Do you exercise regularly, but the results in your body do not come? Here are six common mistakes you can make.
The main reason we start exercising is one: to see results. These results can vary depending on the “wants” of everyone, but the ways to achieve them are – for the most part – specific. Proper training, good rest, careful diet.
But what happens when the results do not come? Then probably something, somewhere we did something wrong. Here are some of the most common mistakes we make in the gym.
Same old same old
Our body tends to adapt, to “get used” to a form of training. If you do not change the stimuli at regular intervals, then you reach the so-called “plateau”. That is, your body stops responding and stays still. What does this mean in practice? That every month you should change the program you follow in terms of weight (kilos), breaks between sets and of course the exercise book.
Socializing
The gym is not for socializing, nor for chatting with coaches, nor for watching TV. Go to the gym with the goal of exercising and that is what you should do. Lack of concentration during training not only does not bring the desired results, but can also lead to injuries if you do not pay attention to your technique.
With your fold
The breaks between sets and exercises are not … free. Depending on your goal (strength, muscle hypertrophy), you should take the appropriate breaks, the duration of which ranges from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. A stopwatch or using the countdown on your mobile phone will help you with this.
I believe in a machine
There are some machines that in every – but every – gym are always “clotted”. These machines are usually the most “commercial” and for some inexplicable reason they gather practitioners like honey bears. Such machines are the adductor / exhaust machine, the chest press, the leg extension and the pec dec. Although the effectiveness of these machines is satisfactory, staying “stuck” in them from one point onwards does not offer you anything more in your training.
All things in moderation
The results are not made (only) in the gym. Almost half of the results take place at home and even in the… bed. Yes, to see results in your body it is absolutely necessary to get enough rest with quality sleep. Otherwise, you risk getting injured and – if you are at an advanced level – overtraining.
Absence of goals
Probably the most important factor in seeing results in your body. The absence of a clear goal in the gym and the “little of everything and we see” is a waste of time. You need to keep in mind the short-term and long-term goal of your workout. Is it endurance? Power; Hypertrophy? Good general physical condition? All together; If you do not know what… you want, then the trainer can help you.