Weight training basics for beginners
For professional trainers and athletes, weight lifting and running go both hand in hand. You can’t just run and expect to be prepared for a long sprint. Strength training is a very important key component. You need to train your muscle, build up your stamina and focus your body to continue work in all circumstances and for that weight lifting is very important. Lifting movements can provide greater range of motion than running. So here are some tips and tricks for beginners.
Many believe that running is the best exercise they can do for legs. Yes, it may work for tightening your muscles, hamstrings and quadriceps but glutes are not being worked at all and they’re important. Best way to work on them is squats and deadlift. You can begin by normal squats. With days you can start picking up weights in both hands. This will help with the hip muscle and glutes. Increase your weights and do jump squats.
Getting rid of rounded shoulders will help you to breathe easily in and out of the lungs, hence; it’s important to improve your upper body posture. Shoulder shrugs are important, standing tall with weights in each hand; rise up on your toes while lifting your shoulders up to your ears. Come back down. Make sure you are using heavy enough weights to feel this in the top of your shoulders and in your calves. Repeat 15 times for 3 sets.
Crossover lunges with weights on are a very good exercise for good toned thighs and hips. Lunges are hard because they require your knee to bend full 90 degrees but it’s more effective with weights. Your main focus should be on correcting and strengthening your muscles and not causing them pain.