What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Looking back what’s something you wish someone had told you sooner Bad programming ego lifting ignoring recovery poor nutrition what lesson would you pass on to new lifters today
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Not eating enough I trained hard but stayed the same size for years because I was under-eating
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Changing programs every few weeks I never stuck with anything long enough to progress
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Ego lifting on compound movements My form was terrible and it led to small injuries
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Ignoring sleep I focused on workouts but didn’t realize recovery mattered just as much
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Too much junk volume I thought more exercises meant better results
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Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Skipping leg day early on Took a long time to balance my physique after that
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Not tracking progress Once I started logging lifts improvement became more consistent
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Believing every supplement advertisement Wasted a lot of money before focusing on food
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Trying to train like advanced lifters As a beginner I should’ve focused more on basics and consistency