post your routines and judge others
JFL if you aren't doing 4x20 squats with just the barbell for maximum bums legs and tums... tone ftw
I just kind of show up to the gym like once or twice a week, more if I can muster the motivation, as early as I can in the morning, and pull weights until I get tired.
I generally do not have a real method because I am so absurdly thin that any effort is good effort at this point. I do it more for the fact it teaches me a modicum of consistency and discipline.
no offence but if you do this you might as well not go to the gym... you'll never make any progress rocking up whenever and doing whatever you feel. "the worst routine done consistently is better than the best routine done inconsistently" - natty king scoob
try a 3 day beginner routine - there are plenty about to choose from, starting strength, sl 5x5, greyskull etc
I grease the groove on wide grip pullups and one-armed push ups (can finally do a full two of them!), and at the moment doing the Enter the Kettlebell beginner drills three or four until I get more comfortable with them, so turkish get ups with a 14kg bell, swings with a 20kg bell, and goblet squats also with the 20kg. Some exercises I "made up" with the kettlebell in addition to that, since it's very easy to just find a certain way of moving it with the arms that works different parts of the body. My general rule of thumb for rep counts is to do it enough that it gets hard, but stop the moment your form is at risk of compromise.
I don't have access to a gym, but I don't really want to go to one anyway, it's not my thing.
Not super consistent on certain workout types because of a busy schedule, but I run over 3 miles every weekday. I usually make one of those over 6 miles and if I'm feeling it I'll add in another longer run in on Saturday.
I've wanted to get into lifting and I've tried several times but it falls apart after a month or two because of work/school/running taking priority over my free time.
I'll do Heavy back and light bicep day:
Back:
4 x 6 wide grip pull ups, with 20kg weight belt.
4 x 6 close grup pull ups, with 20kg belt.
Seated row machine? (handles set infront, pulled back) 4 x 8 @ 70kg
Bicep:
4 x 15 bicep curls with 15kg on the z-bar
individual bicep cable curls, 4 x 15 @ 7.5kg
Then we do legs, just started implementing these.
We do two days on, one day off weekly, have pretty good diets (banana butterscotch dumplings are just too good!) been going for ten months now. weight is 70kg
I'm currently using Candito's linear program (http://www.canditotraininghq.com/free-programs/) for about a month now, which works with a home gym setup and has done wonders for my form after not having lifted for a little over a year. When I eventually get my way back into a "big box gym" I'd like to swap back over to Jacked And Tan 2.0 (Swole at Every Height) which is what I was running previously, before I took an extensive break.
candito's linear is pretty sick, used it for about 6 months after i finished SL5x5. what optional lifts do you do? i used to alternate incline DB press and close grip bench & curls on upper days, and snatch grip deadlifts & hammie curls on leg days
I wake up in the morning about 6:15am, go to work by train, get to work around 8am, have a cup of tea, have some Greggs at around 12/1:30pm, go home by train 5:15pm, get a Chinese or something and get home around 6:30pm. Play on my computer or something for a bit then go to bed around 11pm.
At the weekend I sleep all day then get sloshed and deal with the hangover the next days.
Pretty boring routine I'd say
Does anyone have any websites/apps or anything like that that have a good beginners muscle building program that's easy to follow and demonstrates all the exercises? I always feel like an
idiot doing exercises when I don't know how it's "properly" done.
Download the stronglifts 5x5 app, I haven't used it in a couple of years but I remember it being pretty helpful
Yeah, I've been liking it. I'll usually sub in front squats, romanian deadlifts and close grip bench for the big 3 on my alternating days, and I hit arms every upper body days. I can't think of any optional lifts I could throw in to hit legs with my current setup, though.
JIM STOPPANI’S 12-WEEK SHORTCUT TO SIZE
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