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#19: How to know if you are getting results from your weight training (8 ways to track progress)

#19: How to know if you are getting results from your weight training (8 ways to track progress)

From40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Health & Weight Loss for Women in menopause & perimenopause


#19: How to know if you are getting results from your weight training (8 ways to track progress)

From40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Health & Weight Loss for Women in menopause & perimenopause

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22 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
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Podcast episode

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Building muscle is a slow process so it's not unusual for people to question whether they are actually getting anywhere as they continue to show up and lift. In this episode, I go over 8 ways to track whether you are actually making progress: 1️⃣ Take progress pictures2️⃣ Take measurements with a tape measure3️⃣ Take body composition measurements4️⃣ Track your training sessions' weights and reps5️⃣ Watch for changes in your everyday life6️⃣ Feel yourself7️⃣ Look for signs of increasing muscle definition8️⃣ How clothes fitFor each of these, I go through them with some real-life examples so that you can more easily apply some or all of these methods!IF you are NOT seeing progress and you've been doing this for a while, please go back to episodes #12 and #13 which go over all the factors which affect how quickly you'll see results, and make sure you're not missing some critical piece!If you want help to figure it out, I'll be glad to help  - reach out to me.LINK to the training tracker that you can download and use >> LINK to join the waitlist if a group training program interests you >>#weightlifting #trainingtracker #setsandreps #progresspictures #fitnessjourney #dexascan #inbodyscan #bodycomposition #progressiveoverload #weighttrainingtips #learntoliftweights #beginnerweighttraining #fitforlife #strongover40 #strongover50Support the showHow I can help you on your fitness journey: Join my Strong for Summer 6-week group program. We kick off April 16th so hurry! >> Learn about my Learn to Lift Strength Training Kick-Starter Programs (home or gym options) >> Info on 1:1 coaching with me >> Support the show: Buy Me A Coffee ☕For weekly tips to your inbox: subscribe to my newsletter>>Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/Looking for dumbbells or a walkpad? Here are my recommendations >>
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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If you are a woman in midlife who is looking for practical information on how to stay fit in perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, this is the show for you!- Do you want to learn how to exercise in a way that not only makes you look and feel great today but also prepares you for the decades ahead? - Do you want to learn how to start weight training in your 40s and 50s?- Do you want to understand the hormonal changes that are going on in your body - with estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol - and how those affect how you should be training?Lynn has you covered!40+ Fitness for Women Podcast is the fitness podcast for women in midlife focused on concrete tips and strategies for how to be fit and healthy today and maintain your quality of life in the decades ahead. Host Lynn Sederlöf is a certified menopause fitness coach. And, as a 52-year-old post-menopausal woman, she knows first-hand what going through the midlife transition is like.She has struggled with the hormonal changes including a rollercoaster ride through perimenopause and changes to her body composition that seemed to happen almost overnight.Lynn has been there, and found the path out - and is here to share that with you. Midlife can be the best part of life - if you learn how to work with your body.