How to Get Past that Boring Workout Plateau
High-Intensity Exercises to Burn the Fat
What
happens when we reach a plateau in ab workouts? Sometimes people stick with it and continue,
while others get bored and just give up. Actually, neither of
these two choices are what you should do. What will get you
through, up, and over that plateau is adding an advanced workout
routine to reach your goal of those illusive six pack abs.
Which exercises will get you what you want,
and how many repetitions will you need to do within your workouts?
Knowing which exercises you need to do to target the specific area of
your body that you want to work on without wasting time on routines
can be troublesome.
Adding high-intensity exercises into your
workout can be beneficial when you've reached a plateau in your
training. People who have stuck with the routine of their
workouts sometimes need an additional spark to get to the next
level. Leveling out on a plateau
is not uncommon, and most likely should be expected.
Some
people want a high-level VERY intense workout once they reach
advanced fitness levels. But, people who are not yet at an
advanced level can still incorporate some of the high-intensity
exercises, by sticking to basic formats, do fewer exercises that you
have problems with, or choose an easier, similar exercise.
Ever
wonder how military personnel keep going on their high-intense workouts? In addition to high-intensity workouts, they use
full-body multi-joint movements often. Here's an example of
exercises included in the military physical training routine.
Keep in mind, this is a super-charged high level workout done one
right after the other with just 10 seconds to rest between
exercises. And, the program is repeated 3-5 times to get a
killer whole-body workout.
Remember, the following workout
uses bodyweight-only exercises. It is very intense and should
only be attempted by people who are looking, or are ready, to enter
into an advanced fitness level.
The exercise routine is as
follows:
1. Body weight squats - 12
repetitions
2. Ply push ups - 10 repetitions
3.
Walking lunges - up 6 steps and back 6 steps
4. Floor
mountain climbers - done for 30 seconds
5. Lunge
jumps - 6 repetitions to each side
6. Lying leg
thrusts (abs) on floor - 12 repetitions
7. Squat
jumps - 8 repetitions
8. Side plank hold
- 30 seconds one side, 30 seconds opposite side
Rest for
2 minutes after completing the eight exercises. Ok, break
over! Now get out there and do the workout another 3-4 times!
God bless!
This power-charged workout
should definitely get you up and over that plateau. If not,
it's not likely anything else will.
