You need to do some sort of a squat, pull, and press at least once a week. Go heavier each workout, or at least each week.
You don't need to read any fancy books about physiology, and although I think that Starting Strength is the best book on the market for learning how to train sensibly, it's no replacement for a good coach. If you go to StartingStrength.com, there is a directory of coaches. Or, just find someone at a gym who is strong, and ask him (or her) to show you a couple of lifts. Start comparing what he tells you to videos you watch online, and go from there.
Jim Wendler (of EliteFts.com) likes to say that he's glad the internet didn't exist when he was learning how to train because it forced him to go out there and just lift instead of wanking around on internet forums and trying to find the perfect 8 week program.
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People have gotten way too technical with this.
You need to do some sort of a squat, pull, and press at least once a week. Go heavier each workout, or at least each week.
You don't need to read any fancy books about physiology, and although I think that Starting Strength is the best book on the market for learning how to train sensibly, it's no replacement for a good coach. If you go to StartingStrength.com, there is a directory of coaches. Or, just find someone at a gym who is strong, and ask him (or her) to show you a couple of lifts. Start comparing what he tells you to videos you watch online, and go from there.
Jim Wendler (of EliteFts.com) likes to say that he's glad the internet didn't exist when he was learning how to train because it forced him to go out there and just lift instead of wanking around on internet forums and trying to find the perfect 8 week program.