Exercise Training

SUMMARY OF EXERCISES

This is to summarize the last six posts that have explained the basic exercises for working out all the major muscle groups. I hope you enjoyed the series. These are the exercises that I started with a few months ago for my exercise training. For the first few weeks I used household items as my weights which was fine. Then I invested in a set of basic free weights and a basic exercise bench with a barbell stand and leg extension fitting. I am now well into my training and enjoying every workout.

Now the last six posts are a guide to get you set up with training with weights and to get you used to the exercises. The video’s from Videojug will help you to get the technique right and as you will find on Videojug there are many more video’s that will help the beginner.

The main thing to remember when you first start weight training (after you have consulted your doctor) is to not try and over do it at the beginning. This is an easy thing to do  and if you do over do it then believe me a couple of days later you will know about it. This is why I have only put 10 reps for each exercise. After your first week of training you can start to add a rep or two for each exercise and then when you get to 20 reps start to break it down it into sets. What I mean by this is say you are doing your bench press exercise for your chest. You can now do three sets of ten, so do ten reps then rest and do another 10 reps.

From then on it is up to you how you want to progress with your training. If you decide to train for muscle tone then keep the weights at a comfortable weight with higher reps. If you decide you want to start body building and adding muscle mass then you gradually need to add to the weight for each exercise and keep the reps low say 10max. Never add to much weight that you can’t perform the exercise to the proper technique. Say for instance you are performing your bicep curls, if you have far to heavier weight then you will find your body is rocking backwards and forwards to get the weight up to your biceps. Now this is not effectively working your biceps and you might find you could injure your back or something else. So always stick to the right form. Remember to warm up your muscles with warm up execrises before you lift any weights to avoid any injuries.

One thing I do know is that if you keep up your training then you will not only feel better physically but also mentally, working out on a regular basis makes you feel more positive about life in general. So you will have a healthy mind as well as a healthy body.

Anyway good luck and keep up the training, you know it makes sense.