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Hey guys,

I'll give you a brief background about myself and my workout routine thus far. Around 2 and a half years ago at the end of my senior year in high school I was 5'3" and 175 pounds (male) and decided to start a workout program. That summer I started it and lost around 15 pounds in 3 months of working out. As time went on, I continued losing weight and growing as well (which I guess contributed to the weight loss since I thinned out) and now 2 and a half years later I'm currently 5'10" and 148 pounds (around 30 pounds lost in 2.5 years).

Throughout that time, I've never really been a big weights guy. I still do them, but I realize that I don't have the best program but never really minded because adding muscle wasn't the main focus for me. I just wanted to lose weight. I usually lift 3 times a week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) 20 minutes a day. On Monday I do biceps and triceps (4 sets of bicep curls and 4 sets of tricep extensions), on Wednesday I do chest/shoulders (4 sets of pec flies and 4 sets of chest press), and on Friday I do lats (4 sets of lat pulldowns and 4 sets of reverse pec flies). The main focus of my workout has always been cardio. I always make sure I get in at least 45 minutes 4 times a week on the treadmill (usually 30 minutes running and 15 minutes walking).

Anyway, this has pretty much been my routine for the last 2.5 years and I usually take 5 days off or so around every 3 months. As you might imagine, I do get a bit bored of it from time to time but I always force myself to keep going because of the results that I have had, and not to sound snobby, I like the compliments I get from people who I haven't seen in a couple of years.

Anyway, I guess my question is do you guys see anything in my routine that I can do to spice things up? When I first started working out a couple of years ago I used to look forward to going to the gym, but over time, it has sort of just become a chore and not as enjoyable. Nonetheless, I still do it though because of fear of packing on the pounds again. That, and it has just sort of become a habit of mine as well that is ingrained in me and I feel dirty if I miss out on a day.

Thanks for the help.