My Top Tips on Starting a Weightlifting Program
Do you even lift bro?
If the answers no then where have you been for the last 18 months.
Lifting is everywhere and it’s here to stay.
Weightlifting is a great way to build muscle, fight fat, increase mobility and even ease depression. Not only will it help you on your way to getting that banging body, it’ll also help you lead a healthier, and all round happier, life! So what are you waiting for?!
Read on for my top 5 tips on starting a weightlifting program.
Get your form on point
I can’t stress enough how important this is. Not only will it help to keep you safe and injury free; it’ll also help you to keep hitting those coveted PB’s you’ll hear gym goers getting overly excited about.
Additionally, it’s much easier (and quicker) in the long run to spend time dialling in your technique to begin with than it is to correct poor form once it has become habit.
How to:
Find a personal trainer – yes it might be expensive but it is so worth it. Just a few sessions will help you with your form as well as giving you a good idea of what you can achieve/do in a typical gym session.
Start Light
Don’t be one of those people! You know the ones with the massive egos?! You might think you’re god’s gift or that you’ve been doing xxxx sport for ten years but that doesn’t make you Arnie. Start off light and work your way up – you’ll probably get to the bigger weights quicker as you’ll have concentrated on learning the correct technique and preparing your body for all the extra stress you’ll be putting it under in the coming months.
How to:
Literally start with an empty barbell and once you have mastered that, add some weight. Every lift you perform should feel right and should be performed to it’s full range of motion. So if your lift is anything but perfect, take the weight off and start again.
Set yourself goals and stick to them
It’s so important to set yourself goals and weightlifting is the perfect way to do this as you can easily track your weights to see how much you are improving.
How to:
Set yourself smaller short term goals and larger long term goals. It might be to perfect your technique by the end of the month, increase your weight by 10kg in 3month or enter your first powerlifting competition in 6months. No matter how big or small, as long as you are setting goals, tracking them and pushing yourself hard you won’t be hitting the dreaded plateau.
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