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#5,403
#5,403
just bought some Tommy Kono's knee sleeves...can't wait to get them in...struggling a little on my deadlifts but powering thru with my squats...almost up to 500lbs for reps, but getting nervous about my knee. My current wraps are at least 6 yrs old and way too stretched out...so I can't wait until my TK's come in...also, I may be able to use them for my elbows for my heavy chest workouts, if not, have any of yall heard of Grizzly brand elbow sleeves? If so, what is your thoughts on them?
 
#5,405
#5,405
yesterday:
Bench 3x8
270, 280, 290.
Hamstring curls 3x8
100, 100, 100

Biceps and triceps today. And then back and shoulders tomorrow.
 
#5,406
#5,406
I am just starting to lift.
My wife wanted a membership to National Fitness Center, so we got it and now she never goes. I'm too uncomfortable with spending money on a membership that isn't being used, so I've started going at 3-4 times a week while on my lunch break.
I don't really know what I'm doing as far as a plan goes, but I'll do chest/biceps on a day, then back/triceps/shoulders another day, and legs/cardio on another day. I pretty much just rotate those.
Any suggestions?
 
#5,407
#5,407
I've always been a fan of push/pull routines, so back and biceps on one day then chest and triceps on the other. Including shoulders, anterior (shoulder press) on push days and posterior (upright rows) on pull days. Same goes for leg press, and curls but since squats and dead lifts are the best leg workouts I've always liked splitting those out to a legs day. However if you're target training on machines you could roll them in with your other workouts.

My favorite site for info is exrx.net. It's dated but all the content is tried and true classic weight training.
 
#5,408
#5,408
Panthro said:
I am just starting to lift.
My wife wanted a membership to National Fitness Center, so we got it and now she never goes. I'm too uncomfortable with spending money on a membership that isn't being used, so I've started going at 3-4 times a week while on my lunch break.
I don't really know what I'm doing as far as a plan goes, but I'll do chest/biceps on a day, then back/triceps/shoulders another day, and legs/cardio on another day. I pretty much just rotate those.
Any suggestions?
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Bodybuilding.com - Find A Plan - Bodybuilding.com

Has everything you need to include instructional videos and it's free.
 
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#5,412
#5,412
Panthro said:
This is great. Don't know if I care enough to make protein shakes several times a day, though. I found some bars that are cheap and are 20 grams of protein vs just 2 of sugar. I usually just eat those right after a workout.
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I make my own protein bars. It's a lot cheaper.
Protein bar recipe thread - Bodybuilding.com Forums

Every other sunday I make two weeks worth and freeze half of them.
 
#5,413
#5,413
Today back and shoulders:

Lat pull down 90 lbs for 65 reps
Military press 50lb dumbells for 60 reps.

Number of sets was about 5 per exercise and I simply kept going until I hit my rep goal.
 
#5,414
#5,414
Vol8188 said:
Today back and shoulders:

Lat pull down 90 lbs for 65 reps
Military press 50lb dumbells for 60 reps.

Number of sets was about 5 per exercise and I simply kept going until I hit my rep goal.
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What are you going far? Toning? Cardio? In my experience, going to failure is the only way to lift.
 
#5,415
#5,415
n_huffhines said:
What are you going far? Toning? Cardio? In my experience, going to failure is the only way to lift.
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Neither. I'm in a bulk phase. The goal is to add intensity. So I'll do sets of 8-12 reps with a weight I can barely do 12 times. And then I do as many reps as I can each set until I hit my rep goal.
 
#5,416
#5,416
Panthro said:
I am just starting to lift.
My wife wanted a membership to National Fitness Center, so we got it and now she never goes. I'm too uncomfortable with spending money on a membership that isn't being used, so I've started going at 3-4 times a week while on my lunch break.
I don't really know what I'm doing as far as a plan goes, but I'll do chest/biceps on a day, then back/triceps/shoulders another day, and legs/cardio on another day. I pretty much just rotate those.
Any suggestions?
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Since you're a beginner and your time is limited I would do a full body routine.

Make sure to do a push, pull, and legs movement. Throw in some arms and you're good.
 
#5,417
#5,417
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#5,418
#5,418
More than likely switching gyms this week. The last straw for my current gym was them somehow losing all of my payment information and I was locked out last night. Going to head over to DePaepe's Gym on Thursday and check it out. It is $10/mo more but it also looks like they have PLENTY of equipment. Not open 24hrs, but that's fine with me. It's also a much safer bike ride, albeit maybe a little longer, to get there. And it's right next to my favorite beer drinking facility and coffee shop.
 
#5,419
#5,419
I bought some Tommy Kono knee sleeves and they are awesome...so much more relaxed now mentally doing squats and deadlifts...actually can't wait to get to gym on leg and back day...

Also, bought a Nordic Track Eliptical (sp) for myself, got a great deal on it at SEARS...they had it on closeout already assembled (brand new) and marked down from 799 to 249...yes please...this helps cut time down at gym for myself...I can watch my favorite tv show or a movie while using it at home...
 
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#5,420
#5,420
Back again to ask for more advise.
Is it better to do high weight and low reps, or low weight and high reps? I have friends telling me both things.
For this example, I'll just reference bench press.
I weigh 165 and sometimes do 5 sets of 185 x5. I am afraid to do more than that without a spotter. Other times, I just do 135, as many sets of 15 as I can. Which would be better for me? Thanks.
 
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#5,421
#5,421
Panthro said:
Back again to ask for more advise.
Is it better to do high weight and low reps, or low weight and high reps? I have friends telling me both things.
For this example, I'll just reference bench press.
I weigh 165 and sometimes do 5 sets of 185 x5. I am afraid to do more than that without a spotter. Other times, I just do 135, as many sets of 15 as I can. Which would be better for me? Thanks.
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Either should be beneficial if you're lifting alone but try to get a spot & go as heavy as you can when you can. Add things like dumbell presses &/or fly's to go to failure where a spotter isn't as necessary. Beware the dudes that say they don't wanna get too big or I just wanna get cut.
 
#5,422
#5,422
Panthro said:
Back again to ask for more advise.
Is it better to do high weight and low reps, or low weight and high reps? I have friends telling me both things.
For this example, I'll just reference bench press.
I weigh 165 and sometimes do 5 sets of 185 x5. I am afraid to do more than that without a spotter. Other times, I just do 135, as many sets of 15 as I can. Which would be better for me? Thanks.
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What's your goal?
 
#5,423
#5,423
I normally don't do fewer than 8 reps on my first two sets, then go to failure on my 3rd.

I'm not really interested in maxing out
 
#5,424
#5,424
govols/cc said:
Either should be beneficial if you're lifting alone but try to get a spot & go as heavy as you can when you can. Add things like dumbell presses &/or fly's to go to failure where a spotter isn't as necessary. Beware the dudes that say they don't wanna get too big or I just wanna get cut.
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Why do you say that?
I don't really have a goal, necessarily. I don't want to be Hulk Hogan, I just want to tone things up, I guess. I started in September and I've already gained ten pounds and lost a pant size. I can't afford to go down another size.

Today I did bench, incline dumbell press, butterfly - seated dumbell curl, cable bar curl, and a bicep/lat pull. Abs during rest-time.
That's all I had time for.

Does anyone go to National Fitness Center?
The new location is enormous, but the free-weights area is the smallest of any club. Strange.
 
#5,425
#5,425
Panthro said:
Why do you say that?
I don't really have a goal, necessarily. I don't want to be Hulk Hogan, I just want to tone things up, I guess. I started in September and I've already gained ten pounds and lost a pant size. I can't afford to go down another size.

Today I did bench, incline dumbell press, butterfly - seated dumbell curl, cable bar curl, and a bicep/lat pull. Abs during rest-time.
That's all I had time for.

Does anyone go to National Fitness Center?
The new location is enormous, but the free-weights area is the smallest of any club. Strange.
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A lot of those fancy gyms are like that. But traditional weight training wisdom would say do sets of 5 reps or less for pure strength. Do sets of 8-12 reps for mass.

If you're looking to tone up, I'd stick in the 8-12 range. Unless you're eating a surplus of calories you're not going to become bigger from simply lifting, just more toned. But this range should give you more of the look you're probably seeking. If you are getting bigger than you'd like to be, cut 100 calories for each pound you're gaining a week and start doing sprints on your off days.
 
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