EPTThanks for the input anyway. =)
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Alick
Bulgaria10 Posts
Thanks for the input anyway. =) | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
you won't get big over night, so there is no need to worry about getting "too big". you will never be as big as a pro bodybuilder. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:22 Alick wrote: The thing is, I don't really like the idea of getting all big and stuff, I kinda just wanna get in good shape / look good (as bad as it sounds). I'll probably force myself to eat a bit more, although that's pretty hard for me. Thanks for the input anyway. =) You're 6'5" and 152 lbs.... Basketball players who have decent physiques at your height are around 225-250 lbs.... You need to gain a lot of muscle to fill out that frame. Eat more, lift weights. If you ever hit a point where you're satisfied you can stop | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:35 eshlow wrote: You're 6'5" and 152 lbs.... Basketball players who have decent physiques at your height are around 225-250 lbs.... You need to gain a lot of muscle to fill out that frame. Eat more, lift weights. If you ever hit a point where you're satisfied you can stop For reference, i am 193not cm 82 kg, and i dont even look like i lift. Its going to take years of hard work even if you DID want to get big, so no need to worry about that right now. | ||
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
 But everyone there...who were mostly doing pull ups, barbell curls and bench presses, looked at me weird when I was squatting. Afterwards, the trainer told me not to do it because I was sure to injure myself. He didn't point out anything specifically wrong with my form-though I asked him-just that it was suicide for a beginner to do squats, which were an outdated exercise anyway, and suggested various isolation exercises which he said were safer. He freaked me out a little, but I'm assuming I can just ignore this right? | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
There is nothing wrong with squats, it's a natural movement you just add weight to it. One would think a very popular beginners program like starting strength wouldn't be so popular if everyone who squatted injured themselves... | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
Squatting is a fundamental human movement. If done correctly it is very healthy. | ||
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
Moral of the story: sometimes official looking gym trainers can be as wrong as anyone else. | ||
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
At first I thought it was the next step after SS, but it also bills itself as a novice program... | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
Ive found I love lifting but dislike warming up. Now, this doesn't mean I won't do it but I'm hardly lifting much weight yet. If I remember right, the squat warmup + work sets should serve as 80% of the warmup for the other two exercises. However, I'm only really squatting 90 lbs. I warm up with weightless squats and then two quick sets on the empty bar. Then, I do empty bar warmups for whatever press i do that day. I don't warm up on the deadlift or power clean, as they are the last of my sets. So am I doing something wrong? How heavy does the weight have to be before warmup has to be several sets at differing weights? Because it seems like it would just be a waste currently. Also, I guess I have this fear that I'll tire myself out on warmup. | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20008 Posts
On October 25 2011 03:01 Alick wrote: Hey! Kinda feels weird that this would be my first post since I've been lurking around but I really could use some advice. I'm 2 metres tall (about 6.5 I believe) and weigh 69 kgs (152 lbs or something like that). I haven't been exactly the sports type but I picked up swimming & gym over the summer and stuck with it. I go to the gym and swim 6 days a week (3 gym / 3 swim / rest on Sunday). I'm trying to eat fairly healthy. I believe my diet is somewhere between 1700-2000 calories. Do I actually need more rest between workouts to get any 'effect'/results, or should I just keep at it? I don't really feel tired that much and I'll probably start feeling lazy if I skip a day. You're at the appropriate weight if you were a good ~30cm shorter. You need to start eating 4k+ calories a day and lifting some heavier weights (SEE STARTING STRENGTH in the general training recommendations) if you ever want to have a desirable body. I would put on AT LEAST 50 pounds, if not more. On October 25 2011 06:18 Autofire2 wrote: Managed to join a gym on a per-day basis while out of town, so that was awesome But everyone there...who were mostly doing pull ups, barbell curls and bench presses, looked at me weird when I was squatting. Afterwards, the trainer told me not to do it because I was sure to injure myself. He didn't point out anything specifically wrong with my form-though I asked him-just that it was suicide for a beginner to do squats, which were an outdated exercise anyway, and suggested various isolation exercises which he said were safer. He freaked me out a little, but I'm assuming I can just ignore this right? As mentioned above, squatting is amazing for you. I would have laughed until it hurt and then done everything in my power to have that trainer fired, then squatted him out the gym. And yeah at 90 lb squat you don't have to worry THAT much about warming up as it's only like 2x the bar. A few quick warm up sets/quick stretching should be fine. The heavier the weight gets the more you need to warm up (obviously) | ||
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kaisr
Canada715 Posts
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
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jjhchsc2
Korea (South)2393 Posts
Is there any information i can use to convince my friend that fast intake/ digestion of proetin aka protein shake is not compulsory?after workouts. and that a standard healthy meal with meats and bit of healthy carbs and fats is probably better if it's more nutricious? he keeps bugging me that i should be drinking shakes after workouts or i wont get big... Any info would be appreciated! | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
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Autofire2
Pakistan290 Posts
But yeah if you want to get big, why NOT drink a shake? Also: drink your milk. Dead serious. | ||
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