Wow! I'm Getting Stronger! Why?

Many people find that in the first month or two of strength training, they make great gains in their strength. This isn't because your muscles are getting huge, though.

A lot of it is just your brain figuring out (learning) how to do the exercise better. It's learning which muscles to activate and which muscles to relax in order to accomplish the task more effeciently.

As you do something more, you get better at it. It's not unusual for a person to add weight to their exercises every time they work out in the first month.

The problem is that sometimes this breeds a false confidence. Eventually, you won't be able to increase your weights any longer at that pace. If you could, they everyone who had been strength training for a while would be using 100 pound dumbbells.

If you want to learn more about why you get stronger, and make sure you're not using too much weight, read the full article here => Weight Training - Why You're Getting Stronger.