Weight Training for Dummies
Chapter One
Testing Your Strength, Setting
Goals, and Tracking Progress
In This Chapter
* Testing your strength and endurance
* Setting successful goals
* Tracking your progress in a workout diary
* Testing strength for the few, the proud, the ambitious
You need to put your overall fitness, including your strength, to the test
from time to time. Strength tests are particularly important when you
begin a weight-training program. You need to know your starting point so you
can set realistic goals and design a workout program that reflects your current
abilities. As you get stronger, periodic strength testing can be a great
measure of your achievements and keep you motivated to train. Some people
are simply more data oriented than others, so how often you track your
progress varies from person to person. For some people, recording daily
details are relevant; for others, keeping records of annual tests are sufficiently
motivating.
In this chapter, you discover a variety of strength tests appropriate for beginners ... read full excerpt from Weight Training For Dummies ebook
