How hard do you go at it?

[ksflygirl]

I don't feel like I'm giving it my all in the gym yet. How hard do you push yourself when you first start out going to the gym? I don't want to overdo it, but I'm questioning if I'm working hard enough.

 

[barbarian]

If you are questioning if you are working out hard enough!
More than likely you are not.
After every set of any given exercise do you feel like you can
still do more reps lets say enough to complete another set?....or do you feel like you might be able to do 2-3 reps more and no more?.....if the latter is your answer
then you are working out hard enough, not to failure but enough
to get a good set. If you answer is the first one...then you are
not.
Hope I was of some help.

Originally posted by ksflygirl
I don't feel like I'm giving it my all in the gym yet. How hard do you push yourself when you first start out going to the gym? I don't want to overdo it, but I'm questioning if I'm working hard enough.

 

[quakin]

I'd say once you're satisfied you have good form on the exercise, start upping the weight and go to failure on every set. I'm only a noob myself, and am still working on deadlift and squat technique, so I don't go really heavy on them yet. Everything else I go at hard.

As long as your form is good you won't be overdoing it IMO.

 

[KnightPredator]

Best thing that i found for new people in the gym, work out as hard as u want, just limit your days in the gym. Always give yourself enough time to recover and WANT to go back for more. That way you most likely won't overtrain.

 

[pumpit]

Pleeaaaaaaaaassee!! don't push your self to hard or to heavy! this WILL cause injury. Your muscles can handle the weight but your ligaments, tendons and joints can't so please be careful.
I'm speaking from trial, error and injury here so watch yourself.

 

[KryptoAllez]

It definitely does have a lot to do with your experience level, how long you've been at it. For me, and working out just a little over 2 years now, I feel like I didn't have a hard enough workout unless I've done some supersets and/or dropsets. And of course how hard I will push a muscle group also depends on whether it's a lagging muscle group or not. My delts need more mass so I really blast them but conversely, my biceps and traps seem to grow with very little stimulation so I really don't work them as hard as I do other muscle groups. I personally also like to go by soreness. It's not as big of a deal with a muscle group that I don't need improvement on but if for example, my shoulders aren't getting sore from my workouts, then it's time for a change!

 

[Robboe]

Krypto, you rate soreness a growth indicator?

 

[LittLe FraNk]

train intense but dont hurt yourslef
unless you are tryign to get real biug train real intense if not dont
becauese it can be dangerous ...quite simply if u are stupid to lift when you have chance of losing control

 

[Burner02]

Some days are better than others. I think it is a mind / muscle link.
I'm still getting over an injury, and my back / biceps are lagging behind, so I cannot go full tilt on them yet, so I do not go full tilt on chest / tris either to not get them to overpower.

Everything is about to go back fully 'on-line' and hopefully by end of month, will be able to go all out again.

I try to 'leave everything' in the gym. If I am not sweating, gasping for air and wore out as I walk out the door, I do not think I had a good workout.