Has your training been lacking in recent months? If so, you should stop beating your head against a wall wondering why you aren’t seeing gains any more, and you should go back to square one. We’re talking about a new “Day one”, just like that first day you experienced in the gym when the world was your oyster and all the pieces requisite for growth just seemed to fall into place. This day one will be different, because you will possess a wealth of knowledge and experience you didn’t have before, as well as muscle memory and maturity that will make the gains you have lost recently return quite quickly. Are you ready to tackle your new “day one”?

Take a few days off first

There’s a good chance your body is in need of a break. Your central nervous system has been taxed beyond belief in the past few months, as you’ve toyed with various training protocols and diet techniques. You never ended up learning about which worked best, as they all “sorta” helped you with gains, but at the end of the day you looked pretty much like you did at the start of the year. Taking some time away from the gym will let our central nervous system recharge, and your muscle groups will earn the break they’ve been deserving! This break also includes supplements. Your internal organs can use some time to clean out as well!

Get some carbs in your body

During those 3 to 5 days where you’re taking a break from the gym, you shouldn’t be drinking beer and eating nachos. This is the time to fill your glycogen stores with clean, slow-burning carb sources such as rice, pasta, and beans.

Take a sauna

Toxins accumulate in our body every day as we experience all the negative inputs the world has to offer. Why not hop in a sauna for a few minutes for a few days, and sweat out some of these impurities? Since you’re giving your body a break from supplements such as creatine, you’ll have no worries about kidney damage. Remember to keep drinking plenty of water on these rest days, particularly when using the sauna.

Put that new workout on paper

Perhaps your workouts have been poor recently because you have bounced from one routine to another without ever truly committing to a single program long enough to see if it works or not. Those days are over! This time, you are gong to force yourself to spend at least 6 weeks dedicated to any workout program you employ. And to ensure you stick with it, everything will be on paper. No more ‘winging it’ in the gm for you. It’s time to write out a plan, and stick to it long enough to determine if it works or not!

Clear your schedule

There’s a good chance that part of your problem in the past regarding gym consistency was finding time to train. Spend this week away from the gym finishing some existing projects, and clearing out some time in your schedule. This way, you’ll have a blank 2-hour block reserved each day for the gym, and no more excuses why you can’t make it in to train!

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