10/05/2022
Picking the right weight for you
Ok picture this, you walk into a class and the coach explains how do to the exercises in your session, you go over and collect what equipment you need but you get stuck and confused, you don’t know what weight to pick up. 🤨
This is very common among gym classes but it is nothing to worry as I have a few key points to remember 🔑
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- Your Weight will decide if the exercise is safe and how effective it is. Don’t go so heavy where you compromise your safety and risk injury. However you do not want to pick a weight so light that you do not feel anything working. 💪
- Technique over everything, similar to my last point. You want to pick a weight that does not throw your form out the window. Technique and form comes first 📖
- Start with a lighter weight when learning, that way you can nail the correct technique. It is also important to assess how you feel over the next two days. Are you feeling soreness in the correct spots? Are you feeling pain in places you shouldn’t? 🤕
- When picking your weight you must keep in mind we do not always want to work until failure. Keep a few repetitions in your pocket, remember that weight only gets heavier as time goes on 😏
So next time you are in your gym class, take a minute to remember these points and pick a weight for you that is safe but also challenging.
