All Things Gym

Best of Olympic Weightlifting

  • ATG Shirts
  • Patreon
  • ATG Podcast
  • Rep Max Calculator
  • Contact
    • About
Home » bodybuilding » What do you wish you had known from the beginning?

What do you wish you had known from the beginning?

January 5, 2012 By Gregor Winter Leave a Comment

A couple of days ago I stumbled across this thread on reddit:
What is the one gym exercise you wish you had known from the beginning?

I think most of us (and I am no exception) probably started out the ‘wrong’ way (by which I mean not the most efficient way), doing way too much mirror muscles isolation work.
Not that I am hating on Curls and Co. I still like to do them and think isolation work has it’s place.

But knowing what I know now I would chose a beginner program with the big compound lifts like Starting Strength or Strong Lifts to take advantage of linear progression and the novice effect.

Main Takeaway: Get strong first.

Here are the top things redditors wish they knew from the beginning:

  • deadlifts
  • squats
  • press
  • face pulls
  • dips
  • pull-ups, chin-ups
  • clean and jerk
  • snatch
  • power cleans
  • rowing for cardio
  • burpees
  • hip flexor stretch or couch stretch
  • strict muscle ups
  • front and back levers.
  • Arnold press
  • Goblet Squats
  • Glute Ham Raise (GHR)
  • Good morning
  • Yoth-Sarcasmo Press
  • “the importance of balance in a routine”

Filed Under: bodybuilding, exercises, starting strength

About Gregor Winter

Hi, I run ATG.

Follow me on instagram @gregorwinter (and ATG @atginsta).

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Support ATG
Support ATG on Patreon The ATG Shirt
ATG Shirts on HookgripNew ATG Script Shirts on Hookgrip All Things Gym Instagram
All Things Gym Patreon
All Things Gym YouTube
All Things Gym Facebook
All Things Gym Twitter
The ATG Hoodie ATG Hoodie on Hookgrip Store

Featured Posts

liao-hui-interview-hookgrip-800-cover

HookGrip Liao Hui Interview

dmitry klokov front squat wallpaper_small

Dmitry Klokov 250kg Front Squat Wallpaper

David Bedzhanyan 240kg Clean & Jerk

olga-zubova-power-snatch-110kg-x2

Quick Chat with Olga Zubova

liao-hui-235-x2-squat

Liao Hui 235kg x2 Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall

New Romaleos ColorEuropeans Try RogueEurope.eu

Copyright © 2022 · Gregor · All Things Gym