haha one of my best friends is helping me with form and technique

it's pretty awesome :-D

[QUOTE=Eggo]haha one of my best friends is helping me with form and technique

it's pretty awesome :-D[/QUOTE]




thats definitely good.



Its like guitar man, slow and steady


free weights are MUCH more beneficial

[QUOTE=Eggo]haha one of my best friends is helping me with form and technique

it's pretty awesome :-D[/QUOTE]
thats good last thing you want to do is injure yourself.

And dont rush into heavy weights. /remember football tryouts.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]

free weights are MUCH more beneficial[/QUOTE]
what? no way. BS right there. Benching all the way

if you get into it heavily...


you learn not to over do it as well. If it takes you DAYS to recover, you definitely are doing something wrong



most people work separate muscle groups, alternating days


[QUOTE=Aw3someman]what? no way. BS right there. Benching all the way[/QUOTE]


you can bench free weights numb nuts :thumb:

[QUOTE=Eggo]haha one of my best friends is helping me with form and technique

it's pretty awesome :-D[/QUOTE]
Heh, I have a family friend who used to train with the army help me. Cept instead of weights, we do things with our own body weight for long periods of time, or lots of reps.

[QUOTE=Eggo]Douglas Adams \m/

I recently ordered his last book, [i]Salmon of Doubt[/i], and I look forward to reading it again :-)

I just went lifting for the first time...Three hours later, my arms, chest, and back are completely dead =([/QUOTE]
I've not read that one. Only 3 or 4 of them I think, sadly. I really want to read them all all the way through at some point, but I don't own them all yet. I discovered them as is at a garage sale, but it wasn't a full set :(

I hate weight lifting, I'd rather do Karate to workout.

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Heh, I have a family friend who used to train with the army help me. Cept instead of weights, we do things with our own body weight for long periods of time, or lots of reps.[/QUOTE]



thats not for muscle mass, thats for TONE (definition) and stamina

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]you can bench free weights numb nuts :thumb:[/QUOTE]
BURN!!!:amaze:

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]
you can bench free weights numb nuts :thumb:[/QUOTE]
That's annoying as hell though.

All this talk about weight lifting and such makes me sad. I'm a weed.

[QUOTE=Aw3someman]That's annoying as hell though.[/QUOTE]



well, see, you are going about it the wrong way.


you see bench as in "wow, i can do this much weight!!! I'm a man"


free weights work the complementary muscle groups. With that GOOD form, its MUCH harder to do 8 reps, of say 85 pounds, compared to 125 pounds on bench


that CONTROL requires muscles that you cant work out with a bar alone, like you would think

[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]I've not read that one. Only 3 or 4 of them I think, sadly. I really want to read them all all the way through at some point, but I don't own them all yet. I discovered them as is at a garage sale, but it wasn't a full set :(

I hate weight lifting, I'd rather do Karate to workout.[/QUOTE]

well cardio and lifting are two very different components of working out

Hey guys whats ur max for benching. Last week i got 210. I felt ripped. but i can prolly go higher.

[QUOTE=Aw3someman]Hey guys whats ur max for benching. Last week i got 210. I felt ripped. but i can prolly go higher.[/QUOTE]


u've seemed to prove me right instantly.



thats a lil scary

You only max out to see how much you start out on.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]u've seemed to prove me right instantly.



thats a lil scary[/QUOTE]
HAHA lol . i do a lot of other stuff though. I just hate free weights for some reason. They piss me off. I don't know why...

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]thats not for muscle mass, thats for TONE (definition) and stamina[/QUOTE]
Endurance, I am pretty small myself and dont need to be huge, just defined....is all I want. It burns body fat too....I only have 8.5 %...

[QUOTE=Aw3someman]HAHA lol . i do a lot of other stuff though. I just hate free weights for some reason. They piss me off. I don't know why...[/QUOTE]


well, once you realize the benefits of doing so, you might change your tune



[QUOTE]Endurance, I am pretty small myself and dont need to be huge, just defined....is all I want. It burns body fat too....I only have 8.5 %...[/QUOTE]



yea, cause you being BIG is REALLY a problem for ya :lol:

I'm 16% body fat. That makes me sad.

[QUOTE=Happy]I'm 16% body fat. That makes me sad.[/QUOTE]
16%? Get off the forums and into that gym now!

Muscle is a matabolic tissue. You build muscle you metabolism boosts and loose weight faster.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]well, once you realize the benefits of doing so, you might change your tune







yea, cause you being BIG is REALLY a problem for ya :lol:[/QUOTE]
Ya,it isnt, but I enjoy working out, its a good stress reliever.

[QUOTE=Happy]I'm 16% body fat. That makes me sad.[/QUOTE]
16 is in the average.. not bad not great.

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Ya,it isnt, but I enjoy working out, its a good stress reliever.[/QUOTE]

all im saying is, dont let "getting big" be an excuse for you to use.


At least be honest with yourself about it man

[QUOTE=Aw3someman]16%? Get off the forums and into that gym now![/QUOTE]
:lol:

I'm not actually overweight. I'm about 126lbs.

[QUOTE=Happy]:lol:

I'm not actually overweight. I'm about 126lbs.[/QUOTE]
How tall are you?

edit- damnit guitrguy u beat me to the question.

Weight depends on heights but generally 126 is a good for someone around 17-19 i think it was. But the best ratio is weight : Height

5"7.

The weight:height charts told me I was the right weight :cry:

After 15 its really just height to weight comparison. I don't think age is factor after that point.

damn, you make me feel tall




/5'9"



anywho, works out


PEACE

[QUOTE=Happy]5"7.

The weight:height charts told me I was the right weight :cry:[/QUOTE]
thats pretty skinny
im 5"10 and about 190

[QUOTE=Eggo]well cardio and lifting are two very different components of working out[/QUOTE]
True, but I felt (and looked) in shape simply by doing pushups, situps, leglifts, jumping jacks, etc... Karate isn't just moving around and stuff, it addressess lifting to a point too, and I found that was the only way I could ever do anything like that.

Luckily I'm just naturally thin :D

EDIT: 5'11" ~155 lbs :cool:

I'm about the same, 5'7 and 126. I'm a shrimp.

Luckily the thin guys are in with the ladies at the moment. :)

I'm watching Patrick Stewart being awesome in his new ITV drama.
6'4" and hell knows. People who are happy with themselves don't weigh themselves
Probably around 175, 180

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]I'm watching Patrick Stewart being awesome in his new ITV drama.
6'4" and hell knows.
Probably around 175, 180[/QUOTE]

Pfffft. Giant.

[QUOTE=Eggo]I just went lifting for the first time...Three hours later, my arms, chest, and back are completely dead =([/QUOTE]

Oh Amit, you little girl :p

I started working out for high school football, and I really haven't stopped, although last year I did it a lot less than normal.

[QUOTE]thats pretty skinny
im 5"10 and about 190[/QUOTE]

I'm the same height as you, but you've got a good 15-20 pounds on me.

What's your body fat percentage?

[QUOTE]I'm about the same, 5'7 and 126. I'm a shrimp.[/QUOTE]

Jesus :eek:

[QUOTE=Cain]I'm about the same, 5'7 and 126. I'm a shrimp.

Luckily the thin guys are in with the ladies at the moment. :)[/QUOTE]
Psh, not that you're looking anyways :p
[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]I'm watching Patrick Stewart being awesome in his new ITV drama.
6'4" and hell knows. People who are happy with themselves don't weigh themselves
Probably around 175, 180[/QUOTE]
Captain Picard!

Eh, I only know my weight (ish) because I've been about the same for oh...2 years heh. I've actually been losing weight lately, but eh.

P.S. What is everyone's (who uses it) soulseek names here?

[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]
P.S. What is everyone's (who uses it) soulseek names here?[/QUOTE]

lintmunro

[QUOTE=Permanent Solution]True, but I felt (and looked) in shape simply by doing pushups, situps, leglifts, jumping jacks, etc... Karate isn't just moving around and stuff, it addressess lifting to a point too, and I found that was the only way I could ever do anything like that.

Luckily I'm just naturally thin :D

EDIT: 5'11" ~155 lbs :cool:[/QUOTE]

heh my friend who is training me does a lot of martial arts and rock climbing

i only do the latter

5'10". 180 lbs. It's around the normal weight for someone of my height and body type, but none of it's from tone. :upset:

It's ironic too because in freshman year high school, I could count my ribs in the mirror I was so scrawny.