5 Big Gym Workout Routine Mistakes That Everybody Makes

Most of the time I am an outdoors Sydney Personal Trainer however I still train a couple of groups in a gym that I used to work at back in the day and it means that I see some interesting gym workout routines to say the least.

This top 5 list of things not to do in the gym are mistakes that almost everybody does when they are training in a gym environment.

Read on and make sure that you are not doing any of these big no-no's!

1) Holding on the treadmill when you are walking or running

People don’t hold onto something when they are walking down the street so what makes you think you should be doing that in the gym?

To get maximum use out of the treadmill actually move your arms when you are power walking or running. That is a big mistake that can be seen daily in any gym around the world.

2) Spending your whole workout on the same cardio machine at the same pace:

Sorry girls but you are the main offenders on this one! There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to stay on the treadmill power walking away or jogging away for an hour hoping to work yourself back into your skinny jeans.

It just doesn’t work like that! You’ve got to start doing some interval training routines.

3) Only training mirror muscles:

Guys, this is your main problem. Most guys want to look big and buff so they figure training chest and biceps everyday is all they need. Never mind the girls that are laughing at your chicken legs because the last time you trained them was when you had to run for the bus.

Here’s a big take home point guys: If your back muscles are bigger than your whole frame looks wider then you are way out of proportion. Add in some back workouts like Recline Rows or Chin Ups.

Secret arms tip: Your triceps are actually the biggest muscle in your arm so make sure you train them with diamond push ups and your regular push ups. This gives your arms a bigger overall look. Bet you didn't know that one!

Just because you can’t see these muscles when you look in the mirror it doesn’t mean they don’t need to be trained.

4) Wasting too much time chatting or checking out everyone else in the gym:
Hands up everyone who has ever checked out someone in the gym that they fancy or wasted 10 minutes talking about their plans for the weekend? Pretty much everyone.

It’s funny how that 30 second rest break just seemed to evolve into a 3 minute break without thinking. When this happens every workout you have just wasted precious muscle building or fat burning time.

5) Old style warm up routines:

Doing static stretches before a workout has been proven to increase the chance of injury to a muscle so you should never do that - especially on a cold winter’s morning. Also the old days of going for a 5 minute jog on the treadmill is outdated too.

My best suggestion is to do a dynamic bodyweight warm up that uses all the muscles that you plan to work that day - ideally the whole body.

If you want to know what a proper gym workout routine should look like, as well as interval training routines that get results you should definitely jump on board my Aussie Fatblast Success System. It’s the proven gym workout that gets results. See for yourself the progress you can make when you stop making these big 5 gym workout mistakes.