Stop Making These 6 Training Mistakes

Stop Making These 6 Training Mistakes

I know what it’s like to spend several hours in the gym each week, for years on end, and get nowhere. Been there, done that. Got the T-shirt. I empathise with you.

Over the past 25 years I have made enough of the mistakes to help you not make them, and I have had enough successes to equip you for your successful journey ahead.

Here are 6 BIG reasons you’re not getting the results you’re after:

Reason #1: You’re not training with enough intensity or you may be training too heavy

Give your body reason to change. Performing 3 ‘easy’ sets on any given exercise will fail to produce the results you require.

Yes, you want to get strong, but constantly going heavy isn’t the best way to reach that goal. All that does is beat you up, fry your Central Nervous System and decrease your athletic ability.

Reason #2: You’re using poor technique

To get the most out of every rep you need to know the proper mechanics and correct anatomical positions of each exercise. Few people do and I know it is sometimes something as little as the angle of your wrist that makes a huge difference. A trainer with experience will be able to pick it up and help you get it right.

Reason #3: You’re using exercises that make you worse

In other words, can actually be detrimental to your fitness. At Thrive Fitness we use very few of the classical powerlifting and Olympic lifting exercises.
Those movements can be too brutal on your body if you are not ready for them. As a consequence, they can decrease your mobility, flexibility and athleticism. There are far safer, more effective alternatives that HAVE to be staples in your program.

Reason #4: You’re not using enough variety

Two of the most common overuse injuries are tennis and golfers elbow. They both come as a result of repeating the same movement with an object weighing less than a kilogram. Imagine what happens when you do the same movement over and over with implements weighing 20, 40 or even 100 kilos?

Variety is not only the spice of life but it’s also what keeps you healthy and in the gym training and making gains.

Reason #5: You’re only focused on strengthening your muscles; not your tendons and ligaments

Most programs build stronger muscles but ignore the tendons and ligaments. When this is the case, the tendons and ligaments can’t keep up with the force the muscles are capable of producing. That’s what leads to injury.

Reason #6: You’re killing your natural testosterone production

Guys – Your testosterone levels peak at around age 27. After that you have to do all you can to stay on top of your game, naturally. Keep your workouts short, avoid adrenal overload, reduce stress levels and fuel your body properly.

Ignore any of these critical factors and it will be much harder to lose bodyfat and tone muscle.
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Would you like expert guidance that will produce positive results? I have created an online training system. Now I can share my knowledge with more people and I can make it more affordable at the same time.

In-person training can cost hundreds of dollars an hour for two or three sessions per week. This can add up quickly! But online training packages are a fraction of the cost (starting from just $25 per week) of in-person training, for the same level of expertise and guidance in your personal health journey.

Over the past 10 months I have produced hundreds of short exercise videos and placed them on my training site called:

www.thrivefitnessonline.trainerize.com

Feel free to visit the site and click the ‘learn more’ button under the title ‘How does online training work?’ It starts by me designing a custom made plan around your goals and you following your workout/s with guiding videos and instructions on the web or your phone – you simply download an app that accompanies the online program.

I will track your progress via the Trainerize site and you’ll have the opportunity to message me questions or see me in the gym, should you visit Surge Fitness. I will review and update your custom made plan regularly.

There is even a package that includes a Personal Nutrition Plan.

Simply call or email me for further information.
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