Free Weight Training Program

If you are ready to add strength training to your exercise routine, there are free weight training programs available online to help you learn what to do and how to do it.

An exercise routine that incorporates weight training is specific. It includes:

• Specific exercises
• Number of sets
• Number of repetitions
• Targets specific muscle groups

Weight training is usually split to exercise different muscles on alternate days. For example, if you lift to strengthen you biceps, back and legs on day one, you may work triceps, shoulders and chest day four.

When using a free weight training program to design a personalized exercise routine, it is important to split your weightlifting so you don't over train. If you don't really understand the reasoning behind this, it is a good idea to meet with a trainer to ensure you don't injure yourself. You can find sample workout schedules that work for others to learn from their experience. When lifting weights, it's important to take days off to let your body rest and grow stronger.

The following resources provide valuable information to help understand the different types of training necessary for specific results. For example, if you want to gain strength but not bulk, you'll want to train specifically for those results.

• Sports Fitness Advisor
• Muscle Building Articles
• Building Muscle 101

• Routines by Muscleblitz
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• Growing Stronger – Strength Training for Older Adults
• Brian Mac Sports Coach – Weight Training Programme
• Bodybuilding With Free Weights Bodybuilding with Free Weights

Before you start lifting weights, there are a few safety tips to read through.

1. Warm up – It's important to warm up your muscles and lubricate your joints before you start lifting.
2. Stretch to improve or maintains your flexibility.
3. Don't overdo it. Start out light. Learn to follow proper form and technique. Gradualy build up to heavier weights.
4. Maintain proper body mechanics including:

• Complete the full range of motion
• Movements should be slow and controlled
• Remember to breathe and don't clench your jaw. Breathe in as you start to lift, and exhale as you finish the repetition.
• Keep your spine neutral. In a standing position, feed should be a little more than shoulder-width apart. Head and neck should be straight. This is important, because twisting the head, neck or trunk can lead to injuries.

1. Pay attention to what your body is telling you.
2. Sessions should last one hour at the most. Don't overdo it.
3. Each muscle you train should be rested for one to two days.

You'll want to create a workout to fit your goals. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a minimum of eight to twelve repetitions of 8-10 exercises twice a week at moderate intensity. How intense your weight training work out is depends on several things including the number of sets and repetitions as well as how much weight you're lifting.

To decide how much weight you should lift, a rule of thumb to follow is to lift enough weight to challenge you but still allows you to complete the prescribed sets and reps comfortably. Challenging your muscles in this way provides resistance to build stronger muscles. As you grow stronger, the last rep will start to feel easier. When this happens, you can increase the amount of weight you're lifting and build from there.

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