Working OutFor Beginners:

Bruce Strebinger

Part One

When it comes to fitness

Now is always the best

time to begin.

There's no shortage of three-

month programs for getting

into shape.

But all it takes is

ONE MONTH

To get over the proverbial hump

where so many give up

Here's the best way to get

through that first month

WEEK ONE

You'll begin with a full body

training split.

This means you'll train all

major body parts each

workout.

Performing just

ONE exercise

per body part

per each session

Rest is very important

It allows your body to recover

One great approach

is to train

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

and

FRIDAY

(With the weekends for rest)

Week one exercises are a

collection of basic moves

That are also used by

advanced lifters

Start off with free-weight

movements

These are needed to master

long-term gains in muscle size

and strength

Perform THREE sets of each

workout

For a total of NINE sets for

each body part

WEEK TWO

Now we change it up

by training different body

parts

on different days

With a two-day training split

For a total of FOUR days a week

The Split includes

TWO upper body days

(Mon. and Thurs.)

and

TWO lower body days

(Tues. and Fri.)

With Wednesday and the

Weekend being your recovery

days

You will use several exercises in

week two

But a move is added each body

part routine

Again, you'll employ the reverse

pyramid scheme of reps

Though this time you'll go

slightly higher in reps on your

THIRD set of each exercise

These sets will help you

increase muscular endurance

AND

Provide a solid foundation on

which to build size and

strength moving forward

That's it for the first two

weeks of the program!

Check out Working out for

Beginners: Part Two

for the rest