Multitalented Muscles

RE-ENTRANCE EXAM
4 questions to Answer before you start lifting again


1.)Has your body changed?
A layoff often means a weight gain.That could change
the posture,putting more pressure on your knees and lower back.

2.) Do you have any lingering injuries?
Sometimes rest is the best medicine for aches and pains.
And sometimes it's the worst.A bad back can be aggravated by inactivity.If you've an injury for longer than month,give your medical-insurance card a worout and make an appointment to talk strategy with a sports- injury specialist.


3.) Do you have a goal?
You can't know what areas you need to improve,or how,until you understand what's waiting for you at the finish line.For a strength goal,you want to push the number skyward by gradually increasing the amount of weight you lift while you increase sets and decrease repetitions.For a fat-loss goal,you want to increase the total amount of workyou do in any given time period ,which usually means a combination of these methods-more work with heavier weights.

4.)Are you willing to try something new?
If you go back to exercise thinking the program that originally got you in shape will work again,you'll be dissapointed.Your body will adapt to the routine faster than it did the first time,meaning you'll hit a plateau sooner.Your body needs a steady supply of new exercises and routines to keep making changes in the way it looks and performs.