Workout Tips for Beginners
- Proper Form – It is very important to have proper form when beginning any workout routine. Getting off on the wrong foot with form will lead to incorrect habits that are hard to break down the road. If you’re uncertain about any exercises or need guidance on what proper form is for any exercise you are going to attempt to do, book a session with a personal trainer to show you.
- Focus on Major Lifts First – First you will want to focus on major lifts during the workout. Any exercise that works more than one muscle group needs to come ahead of those that work on a single group. This is because those exercises are going to take much more energy to complete; therefore, you want to be feeling fresh.
- Use a Repetition (Rep) Range between 8 to 12 – As far as rep ranges go, beginners would be best advised to perform between eight and twelve reps. This will enable you to work in a slightly higher rep range while still seeing significant strength and muscular size and definition improvements. Once you get more used to the different weight lifting exercises, then you can bring the rep range lower and also increase the weight if you want to focus on bringing your strength level up.
- Take One Day Rest between each Workout – Another smart tip for all beginners is to aim to take at least one day off between each workout you do. This gives your body more time to recover.
- Do Your Cardio Training After Your Lifting – Lastly, another common misconception beginners have is that they should be doing their cardio before they proceed with their lifting. This is actually backwards; cardio should be done after your weight lifting or in another session altogether. This is because you want the most energy for your lifting since it’s going to primarily depend upon muscle glycogen, while moderate cardio can utilize fat as fuel.
