Getting started
Your first weeks at the gym: choosing a program, finding your starting weights and avoiding the most common mistakes.
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced: How to Know Where You Stand
Years of training say nothing about your level. The three markers that matter, concrete strength benchmarks, and what each means for your programme.
Read12 More Lifting Myths: Technique, Nutrition and Age
Knees, rounded backs, the 30 g protein ceiling, age and fat burners: twelve more lifting myths examined against what the evidence says.
Read12 Lifting Myths That Refuse to Die
Soreness, the anabolic window, creatine, cardio and fat loss: 12 common lifting myths examined against what the evidence actually says.
ReadHow Much Weight Should You Start With?
A three-set method to find your starting weight on any exercise, and how to move it up from there.
ReadThe 10 classic beginner mistakes in the gym
Loads too heavy, program switched constantly, no tracking: the 10 mistakes costing beginners months, and how to avoid them.
ReadStarting to lift when you are overweight
Where to start, which exercises to favor, and why lifting is an excellent starting point when you want to lose weight for good.
ReadFirst time at the gym: how not to feel lost
What to bring, what to wear, where to start, the etiquette to know: everything you need before your first session at the gym.
ReadWomen and lifting: myths to leave behind
No, lifting heavy will not make you bulky. A clear look at the myths holding women back in the gym, and what physiology actually says.
ReadGetting back into lifting after a break
After weeks or months off, muscle memory is on your side. Here is how to get back into lifting without injury and regain your level fast.
ReadHow long does it take to see results in the gym?
Strength, feel, physique: the real timelines to see results in the gym, and why consistency matters more than patience.
ReadNew to lifting: your first month, week by week
A simple plan for your first month of lifting: what to do each week, how to pick your weights and the traps to avoid.
ReadStrength training 101: build your first program from scratch
How many workouts per week, which exercises, how many sets, warm-ups, rest times and goals: the complete guide to building your first strength training program.
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