Working Out Again

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  1. DiabloDj1

    DiabloDj1 Well-Known Member

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    What's your goal?... If it's losing weight, good idea on the curcuit, bad execution..
    If it's conditioning, same thing..
    If it's size, very bad execution..
    If it's strength, same thing..
     
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    he's right, you can't just "do a bunch of stuff". with your little routine, you'll loose a little weight over a long amount of time.
     
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    No I'm not trying to lose weight. Trying to build size mostly. Don't see how it's "a bunch of stuff". I'm doing 4 sets of push-ups and 4 sets of curls and finishing off with 3 sets of rows. More organized than running into the gym and hitting 5 reps on each machine and call it a day.

    Diablo, what would you suggest?
     
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    whoops, i misread your post. you should throw some triceps in with those bi's.
     
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    If you want to get good results you should ask a ----- advice from fitness instructor or something in such way - thta is what I did
     
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    I lift everything with my massive dick.
     
  7. DiabloDj1

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    Well why choose a mediocre routine either way?

    Well, this can get very extensive. There are tons of variables in weight training.
    I'll try to give you an outline.... For size, find a split that you like best. I wouldn't try 6 days, even 5 is much (until you get to an advanced level of weight-lifting)
    If you can do 3 days, I'd split something like 1: Chest/Tri, 2: Back/Bi, 3: Shoulders/Leg (a common 3-day split...)
    If you can do 4 days, I'd try doing the same as above, but separate shoulders and leg's to two separate days.
    A good rep-range for hypertrophy (def: the increase in size rather than density of an organ [muscle]), would be around 8-12. I'd try for 3-5 sets per exercise. Up to 4 exercises for major muscle groups, 3 exercises is sufficient for smaller groups.
    Choosing your exercises is important also. I wouldn't overload myself with many highly-strenuous exercise... As much as I hate machines, your fourth (but only fourth!) exercise in a set can be a machine if you choose. Cables are a good choice though too..
    Want size? Diet is important! I personally break training down into 65% diet, 30% training, 5% genetics (rest is important too!) You need to be taking in a significant amount of calories each day to continue growing... I'm not sure what you're size is now or how much you are taking in, but you can try taking in 2700 cals, the increase each week by 300 cals, untill you max out at about 4k cals a day. (you can try for 4.5k if you want to.) Keep in mind, lots of extra calories can mean an increase in fat... So you gotta try to eat clean when doing this also. I can write a ton about food choices further if needed.
    I can ramble on more if needed... Or on a specific thing...

    Oh yeah, always learn proper form! And make sure you warm up a little, no, don't start doing squats, but just to loosen up, bench the bar, do a few bodyweight squats, work that rotator cuff a little.

    And no doubt you can be in great shape from the routine you are doing, I just don't think it tailors to your desires.
     
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    So isolate muscle groups over three days. Got it. Thanks man.
     
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    Yeah and furthermore, I used that split because if you notice, when doing chest exercises, you utilize your triceps slightly, so they get worked a little from those exercises. And of course give the required one day of rest in between. Remember the big 3 lifts, Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press. Utilize them and their variations. Olympic lifts are nice to get into if you want strength/power-lifting. Big lifts, mainly squats, will help release hormones to boost your growth, so aside from being a great leg workout, as well as hitting abs, it will help grow the rest of your body
     
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    How bout some burpies, some sprints and some boxing lol
     
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    Learn from the master.

    Thread over.
     
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    Look up Muscle Gaining Secrets by Jason Ferruggia. It changed my life, man... You need to just train... Muscle burns calories.. So the stronger you are, the more calories and fat you will burn when idle and the more you'll burn when training. Also, the best fat-burning exercise you can do are sprints.. You'd be AMAZED at how hard they are... Try sprinting as hard as you can for 20-30 seconds, resting 60 and repeating the process 3 times. Too easy? Reduce rest time to 45 or so and/or increase the amount of sets. Doing this also puts your body in a catabolic state which continues to burn fat long after you sprint and puts your body in prime muscle building condition.

    Good luck and train hard.
     
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    heavy compound lifts in the 5-10 rep range for fast twitch muscles(chest and back) 8-12reps for arms and shoulders, 10-20reps for thighs and abs, 20-100 for calves and forearms(consider doing timed isomatric holds)... all I'm saying...
     
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    Just start lifting thats what I did..The main thing is to switch up every other day and keep doing the lifting...I to just started again about a month or 2 ago...
     

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