Welcome to The Fitness Wiki!
There’s a lot of information to sort through in this Wiki and sometimes, this can be overwhelming. The goal of this Guided Tour page can be summed up with the following question:
If you could only give someone three to five pages to read to help them achieve their goals, what would they be?
Below are a series of the most commonly described goals that people come to r/Fitness for help with, and what we believe to be the best entries in the Wiki to read to learn how to achieve them.
So, dear reader, what best describes your primary goal?
I want to get bigger, more muscular, and/or stronger
- Muscle Building 101
- Strength Training / Muscle Building Routines
- FAQ: How do I choose the right routine for my goals?
- FAQ: How do I do a new lift? Do I need to learn from a trainer?
- FAQ: Why can’t I gain weight?
I want to lose weight, get leaner, and/or be more toned looking
- Weight Loss 101
- FAQ: What is more important for weight loss – calories or macros?
- FAQ: Why can’t I lose weight?
- FAQ: What exercises can I do to lose fat in my [body part]?
- FAQ: How do I get more toned / How do I tone my [bodypart]?
I want to get better at a specific lift
- Learning and Improving Lifts
- Weakpoint Wednesdays Archive
- FAQ: I’m not making any progress – What can I do?
I have a specific look I want to achieve
- Muscles and Muscle Groups
- Weakpoint Wednesdays Archive
- FAQ: I want to look like [actor/celebrity/picture], how should I diet and work out?
- FAQ: What exercises can I do to lose fat in my [body part]?