Strength Training; now or later?

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  • wildcata77
    wildcata77 Posts: 660
    I'm just intimidated by the whole thing. About getting hurt, doing things "wrong". I guess I should just throw caution to the wind.

    I can't afford a personal trainer, but my gym offers a free equipment orientation, so I had a trainer walk around with me for the first workout and she helped me set the machines at the right heights/settings/weights and watched me do the reps to see how my form was. She only showed me one free weight lift, but I'm planning to work more in by watching what others do.

    Free weights will provide better results as your body is forced to stabilize the weights more. You can Google routines like Strong Lift 5x5.

    I completely agree!

    I know, I'm working up to that, I promise. Each time I lift I plan to transition one machine to a free weight until I am primarily a free lifter. I'm just way too intimidated to try to do it all at once.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member

    I know, I'm working up to that, I promise. Each time I lift I plan to transition one machine to a free weight until I am primarily a free lifter. I'm just way too intimidated to try to do it all at once.

    Not being critical at all, just trying to understand, what do you find intimidating?

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