You're training doesn't have to get stagnate. You don't have to follow the same routines and the same exercise structures over and over again to see gains in fitness and strength. Sometimes you need to take a different approach. As the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. And training is no exception to this rule.

The thing you probably haven't thought about is scientifically it can help you tremendously when you change your style of workout. In a previous post of mine I discussed the principle of periodization. For the sake of brevity here is the link to My discussion of periodization. http://samelconquistador.blogspot.com/2012/05/live-to-fight-on-and-periodization.html

When you change your workout routine you create a new environment for your body to adapt to. The body natually upon adapting tries to become biomechanically more efficient and this causes a plateau effect on the muscles as to not "overtrain." Anatomically, the body was made to function as is, and training is a process of breaking down and building, and the breaking down phase is not part of it's natural being, so when we train, the body compensates for the damage done by making it bigger and stronger, and consequently it wasn't long before we found out that this state was more desirable and we consciously decided to pursue higher levels of fitness. Periodization is key to keep this progression going and not hitting plateaus.

The body takes 6 weeks to begin applying permanent physiological changes to it's anatomy and after 10-12 weeks the body has imprinted neural memory to the biomechanics used in each exercise. It helps to increase weight, and change reps, but the movement as well contributes to neural-motor memory.

This is where studying comes into play. This is where taking a look at different trainers and listening to their philosophies can help you obtain a library of different routines supplemental exercises and varying methods to help you apply this fundamental principle.

On the subject of switching things up. I am currently working on a new 12 week routine. It's going to be pretty intense. I am playing with an idea of a technique that we applied to our weight training regimen on my former track team, Wave Loading. Look it up, learn something new about it. There are some ideas that can possibly lead to some incredible innovations in strength and conditioning.

Eyes open, when my personal business and credentials allow I'm going to launch my ideas on the world and people are going to be amazed.

In the mean time... Work out! Today was a good day for some body weight plyometrics:

??x10 push ups to failure
4x pullups to failure (alternate pullups and close-grip chinups)
4x plyo dips to failure
15min ab circuit
2x 30m sprint
1x60m sprint

Every Day... A Little Stronger