Originally published August 19 2005
How to make weight training easy
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A recent eDiets.com article says to follow simple steps to make weight training as easy as possible.
Weight training can be both incredibly fulfilling and sometimes frustrating.
A great deal of mystery surrounds effective weight training methods, but the key is to try to decipher effective tips among all the information on this topic.
Additionally, you need to be open to change and create specific goals for yourself to better understand how to approach your own fitness program.
Every Monday in most health clubs and home gyms, hundreds of people are performing the same routine, exercises and repetitions.
Change is one of the best tactics to stimulate a loss in body fat, increase strength and endurance, and enjoy your routine.
When you lift weights, the body senses stress and its job is to adapt as quickly as possible.
Strategic, well-thought-out change in your weight training and overall fitness routine is pivotal to ongoing progress and consistency.
The following tips will help you get started by simplifying key essentials and have you on your way to physical change, increased strength and, ultimately, a more enjoyable fitness regimen.
Knowing what you are working toward and creating a mental picture of your goal will determine your weight training parameters and program, as well as increase your focus and dedication.
Is your goal to reduce body fat, increase muscle "tone", train for a competitive event, or increase energy?
Different training parameters apply for a person who wants to just "tone up" versus someone who is training for a marathon.
make them measurable and realistic (ie. lose five pounds; increase the weight of an exercise by five percent etc.).
Periodically change the order of your routine.
For example, instead of performing lunges at the start of every leg exercise routine; begin with leg presses, or possibly dumbbell squats.
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