The shape of your life in 90 Days |
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Motivation is the key to success and to achieving your goals. It can be hard to remain motivated, even for 90 days. If you’d like to start feeling more confident in your own skin, have more body confidence and feel energised then this article is for you. We explain how you can turn yourself around in 90 days with one of our 90 day workouts. All Weightplan PRO Workouts contain 3 workout phases to keep your muscles guessing and hold your interest throughout.
Preparation before starting a 90 day workout
The 3 Phase Approach
How often have you heard someone say they’ve been going to the gym for years and haven’t managed to build any muscle? Well, that’s probably because they do the same routine every time they go to the gym. When your body gets used to doing something, it doesn’t work as hard and you often reach a plateau.
‘Muscle confusion’ is a phrase you may have heard and it incorporates regular change; change is good. Your body of course will fight for its comfort zone; it’s easier, right – less pain, no soreness? Well it is easier but if you want to keep seeing improvements you must take your body out of its comfort zone regularly. Don’t give your body chance to adapt. Changing workouts on a regular basis stops you hitting a plateau. The beauty of the Weightplan PRO Workout is that each month you get a new phase. If you finish one workout you can simply try another. Here’s what you get in each 90 day workout:
Workout Phase 1
• Prime your muscles – take it easy during phase 1. By pushing yourself too hard, too soon you can actually cause damage that can set you back weeks. It’s better to start slowly to strengthen all of your core muscles and build gradually. Focus on using the correct exercise techniques to maximise your gains on each piece of equipment. Weightplan provide guides, photographs and tips to ensure you perfect your technique right from the start.
Workout Phase 2
• This is the key building phase – overload your muscles by doing between 6 to 10 reps until muscle ‘failure’ if you want to build. Try 8-12 reps of a lighter weight if you want to tone. You will achieve significant amounts of muscle growth in this phase when combined with the correct nutrition.
Workout Phase 3
• This is the strength phase – notice your gain in strength and your ability to lift more. Keep increasing your weights and testing your point of lift ‘failure’. Reflect on what you’ve achieved and the difference in weight you’re now lifting compared to where you began.
The secret is out
This all makes complete sense, right? You now have the knowledge. Have we managed to inspire you? Are you itching to get started? All you have to do is put this into practise. Sign up for a Free membership at Weightplan.com to find out what you should be eating and then choose one of the workouts. Be committed to your workouts and you will achieve your goals.
It’s just 90 days; what are you waiting for?!
Tags: exercise, Exercises, fitness programme, healthy lifestyle, muscle building, weight loss, weightplan
Preparation before starting a 90 day workout
- Log your body statistics – so you can monitor your improvements each week. Seeing improvements in your bicep size or a reduction in waist size will motivate you to keep going.
- Log your body fat (%) – as we gain muscle mass and burn fat our core body weight might stay the same. Muscle weighs more than fat so you body weight is not always the best way of monitoring your success.
- Focus on the end result – remember it’s only 90 days of commitment, so try to visualise how toned you will look with your new physique and the confidence it will bring you.
- Plan your diet – are you eating the right amounts of carbohydrate and protein to fuel your exercise and muscle growth? You won’t be able to build muscle tone without sufficient of the right nutrient building blocks. Get yourself a FREE Weightplan membership and check what you should be eating at www.weightplan.com
- Drink more water – as you exercise you will be sweating more and your metabolism will increase. If you get dehydrated you will feel tired making you more prone to skip training sessions due to fatigue.
- Familiarise yourself with the workout – understand the commitment involved and how long you’ll be required to spend exercising. Remember it’s only 90 days until you’ll be in the shape of your life.
- Keep a positive mental outlook – try to put any negative, self defeating thoughts out of your mind. If you follow the workout and eat the correct nutrition, you’re much more likely to succeed. You CAN do this!
- Assess your maximum lift for each exercise – so you know what weights to start on. Building muscle tone is not simply a case of gym attendance; you have to gradually increase your weights and fatigue your muscle each time you go. Weightplan stores all the weights you’ve lifted so you can monitor your progress as you become stronger and increase them when you can. We also calculate and graph your 1 rep max for each exercise you log on the website.
The 3 Phase Approach
How often have you heard someone say they’ve been going to the gym for years and haven’t managed to build any muscle? Well, that’s probably because they do the same routine every time they go to the gym. When your body gets used to doing something, it doesn’t work as hard and you often reach a plateau.
‘Muscle confusion’ is a phrase you may have heard and it incorporates regular change; change is good. Your body of course will fight for its comfort zone; it’s easier, right – less pain, no soreness? Well it is easier but if you want to keep seeing improvements you must take your body out of its comfort zone regularly. Don’t give your body chance to adapt. Changing workouts on a regular basis stops you hitting a plateau. The beauty of the Weightplan PRO Workout is that each month you get a new phase. If you finish one workout you can simply try another. Here’s what you get in each 90 day workout:
Workout Phase 1
• Prime your muscles – take it easy during phase 1. By pushing yourself too hard, too soon you can actually cause damage that can set you back weeks. It’s better to start slowly to strengthen all of your core muscles and build gradually. Focus on using the correct exercise techniques to maximise your gains on each piece of equipment. Weightplan provide guides, photographs and tips to ensure you perfect your technique right from the start.
Workout Phase 2
• This is the key building phase – overload your muscles by doing between 6 to 10 reps until muscle ‘failure’ if you want to build. Try 8-12 reps of a lighter weight if you want to tone. You will achieve significant amounts of muscle growth in this phase when combined with the correct nutrition.
Workout Phase 3
• This is the strength phase – notice your gain in strength and your ability to lift more. Keep increasing your weights and testing your point of lift ‘failure’. Reflect on what you’ve achieved and the difference in weight you’re now lifting compared to where you began.
The secret is out
This all makes complete sense, right? You now have the knowledge. Have we managed to inspire you? Are you itching to get started? All you have to do is put this into practise. Sign up for a Free membership at Weightplan.com to find out what you should be eating and then choose one of the workouts. Be committed to your workouts and you will achieve your goals.
It’s just 90 days; what are you waiting for?!
Tags: exercise, Exercises, fitness programme, healthy lifestyle, muscle building, weight loss, weightplan