10 Tips For Novice Lifters

Summary by Krater

A strength coach shares 11 tips for novice lifters, covering breathing and bracing, equipment, logging training, bar placement, and more to help beginners avoid common mistakes.

From the video

Answers: What are the best tips for novice lifters?

• Breathing and bracing in weightlifting
• Weightlifting belts and shoes
• Logging training data
• Low bar squat setup
• Novice weightlifting progression
• Bodyweight and weight gain for lifters
• Conditioning for strength athletes
• Using chalk correctly
• Avoiding overthinking in training

Exercises

• stone press · stone
• squat · barbell
• overhead press · barbell
• deadlift · barbell
• bench press · barbell
• push-up · bodyweight
• prowler push · sled

What it concludes

• Novice lifters should hold their breath in their midsection during lifts to brace and protect the spine.
• Breathing and bracing remain the same with and without a belt.
• Every lifter should own weightlifting shoes and a good weightlifting belt.
• Logging training data is helpful for visualizing progress and reviewing past performance.
• Novices should not get stuck on a single program and should focus on consistency.
• If you need to lose a few pounds while keeping muscle, prioritize weight loss over bulking phases.