The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

you can perform lunges with anything...

 

Strong work Sean.....you do look lean and mean!

Cool short film on "Arnolds Blueprint" the early days!
http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/8637/30-for-30-short-film-arnolds-blueprint

 

I love having stretch marks on my biceps.... NOT! I guess I'm growing too fast

 

I get them on my outer chest. I think from flys.

 

True I have stretch marks all over. I'm used to it.


When you guys do shrugs how many variations do you use? I switched up grips today to hit the traps differently.

I did overhead shrugs, in front with a shoulder width and then narrow grip, finally I did behind the back shrugs. Opinions?

 

Cocoa butter with shea. You'll smell like a Hershey bar but who the fuck cares right?

Smelling like chocolate and being buff might get ya laid!

 

Best of both worlds when getting laid. Women do like chocolate and buff men.

 

Anyone else watching Mr olympia webcast?

 

So I've added bands into my routines, barbell curls, bench press etc. omg I'm in love

 

Yeah, bands are pretty badass. Throw them on the bar for seated military press and squats.

 

I want to get a structured workout going and found this on bodybuilding.com. Any thoughts? I'm 160 and 6'0". Been going to the gym, but its hard to be motivated when you're just going around doing random workouts. I want to bulk up but be pretty toned at the same time.

"Day 1: Upper Body
Flat Barbell Bench Press: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Bent Over Barbell Row: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Seated Dumbbell Press: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Barbell Curl: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Lying Triceps Extension: 3 sets of 8-10 reps

Day 2: Lower Body/Abs

Squats: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Leg Press: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Stiff Leg Deadlift: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Lying Leg Curl: 3 sets of 8-10 reps
Seated Calf Raise: 3 sets of 15-20 reps
Crunches: 3 sets of 15-20 reps
Hanging Leg Raise: 3 sets of 15-20 reps

Day 3: Off

Day 4: Upper Body

Day 5: Lower Body

Days 6 and 7: Off

Go back to Day 1.

That is it. No more, no less. You grow when you rest, not when you train. Understand that now so you will grow sooner. Rest for 90 seconds between sets. Also do cardio 2 days a week for 15-20 minutes a session after your training. This is good for your cardiovascular system and will keep you from gaining too much body fat. Also drink a liter of water while training to replace what you lose while sweating and training."

EDIT: Post number 1000!!!!!!!! About freakin time!!

 

Try it for a while and see how you like it.

I personally do as followed
Sunday- Chest and Shoulders Abs
Monday- Deadlifts and lower back
Tuesday- Off
Wednesday- Triceps and Biceps Abs
Thursday- Legs
Friday- Upper-back and Forearms Abs
Saturday- Off

Sometime I run sometimes I don't just depends on how I feel.

 

To be honest man... When it comes to working out, never try to do what the other guy is doing. Do what works best for you and your body, try to formulate A workout schedule that is best fit for your body. There's no real exact science when it comes to working out, you yourself is your own human guinea pig. Personally, I never really have an exact routine because if I do the same workouts each week my body gets used to it and never really grows. That's why I incorporated muscle confusion into my workouts. Some weeks I may do only machine and cable workouts and the following week I might do strictly free weights.

That's just my thoughts on this...

 

Ya I see what you mean. But its just hard to stay motivated without some sort of plan. And most of the time I can't think of workouts, so I kind of end up skipping a lot that I could have done. And as for the switching it up part, I think thats a good idea, I am just trying to get a base workout that will get me to the gym and motivated. From there maybe I can incorporate doing different workouts and such. Thanks for the advice though!