| Weight training properly is known by few. If it | | | | next twelve weeks, could you help them? Never |
| was easy then you would see a lot more | | | | mind, could you transform your body in the next |
| muscular and lean physiques on the streets. | | | | twelve weeks? If not, you probably do not know |
| Before you learn how to weight train properly, it | | | | enough about how your body works from a |
| is critical that you learn these five weight training | | | | training, nutrition and recovery stand point. Order |
| tips before you even step foot in the gym. | | | | a book, visit a reputable website and find out |
| 1. Write down a realistic short term and long term | | | | everything you must know, about proper weight |
| goal. | | | | training, before you start the guessing game. |
| 2. Make a commitment to stick to one program | | | | Weight Training Tip #4: Proper Technique |
| for at least 12 weeks. | | | | You wouldn't try and drill your teeth? You wouldn't |
| 3. Educate yourself prior to starting. | | | | try and do your own taxes? You wouldn't try and |
| 4. Hire a trainer to teach you proper technique. | | | | fix your own car? Assuming you have no |
| 5. Focus on gradual progression. | | | | expertise in dentistry, accounting or automotive |
| Weight Training Tip #1: Goal Setting | | | | repairs. So why would you try and teach yourself |
| Inch-by-inch life is a sinch. Yard-by-yard life is hard. | | | | proper weight training technique? It boggles my |
| Treat your goal setting the same way. Do not | | | | mind why so many people across North America |
| expect to be on the cover of Men's Health by | | | | sign up for a gym membership and jeopardize the |
| next summer. Decide how much muscle weight | | | | health of their tendons, ligaments and joints with |
| you wish to achieve in three months. Six months | | | | the attitude of "I think I'll try it on my own," or |
| and one year. Decide where you wish to finish | | | | "My friend is going to teach me," or "I am self |
| and work backwards. If you wish to gain 50 | | | | taught from watching others..." Do not be cheap |
| pounds by the end of the year, than create a | | | | and leave your ego at the door and hire a |
| game plan that allows to gain at least one pound | | | | reputable fitness trainer who can teach you |
| per week. | | | | proper weight training technique. |
| Weight Training Tip #2: Commitment | | | | Weight Training Tip #5: Progression |
| The only reason you will fail is if you are not truly | | | | I'll say this again. Inch-by-inch life is a sinch. |
| committed to your goals. Do your homework and | | | | Yard-by-yard life is hard. Approach each workout |
| find a weight training program ideal for your | | | | with this attitude. Your bench press does not |
| specific goals and situation. Study the program | | | | need to go up twenty pounds in the first week. |
| fully prior to commencing. Comprehend every | | | | But just imagine your bench press went up |
| detail of the program and if you don't, contact the | | | | consistently 2.5-5 pounds every week for the |
| author of the program to ensure you have no | | | | next year? That would be some serious muscular |
| excuse to misunderstand or perform the workout | | | | and strength gains! Your goal is to simply out do |
| incorrectly. After you chosen a program, take | | | | yourself from workout-to-workout, |
| responsibility for your decision and follow it to it's | | | | week-to-week. Whether you do one extra rep, |
| full completion. Do not try it out for three weeks | | | | one extra set, a extra 2.5 pounds or a shorter |
| and than say, "It's not working..." and try another | | | | rest period, these are are measurable signs of |
| program. This will create a failures attitude and | | | | weight training progress. |
| begin the deadly bad habit of program hopping | | | | Conclusion |
| Weight Training Tip #3: Education | | | | Make your weight training life easy by starting |
| How much do you really know about building | | | | with the the above weight training tips and look |
| muscle? Let's put it this way, if you had to teach | | | | forward to a rewarding and fruitful adventure in |
| someone else how to transform their body in the | | | | the gym. |