When Training is Untraining

When first starting your strength training journey it can be less about piling on new muscles and more about ditching old habits.

If you’ve moved a certain way for years, unlearning those patterns, or just becoming aware of them, is the first step to actually building strength.

Think about this: 25–50 squats in a workout is a normal chunk, especially for a beginner. Do 30 squats once a week for six months, and you’ve racked up 750 reps. Sounds like a lot… but in the grand scheme, it’s just the beginning.

Mastery takes practice, and practice takes time, and thousands of reps. The more reps you get, the more you wash away old habits and replace them with better ones.

—Justin Miner