SETTING UP YOUR
PERSONAL PROGRA
It is im portant to first establish specific
and realistic goals. You should determine
your long term goal and then set a
series of short term goals that will
help you attain your long term goal.
The m ost com m on goals are:
Increase Strength
If your personal goals
involve losing a
considerable amount
of body fat you will
need to focus more
on aerobic exercise
and weight training
for muscular
endurance and
definition. If your
goals involve a large
increase in muscle
size you will need to
focus on power and
muscle mass weight
training. Depending
on your goals, you
will have different
nutritional
requirements.
O nce you have de term ined your personal goals, you will need to set up a schedule
that helps you attain them . Set up a sch edule that inclu des the num ber of workouts
per week, the type of w orkout activity, the time of day for each workout, and the actual
w orkou t program . D on't forget to fa ctor in the warm up and cool down periods. You
may have to modify your current lifestyle to accom m odate your new schedule. It's very
im portant to include the follow ing ba sic co m ponents to achieve successful results:
Stretching
Aerobic Exercise
Weight Training Nutrition
Increase Power & Muscle Mass
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