It's a question that's on the mind of just about every person that goes to the gym.
Well...
a lot of it has to do with the amount of tolerance that you can take.
How much of an intense exercise regime can you tolerate? The only way to really know what's working for you, is to see what is actually making your strength increase.
If you are not increasing your strength, there are going to three factors that are affecting this: - You are not training hard enough.
- You are not training long enough.
- You are not training often enough.
So, if you are going to the gym and just going through the motions, then you can't be surprised you're not getting the results you want.
If you work your butt off when you go to the gym, but only do it once a month, then well..
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you can expect to get the same kind of results.
You've got to think "progressively".
As long as you are giving your body enough rest (remember, not TOO much) between intense workouts, you'll notice that you'll start to be able to increase your strength, and do more repetitions with more weight.
As long as you are doing it correctly, you should see that every few workouts, you'll be able to increase the weight you use by roughly 10%.
Start with the basics:You want to figure out the reps that you can do, the weights you can lift, and which exercises to focus on.