Weight training

[JellyDonut]

@Bhootnike: Thanks for the link. I have read the SL link but I might need to ask some of the oly lifters at the gym, if I can ever muster enough courage to.

i haven't gymed before, but i'm looking to go next year to bulk up / slim fat a bit; where do i start?

Look up these programs:
Starting Strength
StrongLifts 5x5
BillStarr 5x5
Westside for Skinny Bastards

The first three are essentially the same. The fourth is designed more for those playing a sport where there is a smaller load on leg work.
Clean up your diet, eat a lot of protein; calculate BMR rate, eat 500cal above that to bulk, 500 below to cut.

[taiga]

Bazza you have a pretty good build to start off with, you should pile on/get toned pretty quickly with stronglifts 5x5

[Bhootnike]

 

@Bhootnike: Thanks for the link. I have read the SL link but I might need to ask some of the oly lifters at the gym, if I can ever muster enough courage to.

no worries, - yep best to get first hand experience! and ask the p.t's if you have one, they wont charge you or anything if you go to dohertys gym, ask anyone really.. their members are the besttttt :p

Bazza,
stronglifts 5x5 is where i started. began 70kg body weight , bench - 50kg, squat 60kg, deadlift 60kg, overhead press 30kg. 1 year later, with considerations of a vce student!, and a crappy gym nearby,( but ive changed now:p) , to benching 80kg freeweight, squatting 100+, deadlifting 100+, overhead pressing 50kg, and to a body weight of 80kg. so pretty much, id say about 8-10kg muscle in 1 year. which is average for a teenager but ay, i wasnt a full on gym junkie.


i stand by stronglifts, its really been a good beginning to resistance training. time to change now though, temporarily..

[abeybaby]

lol. I do have excess fat, though it hides away quite nicely . But ideally i wanna drop 5 kiloes of fat and add 5 kiloes of muscle. I mean specifically, what weights and reps and excercises should i do

Most important thing for losing fat is to train in the morning, on an empty stomach with a bit of carnitine in your system, ive been doing this for the last 2 weeks, and ive dropped a little under 3 kgs! i feel awesome

I have a coffee in the morning + cinammon + carnitine, the caffeine +carnitine seriously help with the fat burning, and the cinnamon masks the carnitine's flavour. give it a go  

[Bhootnike]

lol. I do have excess fat, though it hides away quite nicely . But ideally i wanna drop 5 kiloes of fat and add 5 kiloes of muscle. I mean specifically, what weights and reps and excercises should i do

Most important thing for losing fat is to train in the morning, on an empty stomach with a bit of carnitine in your system, ive been doing this for the last 2 weeks, and ive dropped a little under 3 kgs! i feel awesome

I have a coffee in the morning + cinammon + carnitine, the caffeine +carnitine seriously help with the fat burning, and the cinnamon masks the carnitine's flavour. give it a go  

yeah and as you do it you feel less hungry :p just make sure you have protein afterwards.. i had a shake this morning after my AM cardio session.

I really need to invest in boxing equipment. so darn expensive. does anything know if a good quality bag would be able to hang off plastered ceiling hhaha?!

[Hodgeyhodgey]

When you are lifting weights and such, do any of you wear protective equipment (gloves, belts, etc)? I'm thinking of picking up a pair of gloves because my hands have begun to peel a bit, which I'm guessing is caused by sweat + friction.

[Bhootnike]

only belts for when deadlifting, squatting 100kg+.

no gloves for me, if needed i use chalk for more grip and less calluses, but ay, its inevitable that you'll pick up some calluses. They're honourary marks i spose:p
i think when you mean peeling you mean calluses? like on the base of each finger, on your palm?

[Hodgeyhodgey]

only belts for when deadlifting, squatting 100kg+.

no gloves for me, if needed i use chalk for more grip and less calluses, but ay, its inevitable that you'll pick up some calluses. They're honourary marks i spose:p
i think when you mean peeling you mean calluses? like on the base of each finger, on your palm?

I'm not sure how to describe it, they're not exactly calluses. It's just where the dumbells/barbell rub against my hand so yes, palms and parts of my fingers. I figure getting some gloves will help prevent it from happening, went to rebelsport today and was in a rush so I accidently picked up some gloves that could be used for weight training but are actually for boxing (probably sparring or something) so I'll go and exchange them tomorrow

[Bhootnike]

oh ok, just to make sure, are they anything like:


oo haha, bad luck.
i had a shot at weight lifting gloves - the ones which you wrap around the bar, i figured that they  prevented the reverse hand grip for deadlifts, and for bench decreased my grip .. :s

[taiga]

I lost most my weight through rowing, so I have permanent calluses now. I'll probably get some gloves.

I have a really cheap boxing bag, but it moves too much from low-ish impact unfortunately. There's a boxing circuit at my gym though so that's good enough.

[Hodgeyhodgey]

oh ok, just to make sure, are they anything like:
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oo haha, bad luck.
i had a shot at weight lifting gloves - the ones which you wrap around the bar, i figured that they  prevented the reverse hand grip for deadlifts, and for bench decreased my grip .. :s

Yeah kind of like that! But bigger patches on my palms, so I've picked up a pair of gloves from rebel again today and I'll see how they go

[kensan]

I use a pair of gloves I bought from Rebel so I dont get those

[Bhootnike]

i dont think itd be anything serious, unless you have actually injured yourself! but give it a day or so, if it eases then thats a good sign, recovery is going well, if not, you've probs. injured something, go to a doctor!

I don't think you need to take any tablet or joint pain medication, because it could become a habit after your workouts to ease off pain.
the only advice i can say is deal with it.. :p its a part of the game i guess! unless ofc, you have injured yourself, or have weak joints to start off with! in that case, a health professional would be the best person to approach!!!

[abd123]

i dont think itd be anything serious, unless you have actually injured yourself! but give it a day or so, if it eases then thats a good sign, recovery is going well, if not, you've probs. injured something, go to a doctor!

I don't think you need to take any tablet or joint pain medication, because it could become a habit after your workouts to ease off pain.
the only advice i can say is deal with it.. :p its a part of the game i guess! unless ofc, you have injured yourself, or have weak joints to start off with! in that case, a health professional would be the best person to approach!!!

Should i also make my leg workouts less tense?, i'm thinking about taking out my squats and making all of my other leg excercises rep ranges over 20.

would that be okay?

[taiga]

Stacked on 500 lb on leg press to troll enwiabe who was doing 60lb, quads been burning for days.