Beating Boredom?

[Froggiesrock]

So I've come to discover I don't have much of an attention span.  I like to keep changing things and keep progressing.  I've been doing the same workout for about 4 weeks now.  I'm to the point where I can start upping my weights or adding more reps to make it more challenging, but I'm a little bored with my workout routine.  I still have the drive and ambition to continue working out and I've already got a plan for a 'new' workout figured out.  But what do you all do to beat the boredom?  I'd like to not change my workout entirely every month, so any suggestions would be awesome!

[I-Jo]

I'll be honest I've never understood this mentality.  

 

But I find I do a variety of HIIT workouts- or AMRAP workouts coupled with my traditional "boring" lift workouts.

 

What I would recommend is including some body weight only/HIIT/AMARAP/CF style workouts.  There are endless combinations and you can always make a harder variation for one exercise rather than just scrapping the whole thing.

 

 

 

Or change your workout environment- I'm always amused when i got to a new gym and I'm like... ummmm where the frak is the pull up bar again.  easily not boring.  But I'm simple- I don't require much. 

[Froggiesrock]

I personally do my workouts at home.  It could very well be my environment, since I also work from home.  I just don't care for the gym's that are in my driving range and the one I do like doesn't have any kind of childcare.  I do believe 4 weeks is a bit too soon to be changing a workout plan and I'm not doing myself any real big favors.  This is also my first time successfully starting a workout plan that is working and every time I've gotten bored before, I just quit.  Since I have around 75+ lbs to lose still (already down 20 woot!   ), I really really don't want to lose my momentum again. 

 

I actually LOVE the idea of Crossfit and really hope to join the ranks one day!  That definitely wouldn't be 'boring!  My weight has banged up my knees quite a bit since I've been overweight for a long time though.  If I get too strenuous, too fast, I end up having pains that won't let me sleep for a day or two.  It's lessening with weight loss, but still a concern.

 

So at the moment I feel my answer is to change up my workout routine a bit and keep focusing mostly on my diet.

 

The last time I went to a gym (over a year ago or more), I got stuck in the adductor machine and almost tipped the stupid thing over to get out of it.  Definitely was not a boring visit!