Many people who regularly go to the gym hit a wall whereby after a while they no longer see new positive changes in their body. This is due to the fact that our bodies acclimate to accommodate the stress we put on them. The way to push past this is to change things up, but the problem is, change is uncomfortable.
Some, like myself back in my early 30s, have embraced the mindset of “enough is enough”, as in, “I shouldn’t have to constantly increase my workload—because this is hard! How much more should I have to do? How much harder should I have to work?”
Yes, it is hard to change things up, or more accurately, more challenging. Climbing the ladder of success in your career, escalating the passion in a romantic relationship, raising your kids—all these and more require an ever-changing, ever-challenging mindset in order to progress toward our ultimate goal of success, of upward mobility. So why do people think of fitness any differently from all the other worthwhile endeavors in life?
If you are plateauing you need to change it up, but moreover, accept the fact you will ALWAYS have to be changing it up, challenging yourself by adding another set, trying new exercises, increasing intensity, studying and implementing better form, eating less junk, watching more instructional YouTube videos, etc.
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