Weight Lifting Guides For Beginners

Hey everyone! Thanks again for visiting our blog.

If you're new to weightlifting or perhaps you're considering taking it up, there's a lot of different things you need to know. I hope to walk you through a few of these.

One of the biggest myths I hear over and over again is women can't lift weights. They tell women they will ruin their body if they weight life. This is totally false. Ladies, weightlifting helps you get stronger.

One of the most common mistakes I see is men and women coming in trying to lift too much weight. If this is your first rodeo, start out slow. Then you can work with more weights.

Nutrition has A LOT to do with your progress. It doesn't matter if you're weight lifting, trying to lose weight or simply wanting to get healthy, nutrition plays a key role in your health. You have to know what you're eating at all times.

Lastly, before we get to the weightlifting guides, I want to bring up accountability. I'm bad for it, it took a mentor teaching me. But you need to be held accountable for what you do or don't do. Trust me, get someone to hold you accountable. They can't be the personality that tells you yes all the time, it won't work.

You need someone that isn't afraid to tell you no.

Ok, to what I promised, here's the 5 best weightlifting guides (and strength training) for beginners that I found online this week.

Bodybuilding.com - Best Beginner Weight Training Guide

Mensfitness.com - The Beginner's Guide To Weight Training

PositionUSA.com - Weight Lifting Guide For Beginners

Nerdfitness.com - Strength Training 101

Niashanks.com - The Women's Beginner Strength Training Guide


These 5 guides have some great information.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to check out my blog.

Motivation Plays A Big Role In Everything

In fitness, you hear the word "motivation" a lot. But why is that? Do we really need this much encouragement to lose weight, get fit, stay healthy? To be honest, yes we do. We often need little motivation to start, but we need to be motivated to follow through with what ever goals you put in place.

Motivation is not only for those of you trying to live healthier, we all need to be motivated. It doesn't matter if you're a doctor, a construction worker or a teacher. While motivation is important, accountability is the crucial piece of the puzzle.

When you're alone trying to lose weight, who holds you accountable to follow through with your weight loss plan? If you're alone, nobody. It's tough to follow through on our goals when we're not being held accountable for our actions.

One of the greatest gifts I gave myself was a mentor. He held me accountable, he made sure both of us had my best interest to heart and he made sure I followed through on my goals. I suggest the same for you. You don't have to go the mentor route, but that depends on your set goals. What you must have is someone that can hold you accountable to get things done.

If you take away anything, "have someone hold you accountable so you can stay your course and succeed in what you do."