Some people train for competitions, while others exercise to be healthy.
Some people love cardio, and some would rather lift weights all day.
But before we dive in, whatdoesmatter?
Thats all you really need to know to get moving.
Or five sets of five?
When you get stronger, your muscles get bigger, and vice versa.
Sets of five with heavier weight and sets of 10 with lighter weight will give similar results.
If you want to change the size of your body, thats up to you.
But you dont need to connect that to your fitness goals.
(yo do confirm you getenough protein, though.)
You also need to understand that your body needs to build the fitness to beableto run continuously.
You simply may not be ready for a continuous half-hour run yet.
Thats the idea behind walk-run approaches likeCouch to 5K.
You dont need perfect form on your exercises
Perfect form is overrated.
You need form that is good enough.
Yeah, maybe youre not perfect yet.
But if youre lifting safely and effectively, your form is good enough.
Youll refine it as you go.
You cant waste your newbie gains
When youre new to exercise, its easy to make progress.
This is just because theres a lot of low hanging fruit you could collect as a beginner.
Itsnotbecause newbie gains are some kind of magical spell with an expiration date.
And youll still have plenty of room to improve even after youre out of the noob stage.
None of this stuff is important.
There are literally hundreds of ways to exercise your booty without booty bands.
No single piece of equipment is essential, not even my beloved barbell.
As long as youre doingsome kind of cardio and some kind of strength training, youll be okay.
But the splititselfdoes not matter.
A split is just organization.
Asking about the best split is like saying, I eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Is that a good diet?
That means theres no right warmup for everybody.
If your body needs something more specific than that, it will let you know.
But they all use a formula based on your maximum heart rate, and theyre probably wrong.
You dont need to worry about the mind-muscle connection
Can youfeelthat muscle working?
Its okay if you cant.
Theres no way to do a pullup or a lat pulldown without using your lats.
Theres no way to do a bicep curl without involving your biceps.
Theres no way to do a bench press without involving your chest and your triceps.
If youre doing the exercise, the muscle is working, whether you feel it or not.
Your strength will fluctuate from day to day
We arent at our best every day.
So why do we get so surprised if we did five pullups on Monday but only three today?
Thats not a bad thing; feeling fatigued is part of the same process that ultimately makes us stronger.
But the truth is, a lot of people in there dont know what theyre doing.
Thats not a bad thing; we all kind of figure out life as we go along.
Just readour guide to dealing with unsolicited gym advice.
