The Weight Training Thread

[Roboklopp]

How much do you weigh? It's "only" just over 3 of me!

[RedReet]

Between 60-62kgs. Was 62 the other day, but I think the scales have me slightly heavier and I might have dropped a bit since.

Had to stop weighing myself as I was doing it every day and recording what I eat to try and shift some body fat before holiday, but I plateaued at 62kgs and 10.4% BF which pissed me off, so I decided to stop obsessing and accept my current shape as even if I reached my target (under 8% BF) I still wouldn't be happy.

[Nicey]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ESzxewp6g"]EVOLUTION - YouTube[/ame] Very Good book to steal off the interwebs ...

His workouts are basically ... Decent Warm up followed by 3 Supersets ...
Warm Up ... Jumps Side to Side 30 secounds .. Jumps forward to back 30 seconds, Squats 15, Press Ups 15, Lunges 20 on each leg
First one very big ... 20, 15, 12, 10, 5, 8, 16 REPS 2 stations Example Bench Plus Lat Pulldowns
Second 3 Sets of 10 or 12, 2 stations
Third 3 Sets of 10 or 12 , 2 Stations

Awesome work out, recommended

[Roboklopp]

Too high reps for me! Tend to work in the 3-8 range predominantly. Sometimes burn out with as many as poss- which can go to 20ish depending on the exercise & what I've done before.

[Norbs]

Hello muscly people

I have a pitifully weedy chest and want to increase it which will hopefully raise my saggy belly at the same time. Can anyone advise the most effective equipment I can buy to use at home, and if there are any exercises focused on this muscle group

Ta

[Norbs]

Getting sand kicked in my face here...

[RedReet]

Getting sand kicked in my face here...

I don't have muscles, so I didn't reply. For chest exercises at home, I would start with press-ups before going and buying equipment. If you find you're sticking with it and want to step it up then buy a cheap bench and some dumbbells to do bench presses or a barbell set with rack etc.

Some form of bench press is your best approach, but I'd definitely start with press-up's as you need no equipment and if you do want to progress and think you'll stick with it then even consider joining a gym to use their benches and the various chest machines.

[Norbs]

Cheers fella, I'll have to start the push up challenge and see how I get on. Either that or it's implants

[Roboklopp]

What he said, soz Nobrot. Blame Despot LX for demoting the thread here. Tsk.


I am a slender 89K nowadays. High reps week this week (largely a new thing to rotate weeks, light/high, medium/medium, heavy/low. Today was 5 sets of 15 reps squat @ 90K. My squats are slightly below parallel cos I don't cheat like some dickheads you see.

[Roboklopp]

How are you pecs coming along tNorbasaurus?

[RedReet]

Much like this thread, I’ve hit a complete brink wall in the gym. I really thought that after I got all the fasting and dieting out of the way after my holidays that I’d start eating more and fly up the weights in the gym. The first part was easy, but if anything I’m regressing with my lifting at the gym. Very frustrating.

I try to avoid any kind of supplements for the gym as I don’t want to become reliant on them, but I might have to try something soon as I just feel like I’m wasting my time every day.

Probably wouldn't have happened if this thread was still in CCC.

[Subby]

Broke the 500lbs barrier last night for the first time horizontal leg press. yay 228kg - 502lbs

[paulg]

Have any of you guys done 5x5 strength training? I've been reading up on it, as my long term aim is to get bigger and stronger. Obviously I need to get past the lazy git, can't be arsed to do even press ups first...

[labourRed]

Have any of you guys done 5x5 strength training? I've been reading up on it, as my long term aim is to get bigger and stronger. Obviously I need to get past the lazy git, can't be arsed to do even press ups first...

Yes. It's very good.

The basic cycle for what you're trying to achieve is: strength > hypertrophy > cut.

Although with a decent diet 5x5 will be great.

The bit at the start will seem easy, it's designed that way to ensure you nail form. Perhaps worth getting a PT to monitor your form so you can adjust to the extra weight (as it's easy to squat say 40kg with awful form - less so with 140kg if you catch my drift). This is what i did as my deadlift form (rounded back was dreadful). You can always line up a camera to monitor your lifts if you lift in the house.

[Alex]

Yeah I did it 18 months back for a few months. Really improved my strength and fitness. But Christmas and life got in the way and I fell off the plan.

Im actually planning on restarting tonight at the Gym.

Before when I was doing 5x5 I was also running on the alternate day and eating very clean. So the weight fell off me, and I was at a point where I had to keep eating meat to not lose the strength. It works though.