LukasMcNeal Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Whats peoples routines on here? Think I'm gonna mix mine up and hit chest and back on the same day and put it in twice a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I always do chest and back on same day doing supersets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Full 'bro split' for me. This week is... Monday - Shoulders and Arms (generally throw this in when I have time) Wednesday - Legs Friday - Chest and Arms Sunday - Back I use the 5/3/1 weight progression on my 3 main lifts. Bunch of accessory and mobility stuff thrown in for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 No weights today, but I finally got off my arse and went to the gym this evening. Just half an hour on the cross trainer to get me started, going to move on to weights next visit. Annoyingly, everyone there is built like tanks, so I'll be a little self conscious of my tiny arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) I normally do chest and tris mon, legs tues, back weds, and shoulders and bis Thursday. Roughly that is but I just fancy a change. Edit: oh and mike everyone started somewhere, aslong as you're a good gym goer I.e. Re rack and don't use 74 sets of dumbells at once no one will care! Edited March 24, 2015 by LukasMcNeal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I do back and biceps together on one day normally although i've started going 4/5 times a week now so I've totally spaced them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinfor Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Managed 167.5kg deadlift for one yesterday. Feeling like 180kg isn't so far away. Seem to have stalled on squats though, 130kg for reps tomorrow, so will see how that goes. Are you doing front squats? If not, do! Paused front squats and "slow down, paused and then explosive up" (im sure theres a better name for them) normal squats seem to get me trough any squat plateaus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I tried progressing with front squats but my wrists don't like it so I sacked them off, sumo squats with kettles and goblet squats for me instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wahey, good news at work so I treated myself to some protein muffins, protein shake and a new pair of gym shorts. Priorities.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Mon: chest and tri's Tues: shoulders and bi's Wednesday: back (upper and lower) Thursday: legs and abs Friday: rest Sat: abs and cardio Sunday: rest Finally onto the bottom row of dumbbells for chest press, 30kg! Mike, the gym is an all accepting place where you go to better yourself. People won't (shouldn't) judge you as you're there with mostly the same goals as them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Monday - Chest and triceps. Tuesday - Back and traps. Wednesday - Quads and Calfs Thursday - Rest Friday - Shoulders and biceps Saturday - Hamstrings and glutes Sunday - Taekwondo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 No weights today, but I finally got off my arse and went to the gym this evening. Just half an hour on the cross trainer to get me started, going to move on to weights next visit. Annoyingly, everyone there is built like tanks, so I'll be a little self conscious of my tiny arms. Don't worry about being smaller compared to the rest, all gotta start somewhere! In fact a lot of proper lifters have a good level of respect for starters! Only times people take the mickey is when you lift with an ego! Low weight in order to keep 100% form - How much you lift is irrelevant, form is everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Is there a good level to start at? I'm 30, not hugely built (Apart from the gut!!)... Looking to do some lifting but I'm not fussed about bulking up massively, just toning and fat loss really. I never know if I should be lifting stuff that's not very heavy but doing lots of reps, or if I should be lifting things that I consider quite heavy and doing less reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 For beginners, everything 3 sets of 10 IMO, starting very easy and increasing as the weeks go by. Don't be tempted to go for either high volume or high reps in the beginning because you'll only injure yourself. (I've had several injuries from doing both).Concentrate on the big lifts IMO. A good beginner routine to stick with is deadlifts, squats, bench press, overhead press and cable lat pull downs. Start with bar only (20kg bar) for each and add weight when you need it.It's really important to learn form properly and to see what your body is like and your personal weirdnesses. For example, most people prefer to deadlift barefoot but I use the same shoes I squat in which have a solid heel and a heel lift, most people find this sets the bar too low in relation to their shins but I have very long arms for my height (5'10" tall, 6'2" arm span), so it puts me in the correct position at the bottom of the deadlift.Read lots on the internet, go try things out, then read more on the internet, then try it out again. Lifting really can be approached as a science IMO, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. Every workout is an experiment for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWT Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Whats peoples routines on here? Think I'm gonna mix mine up and hit chest and back on the same day and put it in twice a week pull push legs x 2 Whats peoples routines on here? Think I'm gonna mix mine up and hit chest and back on the same day and put it in twice a week chest/back legs delts arms repeat or pull/push/legs For beginners, everything 3 sets of 10 IMO, starting very easy and increasing as the weeks go by. Don't be tempted to go for either high volume or high reps in the beginning because you'll only injure yourself. (I've had several injuries from doing both). Concentrate on the big lifts IMO. A good beginner routine to stick with is deadlifts, squats, bench press, overhead press and cable lat pull downs. Start with bar only (20kg bar) for each and add weight when you need it. It's really important to learn form properly and to see what your body is like and your personal weirdnesses. For example, most people prefer to deadlift barefoot but I use the same shoes I squat in which have a solid heel and a heel lift, most people find this sets the bar too low in relation to their shins but I have very long arms for my height (5'10" tall, 6'2" arm span), so it puts me in the correct position at the bottom of the deadlift. Read lots on the internet, go try things out, then read more on the internet, then try it out again. Lifting really can be approached as a science IMO, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. Every workout is an experiment for me. For beginners, everything 3 sets of 10 IMO, starting very easy and increasing as the weeks go by. Don't be tempted to go for either high volume or high reps in the beginning because you'll only injure yourself. (I've had several injuries from doing both). Concentrate on the big lifts IMO. A good beginner routine to stick with is deadlifts, squats, bench press, overhead press and cable lat pull downs. Start with bar only (20kg bar) for each and add weight when you need it. It's really important to learn form properly and to see what your body is like and your personal weirdnesses. For example, most people prefer to deadlift barefoot but I use the same shoes I squat in which have a solid heel and a heel lift, most people find this sets the bar too low in relation to their shins but I have very long arms for my height (5'10" tall, 6'2" arm span), so it puts me in the correct position at the bottom of the deadlift. Read lots on the internet, go try things out, then read more on the internet, then try it out again. Lifting really can be approached as a science IMO, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. Every workout is an experiment for me. agree with this, start by getting as much benifit from as little work, that way you can increase volume/frequency/weight as you progress another point i feel is very important do not neglect rear delts/upper back/traps this is why push pull legs is best to start to prevent the shoulder imbalances that everyone gets from to much pressing (kyphosis) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Are you doing front squats? If not, do! Paused front squats and "slow down, paused and then explosive up" (im sure theres a better name for them) normal squats seem to get me trough any squat plateaus. I hit 130Kg x3 on squat with good depth, so I'll be going for the 140kg next month. I generally avoid front squats as I struggle to support the weight on my front delt/chest rather than my arms. Just not built for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I hit 130Kg x3 on squat with good depth, so I'll be going for the 140kg next month. I generally avoid front squats as I struggle to support the weight on my front delt/chest rather than my arms. Just not built for them. Hang on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Saywut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Saywut? 'wait' training. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Pretty f**king chuffed with the gym on Tuesday. I wanted to test where my 1RM deadlift has gotten to and pulled 200kg. The initial pull off the ground was slow, but the rest of the lift was eeeeeasy, so I reckon I could pull ~210kg if I can get the leg drive sorted. I wanted to test squat today and aim for a 170kg lift, but I accidentally went out last night and now I'm feeling a touch rough, and I'm going skiing this evening so won't be able to lift for a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Pretty f**king chuffed with the gym on Tuesday. I wanted to test where my 1RM deadlift has gotten to and pulled 200kg. The initial pull off the ground was slow, but the rest of the lift was eeeeeasy, so I reckon I could pull ~210kg if I can get the leg drive sorted. I wanted to test squat today and aim for a 170kg lift, but I accidentally went out last night and now I'm feeling a touch rough, and I'm going skiing this evening so won't be able to lift for a week I'm skiing too on Sunday, my chalet has a 'gym' but I don't imagine it will be anything heavy enough for a workout. Probably just a spin bike and running machine. Excited nonetheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Boomed out a 170kg squat and a 100kg power clean today. I am so f**king happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 stronglad bopped a 110kg bench press for reps today. made a 170kg squat and a 180 deadlift earlier on too. puts me nicely in the 1000lbs club. now i need to start a food diary and stop being a fat f**ker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 How much do you weigh at the moment, if you don't mind my asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 i'm around 110kg, deadlifted 200kg with straps this afternoon all the lifting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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