Working Out

[famoussas]

I just joined a gym because I wanted to start weight training. Does anyone else work out and want to give some tips?

[Oblivionz]

Here is a topic from three years back that's a guide to working out and things like that. It's a good guide.

 

I myself don't work out too often, but I manage to stay in really good shape.

[famoussas]

Thanks man.

[Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus]

Nah, I don't work out. I probably would if I was super insecure and fat, though.

 

Tip: Stick to it. There's no point in working out for a year, if you're just gonna quit later.

[Vive La France]

Start slow, and be sure to do reps. I find that 15 in three reps works great.

[Icarus]

Start slow, and be sure to do reps. I find that 15 in three reps works great.

At the start, follow this pattern so you can get into the swing of things and avoid serious injury.

 

Later on, you can go two ways with your "gym career": you can bulk up and gain size or you can cut down.

 

To cut down, you should be doing lighter weights and more reps and of course, all the dietary segments that go with it. If you want to bulk up and gain mass, the main thing to be doing when lifting weights is to lift heavy for lower reps, but make sure you can handle the weight you're doing (i.e. don't attempt to bench press 300 pounds if you have enough trouble with 200, et cetera).

[Hayden]

I just finished a work-out. I started by doing some stretches (being a man with testosterone it's essential to not only constrict your muscles, but to also stretch them or they'll rip). Then I did some energy-focusing acts by grounding myself and hitting a punching bag. After that bit of a warm up I went for a run/jog along the beach for about a kilometer to a tee tree lake for a bit of a dip, then a run back along the beach, a bit of a wash in the ocean, then back to the house.

 

Remember it's not only important how you excersise your body, it's also what you put into it, and most importantly, there's no healthy body without a healthy mind.

[Picolini]

If I recall right, in the US at least, 70% of people with gym memberships don't go more than twice the entire time they pay for the membership.

Makes me want to open up a gym...

 

Tips? Like the others said, take it easy. The worst thing you can do is overwork yourself on your first work out and end up stiff and sore for the next few days because you caused tiny tears in your muscles. Then you won't feel like going your next planned day, and boom, you'll fall into a habit of just not going. If not that, you'll be in some unnecessary pain because you didn't pace yourself.

 

I would say do several reps about half what you think your max weight is on each machine you work on. I find it best to focus on upper body one day, then lower body the next day. If you plan on going less than every other day, then just work it all out. It takes time for muscles to heal and repair after a work out, so if you go about every other day and alternate upper and lower body work outs, those sections will have healed fully and are ready to be worked out again.

 

Keep in mind what you're going for, too. This will help decide what kind of exercises you want to do. If you want to gain strength, hit the machines and stick with them. Try to lift quite a bit (but remember, don't over exert yourself), and do less reps of more weight. If you want to increase stamina, do more reps of less weight. If you want a balance, well then balance out weight and reps

If you want to lose weight I would really suggest also hitting the track there (if they have one), or the stepper/bike or better yet the treadmill. Keep up a good pace and it'll help burn calories, more so than lifting weights will do.

[chillwinston8717]

I PM'ed this to Celltech (creator of original topic) but if anybody can answer it here it would be appreciated.

 

1. Am I able to build and cut muscle at the same time? Eg by incorperating build sessions and cut sessions on different days into your workout, or by doing a number of reps in between the build and cut levels,

 

2. Can I train more than 2 muscle groups per day? I am looking for an all-round strong physique, and have been training all the muscles I desire to build on the one day, with 1 or 2 days between each workout.

 

 

[iRloading]

I just joined a gym because I wanted to start weight training. Does anyone else work out and want to give some tips?

always save a day just for resting, don't do heavy training everyday~ at most 2-3 times a week and drink lots and lots of water~

 

know your limit, don't push it, do 20 crunches in between routines, if you're not sure how to do your exercises then ask someone how to instead of observing how others do it~

 

more weight, less reps ; less weight, more reps

[famoussas]

I read Reps Magazine and it gives you tons of exercises. I suggest reading it but since i'm 14 I should probably not do as many exercises as it says or should I not be doing those exercises at all?

[Picolini]

I PM'ed this to Celltech (creator of original topic) but if anybody can answer it here it would be appreciated.

 

1. Am I able to build and cut muscle at the same time? Eg by incorperating build sessions and cut sessions on different days into your workout, or by doing a number of reps in between the build and cut levels,

 

2. Can I train more than 2 muscle groups per day? I am looking for an all-round strong physique, and have been training all the muscles I desire to build on the one day, with 1 or 2 days between each workout.

Not sure what oyu mean by build and "cut". Cut, as in tone? I'm not sure exactly how you'd go about that, couldn't help you there.

 

And as for how many muscle groups a day, like I said in my last post I think each work out should consist of upper body one time, the lower body the next.

Besides the benefits I posted before, it also keeps work out sessions from seeing as repetitive because each time you go you do different work outs (as opposed to the previous session at least).

[chillwinston8717]

I PM'ed this to Celltech (creator of original topic) but if anybody can answer it here it would be appreciated.

 

1. Am I able to build and cut muscle at the same time? Eg by incorperating build sessions and cut sessions on different days into your workout, or by doing a number of reps in between the build and cut levels,

 

2. Can I train more than 2 muscle groups per day? I am looking for an all-round strong physique, and have been training all the muscles I desire to build on the one day, with 1 or 2 days between each workout.

Not sure what oyu mean by build and "cut". Cut, as in tone? I'm not sure exactly how you'd go about that, couldn't help you there.

 

And as for how many muscle groups a day, like I said in my last post I think each work out should consist of upper body one time, the lower body the next.

Besides the benefits I posted before, it also keeps work out sessions from seeing as repetitive because each time you go you do different work outs (as opposed to the previous session at least).

Yep, by cut I mean tone. Is it possible to tone muscle as you build it, or are you best to build it all then tone it?

[Icarus]

2. Can I train more than 2 muscle groups per day? I am looking for an all-round strong physique, and have been training all the muscles I desire to build on the one day, with 1 or 2 days between each workout.

This one is a tough call.

 

Personally, I wouldn't really suggest it because you don't want to go overkill. However, I have known some people who do what they call cyclical training. Basically, during a given workout, you do one exercise for each major muscle group. When you do your workout the next day, you try to switch the exercises you did from the previous day, because if you keep repeating the same exercise over and over again, it's effectiveness will eventually wear off.

 

Another suggestion is try not to work muscles that are highly dependent upon each other in one day; mainly don't do chest and triceps in one workout or chest and shoulders in one workout. The reason being is that the said muscle groups tend to have a dependence on the other, so if you were to do an intense chest workout, by the time you were about to do triceps, you may find yourself in extreme pain trying to work them.

 

Working biceps and triceps in one workout is not a problem, since they form an antagonistic pair (they are not being stimulated at the same time, otherwise, you'd be in extreme pain).

[KeNrosenberG]

I can do 50-60 pullups. I weight 9-10 stone.

[TonyZimmzy]

I can do 50-60 pullups. I weight 9-10 stone.

That's pretty...interesting?

 

I lift weights almost daily. If I feel a little fatigued I take a three day rest then resume. Dunno if I can answer any questions, but I'll try:

 

I'm not sure what you mean by tone and build and cut and whatever, but I guess you'd just want to build it, and it'll tone as you go?