Every now and then I catch myself stuck in the same routine and my workout starts to get a little boring. I know this is starting to happen when it gets easy to miss my regular workout. Recently, I noticed this had happened when I easily talked myself out of going to the gym for almost 2 weeks straight. Obviously, something needed to change. So here are a few ideas that I use from time to time just to spice up my workout. Give them a try, and Im sure youll find some new excitement to your workout as well.
Change your Grip!
This is a small change compared to most of the others you can do, but one way to spice up your workout from time to time is to change the way youre gripping the bar when doing barbell or machine exercises. One of my favorite grips is the palm grip. In fact, Ive read several articles from fitness trainers and other professional athletes that suggest that on exercises like the bench press, you should only be using a palm grip.
So what is a palm grip? Lets use the bench press as an example for the palm grip. Many of us have been guilty of using a standard grip on this exercise, myself included. A standard grip would be where you...