Everytime
I workout, I see the same people doing the exact same exercise routine
in the gym. They go through the same machines in the same order using
the same weight each day. Then they go to the same piece of cardio
equipment and use the same level as yesterday and go at that same slow
pace as always.

And do you know what I see the next day?

The same old physique on that same person. No change. Next week? No change. Same workout, same body.

Because
they aren't thinking. And no one is thinking for them. They don't have
a good trainer, or a good program, or a good idea about what they
should be doing in the gym. They've heard that "cardio" is good for
them so they go to the gym and try out a cardio machine.

But
they just get on it and "go", mindlessly. Maybe they throw in some
weights. Maybe not. They don't really know how to do weight correctly
anyways. And so it goes on and on, week after week. Until they just
give up and quit.

And you see the same
thing on the street. You see the same people running the same slow
route around the neighborhood, getting the same (read: zero) results
from their "same old-same old" jogging routine.

I've
always believed that beginners to fitness take up jogging because its
easy. And I don't mean easy on the body, because we know it takes some
effort.

I mean that jogging is easy on
the mind. Runners don't have to think. They don't have to plan a
program. They don't have to pick the best, efficient strength training
exercises and then put them in the proper order in an effective
routine. Instead, all they have to do is put one foot in front of the
other.

But, and there is always a but,
isn't there? That easy, no-thinking approach is not going to get them
very far. After ten days, there probably won't be much change in their
body.

And the same goes for those high-rep, low weight, machine circuit programs. No thinking required, no results guaranteed.

However,
if they had exercised their brain and designed a strength and interval
workout, they would have seen some startling changes in 14 days, or 10
days, or even 7 days. (Heck, I've had guys swear that they noticed
changes in their bodies after only 2 days of strength and interval
training).

Because you see, planning a
workout takes effort. And going through an effective workout of
efficient strength exercises and interval training takes even more
effort.

But you get out what you put in. That saying goes for just about anything in life, especially for workouts.

So
the choice is up to the exercisers in the gym I guess. If they stay in
their comfort zone, it will be easier on their body and their mind in
the short-term. But over the long-term, they'll probably drop out of
the fitness scene as they find they never get the results they want.

Or
they can put in the short-term effort, researching the best program for
their goals. And with this approach, you get the long-term payoff of
success.

Look into strength and interval
training and see what the extra mental effort can do for you. Using the
Turbulence Training plan of an efficient bodyweight warmup, effective
structured strength training supersets, and maximum result interval
cardio to complete the workout will get you more fat loss results in
less workout time. Guaranteed.

Sincerely,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training