What is the best lifting program for beginner?

PizzaTaster · 2014-12-27T23:14:29+00:00

/r/fitness is your friend. Go there and read the sidebar.

To answer your question, Strong Lifts 5x5 is one of the good beginner programs

tombreck2 · 2014-12-27T22:02:45+00:00

The best program is one that you will follow for a long period of time.

Then when you get bored you can switch it up but most importantly you have to stick with it.

5x5 is a good starting program

Modified_Hackware · 2014-12-28T04:18:50+00:00

I went with starting strength and went to a 264 Bench, 404 Lb Squat, 500lb Deadlift in 9 months.

5x5 gets recommended a lot too, but I can attest to starting strength being a great programtoo.

TheRedPower · 2014-12-27T22:03:45+00:00

So should I cut first before starting lifting?

Just lift. If you have no muscle to show, no cutting in the world would help you achieving that.

And please try to get the form right. There is nothing gained in lifting tons of weight with bad form - as /u/PizzaTaster suggested, the folks at /r/fitness have plenty of ressources for willing self-improvers.

Another subreddits that might be helpful: /r/weightroom, /r/bodybuilding and /r/fitmeals.

favours_of_the_moon · 2014-12-27T21:22:30+00:00

The one where you go to a gym and lift heavy stuff.

Thenewme23 · 2014-12-27T22:41:30+00:00

SS+GOMAD

taj_g · 2014-12-27T21:59:44+00:00

Strong Lifts brother. Bulk, please don't make same mistake that I made and cut when you have no/little muscle under the fat (skinny fat). Started lifting seriously at 6' 160 lbs around February (Lifted 1.5+ years previously, but I was extremely inconsistently, 4 months on/off) and cut down to 150 lbs by June and finally realized I had little muscle and began bulking to my current weight of 170 lbs. Bulk for a year and then decide where you go from there.

If you want look like Chris Pratt in Guardians it's gonna take a minimum of 2-3 years of consistent dieting and training, if his physique was easily attainable everyone would look like him.

Stay CONSISTENT *check out /r/fitness too

DAD_FISTER · 2014-12-27T22:52:06+00:00

I'd say that ICF 5x5 is by far the best beginner program out there. However, it involves a ton of exercises that a new person can't just jump right into. It's for this reason that I'd have to concede my true number one choice and say stronglifts instead.

I'd get on strong lifts to learn those five workouts and jump to ICF as soon as possible.

JackGoldsteinWrites · 2014-12-28T07:27:50+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Jim Wendler's 5/3/1.

I did Stronglifts and Chad Waterbury's Huge in a Hurry as well, both are excellent.

The reason I like Wendler is once the main lift is done for the day, you can do any accessory work you want. You can change it week to week depending on how you feel. This allows me to chart strength progression while entertaining my "program ADD".

This is basically the only program I could follow for more than 6 months.

The_Moorr · 2014-12-28T03:22:28+00:00

For the love of god, do not do a 5x5 or starting strength of any of that bullshit

do a basic push/pull for aesthetics

DO NOT FALL INTO THIS POWERLIFTING BULLSHIT

PLEASE

TheAssh0le · 2014-12-28T00:11:33+00:00

+1 for the beginner programs suggested ITT. Master the basics, compound movements with multiple muscle groups and long ranges of motion, first, then get fancy. Read the sidebars and beginner programs in /r/fitness and /r/powerlifting

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