How to start weight training

Ready to build a little muscle mass but not sure where to start?

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Hand weights, gym membership, goals and a little determination.

1. Everyone has a different schedule so one weight routine will not work for everyone. What you need to do is assess your personal schedule and figure out how many days a week you will be able to devote to weight training. For this routine we are going to divide the body into three different parts so that in a seven day week each body part will be exercised twice.
2. Divide of the body into different parts. A good rule of thumb is to use opposing muscle groups so that you exhaust the set of body parts and give them a chance to rest on the next day when you are working the other opposing muscle groups. Opposing muscles are as follows, back and biceps one day, chest and triceps on the next day, and the remaining body parts, legs and shoulders.
3. Pick a day of the week to make a 'rest day.' It is important to do both a warm up and a cool down that involves stretching with every workout day. This is going to reduce the risk of injury and also speed up muscle recovery. Start lifting!

Tips & Warnings

• If you are not familiar with exercises that would work each muscle group, buy a book or look online for examples of specific workouts.