Strength plus Exercise

Shreya Samtani
StoryMirror
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4 min readMay 5, 2018

Strength Building and Exercise

Gaining strength with gym comes up when you master the ABC’s of exercise. Keeping that at utmost priority here are several tips that will help you see major results. Now there is no need for you arguing to plug in your body with supplements and steroids for a stronger build. Just concentrate on mere steps and observe the changes yourself.

1. Pledge to be committed

If you plan for a short-term workout in your head like most of the people do then it is never going to work. Your aim should not be losing inches in a quick span but to be healthier than ever before. Do not cheat on your exercise schedule. Don’t try to fool yourself that living healthy and eating healthy is painful. It can be done. Exercising regularly for some minutes is manageable. Once you commit for a long duration, you start seeing remarkable results in short periods. That’s the potential of a moderate workout.

2. Follow a schedule

Generally, people do not practice continuously because they don’t see quick results and become impatient. People prefer training when they see some motivational movie or get inspired by someone. Here’s a tip, don’t just workout according to your comfort zone. Step out of it. Fix certain hours alternate day, if not every day for building strength. Lazying around and wondering when will you get inspired won’t help. And that forms the characteristic difference between professionals and beginners. Odd crossroads will always exist, pulling you back from the schedule, and before you know it you have already skipped your gym sessions since weeks. So allow your calendar to administer your gym hours rather than your fluctuating motivations.

3. Target on prime exercises

If you want to see outstanding outcomes then keep your eyes straight at it. Diversity in exercises is not something to be proud of. You might have observed many people flipping around machines in the gym. They do not stick to one. Bouncing from one machine to other every 10 minutes will not lead you anywhere.

Here are some kingpins that you should merge with your daily schedule

  • Pushups and pull-ups
  • Sprints
  • Squats
  • Bench Press
  • Deadlift

4. Aim at gaining strength before losing inches

If you inquire anyone who hits the gym about their exercise, they would always claim on how intense the workout was. But that’s where the irony is. It’s awesome to boost yourself , but all your efforts are in vain if your strength does not form the bases of exercise. Rigorous workout in the very beginning is the biggest mistake. Everyone is just willing to jump off and lose inches. The start should always be easy to catch up the flow. Warm up then exercise in sets, build efficiency and then test your breaking points.

5. Advance but lower your pace

You observe people on the treadmill running 3km every day but not shedding even a single pound, lifting same weights but gaining no strength. Why? It’s because your body is ready to adapt. Initially, when you start working out, it’s new for your body, it reacts to the change by losing some weight, feeling energetic, etc. But after a few days it gets adapted to the change and you notice no alteration in your body. Now it’s time to change your technique. Alter the stimulus. That’s why efficiency builds up slowly.

6. Maintain an evidence of your schedule

Recording gym sessions can be of great help. You should have a recording of every week’s progress, how much sets were you able to do with certain weights a week ago? Or how much running on the treadmill made you sweat. You should have answers to such questions to assure progress in the upcoming weeks. Keep a track for long-term improvement.

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