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Weight Lifting for Beginners: A Quick Guide [Infographic]

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Jan 18, 2020

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The iron nightmare: if you’ve ever talked yourself out of weight lifting, we could probably guess why. It’s not necessarily natural to get used to the idea of swinging around the metal to obtain some aesthetic or health benefits. It’s rather strange if you take the time to think about it. It can be threatening to imagine what can happen if something went wrong.

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Amanda is a GR8NESS contributing writer who lives in celebration of self care, and endeavors to approach all things with a student mentality. Her love for the study of self-development is rooted in fitness, holistic wellness, and skin care. She is an advocate for mental health; and hopes to connect others to their own way of daring to care.

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