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What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:19 am
by Billy!!~
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
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 9:06 am
by Jordon%
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
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 9:35 am
by Walter¥¥
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
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:05 am
by Jeremy$00
Ego lifting on compound movements My form was terrible and it led to small injuries
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:35 am
by Austin§£$
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
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 11:16 am
by Gabriel#9
Too much junk volume I thought more exercises meant better results
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 4:48 am
by Harold#5#6#
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
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 5:21 am
by Gary}{66
Not tracking progress Once I started logging lifts improvement became more consistent
Re: What’s One Beginner Mistake That Slowed Your Progress for Years
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 5:49 am
by Frank!!>0
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
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:20 am
by Patrick05
Trying to train like advanced lifters As a beginner I should’ve focused more on basics and consistency