Strength Training for Beginners

scorn1016
scorn1016 Posts: 21 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been trying to do some research on what exercises and how many of each I should do as a beginner in strength training. I have found 2 exercises for each muscle group and I should do between 2-3 sets per exercise; however, I am unaware of how often I should be doing the strength training, how long each session should take, and if 2 exercises per group is enough. Also, how long would I do the same set of exercises? Thank you!!

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  • scorn1016
    scorn1016 Posts: 21 Member
    Anyone??
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    There are 3 programs I would recommend you research that are all good for beginners. New Rules of Lifting For Women, Stronglifts 5X5 and Starting Strength. All are good. I use Stronglifts 5x5. It has a great iPhone app for tracking your weight and workouts. I'm not as familiar with the others but they are highly and often recommeded here.
  • grimm1974
    grimm1974 Posts: 337 Member
    Well, I am not knowledgeable enough to tell you specifics. However, strength training isn't really broken up into time but rather sets and reps. If you generally want 5-8 reps and 3-4 sets. If you can do more than that you are doing endurance training rather than strength training. That is pretty much the extent of what I know on the subject.

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