Welcome to 2014, friends. With the abundance of information available at one's fingertips, the onslaught of ideas and advice doesn't leave one with definite answers, and the answers that do rise to the top - their underpinnings become lost. People walk around today wondering how to lose weight and become more attractive. I will share that answer, but the fruit I share is not always consumed. We walk around as self entities with knowledge, and a lack of knowledge is dangerous, and this can prevent us from learning new things - even if those things are things we already know. There is a power in the articulation of a concept just right in that it sparks revolutions.
In my own personal experience before I attained said knowledge of making one strong, fit, and desirable, I'd wish for strength, and although it was something I always wanted, I would have moments where the concept would flare up in my mind and these moments were crucial for me in building power. I didn't know what I was doing at the time, and so I would try ideas that would leave me injured, a lack of results, or just frustration and ultimately defeat.
If I want to write a story, and I have no materials on hand, I'm forced to just think about my ideas in a mental brainstormed web which I transverse to and fro upon. If given pen and paper, I'll scribe my story and ideas. A human body without a manual as to how to use your muscles leaves you blind. If you have an abundance of energy albeit in a good mood or with anger, you could manipulate that energy by exercising, therein recycling the energy to the body. Anatomy is a wise investment in learning as it tells you the muscles functions and allows you to comprehend how the body works as a whole and in more localized compartments.
Broadly, if you're playing a game of chess, you'll be thinking of your next move, and life is very much that way. There are seven days in a week. Accounting for each of these seven days, how will you spend your time? The more efficient you are with time, the quicker you get to your goals. As humans we want things immediately, and that means taking the straightest most efficient path. You can still stop the smell the flowers, but remaining on that path is crucial and good enough.
Muscle is shapely and provides curvature, strength, and function. It should be developed as otherwise it is atrophied. Although as a beginner you may think of training only one muscle or two or three. Of course it's fine to start anywhere, but imbalances will arise quickly. Each muscle has an antagonistic muscle that should be worked and developed. This is a matter of looking at a scale with two weights and making sure they're evenly weighted.
In a world where people complain of bad backs and bad knees, it shows how important it is to keep the body developed. The legs and lower half of the body are very important. The glutes help maintain an erect torso. The hips are the most powerful part of a human. Hamstrings are incredibly strong and can effortlessly be loaded with hundreds of pounds. For the upper body, strong shoulders and a strong back are essential for health and aesthetics.
Exercise is based off movements in which our muscles contract and stretch. Progression is what tells the muscles to grow larger, and tells our nervous system to become stronger for strength. For progression, the most efficient path is weight training. Access to weights, whether at home or at a gym are mandatory. To increase the poundage of the weight used in an exercise is to spurt more growth. It's like watering a flower and giving it sunlight.
Just as we wash our hands every day, wear clothes every day, and eat every day, we can exercise every day. It's that simple. The food we eat is like fuel in a car. We pull the nutrients through food that we require, and thus eating the right foods for ourselves is important as well as the quantity. Generally a diet of meat, vegetables, and water is healthy. Other goods may be consumed, but pay attention to nutrition and quantity. If you like chocolate and alcohol, by all means have some.
We only live once as far as know, and so we should live life to its fullest. There are a number of weight training routines that you can adhere to and see marvelous gains. Think about the number of days you're willing to attend a gym, and build your routine off that. If you only have two days available a week, I would recommend an upper body/lower body split (one day of each). If you had 4 days available, you could do a bench press day, an overhead press day, a squat day, and a front squat day. You would do more than just those exercises, but there are a few key exercises that are the most important to progress in, and you should know that not all exercises are meant to have progression (lateral raises, face pulls, good mornings).
The 4 most important exercises are the Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, and Overhead Press (or Military Press). If you were good at those lifts alone, you would be very strong and very fit. The Squat requires mobility, leg strength, and hip strength. The Deadlift requires stability and a strong back. The Overhead Press requires strong shoulders and balance. The Bench Press requires strong stable shoulders and strong elbows (triceps). So that's knees, hips, back, shoulders, and elbows. Focus on those areas and you'll be strong all over.
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