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#1 ·
Thought I would bring this thread back, has died many times before but hopefully we can keep it going this time. Basically discuss anything to do with working out, weight lifting, body building, dieting, etc. Feel free to give people tips, ask and answer questions, whatever you guys want.

I started pretty recently myself. Never did anything up until I was like 18 as I was always playing high school sports so never had to worry about getting out of shape. Started doing casually since then and now been going hard for the past 4 months about. I am stronger in virtually every area now, stuff is starting to take shape and I am pretty damn happy with the results.

Goal now is to bulk up, which is tougher then it sounds :$
 
#2,567 ·
yeah, your school system in England is messed up. In ours you can do whatever courses you want, and if you have a change of heart and want to do a different uni course then you can without needing a A/B/C/etc in a certain subject to get in. Didn't matter for me though, i always kinda knew what area i wanted to go in so my subjects were advanced english, maths, pd/h/pe, biology, chemistry and physics so i got bonus marks on top of my uni admission score to get into my bachelors, and because the first semester was essentially biology, chemistry, a pd/h/pe type subject and psychology i breezed through the start of the course.
 
#2,572 · (Edited)
That's true, worded a bit weird still.

A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle. Fat just takes up more volume.
 
#2,589 ·
3 days is fine
 
#2,590 · (Edited)
I usually do 3 sets of 4 different pushups everyday, 10 each (Diamond, Normal, Wide, Side-To-Side, makes it 40) with a 3~5 minute rest just to keep my upper body strength as high as possible.

But I spend most time of my chest/arms exercises doing bench-presses for at least an hour 4 days a week, it's when I feel like I'm actually improving as I'm always sore the next day.

Currently I'm concentrating a little more on cardio exercices, fat loss exercices, and ab workouts, since mine are barely visible. At least half an our of these after the Chest/Arms exercices are done, depending on how tired I am.

Not sure if I am overdoing it or if I should step it up a notch.

Oh and quick question; are protein shakes (powder, not natural) worth it? Not sure if I want to spend 40$ on one.
 
#2,591 ·
you're overtraining on bench

1xhigh intensity a week is fine, 2x is pushing it unless you're new to lifting, 4x is wayyyyyyyyy too much.

protein shakers : yes if you can't reach your macros with whole foods

one of the best supps along w/ bcaa, omega3 and vit d

also soreness next day =/= sign of good previous workout
 
#2,593 · (Edited)
Eesh, thanks, so that's probably why I couldn't keep up as days went by like I wish I would. I'm overdoing it I see, thanks man. Going to reduce on bench-pressing, and going to do do some jogging instead then.

Cheers pal.

Edit: Kinda random, but am I the only one who sometimes works out listening to Ryback/Lesnar's theme? I can't be right?
Right? :side:
 
#2,594 ·
never thought so many would get sensitive over an obvious joke

push up defence league up in this here bitch
 
#2,596 ·
Any help here guys?

I just want to get a more athletic look, not body building, similar to the Cam Gidandet look in Never Back Down. Speaking of films, how amazing is the Warrior?!

I don't have access to a gym atm and that will be hopefully changing soon.

I'm 17 and I would regard myself as decent shape. I saw some posts about BF% I am quite slim and can see some definition of the abs just by my weight.

At the moment, I can do around 30 press ups in one go.

I'm just wondering if you guys have any tips for things I can do at home to get myself going before I join a gym?

Thanks!
 
#2,600 ·
Never forget that a true athletic look includes defined legs. You don't want to be wearing sweatpants to the gym during Summer. Make sure to include forward and reverse continuous walking lunges and prisoner squats.

When you finally do get a gym membership, strive to look like Tom Platz, not this douche.



As far as pushups go, Stew Smith's program really helped me on that prior to my basic training.

http://www.stewsmith.com/linkpages/pushuppush.htm
 
#2,598 ·
Thanks, I really appreciate it. I already eat reasonably healthy, I don't drink fizzy juice or anything, only water, I eat fruit and I do eat chicken and meat, but I'll try to work some fish in.

Yeah I'll try and join a gym as soon as possible, just a matter of scraping the funds together (I never ask my parents for money or anything haha)

Cheers man!
 
#2,599 ·
Another thing I would suggest is not to overdo it.I see a lot of people when they start at a gym are over-enthusiastic and train too hard and burn themselves out. Doing a 30-45 minute session 3 times a week is sufficient. Don't expect to see magical results straight away, be patient. If you work hard in the first couple of months, you'll see results.
 
#2,605 ·
Fruit is better afterwards, not before.
 
#2,606 ·
Apparently it doesn't really matter what you eat, as long as it's not loads of crazy bad foods. Apparently, if you hit your macros and kcals then it's fine but eating as clean as possible is better. Maybe that's why I haven't gained any muscle... I'm doing what the 'pro's' are doing, everyone keeps telling me to stick at it and I will see results, well...

And if you need quick energy, I'm sure a piece of fruit is fine before.
 
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