I'm trying to get a friend of mine to start lifting. Apparently, he's tried about four or five times over the past couple years and each time he makes it through about three weeks of lifting and eating right before he gets off track and quits.
Part of this is probably due to his "all-or-nothing" tendencies. If he misses a workout or gets sick, chances are it's gonna make him quit.
It's odd because he's very interested in nutrition and exercise science and he probably knows more about it than I do. He also really wants to get big.
How long do you think it will take for a newbie to really get used to lifting regularly and feeling good about it?
I was thinking that if he actually worked out every day, instead of just lifting three days a week, he would get used to it a lot faster. Problem is he's an ecto and he doesn't need to run or hit the heavy bag four days a week.
Another one of my ideas is that he doesn't see very noticable gains in the first three weeks and if he could make it maybe six weeks, he'd be much more happy with his gains and also be more inclined to stick with it for good.
My only other idea is for him to start taking Swole or something similar after two or three weeks, maybe a preworkout stim.
I know you're thinking he should probably be asking this himself, but I kinda owe him a favor and I'd really like to help him with this.
You guys have any ideas? Helped out any newbs lately? Anything that helped you when you first started?
Part of this is probably due to his "all-or-nothing" tendencies. If he misses a workout or gets sick, chances are it's gonna make him quit.
It's odd because he's very interested in nutrition and exercise science and he probably knows more about it than I do. He also really wants to get big.
How long do you think it will take for a newbie to really get used to lifting regularly and feeling good about it?
I was thinking that if he actually worked out every day, instead of just lifting three days a week, he would get used to it a lot faster. Problem is he's an ecto and he doesn't need to run or hit the heavy bag four days a week.
Another one of my ideas is that he doesn't see very noticable gains in the first three weeks and if he could make it maybe six weeks, he'd be much more happy with his gains and also be more inclined to stick with it for good.
My only other idea is for him to start taking Swole or something similar after two or three weeks, maybe a preworkout stim.
I know you're thinking he should probably be asking this himself, but I kinda owe him a favor and I'd really like to help him with this.
You guys have any ideas? Helped out any newbs lately? Anything that helped you when you first started?