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[Article] Women's Weight Routine

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Basic Weights Exercises

While this article is aimed at women beginners to the gym it pretty much covers beginners in general be it male or female
When undertaking weight training there is six exercises that everyone should be doing. They should form the basis of your working as they are the core exercises that add muscle and also strength and should incorporated into your workout.

  1. Deadlift
  2. Chin up
  3. Bench Press
  4. Dip
  5. Military Press
  6. Squat
Women’s Weight Training Problems
The problem a lot beginner’s face when heading to the gym for a weight training session is that they have no set routine just a mish-mash routine consisting of a lot of random's in weights machines, cardio machines and reps.
Some other problems beginner's face are:

  • Not taking weights seriously (technique, performance, etc.)
  • Doing the same thing for months on end(need to mix it up every 6-8weeks)
  • Spending too long in the gym
  • Going in under prepared not enough information on weight training/cardio , poor form
Weights Routine for Muscle Mass
In order to put on muscle mass here are some rules that will help you achieve it , no matter what your routine might look like :

  1. Use big compound exercises like the ones listed above and avoid the usage of machines
  2. Increase your intake of fresh natural protein
  3. Limit the amount of cardio that you do
  4. Do high intensity cardio
  5. Use heavy weights with low reps
  6. Always use correct form and lifting techniques
 
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