4 things no one ever tells you before you start weightlifting

Weightlifting can be a great way to increase your muscle mass, boost your strength and improve your fitness but it’s important to take a long-term approach to any new fitness regime. By learning the basics and taking your time to enhance your performance you can reduce the risk of injury and develop your skills. With this in mind, take a look at these four things no one ever tells you before you start weightlifting and find out what they mean for your training regime: 1. People Will Stare When you’re lifting weights at the gym, prepare to be watched by anyone in the vicinity. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been training for years, something about lifting weights seems to attract people’s attention. Sure, some of them will be judging your choice of workout attire but, for the most part, people will be watching to see what your technique is like, how much you can lift and how many reps you can manage. Embrace the attention and don’t let it put you off.  2. Everyone’s an Expert One of the things you find out pretty quickly when you start lifting weights is that everyone is an expert on the subject. Funnily enough, the people who have never done any training seem to be the ones who know most about it. Go figure.  Although the unsolicited advice gets old pretty quickly, just smile and nod along if you want an easy life. While you can pick up helpful tips from people who are genuinely experienced… Read More