The biggest mistake beginngers make

[Snatch518]

What do you think the biggest mistake people make that start lifting?

I say not working out legs. So many times I know people who lift only their upper body and never do legs. I just feel like smacking them. Sometimes they even leave out back too, saying they only want their chest and arms to get bigger. They're so ignorant.

 

[the People's Champ]

on the big lifts, go light so you can exercise proper form.

 

[Lord_Suston]

I think the biggest mistake I often see is either people using to much weight for their own good and not learning proper form, or the other is to fall into if the pros do so should I myth.....

 

[CytoMel]

Biggest mistakes are:

Spending a lot of money on crappy suppements they read about in bodybuilding mags.

Using way too many machines.

Buying into misguided training philosophies like H.I.T. and staying with them burning months of what could be progress.

Thinking they are "experts" and giving advice thinking they know what they are talking about when they don't and have little muscles themselves.

 

[Snatch518]

What is wrong with HIT? I've heard wonderful things about it?

 

[Thaibox]

overtraining and under-eating

 

[SSAlexSS]

What is wrong with HIT? I've heard wonderful things about it?

I hate to say it but HIT is horribly flawed. Gains are short lived and not the best possible. Furthermore by going to failure you derail your future gains. So if you have a poteintial to do 700 pound bench. Dont use hit or you gonna never reach 700 pounds. (numbers are made up and just to illustarte a point. Doing HIT is like shooting yourself in a foot)

 

[mishon1]

cytomel and thaibox both made very tru statements. i want one of the cats that done that stupid shit.

 

[Snatch518]

Maybe I misunderstand the concept of HIT. I thought it would for like running tread mill you go...

Minute: Speed
1: 5mph
2: 6mph
3: 7mph
4: 8mph
5: 9mph
Repeat cycle 3 more times.

If that's totally off, what exactly is HIT?

 

[bm2k]

Maybe I misunderstand the concept of HIT. I thought it would for like running tread mill you go...

Minute: Speed
1: 5mph
2: 6mph
3: 7mph
4: 8mph
5: 9mph
Repeat cycle 3 more times.

If that's totally off, what exactly is HIT?

You're referring to HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) - a form of cardio.

HIT (High Intensity Training) is a form of lifting weights that involves a very small number of sets per exercise/body-part at a maximal effort (to failure) on every set. Its pretty controversial too.

Anyway, back to the topic... I made some pretty big mistakes when I first started out:
- didn't train my back and legs (they're still lagging in a big way )
- ate poorly (VERY low fat, knew nothing about post-workout nutrition - usually wouldn't eat anything, ate very high-GI and processed foods b/c they were low fat etc...)
- wasted money on crap supplements
- used too many isolation exercises and neglected core movements
- trained chest, specifically bench press, four times a week
- etc, etc....

I was quite the beginner