Going through the motions....

So if your here, you must train or go to the gym or do some sort of physical activity. If (like me) your following a training program, you must realize that your training, nutrition and supplementation has to be in top shape, right?
So its Monday, your feeling great, getting pumped because its the start of a new you! Your first week goes great!
Your muscles are sore (that's a good thing!) and you can't wait for the next week. The weeks go by, you probably hit week 6 and thinking 'this is becoming more work than what its worth'.
Have no fear! We've all been there! That feeling where you feel like its a routine, rather than a challenge. So what to do?
Don't get me wrong, some of this is pretty straight forward to think about. The common phrases come out:
Remember what the end result is

Don't give up

Just a few more weeks and you'll see results.

I'VE HEARD IT! BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!!

Its all good in saying so, but how do you do so?

1) Find your Motivation

Your in the gym for a reason. Something or someone has inspired you to be in there, busting your ass every day. Something is driving you to cook your meals everyday. To take your vitamins and fish oil everyday. Find that motivation and use it whenever you can. If its a person, read something that inspired you. Watch something that features them. Have pictures of their physique and have a flick through and realise every time, WHY you want it! If its a person like that, the reason why you bust your gut and ass in that gym is because you want to look, or become the new version of this person.
I'm still a child inside so i watch the WWE religiously. I'm inspired by all wrestlers, whether the power of Triple H, the strength of Brock Lesnar or the physique of The Rock. Overall, my inspiration is John Cena, with his physique and the way he carries himself. I'm also inspired how his life is based around what he does: train and entertain! Everything about John Cena inspires me to do great in everything.
2) Beat your personal best
Up the work load. The more work in, the more results out. Whether your a marathon runner, bodybuilder, physique competitor or in the gym just to get your fitness and strength up, you have personal bests. Distance, strength, rep number, weight, take your pick. Its a record that's personal to you. Work hard for 2 weeks. Then on that third week, beat every single thing you do. Whether your doing 8 different exercises, beat those 8 records. And beat it every time you can. If you don't beat it then that's a good thing! That means you have to work harder the next 2 weeks, to beat the record you failed at before.
Work hard! Beat your bests! You will be amazed to see what your body can do, if it is really pushed.
3) Change it up
Nothing wrong with changing things up a bit, its what the gym is for, trying different things and seeing if they work for you. Instead of doing a fly movement for chest with dumbbells, try cables. If you cant do curls with a bar, use dumbbells. If it seems easier, do more. If its too hard, either your form is not on point or the weight is too heavy. Keep the fundamentals on point, but change the way in which you do it. You might even integrate that into your plan permanently. 

If your following a 12-week plan, that is pretty intense. The trainers that make these say 'your gonna be following a 12-week intense program'. It will be intense, no doubt, for the first 4-5 weeks. The intense factor also relates to how committed you are to the 12 weeks and how motivated you are.
Yeah there will be your week which will feel 'why am I here'. From that moment you should decide whether it is right for you. If it is, then you'll be in there next week. If not, your giving up too easily. Keep going! Find that thing that drives you and you'll remember why you started this in the first place!
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