Kal0051 said:
I'm just gonna answer a few people's comments
CarlitosWay:
Yes I work out, right now only 2 times a week. Trying for 3 times a week but haven't got that routine done yet. My diet is kinda crap I will admit, but not to the point where I look bad, but it is reducing my potential gains when working out. That was just yesterday, usually I'll have days like that 2-3 times a week.
Read this first.....print it out even, put it on your ****in' fridge while you're at it
http://www.tmuscle.com/readArticle.do?id=1846703
Not implying I think you're fat or some ****, this article entails something deeper, it's about doing your best to always improve yourself and saying **** mediocrity.
So you have a gym membership eh? Turn that 2 times a week into 4-5 times a week. After putting in more work in the gym, you'll probably start eating better. When you're not busy read through the stickies and the journals of many of us over @ the Health & Fitness forum . We have a good mix of people...who help each other out.
Before I get an excuse coming my way from you....I know a guy who has a brain tumor that at times only lets him sleep maybe 2 hours some nights...he works counter-terrorism so at times is required to be in two countries in one day. So if he can train 4-6 times a week. I'm sure you can squeeze in 4-5...some extra mornings consisting of only steady state cardio if you could lose a bit of chub.
Don't go through the motions, lift with intent to get somewhere in strength / body composition.
This isn't a fix to your problems. Yet you can not deny people who are real into lifting/eating healthy seriously (to the point a normal average skinny/chubby mediocre dude might find iobsessive, hey I call it DEDICATION :box: ) are usually A)In better moods/more energitic B)Are a lot more confident than others...
Good, you had a girl say you're hot....today. Time for you to rise like a phoenix out of the black ashes, which make up the remnants of the OLD enitity you used to be.
EDIT: Have reached my post limit (I rant and post way too much at times LOL)
CarlitosWay said:
So you have a gym membership eh? Turn that 2 times a week into 4-5 times a week.
Kal0051 said:
not to go against you but I was under the impression that when you start lifting you should do 3 times a week. One day lifting then one day of rest (obviously because there's a odd number of days in the week you may get 2 days of rest in a row if you have a strict routine). Or are you just talking about doing light stuff on the off days like cardio?
Yeah this is the full body crowd...Meh I think full body training is a bit over rated if you ask me. That's my opinion though. I might train that way when I'm an old fart and have already built myself upto something impressive.
What? Many underestimate what the human body is capable of. Way too many variables involved. I lift hard as hell 4-5 times a week...If I feel a bit beat up from the weights at some point I "might" throw an extra day off some where or I'll hit some lighter weights focusing more on form/technique, yet never do I just go through the "motions" like some people. Always have purpose in what you do, exactly how most should do everything in life. ( yet most don't)
Umm....you could do something like
chest/tris/bis
legs
off
shoulders/back
off
chest/tris/bis
legs
off
repeat... boom see that? 5 times in a week.... With 3 days of rest...you're hitting muscles hard twice in a 7 day perod.
Or something more practical is an upper/lower body split like Joe Defrancos Westside for Skinny Bastards
http://www.defrancostraining.com/articles.html
upper body max effort
lower body max effort
off (you could throw some sprints here, put form over everything though and gradually work up to harder/faster sprints, so joints/tendons adjust
upper body repetition work (bodybuilder esque high rep stuff)
lower body dynamic work
off (with option to do some extra upper body work, stuff like extra arm work if you'd like)
off
Video of proper sprinting technique. Having a coach would be awesome though but I don't have anyone helping me so I teach myself everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEq_HO-1H2s
30-45 minute sessions, with 10-15 minutes of real good warming up/mobility drills here's what I do....with warrior lunges thrown in also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiA0...3CB267412&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=2
Here's one of the most comprehensive sites on exercise instruction and other great info...read up/watch proper form on any exercise you want.
http://www.exrx.net/index.html