Do You Know How To Weight Train?

4 Weight Training Tips 

Author:Kris Frederiksen

TIP#1 Set Goals

 The first thing you must do before you begin your venture into weight training is clarify your expectations.What do you expect to achieve? What are your goals? Set both short-term and long-term goals.Look at what your ultimate goal is,and then break it down to smaller subsequent ones.If you wish to gain fifty pounds of rock solid muscle by the end of the year,then create a game plan that allows you to gain at least one pound a week. 

 Tip#2 Make A Committment

 Secondly,it is essential that you are completely committed to achieving your goals.Educate yourself and research different weight training programs to find one that is geared towards your specific situation and goals.Make sure you fully understand all the components of the program,and if you have any questions contact the author to avoid performing the workouts incorrectly,and to avoid filling your head with excuses.Once you've decided on a weight training program that is right for you,follow it through and stick to it for at least 12 weeks.Do not get a few weeks into it and decide it's not for you and move on to another program.This will only emulate a failure's attitude and begin the bad habit of program hopping.

 Tip#3 Hire A Professional Trainer

  Alot of people that make the decision to weight train get the great idea to do so on their own.The trouble is,it is really not such a great idea at all.Check your ego at the door and seek the professional assistance of a reputable fitness trainer.They will be able to show you the proper techniques of weight training.Even if you know a little about weight training,you are not going to know enough about how the body works from a training,nutrition and recovery standpoint in order to safely and effectively train yourself.However,even with hiring a certified fitness instructor,you really should become as knowledgeable as you can about weight training.Read some books and surf the web.After all,knowledge is power!

Tip#4 Do Not Overdo It!

  Finally,do not push yourself too hard.Do not go like a bat out of hell and increase your weight by 20 lbs. in the first week;increase about 2.5-5 pounds a week.If you do this for even just a year,you will have made some serious muscular and strength gains.Your weekly goal of weight training should be to outdo your last workout.That may mean doing one extra rep,one extra set,increasing your weight or even taking a shorter rest period.These are all measurable signs of weight training progress.