Are you stuck on your results?

Personal Trainer, Rafa, shares some basics on progressing your resistance training to get the results you're after.

It may be time to change it up a bit and rethink some bad habits in the gym if you have reached a plateau and can't seem to move any closer to achieving your goals. Put away the same old 3 x 10 sets. If you really want to build Arnie guns, a bullet proof chest, lift heavier, hit PBs, get that six pack you’ve been chasing for so long, run faster, jump higher or last longer during a workout session, you’ve got to start applying the three foremost principles of resistance training (lifting weights) to your routine.

Progression Principles 

1. Progressive overload
2. Secificity
3. Variation

Learning how to play with these three variables will give you countless successful resistance training possibilities and also make you reach your goals in a faster and more effective way.

Our personal trainers love to guide clients towards achieving their goals so if you feel you've hit a plateau or need some extra motivation let our personal trainers assist.

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References:

• Kraemer WJ, Ratamess NA. Fundamentals of resistance training: progression and exercise prescription. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 2004
• American College of Sports Medicine. Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002