Started this week? Or thinking about starting? This is the section to read first. Honest, no-judgement guides to surviving the gym, picking your first programme, and building lasting habits.
Walking into a commercial gym for the first time is intimidating. Here's a no-panic plan for week one.
Stronglifts, Starting Strength, PPL, Upper Lower. The honest first-programme decision tree.
The difference, when each matters, and what to spend your beginner training time on.
Wipe the bench. Don't curl in the squat rack. The 12 rules that stop you being That Person.
Memory is unreliable. A log book or app is the difference between guessing and progressing.
Programme hopping, no progressive overload, ego lifting. The traps everyone falls into and how to climb out.
Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going. Practical strategies to make training automatic.