Well, I do lift. My routine is a morning workout after 3 eggs, a glass of carnation instant breakfast, and water. I eat everything and anything and drink plenty of fluids throughout the day. Eating big meals all the time can cause big problems, so I typically try to maintain 6 small meals per day. My food though, generally, I try to have it be consisted of nuts, noodles, chicken, rice, cabbage, and broccoli.
I do arms Monday, legs Wednesday, chest Friday, belly muscles and cardio Saturday. On Sundays, I try to get anything I missed or I do a little bit of stuff here and there based on what I can still utilize.
I work out for size and look. Due to my high motabilism, I need to do a lot to maintain a good form. I do research and look for ways to improve myself all the time. It's good for my self esteem.
I do arms Monday, legs Wednesday, chest Friday, belly muscles and cardio Saturday. On Sundays, I try to get anything I missed or I do a little bit of stuff here and there based on what I can still utilize.
I work out for size and look. Due to my high motabilism, I need to do a lot to maintain a good form. I do research and look for ways to improve myself all the time. It's good for my self esteem.
Last edited by WAPOW; Feb 21, 2016 at 06:25 AM.
Chickster: I literally don't know why I did it.
Nope. I don't lift. I live pretty active life & am satisfied with my current bod. I do parkour at Apex Movement and occasionally sports 4 exercise. Just livin life I guess...
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Started going to the gym recently.
Why I started:
Goals of gaining more strength generally and better physical appearance. I'm not bad looking or fat or anything - just want to strive to be better.
Program:
Trying to keep up 6 days/week PPL program. If it gets too much I'll reduce it to 3 days a week and find where I can keep it comfortably. Love the program so far. All the classic compound exercises are there as well as some accessories to keep it interesting etc.
Favorite exercise:
Toss up between squats and seated cable rows.
Squats make you feel like a beast and there's an amazing feeling associated with lifting heavy stuff on your back.
Seated cable rows I just find enjoyable and feels good to do.
Diet:
Doing some recop at the moment. I'd estimate that I'm a tad below 20% BF so I'm eating at a small deficit at the moment to get that down a bit. After I get there I'll probably start into bulk/cut cycles but that's a while off so far. Tip for anyone looking to cut fat/eat less: try intermittent fasting. Might not be for everyone and it's really just preference but I'm really liking it.
Supps:
5g creatine/day
Protein powder
May start taking fish oil once I get further in.
Takeaways so far:
It's great. Everyone who doesn't currently do this should do it - I'm sad I took so long to start.
I was initially put off a bit by the barrier to entry in regards to how much there is to learn (exercise form, program to choose, diet, supplements, rest, injury, etc etc) but I did a bit of reading and just started going. Learned a lot by researching questions as I get them, watching videos on exercise form, getting gym rats to check form etc etc.
tl;dr shit's good.
Why I started:
Goals of gaining more strength generally and better physical appearance. I'm not bad looking or fat or anything - just want to strive to be better.
Program:
Trying to keep up 6 days/week PPL program. If it gets too much I'll reduce it to 3 days a week and find where I can keep it comfortably. Love the program so far. All the classic compound exercises are there as well as some accessories to keep it interesting etc.
Favorite exercise:
Toss up between squats and seated cable rows.
Squats make you feel like a beast and there's an amazing feeling associated with lifting heavy stuff on your back.
Seated cable rows I just find enjoyable and feels good to do.
Diet:
Doing some recop at the moment. I'd estimate that I'm a tad below 20% BF so I'm eating at a small deficit at the moment to get that down a bit. After I get there I'll probably start into bulk/cut cycles but that's a while off so far. Tip for anyone looking to cut fat/eat less: try intermittent fasting. Might not be for everyone and it's really just preference but I'm really liking it.
Supps:
5g creatine/day
Protein powder
May start taking fish oil once I get further in.
Takeaways so far:
It's great. Everyone who doesn't currently do this should do it - I'm sad I took so long to start.
I was initially put off a bit by the barrier to entry in regards to how much there is to learn (exercise form, program to choose, diet, supplements, rest, injury, etc etc) but I did a bit of reading and just started going. Learned a lot by researching questions as I get them, watching videos on exercise form, getting gym rats to check form etc etc.
tl;dr shit's good.
Originally Posted by cocacobra
new year resolutioners are WEAK
i do those rock climbing workouts so i can do pullups for days
the best part of rock climbing is being able to skip leg day and just do arms/back/core and a little chest and then when people ask why you got chicken legs you just like "im a rock climber, big legs are just an obstacle for me"
lol best excuse, i'm gonna snap you my gain one good time if i remember
Originally Posted by Bodhisattva
I got a gym membership 8 days ago, haven't lifted seriously since a rough incident where I lost ~35 pounds, which is quite a lot for a small guy like me. I've been crazy dedicated to eating plenty, lifting as heavy weight as I can, sleeping, and staying hydrated.
I took a before picture, in a month I'll be excited to compare.
gl what are your goals
Originally Posted by Link
Well, I do lift. My routine is a morning workout after 3 eggs, a glass of carnation instant breakfast, and water. I eat everything and anything and drink plenty of fluids throughout the day. Eating big meals all the time can cause big problems, so I typically try to maintain 6 small meals per day. My food though, generally, I try to have it be consisted of nuts, noodles, chicken, rice, cabbage, and broccoli.
I do arms Monday, legs Wednesday, chest Friday, belly muscles and cardio Saturday. On Sundays, I try to get anything I missed or I do a little bit of stuff here and there based on what I can still utilize.
I work out for size and look. Due to my high motabilism, I need to do a lot to maintain a good form. I do research and look for ways to improve myself all the time. It's good for my self esteem.
no shoulders no back? ? ?
Originally Posted by Solax
Started going to the gym recently.
Why I started:
Goals of gaining more strength generally and better physical appearance. I'm not bad looking or fat or anything - just want to strive to be better.
Program:
Trying to keep up 6 days/week PPL program. If it gets too much I'll reduce it to 3 days a week and find where I can keep it comfortably. Love the program so far. All the classic compound exercises are there as well as some accessories to keep it interesting etc.
Favorite exercise:
Toss up between squats and seated cable rows.
Squats make you feel like a beast and there's an amazing feeling associated with lifting heavy stuff on your back.
Seated cable rows I just find enjoyable and feels good to do.
Diet:
Doing some recop at the moment. I'd estimate that I'm a tad below 20% BF so I'm eating at a small deficit at the moment to get that down a bit. After I get there I'll probably start into bulk/cut cycles but that's a while off so far. Tip for anyone looking to cut fat/eat less: try intermittent fasting. Might not be for everyone and it's really just preference but I'm really liking it.
Supps:
5g creatine/day
Protein powder
May start taking fish oil once I get further in.
Takeaways so far:
It's great. Everyone who doesn't currently do this should do it - I'm sad I took so long to start.
I was initially put off a bit by the barrier to entry in regards to how much there is to learn (exercise form, program to choose, diet, supplements, rest, injury, etc etc) but I did a bit of reading and just started going. Learned a lot by researching questions as I get them, watching videos on exercise form, getting gym rats to check form etc etc.
tl;dr shit's good.
grats on finding a nonmeme routine on reddit
i really don't dig the push pull legs rest split though
also routines ? ?? ? for those of you who didn't post em
teeth marks on my goosebumps, the chains frostbit me.
Originally Posted by mwah
grats on finding a nonmeme routine on reddit
i really don't dig the push pull legs rest split though
Yea thanks. Was going to do plain Stronglifts but wanted something more involving since I have time to commit to this. Started reading some stuff on /r/fitness and liked the look of this. Compounds for the basis of strength and then accessories to keep things interesting.
What's your routine and why don't you like the ppl pattern if I may ask?
