Weighing is a common method for many people to check the exercise results. However, we often see various strategies telling us that weight does not reflect your exercise results. Sometimes some bodybuilders who want to lose weight will lose confidence because they can't persist.

So today, let's talk about what is a really effective way to test your exercise. Anyway, it's definitely not weighing.

1, photo record of body shape

Nothing can boost your confidence in fitness more than seeing your body getting better day by day.

However, if you don't have the habit of recording your figure with photos, it's hard to find your change just by looking in the mirror.

Due to the changes in the proportion of fat and muscle (even water) in weight, weight often does not really show your weight loss and muscle gain.

However, photos are absolutely ok. Anyway, now everyone's mobile phones have the function of taking pictures, so you can use selfies to test your exercise effect.

2. Test your recommendation.

For bodybuilders who are gaining muscle or want to improve their strength, strength test is undoubtedly the best way to show their fitness progress.

In addition to testing the recommended 1RM (the maximum weight of a single push), it is also very telling to record the action times of each group under a certain weight.

Remember to make effective new goals according to the latest results after the test.

3. Body fat rate

Pay attention to your health, and the body fat rate is definitely an indicator worthy of attention.

Body fat rate can best reflect your real weight loss effect. According to this indicator, you can arrange your diet more healthily.

4. Scale

Similar to photo recording, measuring the size of all parts of your body regularly can also test the effect of your exercise, whether it is to lose weight or gain muscle.

Body parts that are usually worth measuring and recording include bust, hip, waist, thigh, arm size (biceps brachii) and shoulder size.

Step 5 wear old clothes

Sometimes, you will find that your fitness has entered a bottleneck, and changing into old clothes can restore your confidence. Maybe you can't weigh less than 100 this year, but you can find that you can row in your old jeans.