The Best Ways to Improve Your Workouts at the Gym

We’re talking about making sure you exercise properly, make progress, and don’t hurt yourself.

Luckily, there are plenty of places to turn for good advice.

Let’s look at some of them.

Dealing with other people and practicing good gym etiquette isa topic we’ve covered before.

Here are some things to try and places to turn when you feel stumped or need a little help.

Instead, take a quick break, turn on your phone, and check YouTube.

Personally, I like to useFitocracy’s YouTube Channelas a quick guide.

A quick YouTube search for “incline dumbbell bench press fitocracy” usually turns up the right video.

How much soreness is okay, and what’s too much?

Should I ever lower the weights or decrease my reps?")

It was tough, but I got through it, and got right back on the wagon again.

The same rules apply to fitness classes.

Take it easy, stay calm, and relax.

Title image made usinggst(Shutterstock) andAleksandr Bondarchuk(Shutterstock).

Additional photos byCherrypoint,Jessica Mullen, andMike Fleming.