The Way of Strength is to lift heavy weights 3-5 days / week consistently for 10+ years
There are no shortcuts.
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#Lifting is simple. 🏋️♂️💪
1. Setup your garage using $2500 of 'built for life' gear. Keep it simple. I recommend rack, plates, barbell, collars, and mats from https://www.thestrength.co/.
2. Starting light, learn the Starting Strength form queues for The Big Four (squat, deadlift, press, bench) using Rippetoe's method, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dacy5hjaE8
3. Setup a simple logbook to record progress. Aim to add reps each week and then weight once reps consecutively exceed 10. Make a little progress each week. Lifting is a lifelong discipline. Don't rush it. Start light and celebrate consistency over strength.
Discussion
Now that I am consistent with my lifting routine after years of injuries and being on and off, I have realized that, counterintuitively, the biggest mistake is going too hard at it.
We try to train hard, to the limit and very frequently in hopes that it will make a difference and we will get results faster.
When you stop being in a hurry and realize that lifting is not something you do for next summer, but rather for your entire life, eveything starts working properly.
Have a coworker that wants to gain 15 lbs of muscle in 30 weeks because he "doesn't need to rush it."
I just looked at him and thought he's going to be massively disappointed when he maybe adds 3 lbs of muscle in that time.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Coming from a background growing up in the boxing gym i feel like weight training can turn you into a mummy there is a balance between lifting oking good and functional ability!
Personally take me back in time I would sack weight training it’s more an aesthetic pursuit
I've been doing a 5 x 5 program for a few years now. On and off due to the pandemic. I feel physically and mentally stronger than I did before. Lifting weights definitely makes you more right wing. Lift for strength, not size.