The benefits of strength training are many. We know that working out with weights can improve strength, muscular endurance, balance, bone density, help regulate blood sugar,
improves mood, energy levels, coordination, self-esteem, and confidence. Strength training can increase your metabolism and is important in maintaining weight loss, as well as managing diabetes, back pain, heart disease, depression and arthritis.
Yet, many people who participate in weight training fail to receive the maximum benefit from their training. Here is a list of 22 common mistakes that beginners and advanced lifters make when strength training.
- Using poor form
- Not working through a full range of motion
- Using the arms to pull a weight and not engaging the proper muscle group
- Using momentum to lift a weight.
- Rushing your reps without proper muscular control
- Not maintaining tightness in the body
- Neglecting the core
- Using machines only.
- Not warming up properly
- Adding weight too soon
- Doing the same routine over and over
- Constantly changing your routine
- Not using compound exercises as the basis for your workout.
- Focusing on the “Show” muscles and neglecting the “Go” muscles
- Using YouTube and Instagram as your personal trainer
- Lacking focus during exercise
- Not having a goal – using random exercises and workouts
- Doing too much too soon
- Thinking you can “Out-work” poor nutrition habits
- Burning the candle at both ends. Not getting enough
sleep
- Lifting heavy all the time
- Not listening to pain signals in the body
Over the next few weeks, I will dive deeper into each of these mistakes, so you can achieve the greatest benefit from your strength training program.
If you would like to schedule a free consultation, email Jim@strengthflorlife.us
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