How to Start Resistance Training for the First Time

Are you ready to start resistance training for the first time? Perhaps you’ve done it before, but it’s been a while.  If you haven’t been practicing it regularly, then you’re ready. It’s time to begin experiencing the benefits that these strength workouts have to offer you.

Don’t Be Too Intimidated to Start Resistance Training

Many people have chosen to start resistance training in the last few years.  It became particularly popular since the pandemic, when people were looking for new ways to keep themselves fit – or get fit for the first time.  Still, when you’ve never done it before, it can look intimidating.  It’s far more straightforward than it can look at first glance, but before you’ve learned the ins and outs, it can look as though it is a highly complex and daunting process.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to be intimidating at all.  To start resistance training, you just need to find some great foundation beginner exercises.  From there, as you come to learn your way around them, you can continue to learn more exercises and even begin choosing options that will let you target certain goals and outcomes.

Beginning At Your Fitness Level

The key to getting a great start to resistance training is to begin at your current fitness level.  Don’t try to dive into the deep end just because you have huge goals.  Instead, get to know where you are right now, and learn the basics so you can build from there. This will give you the chance to fine tune your form and get things right, so you know you’ll be benefitting your body and not setting yourself up for injury.

After all, the last thing you’ll want to do is to dive into heavy weights if you haven’t yet built up your ability to do a squat properly. Remember that your goal isn’t to do each move perfectly. As you start resistance training, your goal is to get the basics right. You’ll only build on your skills and understanding from there.

Choose some basic moves, then make your goal to do a full set of them in proper form.  Add to the number of reps and sets as appropriate.  Once you’ve solidly got that exercise in place, you can start to think about adding weights and a weight loss ticker to track your fitness progress. By that point, you’ll be ready to boost the complexity of the move because you’ll feel comfortable with the exercises you’re already doing.