HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE RESULTS FROM STRENGTH TRAINING?

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK WHEN STARTING THE GYM IS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO SEE RESULTS FROM STRENGTH TRAINING.

THE HONEST ANSWER IS THAT IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU TRAIN, HOW CONSISTENT YOU ARE AND WHETHER YOU ARE FOLLOWING A STRUCTURED APPROACH.

AT ATHENA PERFORMANCE IN REDDITCH, TRAINING IS BUILT AROUND A COACHED, STRUCTURED SYSTEM DESIGNED TO DELIVER PROGRESS OVER TIME. THIS MEANS RESULTS ARE NOT LEFT TO CHANCE. THEY ARE BUILT THROUGH CONSISTENCY, PROGRESSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHAT COUNTS AS RESULTS IN STRENGTH TRAINING

WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT RESULTS, THEY OFTEN FOCUS ON PHYSICAL CHANGES. WHILE THESE ARE IMPORTANT, THEY ARE ONLY ONE PART OF THE PROCESS.

REAL RESULTS FROM STRENGTH TRAINING INCLUDE:

• INCREASED STRENGTH

• IMPROVED FITNESS AND CONDITIONING

• BETTER MOVEMENT AND TECHNIQUE

• INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN TRAINING

PHYSICAL CHANGES SUCH AS MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND BODY COMPOSITION IMPROVEMENTS USUALLY FOLLOW THESE PERFORMANCE GAINS.

A REALISTIC TIMELINE FOR RESULTS

WHEN TRAINING IS STRUCTURED PROPERLY, MOST PEOPLE FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATTERN OF PROGRESS.

2-4 WEEKS

IN THE FIRST 2 TO 4 WEEKS, YOU ARE LIKELY TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE GYM. YOUR TECHNIQUE IMPROVES, YOUR CONFIDENCE GROWS AND YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO TRAIN EFFECTIVELY.

4-8 WEEKS

BETWEEN 4 AND 8 WEEKS, STRENGTH LEVELS TYPICALLY START TO INCREASE MORE NOTICEABLY. YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF LIFTING HEAVIER WEIGHTS OR COMPLETING MORE REPS WITH BETTER CONTROL. YOUR FITNESS AND WORK CAPACITY ALSO BEGIN TO IMPROVE.

12 WEEKS

OVER A FULL 12 WEEK PERIOD, CONSISTENT TRAINING CAN LEAD TO MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN STRENGTH, FITNESS AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE. FOR SOME, PHYSICAL CHANGES BECOME MORE VISIBLE DURING THIS TIME, BUT THIS WILL ALWAYS DEPEND ON INDIVIDUAL FACTORS SUCH AS CONSISTENCY AND LIFESTYLE.

THIS IS WHY ATHENA PERFORMANCE BUILDS TRAINING AROUND 12 WEEK PROGRAMMES, GIVING MEMBERS A CLEAR TIMEFRAME TO FOCUS ON PROGRESS.

WHY MOST PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO SEE RESULTS

MANY PEOPLE TRAIN REGULARLY BUT STILL FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT PROGRESSING.

THIS IS OFTEN NOT A PROBLEM OF EFFORT, BUT A PROBLEM OF STRUCTURE.

COMMON REASONS INCLUDE:

• RANDOM WORKOUTS WITH NO LONG TERM PLAN

• NO CLEAR PROGRESSION IN WEIGHT OR REPS

• LACK OF COACHING OR TECHNIQUE GUIDANCE

• NOT TRACKING PERFORMANCE

• INCONSISTENT TRAINING HABITS

WITHOUT A SYSTEM IN PLACE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD OR STAYING THE SAME.

THE ROLE OF PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD

PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD IS WHAT DRIVES RESULTS IN STRENGTH TRAINING.

THIS MEANS GRADUALLY INCREASING THE DEMAND PLACED ON YOUR BODY OVER TIME. IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THIS COULD MEAN ADDING WEIGHT TO A LIFT OR ADJUSTING YOUR REPS BASED ON YOUR PERFORMANCE.

AT ATHENA PERFORMANCE, MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE THE WEIGHT THEY ARE LIFTING WHEN APPROPRIATE, WHILE ADAPTING REPS TO MAINTAIN GOOD TECHNIQUE AND CONTROL.

THIS APPROACH ALLOWS YOU TO CONTINUE PROGRESSING WITHOUT COMPROMISING FORM OR RISKING INJURY. IT ALSO ENSURES THAT EVERY SESSION CONTRIBUTES TO LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT.

WHY DELOAD WEEKS ARE PART OF THE PROCESS

PROGRESS DOES NOT COME FROM TRAINING HARD ALL THE TIME. IT COMES FROM BALANCING TRAINING AND RECOVERY.

DELOAD WEEKS ARE BUILT INTO ATHENA PERFORMANCE’S PROGRAMMES TO REDUCE INTENSITY AND ALLOW THE BODY TO RECOVER.

THIS HELPS PREVENT FATIGUE, REDUCES THE RISK OF INJURY AND ALLOWS YOU TO RETURN TO TRAINING READY TO CONTINUE PROGRESSING.

THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STRUCTURED TRAINING AND RANDOM WORKOUTS.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS

IF YOU ARE NOT TRACKING YOUR TRAINING, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE IMPROVING.

AT ATHENA PERFORMANCE, NEW MEMBERS RECEIVE AN ATHENA BRANDED MUG, NOTEPAD AND PEN. THIS IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU LOG YOUR TRAINING EACH WEEK, TRACK YOUR WEIGHTS AND RECORD YOUR PROGRESS.

THIS SIMPLE HABIT CREATES ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKES PROGRESSION CLEAR. YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE YOU STARTED AND HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME OVER TIME, THIS CONSISTENCY IS WHAT LEADS TO REAL RESULTS.

HOW ATHENA PERFORMANCE HELPS YOU SEE RESULTS

AT ATHENA PERFORMANCE IN REDDITCH, EVERYTHING IS BUILT AROUND STRUCTURED, COACHED TRAINING.

SESSIONS ARE DELIVERED IN SMALL GROUPS, ALLOWING FOR INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND HIGH QUALITY COACHING. WHETHER YOU ARE ATTENDING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SESSIONS, WORKING WITH A COACH THROUGH PERSONAL TRAINING OR TAKING PART IN BOXING COACHING, EVERY SESSION HAS A CLEAR PURPOSE.

PROGRAMMING IS PLANNED IN ADVANCE, WITH PROGRESSION BUILT INTO EVERY TRAINING BLOCK. YOU ARE NOT LEFT TO GUESS WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO IMPROVE.

THIS ENVIRONMENT MAKES IT EASIER TO STAY CONSISTENT, TRAIN WITH CONFIDENCE AND SEE MEASURABLE PROGRESS OVER TIME.

CONSISTENCY OVER TIME IS WHAT DRIVES RESULTS

THERE IS NO EXACT NUMBER OF DAYS OR WEEKS THAT GUARANTEES RESULTS.

WHAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IS CONSISTENCY, STRUCTURE AND FOLLOWING A PROGRAMME THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROGRESS YOU OVER TIME.

WHEN YOU TRAIN WITH A CLEAR PLAN, TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE AND APPLY PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD, RESULTS BECOME FAR MORE LIKELY.

28 DAY TRIAL

START TRAINING WITH A CLEAR PLAN

IF YOU ARE TIRED OF TRAINING WITHOUT SEEING RESULTS, IT MAY BE TIME TO FOLLOW A MORE STRUCTURED APPROACH. ATHENA PERFORMANCE PROVIDES COACHED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SESSIONS, 1-TO-1 PERSONAL TRAINING AND BOXING COACHING, ALL BUILT AROUND PROGRESSION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND LONG TERM RESULTS.

TO GET STARTED, CONTACT ATHENA PERFORMANCE TODAY. CALL 07494 417682 OR EMAIL INFO@ATHENAPERFORMANCE.CO.UK, AND SPEAK TO A COACH ABOUT STARTING YOUR 28 DAY TRIAL AND TRAINING WITH STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE.