8 most common mistakes you make at the gym!

Ego-lifting: It is very common to lift more than you can handle in order to maintain the correct technique, this is called ego-lifting. Most often it is when performing the basic lifts such as deadlifts, squats and bench presses. Although it gives a small boost from being able to lift a little more, if you can't maintain the technique, there is a greater risk of injury. Not only that, it can also affect your training results. When we don't have enough depth in a squat, ass to the grass, we won't activate the Gluteus maximus (Biggest muscle in the butt) to its maximum potential, this means we won't develop as much in the squat and will probably stick to the same weight or perform the technique even worse with time.

Doing too much: Usually for a person who previously didn't exercise much and suddenly works out every day, the risk of injury increases. It is easier to lose motivation and energy and quickly as well. Don't forget to include some rest days during the week, it is at least as important for the muscles to have time to repair and develop.

Afraid to ask for help: Sometimes it can be a little scary to enter a new gym, especially when you're a beginner and don't have much knowledge of exercises. It could be how to perform them or how the machines at the gym work. I understand that this can be a bit scary, but despite this, it can be good to get help. Getting help can improve your self-esteem and to understand that the gym is not so scary. Ask staff for a overhaul, hire a PT, or ask someone at the gym who seems nice. Most are happy to help without any problems.

Does not challenge itself: In order to develop and to become stronger, we need to challenge the body. This means lifting heavier weights, doing more repetitions of the same exercise, doing more sets of the same exercise or performing better technique. If we do not change any of these, the body will get used to it and therefore also cause us not to reach our goals, among other things. It may also be the case that we run the risk that things will rather go backwards in development.

You don't write down your training: Your memory is good but short, this also applies to your training. It's easy to forget how much weight you deadlifted last week. Which can lead to you not doing the progressive overload you need to do. When we write it down, we can more easily see when it is time to increase the weight.

Exercising too rarely: Although there are many who exercise too hard at once, there are also many who exercise too infrequently or too irregularly to see results. If we train regularly and including some rest days through the week, we will see quite quickly results as a beginner. Exercising 2-3 times a week is enough.

Eating too little: It is very common to eat too little, especially if your goal is to lose weight. Most of the time, we want the result to come as quickly as possible, and therefore change a lot of our diet so that the calorie deficit is too large. It will mean that we therefore cannot bear to train at an equally intense level, become lethargic and quickly become unmotivated to continue.