Starting a new gym program in the new year

Post date: 2020-01-15 10:23:36

I've never been a gym member before but have felt a bit plateaued with my current in home program. I'm likely going to join a gym specifically to lift weights 2-3 days a week but have been overwhelmed with all the different advice. I'd love some advice and a basic work out plan to get me started.

I'm definitely someone who has a tendency to jump into the deep end when starting new projects, in this case I'm afraid that if I do that I'll burn myself out and either hurt myself or lose the drive to actually stick to the new routine. A lot of what I've seen online seems to require more knowledge than I have about how to get started and doesn't really get into say time between sets or reps etc.

The closet I have found is this 5x5 to what I'm looking for, but I'm nervous that the gym I'm attending might not power rack? or something to make sure I don't hurt myself so don't want to go in with just that as a sheet in case I can't complete it. So something that has either freeweights or machines in it would be helpful, or something that is machine only focused to help me get started would be awesome.

This is tied up with a lot of other issues as you can imagine, I'm pretty nervous about this and definitely have some anxiety that I'm so far overcoming. Even simple tips like here's how I keep my phone from getting sweaty, or start with 15 minutes and work up to 45 or something would also be helpful. I know a lot of this will come in time and will soon feel second nature, but one of the ways I'm working to tackle my anxiety is through knowledge and planning, hence maybe these silly questions.

Also I'm sure someone wants to recommend a personal trainer. I've had some really negative experiences with them the times I've tried, in fact looking back one time really helped keep me out of going to the gym for a long time, so please don't recommend one. I may seek one out once I've included the gym into my routine and feel comfortable, but having to tackle everything at once I'm sure will also really stop me from moving forward with something I want to do.

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