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Don't stress it too much in the beginning! The real results will come from making it a part of your life and exercising regularly for many years. Also try not

Don't stress it too much in the beginning! The real results will come from making it a part of your life and exercising regularly for many years. Also try not to compare your own progress with that of others, we're all on our own journeys! Try to get some pulling motions (rows, pullups etc) into the mix as well as your pushing motions (i.e. pushups). Your posture will thank you! I started with some simple calisthenics (pushups, squats, etc) during covid, and started going to the gym when things opened up again. I recently discovered that none of my blazers fit around my shoulders and chest anymore. It was a fun surprise, but it took a couple of years to get there. To pseudoquote the jogger from BoJack Horseman: "It gets easier. Every day, it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it [a couple of times per week]. That's the hard part. But it does get easier."

Loic 4y ago
> Try to get some pulling motions (rows, pullups etc) into the mix as well as your pushing motions (i.e. pushups). Your posture will thank you! This is for me the most important comment in everything you can read in the thread up-to-now. You need to balance left-right but also front-back (Anterior/Posterior). If you overtrain (over the years) your 6-pack, but not your back, or your biceps and not triceps, then you will get injuries because of the lack of balance. Edit: Take a look at the traditional Yoga routines. They always balance nicely. Basically, balance the same way but with strength training.
matsemann 4y ago
Heh, reminds me of a similar (but almost opposite) quote from the cycling world: -It never gets easier, you just get faster.