  86. Get a good night’s sleep
  87. Spend time with people you love
  88. Never stop learning
  89. Get better at your trade
  90. Ask for people’s point of view
  91. Ask questions
  92. Don’t talk about yourself
  93. Keep it simple
  94. Overwehlm people with gratitude
  95. Say thank you and mean it
  96. Write thank you cards to friends, family, clients and anyone else that impacts your life.
  97. Keep a food journal
  98. Write a wish list of things you wanna do, accomplish or have before you die.
  99. Eliminate your back pain
  100. Learn to focus
  101. Learn to plan your day
  102. Be proactive, don’t be a victim
  103. Use momentum in your favor
  104. Make a to do list everyday
  105. Turn off the news
  106. Don’t doubt yourself
  107. Listen to people with fruit and their tree
  108. Walk without your shoes
  109. Clean out your liver

So, there you have it.  109 ways to help you live a better life.  I hope you enjoyed this list.

Did we miss anything?

Leave a comment and let us know about any other great articles or videos that have inspired you to improve!!

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Orange County Personal Trainer Reveals 8 Factors to Turbo Charge Your Workouts

September 23, 2009 by ptpt 2 Comments

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No goals, no variety, no intensity!

Here are a few ways to help you change up your workouts to turbocharge your results!

Movements/exercise – Most people always do the same stuff.  They run 2 miles everyday or they use the same machines at the gym or they take the same class for like 2 years.  The bad part is that your body quickly adapts and stops really being challenged.  When there is no challenge, the results slow to a hault and your body stabilizes leaving you frustrated.  What most people need is a new workout and the first place to start is by the exercises you choose to do.  So, switch it up, try new things, use new machines, try not to use any machines, use dumbells, kettlebells, squat, bodyweight exercises, sleds, sand bags, etc. There is a world of possibilities!

chain drag around the block arturoLoad – how much weight are you using?  Has it changed in the last few weeks?  Months?  Are you getting stronger?  If not getting stronger every week, you are probably burnt out and need to change of some other variables.

Repetitions – everyone knows this one. How many times do you perform the exercise?  This one is important.  Most people do 3 sets of 10 reps, but there are a million variations.  Low reps (1-5 reps, heavy weight), medium reps (6-15, medium weight), and high reps (15+, lighter weight).  Most beginners should start with lighter weight, lower resistance and learn how to move properly.  As you progress, get stronger and have more body awareness you can begin to use heavier weights and work in the lower rep ranges.

Sets – How many sets of a particular exercise depends upon your goal, experience and rep range that you a working in.  A basic rule of thumb; the higher the rep range, the less sets you will perform.  the lower reps, more sets.  For example, a beginner may do 2 sets of 20reps, where someone more advanced may do 5 sets of 5.

Tempo – This is one of my favorites!  Most people just lift and drop weights, not paying any attention to the speed at which they lift.  Without getting into to much detail or scientific reasoning, vary the speed at which you lower, raise and hold each movement.  Slowing an exercise down and making it explosive will dramatically change how your body is stressed.  For example, a simple squat to a chair is easy, but squatting down, then jumping is much more difficult.  Start slow, keep good form, develop a foundation of strength, then start experimenting with different tempos.  Your body will respond quickly!
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Rest – This is another powerful factor.  Most people do an exercise, then talk for 5 minutes, then do another, etc etc.  If you are looking to make significant changes to your body, then you need to pay attention to how much you are resting.  One of the easiest ways to shock your body is to reduce and monitor your rest intervals between sets.  Keep track and only take 30 sec-1 min between sets.  The time will fly by and you will be surprised how much more intense your workout gets.

Recovery – listen to your body.  If you a stressed, tired, have poor nutrition and try to workout 6 times per week, you will not get the results you desire.  In fact, you will probably just end up burning out and falling over.  Make sure to give your body time to recover, at least a day or two each week.  Also use ice, massage and other therapy techniques to help speed your recovery.  Read more about recovery here.

Intensity – This is #1 most important factor.  Do you walk in the gym with purpose, focussed on your goals for that day and mentally ready to work hard and make things happen?  You should be aggressively attacking your goals and focussed on making progress during each workout.

Goals – why do you go to the gym?  Is it some general “wish”, like I wanna lose 20 lbs or get bigger arms?  Those arent bad goals, but they are fague and lack any real commitment or vall to action.  I believe that every goal needs to be specific, measurable, written as if its already occurred, realistic and timed.  For more information, check out our blog on writing goals.

SO, there you have it.  Hopefully you have some new ideas and can go into next week with a renewed vigor and excitment about the changes that are about to occur.  Remember, the best workout for you is a new one!  Shake things up and shock your body into changing!

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