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Do you guys even lift?
HideoKojima:
No seriously, any of you guys lift?
Been trying (and somewhat successful) on working out more, and eating healthier.(Even though I just ate half a dominos pizza.)
Got any special tips/obvious tips that aren't that obvious?
Dale Feles:
--- Quote from: HideoKojima on January 10, 2013, 03:09:22 PM ---Got any special tips/obvious tips that aren't that obvious?
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Dedication.
Don't just go once a week and say "OKAY THATS IT, TIME TO GO DRINK PEPSI". Maybe I exaggerated on that, but you get the point. Push yourself and you'll see the results.
Sabb:
Depends on what you're doing. Are you trying to lift to lose weight, or trying to lift to gain muscle? Or both? Or just to be generally healthy and not necessarily either of those?
No matter which case there's one thing I can say for sure though. Like Silent said, really dedicate yourself to it. Once you have and you're working out lifting w.e at a consistent basis it's quite satisfying once you start seeing results, which is very encouraging, but you've got to try not to let other shit get in the way and end up not working out for a week. Especially if you're lifting weights. You can lose quite a bit of muscle in that amount of time surprisingly, though it's much easier to re-gain than it is to gain initially. I haven't been lifting weights or doing cardio outside of some sets of things here and there that I do every day, but not an actual workout. Like a set or two of bench flies/dumbbell presses, set or two of chinups/pullups with 8 - 12 reps, set or two of pushups from 10 - 30, at least 100 situps, sometimes with 20 - 40lbs weights, set or two of curls, etc. Sometimes I don't do that all at once though, sometimes I spread that throughout the day and I'll do it on top of an actual workout as well as long as I don't feel like I'm straining my muscles too much. And that's a fairly decent amount of shit to do, but the past week or so I've been doing much less than I normally would because of how completely tired I am from other stuff (not my workouts), and because I started getting migraines after doing cardio occasionally. Basically really fucking sucks, but I still haven't even completely stopped exercising and I've lost a noticeable (at least to me) amount of muscle from my biceps. So yea, if you start, really try not to stop even for a short time, keep working out at a consistent rate. And if you don't start, then fuck you start.
Also if you're trying to lose some weight as well really try not to focus too much on dieting. You can focus on healthy eating obviously, and well should actually, but if you're eating fewer calories than you should be to maintain your weight level then be extremely careful. If you're not eating enough working out is a lot harder and a lot more dangerous. Way more likely to pull a muscle or at least strain them too hard as you'll have a lot less energy and will probably be a bit more reckless. Plus it's simply not effective, you need fat and carbs to build muscle so more or less eliminating that is a bad idea for the weight loss and the muscle gain.
HideoKojima:
--- Quote from: Dale Feles on January 10, 2013, 03:19:57 PM ---Dedication.
Don't just go once a week and say "OKAY THATS IT, TIME TO GO DRINK PEPSI". Maybe I exaggerated on that, but you get the point. Push yourself and you'll see the results.
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Yea, I've been doing it like 3 times a week and crap at home. I usually am sore as hell the next day lol. Thinking about getting a gym membership, but they are so pricey...
--- Quote from: Sabb on January 10, 2013, 03:50:46 PM ---Depends on what you're doing. Are you trying to lift to lose weight, or trying to lift to gain muscle? Or both? Or just to be generally healthy and not necessarily either of those?
No matter which case there's one thing I can say for sure though. Like Silent said, really dedicate yourself to it. Once you have and you're working out lifting w.e at a consistent basis it's quite satisfying once you start seeing results, which is very encouraging, but you've got to try not to let other shit get in the way and end up not working out for a week. Especially if you're lifting weights. You can lose quite a bit of muscle in that amount of time surprisingly, though it's much easier to re-gain than it is to gain initially. I haven't been lifting weights or doing cardio outside of some sets of things here and there that I do every day, but not an actual workout. Like a set or two of bench flies/dumbbell presses, set or two of chinups/pullups with 8 - 12 reps, set or two of pushups from 10 - 30, at least 100 situps, sometimes with 20 - 40lbs weights, set or two of curls, etc. Sometimes I don't do that all at once though, sometimes I spread that throughout the day and I'll do it on top of an actual workout as well as long as I don't feel like I'm straining my muscles too much. And that's a fairly decent amount of shit to do, but the past week or so I've been doing much less than I normally would because of how completely tired I am from other stuff (not my workouts), and because I started getting migraines after doing cardio occasionally. Basically really fucking sucks, but I still haven't even completely stopped exercising and I've lost a noticeable (at least to me) amount of muscle from my biceps. So yea, if you start, really try not to stop even for a short time, keep working out at a consistent rate. And if you don't start, then fuck you start.
Also if you're trying to lose some weight as well really try not to focus too much on dieting. You can focus on healthy eating obviously, and well should actually, but if you're eating fewer calories than you should be to maintain your weight level then be extremely careful. If you're not eating enough working out is a lot harder and a lot more dangerous. Way more likely to pull a muscle or at least strain them too hard as you'll have a lot less energy and will probably be a bit more reckless. Plus it's simply not effective, you need fat and carbs to build muscle so more or less eliminating that is a bad idea for the weight loss and the muscle gain.
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Some pretty good tips.
I'm just mostly trying to gain muscle/meat and be healthier. I don't need to lose any weight at all(opposite really lol.)
I drink the protein drink crap after working out, for building.. whatever it does lol. Been eating a lot more meat too. I had how slow the process is though, just seeing some results would be nice. :p
Sabb:
--- Quote from: HideoKojima on January 10, 2013, 03:59:09 PM ---Yea, I've been doing it like 3 times a week and crap at home. I usually am sore as hell the next day lol. Thinking about getting a gym membership, but they are so pricey...
Some pretty good tips.
I'm just mostly trying to gain muscle/meat and be healthier. I don't need to lose any weight at all(opposite really lol.)
I drink the protein drink crap after working out, for building.. whatever it does lol. Been eating a lot more meat too. I had how slow the process is though, just seeing some results would be nice. :p
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Yea from what I heard some of the protein drinks really help some people. I haven't used any of that stuff though. Been considering getting a creatine supplement though, but it's pricey and I haven't looked enough into it yet and not totally sure if I want some aid like that. If you don't know what creatine is you might want to look into it yourself. Supposed to be some anabolic thing you take to allow muscle to store more of your energy I believe or something like that. And yea I know a lot of body building supplements don't work but it seems creatine might. It's not like you're supposed to just take it and sit on your ass though. It's only supposed to enhance the gains from your workout, nothing else. Wouldn't take my word for it though because I haven't used it and haven't really researched much on it but if it's something you may be interested in then I think it's worth looking into a bit.
Also, if you're just trying to gain weight with muscle be careful. Sometimes you might be really motivated and w.e and really want to improve so you'll push yourself really hard but don't be stupid about it. If you're feeling like your muscles are sort of being stretched unnaturally or something while you're lifting then it's probably a good idea to stop or check your form, and obviously if you're doing something like bench pressing make sure you've got a spotter. It's not worth risking damaging your body or muscles. Especially with shoulder shit. Just pay close attention to your form on w.e you're doing and make sure none of your joints are going to snap or some shit cause you're doing something stupid. And if you're unsure if you're doing something right make sure to figure it out. Look it up or ask someone.
Oh and since you're doing it 3 times a week, try to keep it around there. Working out every day probably wouldn't be a good thing. Can be fairly easy to push yourself too much and then your muscle will take a really long time to recover. And try to make sure you're not just focusing on one muscle group too much, try focusing on a different one each day if possible.
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