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How to stay consistent with your workouts
· 2 min read
The best program is the one you keep doing. A plain plan done for a year beats a perfect one done for three weeks. These are the habits that keep people training.
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Build a short workoutMake it easy to start
- Pick a number of days you can hit on a bad week, not a good one. Two or three is plenty to make progress. See how many days a week to lift.
- Put the sessions in your calendar at fixed times, like any other appointment.
- Shorten, don't skip. A 30-minute session keeps the habit and most of the progress. See 30-minute strength workout.
- Know the plan before you arrive. Deciding what to do is half the effort.
Make progress visible
Log your sets. Seeing a lift climb from 60 to 80 kg over a few months keeps you going far better than a mirror does. See how to track your workouts.
Plan for missed weeks
You will miss weeks: illness, travel, work. Decide now that a missed week means you start again on Monday, a little lighter, not that the plan has failed. See getting back into lifting.
In Liftsmith
Set a weekly goal and the length you have, and Liftsmith fits the workout to the time. On a busy day, slide the length down and it drops exercises from the end of the plan. If your weekly goal is at risk, a coach's note offers a 30-minute workout to keep it.
Questions
- How long does it take to build a workout habit?
- It varies a lot from person to person, often a couple of months. Sticking to a small, fixed routine makes it come sooner.
- Is it better to work out short or skip?
- Short. A shorter session keeps the habit and still counts toward your weekly sets.
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Keep reading
- Exercise order: what to do first in your workoutTrainingDoes exercise order matter? Why big compound lifts usually go first, when to put isolation work first, and how to order a full-body workout.
- How long should a workout be? It depends on your setsTrainingHow long a strength workout should be, why 45 to 75 minutes is typical, what makes sessions run long, and how to train well in 30 minutes.
- How often should you train each muscle group?TrainingTraining frequency explained: why twice a week per muscle is a good target, when once or three times makes sense, and how frequency and sets interact.