Are you a beginner?

Just because my good friend Abbey knows exactly what she is talking about, here is another article to read! When exercising as a beginner, it is so important to be careful and be educated on what you are doing.

Either read it at What's Tha Word or below.

by Abbey on March 11, 2012

If you’re a beginner, try weight training with weight that you can only do 8-12 repetitions and do 8-10 exercises, one set of each exercise. For instance:

• Squat (Body weight if that is hard enough, then hold dumbbells when extra weight is needed) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKKZ9AGYTi4
• Step Ups with Dumbbells (Use your body weight in the beginning and add weight when needed. Do not use a step that causes you to bend your knees more than 90 degrees!) http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/barbell-step-ups
• Front squat (Instead of holding the dumbbells to your sides like in the squat, hold one dumbbell at chest level and squat. Make sure when you are squatting that you are only going down to where your thigh and calf make a 90 degree angle, not all the way down like in the video!) http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/goblet-squat
• Dumbbell Bench Press http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-bench-press
• Shoulder Press http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-shoulder-press
• Incline dumbbell Bench Press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iPEnn-ltC8
• Bent Over Dumbbell row (the form is the same on the video below, just substitute dumbbells) http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/smith-machine-bent-over-row
• One Arm Dumbbell Row http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/one-arm-dumbbell-row
• Upright Row (Only lift the dumbbell so that your arm is parallel to the floor, not any higher!) http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-one-arm-upright-row

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