5-Step Guide to Basic Weight Training
If you have been reading the many great posts and articles that are posted on Ausbb - Australian Bodybuilding and have decided to give weight training a shot . You have a few options to take in depending on your needs and circumstances, you can either buy a membership to a gym or you can buy/rent some of your own equipment to use at home . If you decide that the training at home option is for you you don't have to rush out and spend a fortune on equipment you can do it on the cheap side to get you started you can get some dumbbells,barbell,exercise tubing, a mat and a ball is more than enough to get you started.
Here some basic guidelines for resistance training:
1. Never hurts to get some help.
When you first start off it is a good idea to visit a gym for a few sessions and get the help of a qualified personal trainer. A Personal trainer will help design a program to fit your needs and goals, show you correct form and technique and give you some other great tips and hints
2. Weight train 2 times a week.
Pump some iron atleast 2 times a week making sure to get all the major muscle groups such as; legs, back, chest, shoulders and the core.
3. Perform 1-2 sets of 10-15 repetitions of each exercise to start.
Perform repetitions until you feel fatigued. The last 2-3 repetitions should be challenging.
4. Correct breathing while training with weights
Learn the correct breathing for when you work. Inhale deeply before starting on any exercise.Exhale in a controlled manner during the most strenuous part of the exercise. During the easier part of the exercise, you inhale again.
5. Exercise close to natural movements.
D exercises that closely resemble that of day to day movements , free and natural movements and require several muscles and joints to activate harmoniously.
If you have been reading the many great posts and articles that are posted on Ausbb - Australian Bodybuilding and have decided to give weight training a shot . You have a few options to take in depending on your needs and circumstances, you can either buy a membership to a gym or you can buy/rent some of your own equipment to use at home . If you decide that the training at home option is for you you don't have to rush out and spend a fortune on equipment you can do it on the cheap side to get you started you can get some dumbbells,barbell,exercise tubing, a mat and a ball is more than enough to get you started.
Here some basic guidelines for resistance training:
1. Never hurts to get some help.
When you first start off it is a good idea to visit a gym for a few sessions and get the help of a qualified personal trainer. A Personal trainer will help design a program to fit your needs and goals, show you correct form and technique and give you some other great tips and hints
2. Weight train 2 times a week.
Pump some iron atleast 2 times a week making sure to get all the major muscle groups such as; legs, back, chest, shoulders and the core.
3. Perform 1-2 sets of 10-15 repetitions of each exercise to start.
Perform repetitions until you feel fatigued. The last 2-3 repetitions should be challenging.
4. Correct breathing while training with weights
Learn the correct breathing for when you work. Inhale deeply before starting on any exercise.Exhale in a controlled manner during the most strenuous part of the exercise. During the easier part of the exercise, you inhale again.
5. Exercise close to natural movements.
D exercises that closely resemble that of day to day movements , free and natural movements and require several muscles and joints to activate harmoniously.