The fitness plateau is like puberty.
Heres what you could do.
First, how do you know youve actually hit a plateau?
Keep in mind also that hitting a plateau is different fromsimply being bored of a program.
(Seriously,practice a better bedtime ritual.)
Track your intake for a few days to see how much and what youre eating.
Renew your dedication for a few weeks and notice if any improvements!
Re-evaluate your training:Be honest with your training: How hard are you pushing yourself in your workouts?
Is your workout program congruent with your own goals?
Remember your training age:Also known as the length of time youve been seriously training.
If its anywhere between 6 months to 1 year, its possible youve just hit yournewbie gains ceiling.
At that point, its time tocross the fitness chasm, as we outline here.
Try something different:Sometimes you really need to just breathe some new life into your workout or diet.
Try a radically different training approach.
Been doing 1 to 3 reps at heavy loads for strength?
Try a workout with higher number reps, more speed and lighter weights.
Been eating at a consistent deficit for weight loss?
Try increasing your intake a few hundred calories for a few weeks and see what that does for you.
A simple change is ideal to give yourself wiggle room for more changes later, if needed.
Step away from the gym or your running program, and do something fun for a week.
Remember that when you try one of these things change only one variable at a time.
Otherwise, you wont know which one works!
