The Change to Strength Training

I started to use some of the Nautilus equipment at my local gym, it felt good to start adding weight. The problem was this is more isolated exercises and except for the Ab machine, it wasn’t really working my trunk. The use of compound barbell exercises will engage your trunk as well as help build usable muscle. These kind of exercises will engage the trunk for stability as well as increase strength. The: squat, deadlift, overhead press, bench press, and bent over rows. These are all compound barbell exercises and will increase overall strength and stability. As most people are I was worried about changing from the machines to barbell exercises, best decision I have made. My greatest concern was hurting myself, the reality is that with proper technique anyone can do these exercises safely. The amount of people who do these 5 barbell exercises everyday is astounding. Most people are not huge bodybuilders either, most of them are average people making positive changes in their lives. Barbell exercises are safe for you to do, sometimes safer than the machines. The key advise is to start light and learn the lifts, with proper form comes less problems. Do all of the warm up weights and make sure to stretch. On non-training days go for a walk, you would be surprised at how this lessens the stiffness. Don’t add to much weight to fast or start out at too high of a weight, the progression will add weight and soon you will be lifting more than you thought you could.