15/01/2024
When clients sign up with me the one thing they’ll notice right away is they’re set up with a training program, not different exercises every time they workout, not a TIKTOK workout I found online. A training program suited for them and their goals. What I’ve found is many people do just that. They go to the gym and do the line of machines they see each time. No plan, nothing.
My clients are shocked to find my program is the same for the next 4-8 weeks and we track reps, sets, weights and tempo. Doing a new workout you see on Instagram or TikTok every single time you find yourself in the gym is not a way you’ll see progress.
So one popular question I get from clients is about how to intensify or make exercises more challenging, which is a great question.
Here are some of the ways to increase difficulty:
1. Slow down the tempo, focus on mind muscle connection.
2. Focus on IMPECCABLE form for each set (don’t know if you’re executing an exercise right? send a training video to your coach.)
3. Increase the weight slightly.
If you can still execute exercise with impeccable form AND increased weight AND prescribed rep range, you’re on the right path on what we call progressive overload 👏.
🌟 Tip: don’t expect to increase weight every single workout. It takes time. So be patient with yourself!
Here’s a training video I’ll be sending to my coach (yes, coaches need coaches too) of how I’m working on slowing my tempo AND form. The moment I feel I cannot pull the weight with GOOD form, I’m done but I keep going until I cannot anymore. This is how you progress. Push yourself 🥸
