When you first start out in the gym, it can be easy to get lost with what you should and shouldn't do. There are a few tips that will help you out along the way. Before you even go into the gym, you should have a workout plan in your mind or on paper so you have something to follow, have a diet so to speak laid out as well so you know exactly what you need to do and last but not least you never want to run before you workout. I will explain each of these tips writing in this article on how to get ripped and show you have you can use them to your benefit.
The very first thing you need to do is have you workout plan written out. You don't want to go to the gym with a blank slate, you'll end up not knowing what to do or forget what you had in mind. Write everything down you want to accomplish. A good idea is to do between 8-11 sets for the big body parts such as chest/back and legs and 5-6 sets for the smaller body parts such as triceps and biceps.
Before you enter the gym you should already have a diet plan laid out as, by doing so you are already ahead of the curve. There are countless times I'm in the gym and see people that have no clue what they're doing, sure they have big arms but they also have a big gut to match. 70% of weight loss is in the diet. It's OK to do a slight warm-up on the treadmill before a workout but don't push it too far. Running before you lift can work against your muscle building process. It fatigues your muscles and you won't get the correct type of workout that you're looking for so make sure if you do warm-up to only do light jog or walk for 5-8 minutes.
The last thing you want to do is give up right away. It will be tough I promise you that, but it does get easier after the first few weeks. Have a clearly written workout plan as well as a diet plan ready to go before you ever even reach the gym and don't push too hard on the warm-up on the treadmill or it could be detrimental to you workout.