Information about lifting, please?

vandaalen · 2015-02-03T09:42:41+00:00

Google for stronglifts and for starting strength. Pick one you prefere, doesn't matter which one. Then inform yourself about proper nutrition for powerbuilding.

If there are other dudes at your gym, solely focusing on free weights, try to befriend them and ask them to teach you proper form. This is very important.

If that's not possible for any reason, pay a personal trainer for the beginning. Choose wisely though.

Focusi · 2015-02-03T08:46:08+00:00

If you are beginning with little to no previous knowledge I recommend going on r/fitness and reading the sidebar there and then to pick on of the starting programs that they have.

They work for sure and that's why they have been put there as to help beginners. Do not however be afraid to mix things up a bit to what fits you best. We all respond differently programs / diets etc.

Consistency is key, fight on!

aaron_the_great · 2015-02-03T10:40:18+00:00

This is the single best guide I've seen for introduction to health and fitness, better than the /r/fitness wiki in my opinion: http://liamrosen.com/fitness.html

I agree with what the other guys said about doing Stronglifts 5x5 (as it will indicate also in the link above). I would switch over to Madcow after 4-6 months though. Anyways, give that link a full read through and then read it through again. Tells you everything you need to know about diet, fitness, and mindset. Feel free to come back if you have any questions after reading it.

Edit: and regarding form, I had no one to teach me proper form. I had to teach myself everything in the beginning until I met some people more experienced (who said my form was perfect). Just go on YouTube and look up a few different videos for each lift from different sources. Do this before every workout for the first couple weeks or until you feel confident that your form is on point.

thatwasdepressing · 2015-02-03T11:26:07+00:00

For an ELI5, read Starting Strength. It's a book, by Rippetoe.

It's not the be-all end-all bible of lifting heavy shit, but it will explain a lot, in an easy language, with pictures.

Since we're talking books, after you've read it, while you're doing the routine, read Practical Programming and the 2 Texas Method books, to know what to do once you're done with SS.

This isn't a complete list, and only covers the 'lift heavy shit' part of fitness, but should suffice for now.

crazydave1979 · 2015-02-03T12:15:05+00:00

Tnation, they have some hard core training advice

friestogo · 2015-02-03T17:10:16+00:00

cross-benches

I don't think that's a thing.

jupc · 2015-02-03T17:15:04+00:00

The best lifting is a compound barbell training program.

Compound means exercises that involve a full-range of motion over a large portion of your musculature. More motion and musculature translates into efficiency in acquiring strength, compared to isolation exercises.

Training program means a programmed series of regular training sessions (for example, MWF) with specific weights and repetitions, with increasing weights session to session (beginner), or week to week (intermediate).

DocObvious_ · 2015-02-04T00:51:33+00:00

Get a trainer so you don't hurt yourself.

It's easy to tell you to do squats and deadlifts, but if you've never lifted before you're going to fuck yourself up. A trainer will motivate you, but more importantly show you how not to hurt yourself. Form is important. Form while lifting is like frame.

Obviously, different lifts target different muscles. The great thing about stronglifts as recommended here already, is that these lists are many "full body" lifts. They target a lot more than only biceps or only tris. A deadlift targets a huge amount of different muscles; squats, bench press, as being the three lifts that make up powerlifting, are the three lifts that target the most muscle groups. You do these for strength.

Then you might add some other lifts to target more specific muscles somewhat individually. This might provide you with the aesthetics a lot of men want to get out of lifting.

A lot more to lifting that you'll learn over time.

Devvils · 2015-02-04T02:48:13+00:00

Exrx has some good guides.

plasticslug · 2015-02-04T05:12:19+00:00

If you are unfamiliar with working out and exercising in general please, please proceed with caution... Top rated posts list this 5x5 exercises etc... which include squats and dead lifts.... which would be a fantastic opportunity to slip a disk or hurt yourself being an inexperienced lifter.

Start small, go running, I started attending boot camp classes which includes a lot of cardio/body weight exercises. It really kicked my ass, and after running 4 miles at time, my over all strength/endurance has now put me at the top of my class.

Bottom line, start small, start safe and with good form. Everything else will follow. And most importantly find an exercise that you enjoy.

SeekingTheWay · 2015-02-03T10:11:57+00:00

stronglift 5x5 is definitely a good start. you will gain strength of the entire body. beyond that, you can start some cosmetic excercises for dedicated muscle groups but you can pick that up from other gym guys while you do the stronglift which is nicely documented

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