While they focus on isolation movements, light weights, and high sets and reps, we will focus on: The information presented in this article will counter allot of what fitness experiments advise. Mistake #2: Focusing on isolation movements 3 months down the line, 90% of their follows have quit after not seeing any results. And so they emphasize that the pump is king. In other words, the laziest possible work you can do in the gym.īut this lazy work does produce a great pump. Instead, they recommend lifting light weights for high rep machine exercises. People will stop listening if they discover that actually need to put in some work. So why don’t fitness gurus advocate this simple rule?īecause it requires hard work. If you follow this golden rule, you will see results no matter what you do. That means trying your absolute best to lift heavier weights each week. Instead of focusing on getting a pump, you should focus on progressive overload, which is an important principle that states that in order to build muscle, you must force it to adapt to a tension that it previously hasn’t experienced.īuilding muscle is very simple and requires just one thing- progressively overloading your muscles. A lack of DOMS not an indicator of recovery, and you can workout if you still feel sore (so long as the soreness does not hinder your range of motion).If too much lactic acid builds up, you experience delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). The pump you feel during a workout is actually a buildup of lactic acid, and lactic acid does nothing to build muscle.The “no pain, no gain” slogan is non-sense and you shouldn’t focus your energy on getting a pump. But understand that this is counterproductive (for now at least). You may be exited to start your journey and eager to lift daily. Yes, over-training is absolutely a thing. As a matter of fact, it will cause more harm then good. While training 7 days a week, 3 hours a day works wonders for the bodybuilder, it wont do s*it for the beginner. We all have different capacities to recover from a workout. Those who prescribe workout plans that follow this paradigm tend to forget that everyone is built differently. One mistake I made when I started working out was following the common paradigm for weight training: Making the change early will put you ahead of the pack. These are the ideas that so many beginners wish they had abandoned earlier. If you really want to see results, you must be willing to ditch a few mainstream ideas. Part 1: Training Gym Workout Plan for Weight Loss (Beginner) Avoid my mistakes!
In part 2 we will discuss nutrition (what you do outside the gym), and in part 3 we will discuss supplementation. (Please join our milling list for an update when they are available!) In Part 1, we will look at the best workout plan for beginners. In other words, I want to lay the foundation for what you do inside the gym. My goal with is article is to lay the foundation for just one aspect of fitness- workout plans.
Realizing this, I decided to start a weight loss series to alleviate some of the confusion. The problem is that most people lack an understanding of the fundamentals of fitness and nutrition. Well, the next time you hear someone claim that carbohydrates are vital to building muscle, ask them to define what a carbohydrate, or even a macronutrient, is.
For instance, you might read somewhere that a low crab diet is optimal for building muscle, while another source will claim something completely different. This is a result of misinformation and contradictions. The majority of people are utterly confused when it comes to fitness.
If you feel lost and confused, you are not alone. Are you a beginner looking to lose weight via a proper gym workout plan? Lets get started…