Resistance Training
General tips:
- Focus more on compound exercises which recruit multiple muscle groups simultaneously.
- Always progressively overload - this could mean increasing the reps (number of movements done consecutively), or adding more weight/resistance. The latter is more preferable, and certainly don't increase the reps to for e.g. >20. Do this especially if you feel an exercise if becoming easier.
- Contract weights instead of just lifting them up and down to improve mind-muscle connection - this will cause discomfort which is a good thing.
- For pull exercises, slow down the eccentric movement i.e. when the weight moves away from you.
- Do not try to do as much as you can in a session.
- Volume (sets x reps, where a set is a collection of reps) is important.
- Rest days where you do not go to the gym are extremely important.