Looking to gain strength with your workout routine? If so, you need to ensure that you are approaching things in the proper manner. Some people make a few grave mistakes along the way, which can entirely rob them of the progress they should be seeing.

So where could you be going wrong?

Let’s take a look at three reasons you may not be gaining strength and what you can do to correct this situation.

You’re Aren’t Focusing On Mind-Muscle Contractions

The very first thing to note is that you must maintain good mind-muscle connections. If you often just find yourself going through the movement, it’s going to make gaining strength considerably harder.

Really focus on the muscle tightening and contracting with each rep you do. Doing so will enable you to exercise with more force, increasing the strength gains you see.

You Aren’t Adding Weight

Another reason you may be failing to build strength is if you aren’t adding more weight. This is very common for women as they tend to believe that increasing their weight lifted will mean getting bulky.

Get past this fear. Women don’t possess sufficient testosterone to really add that much bulk, but instead, lifting heavier will make you stronger, leaner, and more fit.

Challenge yourself. You are stronger than you might think.

You’re Doing Too Much Volume

Moving along, another big mistake far too often made is doing too much volume overall. You go into the gym and do set after set after set. After all, you believe that the more exercise you do, the stronger you’ll get.

Don’t fall for this trap. Remember that your body needs sufficient rest and recovery as well or you won’t be coming back to the gym, you’ll be coming back weaker.

Some people do need more recovery than others, so it’s imperative that you adjust your recovery as you go. If you aren’t getting stronger, try taking another day or two off each week and see if that makes a difference.

More is not always more when it comes to your fitness routine.

So there you have three main reasons that you may not be getting any stronger. You won’t see strength gains each and every workout, but if continual improvements are not being made, it’s something that you do want to take note of and see if you can figure out why.