If you want to see results from your workout program you must be willing to do what it takes. This means working hard and staying focused throughout your workout along with taking care of yourself outside of the gym.
You may already know how to perform your exercises properly, but if you fail to use the proper intensity pushing beyond your comfort zone you will fall short of reaching your goals. Going through the motions may only be enough to maintain your current fitness level. To start seeing improvements you’ll need to increase the level of intensity to where you are breaking a sweat during your cardio sessions and your resistance training causes your muscles to fatigue.
You’re goal for each workout should be to stay focused and work harder than your previous workout. If your mind is somewhere else while your body is in the gym you are not making the most of your time and you won’t get the result you are after. You should focus on the muscles being worked on every set and every rep of your workout. If you are doing a squat concentrate not only on lifting and lowering the weight but on contracting your quads and glutes and exhaling while you lift the weight up. If you did 12 reps of 205 pound for your last workout, then try for 13 reps at the same weight or 12 reps at 210 in an attempt to push yourself beyond your comfort zone.
Whether you’re a workaholic, a busy parent or a student with a hectic schedule it is imperative that you find time to let your body rest as recovery and regeneration are equally as important as the workout itself. This is what I call the other 23 hours of your day. You may workout for one hour daily but you must get enough sleep and eat properly to take full advantage of your efforts in the gym. Because your body recovers and rebuilds when you sleep the lack of sleep can be a huge mistake because the rebuilding process doesn’t happen and you cannot progress further.
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