5 Mistakes Beginner Powerlifters Make
Focusing on Gear: As a beginner, you don’t need to worry about collecting all the cool gear you see seasoned powerlifters using. All you need is the bar and some weight to get started. Forget the shoes, belts, straps, sleeves, wraps, and everything else. You don’t need any of it to get started today.
Diet phases
What if I told you there was a way to achieve your body composition goals without having to go through unsustainable (and miserable) restriction cycles?
You can.
With diet phases, you can keep your sanity (and metabolism) in check and work toward your goals in a healthy way with steps that promote long-term sustainability.
Pre & Post-Workout Nutrition
Figuring out how to properly fuel yourself before, during, and after training can be difficult.
What works best for you doesn’t work for everyone else and what works for you today may not tomorrow.
When it comes to prioritizing exercise nutrition, sufficient daily calories will always be most important. If you’ve got that down and want to improve performance, taking a look at your pre and post-workout nutrition can help.
Exercising in the Heat
It’s getting hotter outside which means it may be heating up wherever you’re training. Even with air conditioning, it can get above 80, especially in larger spaces like garages and gyms.
Training the heat is totally possible but can be dangerous. Here’s how you can stay safe when its spicy outside:
Creatine
Creatine helps your body produce more energy allowing for harder, longer workouts. That increased intensity leads to better performance and more gains. Research has also shown supplementation has positive effects on muscle mass, overall strength, and exercise recovery.
Do you Need 10k Steps a day?
Most activity trackers automatically set daily step goals to 10K and use this nice, round number to sell their products but hitting 10K a day isn’t mandatory.
It’s actually a relatively arbitrary goal.