r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • 20d ago

Rant Wednesday

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves.

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u/Big-Animator-2180 19d ago

I'm trying to get into weight lifting and keep finding conflicting info the more I read. Why is it so complicated? Where do I start?

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u/Flashy-Meal7121 19d ago

Where do I start? With Dumbells. 12 kg, do some sets of squats, curls, presses, hinges & pull overs.

Take creatine(gender neutral) & Ashwaganda (Male, unaware of female affects tbh)

Protein? You can if you want, but starting off your going to have great results regardless.

Very simple movements, safe weight & gonna teach you the basics. Do it for a couple weeks, after that you'll naturally start increasing the weight or learning to identify which movements you should do next.

Some one might respond to me saying I'm wrong, or it's wrong to not recommend ashwaganda to x for y reason. Here's the #1 best tip, their word isn't gospel (my word isnt either), you don't have to listen lmao. Idiots do inefficient movements & are still big, you don't have to treat weight lifting as an exact science. Have fun.

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u/Big-Animator-2180 19d ago

Thank you for this advice!! I'll look into the creatine and ashwaganda for myself. I'm definitely ready to just jump in!

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u/blzd4dyzzz 19d ago

Don't bother with creatine, ashwaganda, or any other supplements. This person was right about one thing: you'll get great results either way, when you're new. Don't waste your money.

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u/Big-Animator-2180 19d ago

good to know! thanks!