“CHANGE” Your Muscles can Believe in
You can change your workout, blast through plateaus, and enjoy new strength and muscle gains without learning new exercises or dumping your normal routine completely. Use these tips to tweak your workout to get more from your next trip to the gym.
Flip your sets and reps. If you usually do three sets of eight reps, switch it up: Grab heavier weight and do eight sets of three reps each. You’ll build serious strength to break through plateaus and make your next set of 8 better than ever.
Change speeds. Do you rest between exercises? If you’re doing circuits, try longer rest periods in your workout to build deeper strength and carve your six-pack. In weight training do you lift slow? Try moving faster through your reps to build power.
Turn it all on its head. Do your entire workout in reverse order—you’ll be stronger in your first exercise (usually your last), and you’ll have to work harder during your final exercise, for which you’re usually fresh. If you do forward lunges, turn them around and do reverse lunges—you’ll challenge your legs in a new way. Work in some reverse crunches to build deeper strength in your core. And flip one of your hands when you deadlift or do pull-ups to do more reps and build more muscle than ever before.
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