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Are you getting the most out of your workouts? If you look back over the past year and find you didn’t make the fitness gains you expected, maybe your training could use a jumpstart. It starts with the goals you set and how you intend to achieve them. Here are five tips that can help you get more results from your fitness training.
One variable you can manipulate with your workouts is the number of reps you do. By varying rep ranges you can achieve the results you want and help you avoid plateaus. When planning your workouts, should you include low resistance, high rep sets if you’re trying to build muscle? Yes, here’s why.
It’s important to challenge your body when you exercise to see results. But rest and recovery are an important part of the process. When you don’t allow your body enough time to recover, you can experience symptoms of overreaching and, in extreme cases, overtraining. This may require days or weeks to correct. The best approach is to “listen to your body” and keep workouts and rest time balanced. This article discusses five ways to avoid overreaching or overtraining.
