Lifting Advice

middobbo · 2018-06-10T21:15:25+00:00

Eat at a calorie surplus and try Strong Lifts 5x5.

leon_leonidas · 2018-06-10T16:39:24+00:00

If you are just starting out get yourself a copy of Rippetoes "starting strength" to learn the basic lifts. (Or get the PDF version, check his YouTube video and for example Scott Hermans)

Start practicing these lifts.

Put an emphasis on learning how to do them.

Heavy 5×5 training (which is the basic starting strength protocol) is good and recommendable, but not as a complete beginner.

Because, before you want to start lifting heavy and close to your physical capabilities you need to learn and build the proper technique.

Otherwise you increase the weights too quick and fuck up your joints and all that by trying to work as heavy as possible while having no or a very shitty technique.

If I were to go back in time (into gym training for about 6 years now. Before that it was martial arts) I would do the following:

After you proved some commitment from yourself by taking the time to Google and get some sort of understanding - hit the gym regularly and you start seeing the same guys there. - get one of them who has a proven track record aka a great and balanced physique to help and train you and pay him if necessary.

I'm not talking about some bs PT who's more a salesman than anything else but find someone who's a cool guy and just passionate about the sport.

fidelred01 · 2018-06-10T15:57:48+00:00

ICF 5x5 worked for me, check out my latest field report. However I did 3x5 and some other modifications

DoubleTimeRLTW · 2018-06-10T17:59:01+00:00

• Buy a copy of Starting Strength

• Read it

• Completely tear out the nutrition section

• Read it again

• Apply what you read

• Eat whole foods in calorie/protein surplus. Download myfitness pal, and track your macros with that.

Now, I know I am asking for downvotes here, but to do a strength training routine like SS or SL5x5, you will need to eat ALOT. You will gain fat. Give up the idea of a 6 pack for a while, and build the ice chest to put it in. I assure you, if you do the program correctly, as well as eat enough and sleep enough, you will be lifting more weight than most “jacked” gymbros. After you exhaust your linear progression, then by all means, cut your BF% back down, and do a routine for aesthetics.

[deleted] · 2018-06-10T18:09:56+00:00

Arnold's "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding"

The__Tren__Train · 2018-06-10T16:59:10+00:00

dont do any of this stronglifts, gallon of milk a day bullshit.

go to testosteronenation, and read everything by John Meadows and Shelby Starnes.

happy_escapee · 2018-06-10T23:37:07+00:00

Start here: https://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-routines/ultimate-starters-guide-training

See what you like and don't like. 5x5 Stronglifts is a great starting point after you dip your toes in with the above program but I, personally, don't feel it's enough.

Chris Hemsworth's Thor workout is really solid as well. I ended up combining it with 5x5 for a 6-day split of back, chest, gut, shoulders, arms, legs, rest.

Been at it for eight months. Gains have been huge and have advanced a ton. Have struggled with a few plateaus here and there but just push through them, stick with it, and you'll add weight.

You also need to consider diet and supplements with this. Junk food needs to stop. Sugar needs to be eliminated. You need start closely watching what goes into your piehole. You need to determine what your maintenance calorie count is. You need to determine how many calories you're burning at the gym. I stick with the 2 grams per pound of (real) body weight. By "real" I mean lean mass, not mass plus fat.

Get on some decent multivitamins. Get some protein. Get some creatine. Take loads fish oil as it's excellent for your joints. I think I take four 300mg capsules ever day (two in morning, two at night).

It can look daunting but it's actually really easy to get into.

Title	Lifting Advice
Author	vizendel
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Date	June 10, 2018 2:34 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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