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How to start weight training?

Jenbeanz
Jenbeanz Posts: 12
edited January 24 in Fitness and Exercise
This is gonna sound like a stupid question, but how do I start heavy weight training? Before now, I have always focused mostly on cardio and done a small amount on the weight machines but pretty low weights! Everyone says how great heavy lifting is, so I just wanna know, where do I start?

Can anyone recommend a good routine to begin with? Weights, sets and reps etc? Also, do the weight machines count or does it have to be free weights?

Thank you in advance!

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  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    if you never done it before, i would personally do a couple of personal training sessions



    anyone can add me
  • JamesDanek
    JamesDanek Posts: 95 Member
    Look At stronglifts 5X5 (Google it)

    the plan is free to access. and importantly assume nothing about what you can/can't lift

    It is entirely free-weights but the writer explains exactly why

    I am 7 weeks in and frankly i have made more progress these last few weeks in terms of strength and toning than i did in the previous 6 months
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