I want to know whether my training is helping without weighing myself every morning. My clothes fit a little differently, I can do more reps and flights of stairs feel easier, yet the scale barely moves. I'm thinking of tracking a few repeatable performance measures and occasional waist measurements instead. What progress markers do you find meaningful without turning the whole process into constant measurement?
Measuring progress without making body weight the main metric
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Performance markers are the least annoying place to start. Pick one or two lifts, a walk/run distance, or a stair test and repeat them under...
Performance markers are the least annoying place to start. Pick one or two lifts, a walk/run distance, or a stair test and repeat them under similar conditions.
Waist measurement every couple of weeks can be useful too, as long as you do it the same way each time. Daily weigh-ins can be a bit much if they mess with your head.
I track how my belt fits and whether the same set of stairs still makes me breathe like I’ve committed a crime. It’s not scientific, but it...