Never Lifted Before sooooo

mada2u1984
mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Any tips for a newbie? Gratitude and Blessings to you all 🙏🏼

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  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »
    Read the thread ‘ which lifting programme is best for you’ then come back if you have more specific questions. Also read the other stickies at the top
    Oh thank you! That is most helpful! New here. Thanks again
  • RepswithRyan
    RepswithRyan Posts: 171 Member
    Any type of powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting or CrossFit will teach you the basics and in-person tuition can give you confidence.

    Powerlifting will teach you squat, bench press and deadlift and Olympic weightlifting will teach you the clean & jerk and the snatch.

    Basic weightlifting for bodybuilding or body recomposition can be taught by most trainers at commercial gyms.

    There is also calisthenics which covers pull-ups, push-ups, etc

    A excellent book that covers most lifts and exercises for a beginner is Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier.

    Have a try at each of them and see what you like the most.
  • KevinWH87
    KevinWH87 Posts: 74 Member
    Don't overdo it when starting out. Your muscles (and tendons) aren't currently prepared for the kind of stress that avid gym-goers experience. It's also important that you first focus on perfecting your technique rather than lifting heavy. Finally, don't get discouraged if you're especially sore after the first few sessions - that's perfectly normal.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
    Get on a proper lifting program, some good ones in the link posted earlier. Get your form right (watch vids, take advantage of mirrors, get someone to spot you). Get your form right. And look at progressive overload.
  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    LvlUpStr wrote: »
    Any type of powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting or CrossFit will teach you the basics and in-person tuition can give you confidence.

    Powerlifting will teach you squat, bench press and deadlift and Olympic weightlifting will teach you the clean & jerk and the snatch.

    Basic weightlifting for bodybuilding or body recomposition can be taught by most trainers at commercial gyms.

    There is also calisthenics which covers pull-ups, push-ups, etc

    A excellent book that covers most lifts and exercises for a beginner is Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier.

    Have a try at each of them and see what you like the most.
    KevinWH87 wrote: »
    Don't overdo it when starting out. Your muscles (and tendons) aren't currently prepared for the kind of stress that avid gym-goers experience. It's also important that you first focus on perfecting your technique rather than lifting heavy. Finally, don't get discouraged if you're especially sore after the first few sessions - that's perfectly normal.

    Everyone is so gracious with informing and sharing. Thank you so much 🙏🏼
  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    shaf238 wrote: »
    Get on a proper lifting program, some good ones in the link posted earlier. Get your form right (watch vids, take advantage of mirrors, get someone to spot you). Get your form right. And look at progressive overload.

    I’ll do that thank you
  • GaryRuns
    GaryRuns Posts: 508 Member
    norcalbeezy wrote: »
    Watching YouTube videos on technique honestly helped me. Getting down the motions and technique before trying to lift heavier is critical to not hurt yourself. 💪🏼 See if different CrossFit gyms around you offer a free day or week pass too, can learn some awesome stuff there.

    You have to be careful with this though. So many idiots on YouTube, and IG, that don't know the first thing about form, lifting, nutrition, etc., despite claiming that they're experts and having huge followings.

    My go-tos are Jeff Nippard, Mark Rippetoe, Omar Isuf, Alan Thrall and Bret Contreras. Hopefully someone will chime in with some great YouTube women lifters who advise on form and lifting in general. Stephanie Buttermore is the only one I'm somewhat familiar with. She has some great videos but lately her stuff is all about eating.
  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    GaryRuns wrote: »
    norcalbeezy wrote: »
    Watching YouTube videos on technique honestly helped me. Getting down the motions and technique before trying to lift heavier is critical to not hurt yourself. 💪🏼 See if different CrossFit gyms around you offer a free day or week pass too, can learn some awesome stuff there.

    You have to be careful with this though. So many idiots on YouTube, and IG, that don't know the first thing about form, lifting, nutrition, etc., despite claiming that they're experts and having huge followings.

    My go-tos are Jeff Nippard, Mark Rippetoe, Omar Isuf, Alan Thrall and Bret Contreras. Hopefully someone will chime in with some great YouTube women lifters who advise on form and lifting in general. Stephanie Buttermore is the only one I'm somewhat familiar with. She has some great videos but lately her stuff is all about eating.

    Thanks so much
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    miss_zita_2020 wrote: »
    Maybe having some sessions with a PT would help to start with as you’ve never lifted before.
    Having someone watching you closely and correcting your posture can be extremely important and help prevent injuries.
    ^^ as said by @norcalbeezy YouTube can also be another option if you don’t have access to a Personal Trainer.

    Correcting posture will not prevent injuries.

    Proper load management can decrease injury risk.

    Nothing prevents injury.

  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
    There is some good advice given - a proper lifting program would focus on the major compound lifts - Squat, deadlift, press , pull/row. a full body program 3 X per week is ideal - Something like Starting Strength
    As a previous poster mentioned, Alan Thrall and Mark Rippetoe are good choicies for you tube videos
  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    Thank you so much for sharing
    ecjim wrote: »
    There is some good advice given - a proper lifting program would focus on the major compound lifts - Squat, deadlift, press , pull/row. a full body program 3 X per week is ideal - Something like Starting Strength
    As a previous poster mentioned, Alan Thrall and Mark Rippetoe are good choicies for you tube videos

  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
    You are welcome - You may also want to look Bret Contretas -The Strong Curves program
  • mada2u1984
    mada2u1984 Posts: 109 Member
    RepswithRyan wrote: »
    Any type of powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting or CrossFit will teach you the basics and in-person tuition can give you confidence.

    Powerlifting will teach you squat, bench press and deadlift and Olympic weightlifting will teach you the clean & jerk and the snatch.

    Basic weightlifting for bodybuilding or body recomposition can be taught by most trainers at commercial gyms.

    There is also calisthenics which covers pull-ups, push-ups, etc

    A excellent book that covers most lifts and exercises for a beginner is Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier.

    Have a try at each of them and see what you like the most.

    Aww I never saw that you wrote in here. So informative as always and helpful

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