Starting the gym

Snowboard18 · 2019-07-30T18:51:21+00:00

Work on the compound lifts, go as heavy as you can for sets of 5 with perfect form

boy_named_su · 2019-07-30T19:09:17+00:00

Calculate your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). There are calculators online

Add 200 calories/day to this for the muscle that you will grow

Re-calculate your TDEE every month

Eat enough protein. Figure it out here: examine.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-do-you-need/#summary4

StrongLifts 5x5 (plus chinups and dips) is fine for beginners. It doesn't really matter which program you do as a beginner, as long as you follow one. StrongLifts site has good form videos for you

You should be able to put on 2 pounds / month of muscle as a noob. You should be able to add weigth to every lift every lift day for the first 3 months. If you cannot, then you need more calories or protein

That'll get you started. Once you plateau, come back and we'll give you more advice

Thrawy125 · 2019-07-30T22:00:54+00:00

PM u/GayLubeOil

ArdAtak · 2019-07-30T23:48:08+00:00

Lift Heavy, eat lot's of protein, get sleep.

There's millions of articles on this.

Jabbermouth · 2019-07-31T19:55:33+00:00

Go to r gainit subreddit. Will teach you better than any comment here will

Title	Starting the gym
Author	CabbageCutter
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Comments	28
Date	July 30, 2019 6:50 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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