I've read here on various occasions that a newbie can expect unusual benefits from weight training, including gains in strength and the ability to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously.
But when does this grace period end? If a beginner doesn't lift intensely for the first year, then begins to lift harder, is the result different than if they had started lifting more intensely from the start? When does someone pass out of the beginner stage and into whatever comes next (intermediate)?
Also, if someone stops lifting for a time, do they become a beginner again?
I've read here on various occasions that a newbie can expect unusual benefits from weight training, including gains in strength and the ability to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously.
But when does this grace period end? If a beginner doesn't lift intensely for the first year, then begins to lift harder, is the result different than if they had started lifting more intensely from the start? When does someone pass out of the beginner stage and into whatever comes next (intermediate)?
It depends ($1 to Lyle). In general, it seems to be just a few months. Fatter people seem to be able to do it longer.
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Also, if someone stops lifting for a time, do they become a beginner again?
