Eric Roberts shares weight-training advice he wishes he'd known earlier: use a lower-body/upper-body split, limit each exercise to 2-3 heavy sets near failure, keep total volume to 4-8 exercises, rest 90 seconds between sets, prioritize form over weight, and do cardio after lifting or on rest days.
I wish I knew this before I started lifting weights. Instead of doing a chest day, back day, arm day, where you only work one body part at a time, follow a lower body, upper body workout split. You don't need to do more than 2 to 3 sets per exercise. But for those 2 to 3 sets, make sure each one of them is heavy and you're pushing yourself close to failure. You also don't need to do more than 4 to 8 exercises per workout. Anything more than that is usually just overkill. And the longer you rest in between each set, the more muscle you will build. So try to rest at least 90 seconds in between your sets. And I know you want to lift heavier weight, but don't lift heavier weight and then sacrifice your form. That misses the whole point. And please don't do those combo exercises where you're doing like a squat into a bicep curl into a shoulder press. You're going to be stronger on squats than you are for bicep curls. Just separate the movements and go heavier. And don't combine cardio and weights in the same workout. Do your weightlifting first and then do your cardio after or on rest days.
