The 6 Training StepsTo Faster ResultsThe 6 Training Steps give you a process to follow to streamline your path toward your goals. Most of us start a fitness or weight training program without really knowing where we are, or having a clear method for building and revising our program that will help us achieve goals.
1. Set your goals. Goal setting involves establishing long-term and short-term goals that your training program will help your achieve. See Setting Fitness Goals 2. Test yourself. Take inventory! Assess where you are using fitness assessments, weight lifting exercises, and (for athletes) sport skill tests. See Fitness Assessment If you are training for a sport, you should also analyze skills on which you want to improve. You can then design your program to match the demands of your sport. Select test items will make good indicators of your progress. See Sports Training If you are training for fitness only, see Fitness Workout Programs 3. Design your Weight Training Plan. In this step you develop a long-range strategic plan to achieve your goals and your vision. Your weight workout program is a component of your total training program. 4. Implement your program. Now that you have designed your personalized training program, it's time to use it! For some tips about carrying out your weight lifting program, see Weight Lifting Workouts 5. Evaluate your progress. Conduct your fitness evaluation in the same way as in Step 2. This step provides a report card that shows the extent to which your weight training program is improving your performance. It provides mile markers of your progress toward your goals and your vision. See Fitness Evaluation 6. Revise your program. Revisit your goals and the design of your program based on your evaluation in Step 5 of the Training Steps. Make adjustments to your program before each of the phases of training in which ever ways make sense. Add assessments if they will help you evaluate your progress after you complete the next training program phase. After Step 6, close the loop by going back to Step 4 and implement the next training phase. Continue the pattern of training and evaluation. Track your progress over time until you reach your goals.
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