My routine has become far too... routine for me. I go to the gym and have a hard time motivating myself to do my workout anymore.

Every time I go I:

• Stretch

• Do dips

• Do squats

• Do bench presses

• Do at least one of a couple of different ab exercises

• Use the thigh press/hub abduction machine

• Use free weights for my lats, triceps, biceps, and forearms.

• Do some kind of back exercise (I have no idea what it's called)

• Do cardio either on the eliptical machine or the ladder machine.

I have tried changing up the order a little bit, but that hasn't helped a lot. Do you guys have any suggestions of how to make things more interesting? Any alternative exercises to try?

I am especially looking for an alternative to squats. This is probably the most time consuming one I do, and while it's a good exercise, I've found myself at a plateau in regards to increasing the weight I can squat. I'm kind of permanently stuck at 230lbs.