The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

No problem bud.. How much experience you got when it comes to workingout?

 

Off and on for about 2 years. Average 1-2 times a week while I'm at school though. Aim for three days. Played soccer for 13 years before I went to college and ran cross country for 2 years in high school. So I'm used to being athletic, don't have a whole lot of gym experience though.

 

It's good to do compound exercises than isolation workouts when starting. Helped me A lot in bulking (if that's your goal)

 

Had to look those up ha, but ya thats one of my main goals. I'll try to incorporate those into my workout. Any you suggest in particular?

 

Bench pressing, Squats, pull ups, military press, shurgs, up right rows to name a few

 

Sweet thanks, I'll try to keep current with this thread. Lotta good info

 

No problem bud. I'm no way A fitness expert lol, but I'm just giving you some tips from my personal experience and what I've observed over the last few years since i started to lift.

 

How would you make this into a weekly routine? ^^

 

That looks like a good split upper/lower and is what I basically stick to. Just keep the basics there......

Upper Body - Vertical push/pull (pull ups & over head press), horizontal push/pull (rows & bench)
Lower Body - Push/pull (deadlifts & squats)

As long as you keep these basic movements your good. For a few weeks do 8-12 reps with medium weights and a few weeks of 3-6 reps with heavier weight and EAT.

 

I posted the entire week routine a few posts up.

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep it in mind. The eating thing gets a little tough to keep consitant while im at school, but I'll do my best ha

 

Benched my body weight today! I know its kind of Douche baggery to talk about how much you bench and what not. lol

But its been a personal goal to be strong enough to push my body weight. And I finaly accomplished it using proper technique and gradually working up to it.
BTW It was 190 lbs 5x5.

 

Sean, you got any techniques for arm size? Mine are strong, but the size of my back and chest dont match my arms. They get plenty of heavy work from my back and chest days, I've tried drop sets, heavy, light, running out of ideas

 

Back and biceps for me today... I've been doing Bicep curls with no hang and wow I can feel a burn...

 

Thanks Sean,


Abs is another goal... but its kind of hard cause i dont count macros. but for now jus Eat Clean and Train Dirty lol

 

Truth, it's one of my favorite things about living by myself. I can control what I eat easier.

 

I've done Sean's arm workouts before, and was unable to bench press 225 two days later