Reasons You Stopped Getting Results From Your Workout

16 Dec 2021

If you do some Kind of exercise, weight lifting, CrossFit, functional or just cardio, you are bound to be trapped in this vicious circle more than once in your life.

You begin to train and are happy to see the results, it’s a new you every day. You are motivated to get better and stay consistent with the plan and also inspire others to do so. But then, after a few months you find yourself stuck in a plateau,

The strength does not increase and neither does any exercise give the same results as earlier.

Here are a few Reasons why you stopped getting results from your workout.

1: Over Training:

Yes, you may think it’s silly but overtraining is a real thing and a major cause of injuries and plateau.

So, how can you over train yourself?

When you work out, you are causing muscular damage in your body. These damaged muscles then require Nutrition and rest to recover well. Repeating this process on a daily basis cause the body to gradually adapt itself to it so it prepares itself for the amount of damage caused by training. Now, your body requires a certain amount of time to recover, usually it is between 24 – 48 hours.

But pushing your body too much on a daily basis will mean that your body now requires longer than usual to recover and in the long run the body will break down the first signs of which is hitting a plateau. You will notice this in a few days as your strength will not increase and your body will be sore always, lack of sleep, tiredness throughout the day and loss of appetite.We can dive deeper into this topic but that will be a separate series, So train well but listen to your body. Pushing yourself once in every 5-6 weeks is good. The best way is to practice progressive overload.

2: You are training too weak:

Yes, I know what you may be thinking, but that’s a reality. Your body is smart enough to adapt itself for survival. So whatever test you put your body through, it will mold itself and prepare for the test next time.

What you also need to understand is that as you train, your body gets stronger and you need to put it through different challenges or increase the intensity of training and regular intervals to keep getting results.

This may be lifting more weights, increasing the time of cardio or distance cover in your run or bike or just trying some new movements. Most people make the mistake of under training and end up getting poor results.

3: Repeating the same exercises:

As mentioned in the earlier points, you need to present new challenge to your body so it has a reason to get stronger. Most people stay in their comfort zone and train for certain movements or body parts which comes easier to then, but then “you never get results staying in the comfort zone”. Your should rather look for improving your fitness level. May it be working on movements you are weak at or a lagging body part. By doing so, you are developing an overall strength and all-round physique and your fitness levels will be on a high.

4: Take some Downtime:

Our life’s are full of stressors. Exercise is another way of putting stress son your muscle and neurological system. At times it is important to take a few days off from Training and diet as well, do something else you love doing, eat what you want to, go on a road trip, spend time with your loved ones.

Your gains will not have any impact in a few days’ time. This will help to refresh your mind and body and you will see your body responding better than before to the Training.

Your Body is smarter than you think, listen to eat and react accordingly.