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Fit and fine by Kamal Singh CSCS: Going back to the gym

Hindustan Times | ByKamal Singh
Aug 09, 2020 11:41 AM IST

When you hit the gym now, start as a beginner.

As we head into Unlock #3, gyms are being opened. Gym-goers, are just dying to get back at it. Won’t it be great to get back into a gym and lift heavy stuff, to push and strain against a loaded bar, to hear your heart beat in your ear after a hard set of heavy squats! I understand all these emotions and feelings but what should the strategy be as the gyms open – go back to the same intensity, or do we ease up on the throttle?

The weights will feel heavy, the exercises awkward, the body will refuse to easily move into positions during the first week at the gym(Shutterstock)
The weights will feel heavy, the exercises awkward, the body will refuse to easily move into positions during the first week at the gym(Shutterstock)
One must think of themselves as a beginner and pick up a basic full-body programme
One must think of themselves as a beginner and pick up a basic full-body programme
Leave the bicep and forearm exercise with the pinky up or pinky down for three months
Leave the bicep and forearm exercise with the pinky up or pinky down for three months
Being sore is fine but pain from aggravating an old injury is not
Being sore is fine but pain from aggravating an old injury is not
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