*.* 2014 General Fitness Thread *.*

[penguinz]

Welcome to 2014! Now get your ass in top physical condition!

No one else started it so here it is!

**From the 2013 Thread**

If you want to get back into lifting, or need a new lifting routine, START HERE:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...inner_Programs

If you have questions about the SS programs, look here:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ

Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started.

Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE:

http://madcow.hostzi.com/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm

If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Damn. So much for it only being a US thing although we apparently do reign supreme.

http://time.com/134206/a-third-of-th...or-overweight/

They're using BMI?

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

They're using BMI?

Probably. The eye test tells me more people aren't looking like bodybuilders these days so I'd say it's probably pretty accurate that every is getting fat as opposed to carrying more muscle weight and less BF.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Probably. The eye test tells me more people aren't looking like bodybuilders these days so I'd say it's probably pretty accurate that every is getting fat as opposed to carrying more muscle weight and less BF.

Yup. Bmi is demonized frequently, but for those who don't lift, it's incredibly accurate and useful.

[ThaVirus]

It's just kind of weird because obesity has everything to do with body composition and BMI has basically nothing to do with body composition.

[ThaVirus]

Never mind. Everything I read growing up on obesity only mentioned body fat percentage. I want to say something like 40+% is considered obese.. But a quick Google search says anyone from 25-29 BMI is considered overweight while anyone 30 and over is considered obese.

Strange.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Silock

Yup. Bmi is demonized frequently, but for those who don't lift, it's incredibly accurate and useful.

Right. It's the old exception to the rule thing with serious lifters.

[TribalElder]

[jiveturkey]

I'm addicted to mangos. They're always on sale and they're ****ing tasty.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

I'm addicted to mangos. They're always on sale and they're ****ing tasty.

I like them too, but at 50g of sugar a pop, I'll pass.

[el borracho]

Originally Posted by AndChiefs

I have never really lifted so I'm kind of teaching myself at this point.

You can find a ton of information related to diet and exercise online, but having someone work with you on proper form can truly save you serious injury. If you are new to lifting, it is likely worth the money to have a trainer work with you on form. You do not want to wreck your shoulders or back by doing things with bad form.

[Silock]

Or he can use machines starting out and not have to worry about it.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Silock

Or he can use machines starting out and not have to worry about it.

This is exactly what I did. The only personal trainer I ever had was my sister, my Arnold bible and youtube.

I probably don't have the best form but I've never been injured and have had steady muscle and strength growth over the last four years.

[el borracho]

Originally Posted by Silock

Or he can use machines starting out and not have to worry about it.

Mostly true. You can still injure yourself on a Smith machine.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by el borracho

Mostly true. You can still injure yourself on a Smith machine.

You could, but it's fairly unlikely.

[el borracho]

Originally Posted by Count Zarth

This is exactly what I did. The only personal trainer I ever had was my sister, my Arnold bible and youtube.

I probably don't have the best form but I've never been injured and have had steady muscle and strength growth over the last four years.

Youtube can be a good resource, if you know where to look (Elitefts, Elliot Hulse, even the Hodge twins have some good vids). Youtube is also full of a lot of kooks.