The Beginners Eight Step Guide to Success

Step 1. ASK FOR HELP Staff members and trainers are friendly and willing to help you if you ask. Just relax and ask your questions no matter what it is. Remember the only stupid question is the one not asked.

Step 2. DO RESEARCH It is always safe to look before you leap into anything. Make sure before buying any supplement or product you do some research.

Step 3. HAVE A GOAL It is important to set goals for yourself that are both realistic and attainable. It doesn’t matter what the goal is so long as it is realistic. If you are just starting out it might be as simple as getting to know how to use the proper machines in the gym by a certain time period.

Step 4. STAY CONSISTANT Want to get big? Want to lose weight? You want results right? Nothing happens without trying hard. So how are you going to get results? Coming consistently to the gym is a good start if you can come for more than a month it is a good chance that you have built a habit. Build a good habit and you have built a road to success.

Step 5. DO PRACTICE SAFE EXERCISE TECHNIQUES Remember to lift with your legs when appropriate and maintain a neutral spine during every lift. Doing so will help avoid back injuries and keep you coming back to the gym for many more years.

Step 6. PUT AWAY YOUR WEIGHTS If you are strong enough to lift the weight you are strong enough to put it away. Even if the weight is seemingly “light” or “everyone can use it” just remember not everyone is as strong as you are. It is proper gym etiquette to do so and you do not want to be known as “the guy who doesn’t put his weights away”.

Step 7. EXERCISE FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST MUSCLE GROUPS Try to exercise in order from the largest muscle groups to smaller ones. This means do larger multi joint exercises before doing smaller more isolated movements. I.e. Bench press before triceps extensions.

Step 8. GET TRAINING SESSIONS A personal trainer is someone who wants you to reach your goals as fast as possible and will rely on their wealth of knowledge to help you. This is especially true for someone just beginning in the gym and has not learned proper exercise techniques. It is very important for a new person to learn proper techniques to avoid injury.