GordyR's Beginners Guide to Bodybuilding

Morba · 31 Mar 2009 at 20:51

anant_shah94 said:
Dumbbell shrugs (http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/TrapeziusUpper/DBShrug.html) hurt my neck, ie: put strain on it. is this supposed to happen?

doing any exercise to build muscle will strain that given muscle.

are you performing the exercise properly, or doing it wrong?

TheCenturion · 31 Mar 2009 at 22:56

Morba said:
doing any exercise to build muscle will strain that given muscle.

are you performing the exercise properly, or doing it wrong?

I'm pretty sure it's correct, but It's supposed to work the back muscles, not the neck muscle

decmatt · 2 Apr 2009 at 02:14

How much would you clever lot think this is worth?

HERE IS MY POWERLIFTING RACK THAT RETAILS AT £300 IN ARGOS (CHECK IT OUT) IT ALSO COMES WITH A OLYMPIC BAR SET THAT RETAILS AT £200 AND A SET OF 10KG DUMBBELLS THAT RETAIL AT £28 ALL WEIGHTS ARE CAST IRON ALSO COMES WITH TRICEP PULLDOWN AND LAT PULLDOWN BARS!

Sorry for the capitals, thats his ad.

Thanks

Morba · 3 Apr 2009 at 16:59

All of that?
how much weight is there (in plates)?

Doesnt look too bad from the pic at all, but then he's paid near on £600 for the lot
Do you get the bench as well?

Offer £250 and see what he says, its gotta be worth more than that, but no harm in trying!

If you do get it for £250, then bloody well done

decmatt · 3 Apr 2009 at 18:31

Its 140kg of cast iorn

Morba · 3 Apr 2009 at 19:33

Offer up £250

TheCenturion · 3 Apr 2009 at 20:31

I've got a question about rest. I do my dumbbell workout everyday... but I don't work out the same body part 2 days in a row, does that count as rest?

Steedie · 3 Apr 2009 at 20:35

I'd still have a days rest, even if you're not touching the same muscle group, your body still needs its rest. And it's during this rest that you get the muscle and strength gains

TheCenturion · 3 Apr 2009 at 20:42

Steedie said:
I'd still have a days rest, even if you're not touching the same muscle group, your body still needs its rest. And it's during this rest that you get the muscle and strength gains

tbh, my workout lasts 10-15 mins, and I have around 30 hours rest between workouts.

Morba · 3 Apr 2009 at 21:10

another one liner from Morba:

"You don't grow in the gym, you grow out of it."

Rest is very important.

TheCenturion · 3 Apr 2009 at 21:18

Morba said:
another one liner from Morba:

"You don't grow in the gym, you grow out of it."

Rest is very important.

klkl, it's just I only have access to the weights for another 2 weeks, then after that I have to wait six weeks to get another chance to use them for one week.

Morba · 3 Apr 2009 at 21:21

i wouldnt worry about weight tbh.
get looking up some decent body weight stuff, then get a decent ruck sack that you can put some bricks in. will enable you to do squats and all sorts of other lifts :]

TheCenturion · 3 Apr 2009 at 21:36

I've gained nearly 1.5 stone since January

roid · 4 Apr 2009 at 09:12

Morba said:
another one liner from Morba:

"You don't grow in the gym, you grow out of it."

Rest is very important.

Write a book

neon.uk · 4 Apr 2009 at 12:02

Before I got my weights set I did some research into bodyweight stuff. I found the Bodyweight series by Craig Ballantyne very good. There's a starter Bodyweight 100 (100 reps of various exercises), then you can go up to the 200, and so on. The 350 was about right for me - but you then can go onto the 500 and then the 1000 :eek:

here's the 350:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP8R300-no8

naknakkus · 15 Apr 2009 at 16:22

I'm thinking of buying a 20kg York kit of weights for £33. Is this a good deal? My current exercise regimen consists of compound exercises on my pullup bar, sit ups, football, and cycling. Would be worthwhile to incorporate weights to some of my normal exercises, like weighted sit ups etc?

semi-pro waster · 15 Apr 2009 at 17:24

Before someone else says it, 20kg is unlikely to last you very long at all before you need to add to it.

What are your goals here? What is your current regime in more detail? Do you go to any gym or is it only home exercise you want to do? If it is home exercise only then do you have space for a bench?

naknakkus · 15 Apr 2009 at 17:37

semi-pro waster said:
Before someone else says it, 20kg is unlikely to last you very long at all before you need to add to it.

What are your goals here? What is your current regime in more detail? Do you go to any gym or is it only home exercise you want to do? If it is home exercise only then do you have space for a bench?

My goals are sort of vague: I want to increase my general endurance and strength. My legs are already very strong from cycling, but my upper body needs work. I feel like I've hit a plateau at the moment. I'm not terribly concerned about weight gain, although I could probably afford to bulk up a bit (150lb 5'9").

I exercise at home because I don't have the time or money for the gym. I probably have enough space for a bench.

My current exercise:
80+ pullups/chinups (alternating) 4 times a week.
100+ situps 4 times a week.
Cycle 4 miles mon-fri at a sprint. Usually cycle more than that at weekends. Good enough for my cardio?
Football on occasion.

Not a very well worked out routine, I know. Occasionally I swap pullups for press ups.

semi-pro waster · 15 Apr 2009 at 17:50

Your cardio should be fine. If you are going to be working out at home then I'd think you should be looking at more like 50kg of weights as a bare minimum, quite possibly more.

Have a squint at your local free ads paper and Craigslist/Gumtree sort of sites to see if anyone is trying to offload a bench and bar+weights, it should be a fair bit cheaper than buying new - I think about £1 per kg is usual although I could be wrong on that.

neon.uk · 17 Apr 2009 at 10:56

Yeah I found a great deal on Gumtree for a bench and 100kg of weights (including BB and DBs). There are loads of deals on there, second hand is the way to go for weights.