5 Fitness Mistakes Made as a Beginner

This is my personal opinion about my experiences throughout my fitness journey, this advice will not apply to everyone.

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Contents of this video
00:00 - Intro
00:31- Number 1: too much winging it
01:31-Number 2: just going through the motions
02:24- when going through the motions is necessary
03:37-Number 3: no rest
03:47- Sleep
04:23-Rest Days
05:26-Rest time within the workout
06:38-Number 4: Seeing food as the enemy
09:03- Preworkout meal/snack
09:21- Outworking a bad diet
10:22- No goals or changing goals too often
11:57- A comforting word
13:27- Closing thoughts
13:56- Photo Montage through the years
14:32- The End.

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[notkrillin]

Especially for beginners: realize that it takes time. Most of the guys/girls that are just built like UNITS probably took years worth of proper training and nutrition approaches. Progress is almost never linear, so don't feel bad WHEN (not if) you have an off day.

[Tsathogguah]

#6. Consistency. It's easy at first, then becomes harder, then ultimately becomes habit.

[PFaith]

My biggest mistake was forgetting that I had only been working out for 2 months. And being hard on myself but I didn’t have the body I wanted. This journey will test your Mental. I had to keep reminding myself that I just started. 😅

Update: I’ve been lifting for 9 months and psychology I feel like I’m not putting on muscle or growing but I can tell you that I have stretch marks and none of my clothes fit the same plus everyone tells me I’ve hitting bigger. I just wanna stress that this is a mental game. Keep going and push past what you see in the mirror. BODY DYSMORPHIA IS REAL !!!!

[satyanarayangoswami]

Major mistake I made as a beginner :
1. Not being silly between sets

[beatricehart]

I feel so fortunate to have started my fitness journey in this age of free information thanks to influencers like you. I'm not perfect but I think I've done well with structure, diet and rest so far.

[outsiderfm]

my biggest mindset change when i was first starting in the gym was realizing that 90% of the people in the gym with you are there for more or less the same reason you are. it's not so scary when you think of it like that, as a community.

[jordanputnam]

My biggest mistake was falling off the wagon with my diet for two weeks during vacation and thinking that I had lost all of my progress at the time (I was down 55lbs). This led me to fall back into not even working out. If I just would've got back to it after vacation I would've been just fine but I ended up not working out or dieting for over 2 years. Now I'm back to where I started but I have made progress this week by getting back to the gym and slowly improving my diet. KEEP AT IT!!!

[YeahBruhDoIt]

Thank you for you vids. I'm in the middle of a horrible breakup. Your vids in the background while I work is helping me. Thank you

[jordang]

It DOES get repetitive. Going to the gym, lifting weights, taking supplements (if you do), dealing with guilt for not going. I’m telling you it’s okay to take a week or two off, and fill your life in with other activities or just take a break. I don’t mean to be a couch potato the whole time, go outside, read a book, hangout with friends. I promise you’ll feel brand new going back into that gym and a lot better after that first workout. Stay blessed y’all, and good luck with your fitness journey.

[TrueUnderDawgGaming]

Another piece of beginner advice: It's normal for your muscles to be asymmetrical. One pectoral might be larger than the other. One arm or shoulder might be stronger than the other. That is normal at the start.

[pitohui]

I agree with splitting up different workouts for different parts of the body on different days, but it's hard for me to do that because I always feel as if I'm "not doing enough." Does anyone else get this feeling?

[nat]

If you’re a stay at home mom like me and workout at home, something that has helped me get my workouts in is to break up each set of my workout during my children’s meal time which is like 3x a day. That’s how I’ve been able to fit it in. Before I would be too scared to even start my workout session out of fear of getting interrupted or taking too long to go through it. So some days I’d skip out on working out all together. Now I’ve been able to consistently get my workouts in because thankfully my children eat their meal each day 3x a day. Hopefully that may help someone else that’s in a similar situation. I’ve still seen results this way.

[laraking]

As someone that has been training 30 years and worked in the industry 20 years absolutely everything in this video was 100% spot. In a world filled with bad fitness advice I hope your channel goes mega. Keep rocking.

[morgancrespo]

“It was the blind leading the blind, and I was both the leader and the follower.” Well… that pretty much sums up my fitness journey so far. 😂

[VermisTerrae]

Something that's been absolutely crucial for me is the intent behind fitness. In the past, every attempt at getting fit was always fueled by a dislike for how my body looked, and I lost motivation every single time. This time around, I started working out with the desire to feel an improvement in my body and to become stronger. It's easier (and healthier) to strive for something you want to add to your life than to run away from something you already have, but dislike. I added healthier and more nutritious foods to my diet. I was encouraged every time I noticed the same workout I did the previous week felt easier. I felt the overall improvement within my body before I started seeing it on the outside. And by approaching fitness through positive additions, I inevitably ended up decreasing the things I didn't like when I started. I lost 45 pounds, I'm at a healthy weight, I put on more muscle than I expected, and most importantly, I now know for a fact that I can do this. When, not if, I ever have a big setback, I know I can get back here with time. The other day I shocked myself when I could do a pull up, something I've never been able to do. My next goal is to do 10 :)

[esotericgyal]

I felt the "making food your enemy" part!
I was eating nothing. Fasting everyday and the only meal I would have was oatmeal. AND AT THE SAME TIME WORKING OUT.
I got the body I wanted, ngl. But I was unhealthy and I knew I wouldn't be able to maintain that because as you said, it makes you suffer. I was miserable. I loved to see my bones sticking out, the abs showing, my face getting smaller, having no period....
It made me develop binge disorder and I gained it all back. Now I'm trying to eat better and start working out again.
I wanna be very lean and skinny. I'm afraid of falling down to anorexia again and the bad habits coming back, but I'm not gonna give up on having the perfect body.

[olinorastevens]

I am currently in the eating disorder part of my fitness journey and you couldn’t have said it better that it is the most mentally and physically taxing thing of my life. I’m binging like 2 times a week at this point and I’m trying to get back to the point where I’m not scared of food and not restricting because the binges are terrible. So yeah I have to second the eating disorder part because it’s atrocious and hard

[emmagrimes]

Dude, when you talked about seeing food as the enemy and wanting to be thin and small but ripped and lean the entire year, I relate SO HARD. Took me three years of weightlifting ( and a herniated disc) to learn my lesson. I feel like its such a common thing to go through. Honestly I love your content because you have such a healthy relationship with the life style. Your vids make me want to get back into lifting for enjoyment and not self hatred, thanks for your content Patty.

[kathryncook]

I recently had a below knee amputation and ended up sedentary and depressed for 4 and half months. I've gained a bit of weight and hate it. Now that I'm back on my feet all I want is to get back into shape but finding a physique I want to mimic and knowing how to obtain it has been super difficult. I'm so glad I found your channel.

[guillermodavila]

One of my biggest mistakes was focusing on weight instead of form and repetitions. As patty mentioned you have to make sure your form is perfect before moving up weight, dont be shy of grabing the 5 lb bells and perfect the motion and really concentrate on how your body is feeling. I been working out for months now and still grab the 5 lb from time to time.