Three Common Strength Training Mistakes

You’re crushing your workouts but you’re not seeing the changes you want. What gives? You might be making one of these common strength training mistakes that could derail your gains.

You Are Using Too Light of Weights
Muscles adapt when you work your muscles to fatigue. It is counterproductive for not only strength gains but also fat loss and overall health. If you can do all your reps on the plan and could keep going then you are lifting too light. It’s time to level up!

You Are Using Too Heavy Weights
Lifting too heavy can cause muscle and joint damage. When your muscles can’t handle the weight they will recruit other muscles to support the target muscles which can cause injury and overuse. If you struggle to maintain proper form and/or you can’t hit the reps on the plan then you are lifting too heavy. It’s time to go down in weight!

You Are Not Taking Correct Rest Period Between Sets
Finding your sweet spot is like Goldilocks. You don’t want to rest too little as it could mean submaximal muscle growth. But on the other hand resting too much can take you out of the zone, waste time, and decrease efficiency. The idea rest time between sets is 30-90 seconds for muscle growth, 15-30 seconds for muscular endurance, and 2-5 minutes to increase strength/power.

Now that you know about this mistakes you can keep them in your back pocket so you keep those gains going strong.

Which mistake have you made before? There is no shame in this. We are all always learning and growing.

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