1 No progressions built into training plan

Solution – Design a program that includes a plan to set records for yourself such as lifting more weight, doing an exercise in a shorter amount of time, or being able to do an exercise that you have never been able to do before.

2 Not training to the correct intensity for desired goal

Solution – Focus on your work sets and put all your effort into them in order to set a good mark for yourself. You should not be able to have a conversation while performing your work set.

3 Improper warm-up

Solution – Spend time before training to both physically and mentally prepare yourself to have an excellent session.

4 Incorrect exercise form

Solution – Take time before, after, and during training to critique yourself. Remember that whatever you’ve had to learn to reach the level you’re at, you will have that much more to learn to reach the next level.

5 Incorrect order of exercises

Solution – Always lift before cardio, and when lifting perform the main, more complex lifts first, and the more isolated lifts after.

6 Lack of variety in exercises

Solution – Try to add in lifts that you have never done, or that you are no good at. If you hate an exercise it is most likely because it targets a weakness and needs to be worked on.

7 Using gloves

Solution – This takes away from muscle activation and provides no real protection for hands. Try getting use to the feel of the weights.

8 Using lifting straps

Solution – This limits the progression of grip strength. Try using chalk instead.