Advice on weight lifting

[deleted] · 2014-09-13T21:19:04+00:00

I went from 175 to 200 in just under two years using this program. It teaches you everything you need to know about the exercises down to which muscle is being used in each phase of the movement.

Keep your diet clean, no junk. You will gain regardless of how you eat but you want those gains to be from good foods.

Learn everything about form if you are concerned about injury. I did injure my back and still deal with it from DL's, so take your time and learn how to do the exercise properly with low weights before going HAM.

2014-09-14T13:13:02+00:00

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smokingmonkey420 · 2014-09-13T21:53:53+00:00

www.nattyornot.com

This website gives the most truthful and straightforward advice on lifting I've come across. Check it out.

One of the things I learned from there is to keep it simple. Do compound exercises and avoid the accessory exercises like tricep extensions or curls. They will hurt your joints and cause injury in the long run.

Also, be aware that you're probably going to be built better for bench press or dead lifts, but not both. It's about arm length. Longer arms means a better dead lift, but compromises your press, and vice versa. Squats is about keeping your heels planted in the ground.

Most important thing is form and reps. Keep good form and don't overdo it. Don't go to failure too often. Remember, you're building your body, not destroying it.

Understand that you likely will never look like the guys you see on the magazines. They are all on steroids even though they claim natural. Still, that shouldn't matter. IMO, lifting is more psychological than it is Aesthetic. You get a sense of accomplishment from it and you stay healthy. That's what's important. Not having a "shredded" physique.

This goes without saying, but it's mostly about your diet.

alex-zheng · 2014-09-14T00:48:25+00:00

For squat form, I found this guy's video invaluable

http://youtu.be/bs_Ej32IYgo

His other videos are also good. YouTube's top results on each movement's form won't steer you wrong.

MetacognitiveMan · 2014-09-13T21:17:07+00:00

If you are doing manual labor during the day lifting boulders and shit, try upping your caloric intake to be a little more (like 250 calories/day) than normal and make most of that in the form of protein.

To gain muscle, you need more calories to fuel muscle growth.

Doing compound lifts like you mention are also good, but add them slowly and with enough nutrition to support recovery.

You'll have to experimentally find this, though.

UserNumber47 · 2014-09-14T15:24:58+00:00

I recommend you watch some Jonie Candito videos on you tube, he has a few videos explaining correct for and gives great advice overall IMO. Also, a great tool for checking what's wrong with your form is filming yourself doing the workout, if that's a possibility. Then you can watch the video in slow-mo and see stuff you'd normally miss. I fixed my squats this way.

StevenLaBerge · 2014-09-14T04:50:42+00:00

Wrong subreddit bro.

Title	Advice on weight lifting
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Date	September 13, 2014 9:07 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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