Starting Out
Gym Etiquette for Beginners and the Unwritten Rules
Ask a group of new gym members what nearly stopped them going back after week one, and the answer is rarely the training.
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Guides for people who have never trained before or who are starting again after a long break. Written for the beginning, not for someone who already knows the vocabulary.
Starting Out
Ask a group of new gym members what nearly stopped them going back after week one, and the answer is rarely the training.
Starting Out
The first time you stand at a rack of dumbbells with a plan that says "goblet squat, 3 sets of 10", the plan leaves out the...
Starting Out
Most people who start training stop within a month. Not because they are lazy or weak, but because the first month is designed,...
Starting Out
Walking into a gym for the first time is genuinely uncomfortable for most people.
Starting Out
The assumption that bodyweight training is a stopgap until you can access a gym is worth examining.
Starting Out
There is a popular idea in fitness that the quality of individual sessions is the primary driver of progress.