7 Ways to Boost Your Gym Performance

If you're honest, when someone asks how your workout went, you can't always say, "Awesome!" Sometimes it's just "Meh." Why is that? Why aren't all your workouts incredibly productive—maybe even exciting? What can you do to make sure your workouts are not only "awesome," but moving you closer to the physique you crave?

Here are seven things you can start doing right now to make excellent and productive workouts a inevitable conclusion every time you walk into the gym.

1. Be Well-Fed, Hydrated, and Rested

Everything you've done since your last workout sets the tone for the next one. The foods you ate, the rest you received, the liquids you drank—they all impact how well you'll recover and perform next time. Newborn babies at home, illness, missing meals, not getting enough fluids (or getting too much of the wrong kinds of fluids), and other stress factors can all make your workouts flat as roadkill.

Get these three things consistently right—nutrition, rest, and...

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