> The secret is to show up. Every day. Just keep stacking those good days.
This is just not true. The most popular beginner weight lifting programs are comprised of ~3 workouts a week of ~30-60 minutes each. There's a reason for that. Exercising every day sure sounds nice, but it increases the chance of injury and often is too great a commitment for people with a sedentary lifestyle.
> Most programs get repetitive after 6-8 weeks anyway
You can easily follow a beginner program for many months before linear progression stops. Switching programs after 6-8 weeks as a newbie is absolutely pointless when you do compound exercises.
> (It’s also much easier said than done)
Yeah, it is when you force yourself to work out every day. 3 days a week though? Far more manageable.
Personally I think it’s a lot harder to build a habit 3 days a week than every day.
You don’t need to do stressful exercise every day. But if you can get yourself to show up to the same location, and do anything – whether that’s stretching, or exercising, or going for a walk – you’re going to build a more sustainable habit than you would if you allowed yourself to skip it four days a week.
This is just not true. The most popular beginner weight lifting programs are comprised of ~3 workouts a week of ~30-60 minutes each. There's a reason for that. Exercising every day sure sounds nice, but it increases the chance of injury and often is too great a commitment for people with a sedentary lifestyle.
> Most programs get repetitive after 6-8 weeks anyway
You can easily follow a beginner program for many months before linear progression stops. Switching programs after 6-8 weeks as a newbie is absolutely pointless when you do compound exercises.
> (It’s also much easier said than done)
Yeah, it is when you force yourself to work out every day. 3 days a week though? Far more manageable.