Progress in training has many different meanings. For the bodybuilders, the best symptom of progression corresponds to a new personal rec...
Progress in training has many different meanings. For the bodybuilders, the best symptom of progression corresponds to a new personal record in a squat or bench.
But the weight he can carry on the bar is not the only progress that can occur in his journey as an athlete. Although the result is the most important and we can not ignore it, keep in mind that your progress will not draw a straight line continuously upwards over time.
The most experienced athletes know that the more you train, the more difficult the progress. At the commencement of the learning process, when a new discipline has just started, the improvements are more accessible and faster.
After a certain period, when the technique is consolidated and physically trained, gaining weight is lower, and this is the moment when the fights begin. Each athlete wants to grow in their sport, and when it does not happen, most thinks that something is wrong.
Accepting why your performance is not progressing is not simple at all.
From time to time, you have to silence your ego and review your expectations or identify your mistakes or failures. Sometimes, the progression is happening, but you can not see some subtle changes.
Small differences are as important as large differences, especially when working with long-term objectives. The struggle for instant gratification can lead to stagnation in the future.
Here are some tips to keep improving during the time and to face plateaus:
Follow-up and follow-up of your training sessions.
The tests are an instantaneous image of your preparation that can be affected by various elements, such as fatigue, nutrition, sleep, emotional condition, etc.
The supervision over time, however, allows you to have a complete view of your progress over time and draw a trend line that must be ascending. To have responsible monitoring of the trend of your progress, you should be good at tracking your workouts.
Pay close attention to the subtle changes:
Quality of your performance and personal feelings. Do not stop working on the form, because a more efficient movement will give you better performance.
That feeling of confidence and ease that comes from the total control of the movements is the result of thousands of good executions of that movement, so keep working on it.
Focus on the weakest points.
You are as strong as your most vulnerable point. If you have no idea what your weaknesses are, you risk continuing to strengthen the same strengths, but the profits will stop at a specific time.
Get Feedbacks
Feedback is vital because it gives you information about its performance. In training, conjectures are dangerous, so the more detailed and reliable the feedback, the better.
Personal Trainers can be a great training partner because he does not lie; he is honest and motivates you at every moment of your training.
When you feel you are stuck, be sure to take a look at your training and where you can add some variation. Take the first step, take small actions, but be consistent with them and continue to monitor every change that occurs.
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