Is Your Body Actually Responding to your Exercises?

How do you know if your workouts are working or not?

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They say that when you are on a diet you should not look for results on the scale but rather let the feel of your clothes do the talking. But how do you know if your workout is really getting results? If you wonder how well your workout is working, and if you are really changing your body, ask yourself the following questions:
Are you gaining more strength from your workout? The simple fact is that you should be able to feel your workout working. After a few weeks you should sense that you are stronger, that lifting the weights is getting easier, that in other areas of your life tasks that involve lifting are simply easier; for example you can pick up that 40 pound bag of dog food more easily.

Do you feel that your stamina has improved?
The same is true of your stamina, every few weeks you should experience a noticeable improvement in your stamina, particularly if you are doing a circuit workout, adding in aerobics, or really doing nice, slow, controlled weight lifting sets. You should notice that you tire less easily walking up stairs or being out for a run. For example, shovelling snow or mowing the lawn should be less tiring than it used to be.

Is your weighing machine still showing the same result?
Even if you do not feel stronger or like you have more stamina, your weight machine should tell the real tale. Keep a log of how many reps and sets you do at what weight and watch as those numbers right. There is no arguing with such improvement.

Have you increased your volume of sets?
Maybe you are not looking to build your muscles up huge, but are more concerned with improving your stamina. In this case, you can note how many reps and sets you are doing and watch as those numbers increase.

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Are there any changes in your body measurements?
Keeping track of your body measurements is one no nonsense way to get proof that your workout is making a difference. If you have not yet, measure yourself. Take your weight, measure the size of your waist, hips, chest, thighs and biceps. Then, every six to eight weeks take those measurements again and see which areas are getting tighter and leaner and which are getting bigger and meaner. You can also use the scale and the fit of your clothing to see how your body is changing.

Do you have physiological changes in your body?
While building muscles, feeling strong, and looking great are all wonderful things, being healthy is important too. One way to tell how well your workout is working in improving your health is to watch how your vital signs are changing. For example, get your cholesterol tested, take your blood pressure, check your blood sugar, and even watch things like allergy reactions, fatigue and headaches. Every few weeks take these measurements again (keep a log) and watch for trends. There is a good chance that you will see some really positive changes as those muscles grow.


Joseph Green

Joseph Green is editor-in-chief and owner at NutraBulk. NutraBulk specializes in the best high quality of bulk supplements for the benefit of everyone’s health. He is also very passionate about researching and writing on various health issues. Be sure to connect with Joseph on Twitter and Facebook for more great health, wellness and fitness information.



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