How to set up your training plan?

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In this article I want to tell you about  how to put together a training plan and how to start out with training.

If you have just decided to start some activities or training but you don't really know how, where and what to start, then this article is perfect for you, because it will give you some guidelines or rather say steps you could take to start out and achieve success.

There are plenty of fitness trainers and motivators out there and I think it is great, because it is an important part of life, training and getting healthy, moving your body. If you have a healthy body and mind that can help you so much in life, you can prevent so many illnesses and malfunctions. Moving your body is a good feeling so I just really want to help you with it and point you in the right direction.

How to set up your training plan

Lets just walk through the steps you need to pay attention to, when planning your workouts effectively.

1. What is your goal? So basically what do you want to achieve with the workout, with the training plan? Do you want to target a specific body part you want to work on,do you want to get lean, muscled, fit or healthier or is your goal more related to establishing a routine? So what is it really?

2. Once you know what your goal is, then the second question that comes up is how you want to achieve it? What are you going to do? Meaning what training, exercises or sports will you do to achieve and get the results you want. Are you going to go for weight lifting or strength training, cardio or mix of these or you rather gonna go for a sport activity in a team, or group lessons like zumba or aerobics. This is also very important, because you actually want to choose something that will give you joy and something that you will actually like doing but will also help you reach the goal you have set.

So for example let’s say my goal would be to gain more muscles, in that case I should not choose for running, because I will not achieve muscle gain with lots of cardio, in fact I may achieve the opposite, because too much cardio can even burn your muscles.

It is needed to choose the right activity that will give you the satisfaction of achieving your goal and get you the results but you also enjoy. For muscle building, fat loss you can follow plenty of influencers or fitness trainers online who can help you.There are also plenty of articles available you can read about how and what to do.Make sure you also pay attention to the overall body picture and if you choose for gym workout or at home, you will not just work out on your booty because your goal is to get a bigger rounder booty, but you will also work on your upper body, arms and abs.

3. So after we know what the goal is and what kind of activities we choose to get the results, we definitely need to think about when and how can we do that. Meaning how will you schedule your workouts into your life and agenda? The workouts or sports you do, definitely need to match your lifestyle and schedules. This is also very important , many people will actually lose their motivation due to this,because they don't plan and schedule well when they will do their exercises or sports and they will just have excuses and at the end will not go to the gym and not do any training at all.

How can you schedule your exercises? I would definitely say, what works for me is to schedule the week ahead and on Sunday evening just think through how the next week gonna be, how your work schedule it, what meetings or appointments you have ahead and see when you have free time for the activities or workout that you wish to do 2,3,4 times a week and fill in the spots in your agenda with them and really stick with these. That’s really the best you can do to prioritize and schedule. In case some additional meetings would come up that are not necessary, then still try to stick with the scheduled workout sessions instead of cancelling these for a fun night out with your girls.

Regarding how to achieve your goal, you also have to think of convenience that fits your life, eg: if you plan to go to the gym but there is no gym close to your house or work, then most probably it won't be comfortable for you and therefore you will find more excuses why not to go.

4. Be consistent! After all the planning and scheduling you have to keep in your mind that   consistency is key. If you want to work on your body then most probably once a week or once a month won't be enough, so you have to plan to do some activities at least 3 times a week to see results. You also have to keep it up and not give up if you do not get the results you want straight away. It really does take time, in some cases can be years or more. Sometimes you can see results quick but after you may reach a plateau or at least it feels like that. Don't stop there but keep going and give yourself a bigger challenge if you feel you can take on more. Sometimes your body can also get use to the same exercises again and again, but there is always an option to switch it up , add extra weight or extra challenge. Remember to never give up and enjoy the journey, because you do it for yourself and not for others. Everything you do for yourself should be fun and if it is fun there is no reason to stop.

I hope this helped and you find some useful tips.

Cheers,

Szilvi