Tips for Reaching Your Strength Goals

Reaching your own personal strength goals takes time, commitment, a routine, and effort. These are all important factors that should be addressed in order for you to be able to become the strong and capable person you want to be. Moreover, these factors are often overlooked by weightlifters, and they can be the difference between reaching your goals and giving up. This post will give helpful tips for addressing and managing each of these factors.

Time:

• Buy a good fitness watch that you can use to time your rest periods, how long each lift takes, and to keep track of your overall workout.

• Plan out each of your workout.

• Purchase and use a journal to track your workouts.

Commitment:

• Find a workout partner that will encourage you to workout regularly. Also, having a workout partner will make workouts more engaging and fun.

• Write your workouts down in your calendar.

• Write down your fitness goals.

Routine:

• Try to have consistency in your workouts.

• Choose a time that you will always go to the gym. For example, maybe go to the gym after work each day.

• Stick to one workout plan per month to help gauge your improvements, and set up a routine.

Effort:

• Keep an exercise journal with you to track your workouts and their intensity.

• If you are typically tired before each workout due to work or other responsibilities, purchase a pre-workout supplement or take some caffeine pills. Either caffeine or a good pre-workout will help you get the most out of your workouts by increasing your energy, intensity, and motivation.

• Choosing a workout partner who is at a similar level of strength will help create a rivalry that will help each of you get stronger because you will be competing for who is strongest.  

To read additional helpful tips, please visit: 25 Ways to Improve Your Workout