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Vortex, I have one word for you! Weight training. OK that is two! :laugh:
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OK! OK!
I get the picture :lol:
I am going to join the gym behind my place this week.. Its called "Six-50"
Dunno if the gym is any good but it looks nice and I can only do so much resistance training at my apartment's workout room.
Today is my day to do the elliptical machine. I'll kick my *** on that thing and then lift weights.
My free weight bench press is so sad. I used to be able to squat 500, clean and jerk 250(with straps) and bench press 260. Now I think I can get 185 up on the benchpress if I strain lol
I get the picture :lol:
I am going to join the gym behind my place this week.. Its called "Six-50"
Dunno if the gym is any good but it looks nice and I can only do so much resistance training at my apartment's workout room.
Today is my day to do the elliptical machine. I'll kick my *** on that thing and then lift weights.
My free weight bench press is so sad. I used to be able to squat 500, clean and jerk 250(with straps) and bench press 260. Now I think I can get 185 up on the benchpress if I strain lol
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Suggestion.
Swap sequence and do weights first. Then cardio. Data suggests this will work better.
Also, watch for overtraining. Like Cardio six days a week and weights 3 is likely too much.
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Swap sequence and do weights first. Then cardio. Data suggests this will work better.
Also, watch for overtraining. Like Cardio six days a week and weights 3 is likely too much.
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I'll give it a go, Bruce. Going to check into the gym today. Had a good lift yesterday. Also, I've been taking L-Carnitine and CoEnzymeQ10. Dr. Atkins states that these 2 nutrients are most effective at jumpstarting fat metabolism. I've lost 5lb this week!
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vortex72 said:
Way to go. Best of luck!
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Welp, joined the gym and been doing weights first, then cardio.
I'm sore as a mothaphucka gawd damn! My upper is ok because I been working it out off and on but my lower body is screaming from the 3 sets of squats I did!! It's a good kind of sore but Jesus I feel crippled!
The personal trainer I spoke with wants to put me on a 4 day split where I do weights/cardio 4times a week with the weights first only working each muscle group 1 day a week. This seems a bit low to me but this guy is in shape so its hard to decide. I've always done the big exercises like squats/bench/militarypress and done a full body workout 3 times/week. This guy says if you fully kill a particular muscle group, you only need to workout each group once a week. Like he has me doing nothing but chest and shoulders one day etc.
what u guys think?
He told me to "do whatever I'm doing" for a couple weeks till the soreness goes away and then try his plan. Right now I'm just doing upper body/cardio then lowerbody/cardio 4days/week.
I also took a "fitness assessment" before starting at the gym. I did above average on most everything like the grip strength, heart rate recovery, flexibility etc(thanks to the exercising i've been doing). I was POOR on the bodyfat percent though
BTW, I've lost around 35-40lbs at this point.
I'm sore as a mothaphucka gawd damn! My upper is ok because I been working it out off and on but my lower body is screaming from the 3 sets of squats I did!! It's a good kind of sore but Jesus I feel crippled!
The personal trainer I spoke with wants to put me on a 4 day split where I do weights/cardio 4times a week with the weights first only working each muscle group 1 day a week. This seems a bit low to me but this guy is in shape so its hard to decide. I've always done the big exercises like squats/bench/militarypress and done a full body workout 3 times/week. This guy says if you fully kill a particular muscle group, you only need to workout each group once a week. Like he has me doing nothing but chest and shoulders one day etc.
what u guys think?
He told me to "do whatever I'm doing" for a couple weeks till the soreness goes away and then try his plan. Right now I'm just doing upper body/cardio then lowerbody/cardio 4days/week.
I also took a "fitness assessment" before starting at the gym. I did above average on most everything like the grip strength, heart rate recovery, flexibility etc(thanks to the exercising i've been doing). I was POOR on the bodyfat percent though
BTW, I've lost around 35-40lbs at this point.
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My main question is, what outcomes are you looking for. Training is very very specific. So, the answer to the question, " I want to look huge, strange, and not be able to scratch my back" would yield one type of training.
Another outcome such as, " I want to add fully functional, strong and flexible strength" would yield another type of training.
Here's a hint, the once a week therory is good to make your muscle look like it can function well. And that is about it!
My main question is, what outcomes are you looking for. Training is very very specific. So, the answer to the question, " I want to look huge, strange, and not be able to scratch my back" would yield one type of training.
Another outcome such as, " I want to add fully functional, strong and flexible strength" would yield another type of training.
Here's a hint, the once a week therory is good to make your muscle look like it can function well. And that is about it!
