reps-is this right?

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Hi,
Just wondering if I doing reps right. I do 15 arm curls then do another 15 curls.
Then I do anothe 10 arm curls with a heavier weight.

Is this right?
 
I assume you mean bicep curls?

Normally you do some warm up sets, then go to your working weight for 3 sets. The working weight is a weight that you find difficult for the rep range, the last rep should feel sufficiently difficult but not so difficult that the remaining 2 sets you can't complete the full rep range.
 
Tattooed said:
I just gettin started again. so far all I'm doing is bicep curls and lateral raises.
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What equipment do you have access to? and there's no such thing as tone you either need to lose fat, build muscle or both.
Those exercises alone won't really help with either.
 
Has to be a joke!

Just in case though:

If you want to lose bodyfat, eat less kcal/do some exercise
If you want to gain muscle, eat more and train hard (which doesnt mean just curls and lat raises).
 
It says a lot about the baseline level of fitness knowledge the general public have that a genuinely clueless person and a troll are indistinguishable on this topic.

OP, you've done well posting in here asking for advice as there's an insane wealth of knowledgable and experienced members that have seemingly endless patience with helping newbies. Just make sure you listen to them!

You might want to read this - it will help you get some of the basic understanding required to make progress :)
 
whilst the above linked thread is great I feel as someone that is just starting to work out that its massively over bearing and will put people off.

you'v made a start but you need more exercises in your routine. it could be anything from 10 min run on a treadmill, some bar work, cable machines, literally anything at this point!

think about what muscles you want to tone first and then work from there, remembering that you need to try and get to all areas eventually or your just look weird - this is where a gym membership helps out massively.

you need to really be adding at least another 3/4 routines to the equation - working out shouldnt take 10 minutes ,more like 40.
 
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That's pretty poor advice imo. All he'll end up doing is adding one crappy isolation exercise a week until 3 months down the line he's finally got a decent routine together but given up because he's seen no results. If you dive straight into a well thought out routine you'll a) know whether you can be arsed to put the effort in or if you're wasting your time and b) see (or at least feel) results from the get go
 
Fluttershy said:
That's pretty poor advice imo. All he'll end up doing is adding one crappy isolation exercise a week until 3 months down the line he's finally got a decent routine together but given up because he's seen no results. If you dive straight into a well thought out routine you'll a) know whether you can be arsed to put the effort in or if you're wasting your time and b) see (or at least feel) results from the get go
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perhaps I worded this incorrectly, or you misunderstood. Im in no way saying 'add an exercise a week and see what happens' , I was trying to get him to think about what he actually wants to do and go from there, my gym mention was bc 9/10 machines at the gym actually show you what your working on and you can manage a more effective routine from that.

your never really going to see 'real' results from the get go unless your sourced up to high heaven- everything takes time and effort to achieve, thats where some mental barriers comes into play and if you can be 'arsed' to plough through it. something hes going to have to address on a personal level.
 
iamtheoneneo said:
whilst the above linked thread is great I feel as someone that is just starting to work out that its massively over bearing and will put people off.

you'v made a start but you need more exercises in your routine. it could be anything from 10 min run on a treadmill, some bar work, cable machines, literally anything at this point!

think about what muscles you want to tone first and then work from there, remembering that you need to try and get to all areas eventually or your just look weird - this is where a gym membership helps out massively.

you need to really be adding at least another 3/4 routines to the equation - working out shouldnt take 10 minutes ,more like 40.
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iamtheoneneo said:
perhaps I worded this incorrectly, or you misunderstood. Im in no way saying 'add an exercise a week and see what happens' , I was trying to get him to think about what he actually wants to do and go from there, my gym mention was bc 9/10 machines at the gym actually show you what your working on and you can manage a more effective routine from that.

your never really going to see 'real' results from the get go unless your sourced up to high heaven- everything takes time and effort to achieve, thats where some mental barriers comes into play and if you can be 'arsed' to plough through it. something hes going to have to address on a personal level.
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No mate, it's just bad advice.

If a proper balanced routine is "over bearing" then you've picked the wrong hobby. No one will reach their aesthetic goal by just doing curls and lateral raises... and a 10 min run.

Also, from your posts it seems like you're primarily using machines (also explains why you think Gordy's routine is too much) - don't do this.
 
Zefan said:
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:edit: It is an adjective, not a verb. (Maybe not technically right, but I know what I'm saying... :p)
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It is fail.

OP: forget everything you thought you knew about exercise and weight training, and find any of the 'routine' threads in this forum. :)
 
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