Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training!
Want to get strong like these LEGO lifters but don’t know how to start? In this Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training (part of our Strength 101 series), you’ll have both the confidence to start getting strong with resistance training AND a plan to follow. These are the exact strategies we use with our Online Coaching Clients to help them start strength training, and I can’t wait to cover everything you need. Let us help you start strength training! Learn more: We’ll be digging into the following:
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How Do I Start Strength Training?
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. You’ll look back years from now and thank “Past You” for starting strength training today. And I promise, you WILL start strength training today. After all, strength training or resistance training doesn’t need to be scary or overcomplicated! Strength training really comes down to two things:
- Movement of any weight against “resistance”(including your body weight)
- Progressive overload
Your muscles will constantly have to adapt and rebuild themselves. You just have to do some resistance training and attempt to make it more and more challenging to grow stronger.
What Are Some Examples of Strength Training?
Let’s chat about a few different types of strength training.
Bodyweight Training
Bodyweight training is the BEST place for anybody to start their strength training journey. You can work out ANYWHERE with bodyweight training, and you are doing what your body is literally designed to do. By getting strong with bodyweight movements, you’re making yourself antifragile and less injury-prone.
Dumbbell Training
Dumbbells are a great first step into the world of weight training and strength training. They make it easy to add difficulty to a bodyweight movement and can help to point out muscle imbalances pretty easily.
Kettlebell Training
A kettlebell is essentially a cannonball with a handle on it. They come in any weight imaginable, don’t take up a lot of room, and can be used in dozens of ways for a great compact workout.
Barbell Training
Barbell training is optimal in terms of building pure strength quickly and is much easier to go heavy safely. However, it requires a significant investment in equipment or a gym membership.
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