If I don't feel sore anymore after a workout, is that the signal I need to increase weight?

[MichelleJustAsking]

I recently started doing kettlebell workouts and my muscles are no longer sore.

Does that mean my workouts are not effective unless I'm sore? Does that mean I need to increase weight?

I know my form is correct and I still feel like I'm pushing myself during the workout... I'm just not sore.

I haven't been working out more than 2 weeks, so is it even possible to need heavier weights so soon?

[HaveNoName]

In my experience, soreness after exercise has more to do with pushing muscles that have not been pushed before or not pushed for a long time/gap rather than how far you push. Increasing intensity and/or weight once the muscles have been loosened up will not necessarily cause soreness again. Having said that, that doesn't mean you go from 50 lbs to 1500 lbs in one week :)

[HaveNoName]

@MichelleJustAsking Thank you so much. I hardly consider myself an exercise expert but I tried to give my 1.75 cents based on my own experiece with the gym which started very late at this senIle age :) you certainly made my day.

[James77]

Don't base your workouts on how sore you get the next day, being sore is not indicative of a good workout. that said I train using 70% of my 1-RM and I add between 2.5-5 lbs heavier weights each week.
Right now I do 5,8,5; thats 5 sets of 8 reps and 5 exercises per body part. 15 total sets.
Cheers,

[BertMacklinFBI]

yeah just increase the intensity, weights and reps. alternate. change it up. try different workouts.