The day I gave up on following a specific routine was a day a massive weight was lifted from my shoulders. The world felt full of promise and possibility because I no longer had to paint by the numbers or stay within the lines.
Even though I don’t have a routine that doesn’t mean I don’t have a plan. You always need a plan for progress, but you can certainly have a plan without a routine.
Once again it’s about no longer looking for a magic formula and focusing more on what I’m actually asking my body to do. If I ask my body to perform above and beyond what it’s done in the past it will respond and adapt.
Therefor I don’t follow any sort of specific routine that’s all set in place. Instead I focus on using creativity and imagination to create the best workout possible.
I look at my workouts like eating at a buffet. I take a little of this, some of that and mix in a dash of those.
Every workout is based on an ever changing set of criteria such as my energy level, equipment, time, goals, and general desire. By using my creativity I create workouts rather than just filling in the lines. They keep me mentally fresh, focused and erase boredom. Best of all they work well given the constraints I have at that time while also being enjoyable and fun.
It’s the perfect mix of creativity, progression and fun.