Some workout ideas that are outside the box.

We've all been there... You go to the gym, start your workout routine and notice that you are getting bored with the routine.  But don't know how to switch things up to make it more challenging and fun. One thing is certain. Doing the same exercise over a period of time your body and it's muscles get used to it and you reach a plateau. Switching up the exercises and doing different variants of the exercises will keep things challenging and fun.

There are many different ways to keep things challenging and here are a few ways.

Add a stability ball to your bench press with dumb bells. By doing this, it makes you focus on your balance by keeping your abs tight and helps you with your form.

Use water jugs to simulate dumb bells. The water moving in the water jugs adds added movement where you concentrate on the movement of the exercise.

Here's a favorite of mine... add a deck of cards. The numbers 1-9  equals 5 reps. 10, Jack, Queens, and Kings equals 10 reps. And the Queen of Hearts equals 25 reps.  Aces equals 15 reps.Then the Jokers equals 45 reps. You can use this with any weightlifting and crossfit exercises or any exercises period.

Those are just some of the different things to make your exercises more challenging and exciting. If you need help with any ideas ask someone at the gym. They will be glad to help and have been where you are. All it takes is just a little thinking and your out of the box. Until next time,  stay fit and stay healthy.

Review: Jet Mass by GAT

I just recently was searching for a good product with creatine in it and came across Jet Mass by GAT. Let me just say I was impressed, simply put. It does what it says and tastes very good too. There was no loading phase and it mixed well to with no clumps. I took it directly after my work outs and before I went to bed. I would recommend that you try the Tropical Ice flavor.

This product has ultra-pure German creatine in it as well as a lot of other stuff that compliments it too.
Here is the link to the GAT  website so you can get more information on it. http://www.teamgat.com/
Now, with everything that you get and use, you must research it and follow directions. This product contains wheat and soy, and was manufactured in a facility that processes:Peanuts, milk and eggs.
So you can see the importance of reading the label.

I would recommend this to anyone that can use it. I put on nine pounds of muscle with this stuff.

Migrane Headaches....

Let us take a minute to talk about the infamous Migraine Headaches.. When I was younger I used to get Severe Migraine Headaches ..  One would last about 3 to 5 days at a time.. It was quite debilitating in a since that I didn't go any where or do anything except be alone  in a quiet dark place...   I was seen by neurologists and doctors and was proscribed different things that never worked..

 I found out that there several things that can trigger them like: stress, caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, drugs, nicotine  just to name a few. After a few months they stopped when I found out what had triggered them. But still to this day I get one once in a while like the sudden change in the weather like last night. Here are a few links to help you guys out with some information..

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/migraine-headache/DS00120
http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine

Through my experience with these headaches it can be debilitating like loosing your job and missing out on important things in life  like I have experienced. With the proper help and the desire to better yourself, you can get a better grip on this and live a better productive life. Just remember that you are not alone when it comes to this.. there are millions of people that get them and It's how you deal with them..

Until next time... Stay healthy and well.