Having looked at a variety of beginner training programs in Part 4, I want to wrap up this series by looking at a grab back of different topics including warming up, cardio and stretching and when and how to progress or introduce variety into training.
Warming-Up
I’ve written extensively about warming up on the website but want to look at the topic briefly here as it pertains to beginners. It’s generally recommended that some type of general warm-up such as low intensity cardio be done prior to weight training. The goal here is to generally warm up the tissues of the body in preparation for harder work.
At the same time, many who lift don’t bother with this at all and simply use their first exercise to warm-up for that exercise. My old mentor for example suffered from squat rank anxiety. When he’d get to the gym he’d run to the squat rack to claim it for fear of it getting taken.… Keep Reading