Want to start weight training but don't know where to start

New Rules for Lifting series. Awesome books. A lot of bodyweight work, which is where you should think about starting to condition your core muscles for when you start lifting heavier.

^^^THIS! I'm doing New Rules of Lifting for Women and LOVE it!

^^ THIS!! I am only 9 workouts in and I can tell a difference in myself and have dropped 2.4 lbs. I love it and everything is explained to you! Great Program!

You have to get started somewhere, so even if you're awkward at first, just start trying things out. Getting started on the machines will help you to feel out the different muscles groups and the directions on the machines can help you with your form and help prevent injury for newbies.

Educating yourself on muscle groups and good form is CRITICAL. Subscribe to some weight lifting magazines like Oxygen, Fitness Px that focus on teaching you form and giving your a variety of workouts to hit all muscle groups.

While you may have heard that serious lifters have days where they focus on certain groups i.e. a leg day, a chest and tricep day, where they really kill those muscles one day a week. As a beginner warming up, you may want to take the full-body approach. You'll hit all muscles in one or two days, but you'll do three sets of 15 reps each group as opposed to 3 times that for people focussing on a few mucles groups a day.

Again just educate yourself and keep trying and testing new things. And if you have money, get a personal trainer who can show you the ropes.

Best decision of my life was to stop being a cardio junkie and move to weights. 1 h weights, 30 min cardio 5 days a week
Good luck.

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