*.* 2012 General Fitness Thread *.*

[penguinz]

Welcome to 2012! Now get your ass in top physical condition!

**From the 2011 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.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

dumbbells, 70 pound dumbbells

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

I see people talking about the Starting Strength program, is that this?:

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

I pretty much do that now, except i've been doing 5 sets of 8, at lower weights. I'm a pussy and can't lift much, although i've improved quite a bit since i've started.

Starting strength is one of many good beginner programs. It has very basic strength programming without any fluff. Wendler 5/3/1 is another popular (more advanced) strength program.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

do 10 to 12 reps a flat rate, but at lower weights it's all about perfecting the technique at medium to medium slow speed while your repping it out to 10-12. compound movements ( combine two exercises in one rep helps for variation too)

lol wut

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by -King-

The bad thing about that is that, because it's only $10 a month, there are 1000 people there at any given time. I took a tour at about 1:00 at my local one and there were lines at damn near every machine. 1:00! I wouldn't even want to see how many people there are after 5:00 when people get off work.

Yeah, there are some crowd issues from Monday-Wednesday from around 4:30-7:30. At my location, any time outside of those peak hours is as good as gold. A lot of them in my area have made the 24-hour switch which helps as well.

I still have issues with the lack of free weight equipment and weekend hours. I really prefer free-weight bench press and squat racks but my gym has none and the place closes at 9 pm on Fridays and 7pm Saturdays and Sundays which blows.

Grunting and dropping weights are not really issues for me. I rarely ever do either; but at the same time I recognize the fact that I don't lift as hard as some others. I think it's stupid to outlaw that kind of shit. It's a gym. If people feel intimidated by others working out then they're just big, fat pussies and need to toughen up anyway.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

[/B]

lol wut

It works great for chest, deltoid, trap, bicep, tricep exercises at low to medium weight at medium speed .

[Brock]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Yeah, there are some crowd issues from Monday-Wednesday from around 4:30-7:30. At my location, any time outside of those peak hours is as good as gold. A lot of them in my area have made the 24-hour switch which helps as well..

Hell, I thought they were all 24 hour. I can see why they'd have crowding problems.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

It works great for chest, deltoid, trap, bicep, tricep exercises at low to medium weight at medium speed .

why on earth would you want to do medium weight at medium speed, over heavy weight at maximum speed.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

why on earth would you want to do medium weight at medium speed, over heavy weight at maximum speed.

easy, to make the muscle dense and cut first to avoid injury when you do heavy weight to prevent injury. You flex the focused muscle(s) while doing the rep with proper technique without jerky movement that could **** up your joints and cause tears in the ligaments when the lifter's body isn't fully prepared to do heavier to maxed out weight and reps.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

easy, to make the muscle dense and cut first to avoid injury when you do heavy weight to prevent injury. You flex the focused muscle(s) while doing the rep with proper technique without jerky movement that could **** up your joints and cause tears in the ligaments when the lifter's body isn't fully prepared to do heavier to maxed out weight and reps.

so lifting medium to light weights makes the muscle cut? Has nothing to do with caloric input? Jeez we been doing it wrong all these years!

da fuk am I wasting time doing all these heavy deads & squats when I should be going light. Stupid football strength coaches messed me up!!

You got a pic homie? Wanna see how dense and cut you are while poppin' blisters curling 70lbs dumbells (which you consider your light/medium weight) for strict slow reps of 10-12.

[Brock]

Blisters. If you got blisters lifting weights, you're doing it wrong.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Yeah, there are some crowd issues from Monday-Wednesday from around 4:30-7:30. At my location, any time outside of those peak hours is as good as gold. A lot of them in my area have made the 24-hour switch which helps as well.

I still have issues with the lack of free weight equipment and weekend hours. I really prefer free-weight bench press and squat racks but my gym has none and the place closes at 9 pm on Fridays and 7pm Saturdays and Sundays which blows.

Grunting and dropping weights are not really issues for me. I rarely ever do either; but at the same time I recognize the fact that I don't lift as hard as some others. I think it's stupid to outlaw that kind of shit. It's a gym. If people feel intimidated by others working out then they're just big, fat pussies and need to toughen up anyway.

What kind of gym doesn't have a bench press and squat rack?

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Slick

What kind of gym doesn't have a bench press and squat rack?

PF.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

so lifting medium to light weights makes the muscle cut? Has nothing to do with caloric input? Jeez we been doing it wrong all these years!

da fuk am I wasting time doing all these heavy deads & squats when I should be going light. Stupid football strength coaches messed me up!!

You got a pic homie? Wanna see how dense and cut you are while poppin' blisters curling 70lbs dumbells (which you consider your light/medium weight) for strict slow reps of 10-12.

Has to be the right calories, carbohydrate intake, and protein, or that shit will go to your stomach. Chill, dude it works for me. First I got my muscle dense and cut by doing the light to medium variation then did the heavy and maxed out weight. Then I alternated with pure power exercises, then mixed heavy and muscle isolation with light and heavy weight, then the compound movements I was talking about for further variation but the key element is the perfection of the technique and form without jerky speed that will **** up your joints.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Has to be the right calories, carbohydrate intake, and protein, or that shit will go to your stomach. Chill, dude it works for me. First I got my muscle dense and cut by doing the light to medium variation then did the heavy and maxed out weight. Then I alternated with pure power exercises, then mixed heavy and muscle isolation with light and heavy weight, then the compound movements I was talking about for further variation but the key element is the perfection of the technique and form without jerky speed that will **** up your joints.

I just can't take anything you say serious based off the fact that you got a blister from curling. Curious as to your #'s on core lifts..

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Aspengc8

I just can't take anything you say serious based off the fact that you got a blister from curling. Curious as to your #'s on core lifts..

not that heavy since I had a stroke which affected my left side with significant atrophy. So for me it's all about technique, so chill out.