“I wasn’t aching after my session so I probably didn’t work hard enough?”
^^ I hear this so often.
The most important thing?
Progress over time. Be it with your reps, sets, or weight you lift.
If you want to ache after a session? Change the exercises, slow down the tempo, and push it to failure and beyond.
You are more likely to feel that ‘ache’ when you first start.
There’s a time and place for all of this.
However, just be wary of:
1) Injury risk with pushing it beyond failure all of the time (too much of a good thing …)
2) Too much change can be difficult to know if you’re improving (sometimes doing the same old boring thing can be good. At Fruci Fit, we use benchmarks to ensure you have some track of what you’re doing…but also don’t have to do the same old thing every time)
3) Aching all of the time will probably mean you can’t exercise with quality as often and therefore may actually slow down your progress (it’s why I personally periodise / change what I do based on my week. I try to get a heavier session in on a Wednesday. Then I do a mix of cardio and weights work on other days with some recovery work on “active rest days”. We replicate this at Fruci Fit, be it from home or in person, with the ability to push it a bit more in our Fruci Intense and full body sessions etc and then pull it back in / work different muscles with our stretch, flexibility, yoga and Pilates sessions.
The key part?
Progress over time.
Which requires consistency.
Oh, and the right recovery strategies, be it with nutrition, sleep or SOMETIMES supplements (more on that another day as there are soooo many things we need to get right before focussing on supplements)
The key part?
Having a step by step plan that is fit for YOU and your lifestyle.
Just like we do in our Kickstart
(Message me with ‘Kickstart’ and I will get you the details)
Matt