Source https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-the-gym-everything-you-need-to-know/
“Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy” -Eminem.
Although Eminem was talking about being nervous before walking into a rap battle, that phrase perfectly described scrawny, terrified, 16-year old Steve the first time I walked into a gym.
20 minutes later I found myself seriously thinking, “Uh oh! Crap. Am I going to die?”
I knew “going to the gym” and “working out” were things that were going to make my life better. I just didn’t know what I was supposed to DO in the gym. I walked in with no plan and left an hour later with a bruised ego and bruised rib cage.
Maybe this is your first Nerd Fitness article. Perhaps you’re thinking about going to the gym but are afraid, you only use the treadmill in your gym, or you’ve been reading Nerd Fitness for years and finally decided, “I’m going to start going to the gym because I know ‘strength training’ and ‘lifting weights’ is good for me.”
Then, you hear that tiny voice in your head:
- “You need to get in shape first before you go to the gym so you don’t look foolish.”
- “Stick to the cardio section. Maybe the machines. Don’t go near the free weights though, that’s for bros and meatheads and bodybuilders.”
- “As long as you don’t try anything new, you can’t mess up. Stick to what you know.”
And that’s what I’m goin…
Source https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-the-gym-everything-you-need-to-know/
“Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy” -Eminem.
Although Eminem was talking about being nervous before walking into a rap battle, that phrase perfectly described scrawny, terrified, 16-year old Steve the first time I walked into a gym.
20 minutes later I found myself seriously thinking, “Uh oh! Crap. Am I going to die?”
I knew “going to the gym” and “working out” were things that were going to make my life better. I just didn’t know what I was supposed to DO in the gym. I walked in with no plan and left an hour later with a bruised ego and bruised rib cage.
Maybe this is your first Nerd Fitness article. Perhaps you’re thinking about going to the gym but are afraid, you only use the treadmill in your gym, or you’ve been reading Nerd Fitness for years and finally decided, “I’m going to start going to the gym because I know ‘strength training’ and ‘lifting weights’ is good for me.”
Then, you hear that tiny voice in your head:
- “You need to get in shape first before you go to the gym so you don’t look foolish.”
- “Stick to the cardio section. Maybe the machines. Don’t go near the free weights though, that’s for bros and meatheads and bodybuilders.”
- “As long as you don’t try anything new, you can’t mess up. Stick to what you know.”
And that’s what I’m goin…
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