Whether it’s wanting stronger quads or biceps, to being able to do push-ups consecutively, getting stronger is a popular fitness goal nowadays. So, when you find you still aren’t noticing any gains in your strength, despite going to the gym consistently (or working out at home) and hitting your protein intake, it can be pretty disheartening. But we’ve found nine things which may possibly be preventing your progress — so listen up.
When it comes to wanting to know how to get stronger, strength training is your go-to. Weight training in particular is best for this, where you use heavy weights (like the best dumbbell or best barbells), perform low reps and have longer rest periods between each exercise. Performing compound exercises — such as the squat, deadlift and bench press — are also great for this too as they work multiple muscle groups. Whereas those looking to grow muscle would do what’s known as ‘hypertrophy’ training, which is basically what bodybuilders do, where you do high reps, use a medium weight and have shorter rest periods.
