What to do When Your Workout is not Working

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Many people go to the gym day in and day out, but do they make

progress? Why is it that some people go to the gym religiously,

but never see results? How do you know if your workouts are

actually working? This article provides a checklist of things

that you should look for before and after going to the gym.

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What to do When Your Workout is not Working

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Written by: Kamau Austin

Health and Fitness Vitality

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Many people go to the gym day in and day out, but do they make

progress? Why is it that some people go to the gym religiously,

but never see results? How do you know if your workouts are

actually working? This article provides a checklist of things

that you should look for before and after going to the gym.

Do you feel anything in the areas you're training? The day

after you train a certain body part, you should feel a slight

soreness, especially if you are a beginner. This means that

you've properly worked your muscles and that lactic acid is

present. If you feel anything more than a dull soreness, you may

have injured yourself and should consult your doctor.

Do you feel good after a workout? After a good workout, you

should feel spectacular. Your spirits should be lifted, and you

shouldn't feel any anxiety. Little should bother you because

your body has a surge in endorphins after training. Exercise has

been known to eliminate stress and anxiety.

Do you feel any strength when you train? You should feel strong

and energetic from one set to the next. If you start training

and your energy level plummets, you probably are using too much

weight, you may be rushing through your sets, or you may not have

eaten enough before going to the gym.

Do you feel a " pump " ? After you do a set, the muscles you've

worked should feel full and hard or " pumped. " According to

exercise experts, feeling a " pump " means you've trapped blood

in your muscles. Lactic acid is present after working a muscle,

producing a natural growth hormone. Studies show that natural

growth hormones will help your muscles grow and make your fat

cells shrink. Each time you work out, you're making microscopic

tears in your muscles. So you should work each muscle to

" failure, " meaning, for example, that you do arm curls until

you are no longer able to do another rep. When this happens, it

means you've exhausted the muscle, and it will likely grow back

bigger and stronger with proper rest. If you are not feeling a

pump and not exhausting each muscle to failure, you are probably

lifting too light a weight or are using improper form (meaning

you aren't doing the exercises correctly).

Are you feeling the wrong things? Perhaps you can't wait to get

out of the gym. If training bores you, you're probably not

doing enough exercises, your body isn't releasing endorphins,

and you're likely getting bored. Do you feel joint pain? You

may have injured yourself by either doing an exercise wrong or by

overdoing it. Do you feel sick after your workout (nauseous,

with muscle cramps, breaking out into a cold sweat, etc.)? If so,

you either did too much or you were ill before you entered the

gym. It's never a good idea to train when you have a bad cold or

flu because training may lower your immune system and make you

feel worse.

Are you making changes in your workout routine? If you continue

the same workout for months, your body will adapt to the routine

and you will stop seeing results. If you stop making progress,

make changes. Start trying to lift a little more weight, train on

different days, or add some new cardio; do something to break up

the monotony of your regimen.

If you are working out on a regular basis, and you are not seeing

any gains, then check the above questions. You should not give up

on your exercise routine; you may simply need to make some minor

adjustments to it so that you can begin seeing the benefits of

your exercising efforts.

There are also supplements that can help your body repair the

minor tears that affect your joints, muscle and ligaments as you

build stronger muscles and joints. One such supplement is

Phosoplex. It is also effective in countering the muscle

pain that often accompanies workouts. Phosoplex is available

at Amazon and at http://www.BODeStore.com. So enjoy your workout

without worrying about the future.

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