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6 essential tips for beginning weight lifters

It's been quite a while since my last update on this blog, and my training has progressed past the body weight program I was doing back then.  My fianceĆ© bought me a barbell weight set for my birthday back in November, and I been researching the subject of resistance training as much as possible ever since then.  Today, I am going to share some of the most important findings of my research on resistance training.  It may be a bit long-winded, but I promise it'll be worth the read.  So without further ado...   • Use compound lifts Compound lifts are the best choice for beginners, and usually even more advanced trainees.  They are exercises that use the largest muscle groups simultaneously, which induce the greatest training effect from weight lifting.  Whether the goal is muscle gain or fat loss, compound lifts are the "go-to" exercises that should be the foundation of the routine.  Isolation lifts--exercises that target a specific muscle--have their place, but a w