Let's face it, exercising can be monotonous! You need to mix it up. You need to give yourself something to shoot for. This doesn't mean you have to train for a marathon, or a tri-athalon, but you should train for something...no matter how ridiculous it seems!
Let me give you an example of a group of gentlemen with who have recently worked towards a particular fitness goal. Two months ago I asked a group of guys I was training if they wanted to take on the "Secret Sevice Kettleball Challenge."
Basically, the challenge is how many times you can pick a 24 kg kettleball up from between your legs and press it over your head in 10 minutes. My guys weren't about to lift a 24 kg kettleball anywhere for 10 minutes...but they could lift a 15 pound dumbell! So we did the challenge with 15 pound dumbells. In 10 minutes, scores ranged from 140 to 170. Not bad for our first try!
Then I designed a training program in order to strengthen our core, legs, and shoulders; all the muscles that were most active in the kettleball press. It was amazing! For 6 weeks these guys were exercising harder than they ever had before! Guys that would usually run out of gas after a half and hour were putting in very intense hour long workouts like they were nothing!
After our 6 weeks of training we did the test again. This time scores ranged from 210 to 240! What an improvement! Not only did the guys feel great, they were in great shape, and they couldn't wait for the next challenge!
See...you're fitness challenges don't have to be extreme, but you should have one...no matter what it is! At the very least it'll give you a reason to go to the gym...but who knows?...it might actually end up being fun!
This is exactly why people like the "Ultimate Grind" so much! It gives people a challenge, something to shoot for, and a reason to get excited about going to the gym!
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