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> The secret is to show up. Every day. Just keep stacking those good days. This is just not true. The most popular beginner weight lifting programs are compris
by float4 5y ago
> The secret is to show up. Every day. Just keep stacking those good days.
This is just not true. The most popular beginner weight lifting programs are comprised of ~3 workouts a week of ~30-60 minutes each. There's a reason for that. Exercising every day sure sounds nice, but it increases the chance of injury and often is too great a commitment for people with a sedentary lifestyle.
> Most programs get repetitive after 6-8 weeks anyway
You can easily follow a beginner program for many months before linear progression stops. Switching programs after 6-8 weeks as a newbie is absolutely pointless when you do compound exercises.
> (It’s also much easier said than done)
Yeah, it is when you force yourself to work out every day. 3 days a week though? Far more manageable.
- TechBro8615 5y agoPersonally I think it’s a lot harder to build a habit 3 days a week than every day. You don’t need to do stressful exercise every day. But if you can get yourself to show up to the same location, and do anything – whether that’s stretching, or exercising, or going for a walk – you’re going to build a more sustainable habit than you would if you allowed yourself to skip it four days a week.