It’s preached here all the time. LIFT. LIFT. LIFT some more.
As a guy who’s been incredibly active my entire life; working out is in my DNA. When I don’t do some sort of exercising I start to see some immediate effects: terrible mood, decreased focus, increased depression, diet suffers, sleep quality deteriorates, confidence drops, just to name a few.
This post is not for guys who know the benefits of working out/lifting. This post is for the men in here that are either procrastinating on starting or think they don’t need to start. So I’ll break it down as best as I can. This short list is just a few things I’ve come up with to help you see the benefits that lifting can bring to your life.
Physical (internal):
Self:
You will immediately feel better. Will you be sore? Of course you will, but that soreness will make you feel alive, it will remind you that you accomplished something and it will eventually pass.
You mood will improve, DRAMATICALLY: you will get a surge of testosterone as your body reacts to an increase in physical stress, this hormone is gold; it will boost your mood and your confidence.
Others:
Your improved mood will directly be felt by others. It may be a subtle change, but when you’re happier it makes other happier whether they recognize it or not.
Physical visual (externally): As you get in better shape a few things will begin to happen.
Self:
You will start to get bigger physically.
Others:
This communicates a few things.
You take care of yourself.
You are more capable of imposing your will on your environment. (the bigger the guy the higher the SMV)
You are pushing yourself (continual growth)
Self:
Your walk will change. When you lift correctly your posture will improve along with your energy level.
Others:
This communicates a few things.
You are confident in your physical abilities
You increase posture will signal that you have better energy levels (higher testosterone)
Physical (actions): The more you work out the more you will be willing to do physical things.
Self:
Engage in physical competition. When you have been working out, you start to have confidence in your abilities. This paired with an increase in testosterone will drive you to want to test your abilities with others to:
Push yourself physically (for the boost in testosterone)
Compete with others (to display your new abilities and to see where your SMV is on a physical level)
Others:
This communicates a few things:
Not afraid to compete (whether you win or lose isn’t the point, it’s that you had the courage to try it).
You are willing to participate in a physical group activity.
Self:
Help lift something heavy for someone.
Others:
This communicates a few things:
Energy to spare (abundance mentality)
Not afraid to engage in a task that's physically tough. (confidence/courage)
Physical (conversation): Your physical improvement will improve your conversations.
Self:
You will stand taller when speaking to other. You won't literally be taller but you will stand up straighter.
Others:
This communicates a few things:
You are not physically intimidated.
You a strong individual who can physically defend themselves or exert their will on their environment (physical confidence)
Self:
You energy level will be higher. The increase in testosterone will improve your mood and confidence in your conversations.
Others:
This communicates a few things:
You are more entertaining to talk to (no one likes to talk to a low energy person)
You have an abundance of energy.
You can maintain an higher output of energy for longer (you won’t quit and go home early)
You are healthier (more attractive)
What this displays to the different sexes:
Men:
You are more capable of helping the group.
You are confident in you physical abilities.
If they need help with a physical task, you can help.
You are a force to be reckoned with.
You are a strong ally and not a weak enemy (low SMV male)
You are immediately more respected.
You are more willing to engage in playful competition.
Women:
You take care of yourself. (displaying physically intelligence because you know it's important to take care of yourself)
You are more capable of keeping her safe.
You are not afraid to engage in physical activities.
You have an abundance of energy (Better at fucking her brains out)
You are less likely to shy away from competition. (direct test of physical SMV)
You have higher energy (you can get more shit done before you get tired)
You are in a better mood. (low depression)
You handle physical adversity well
You will GIVE HER A STRONG BABY (she wants those good genes)
So get off your ass and go lift. Stop thinking about how hard it will be and start looking at the benifits. It will drastically improve your life, it the reason we preach it here.
LogicalWinner 5y ago
Your body is like a car you can't get out of.
It can be a ferrari everyone wants to test drive... or a rusty dodge neon that people don't even want to look at.
Choice is yours.
Desolating 5y ago
This is a comment worth saving and acting upon.
unclecrumble 5y ago
I’ve literally said something eerily similar to this to girls I’ve dated in the past that didn’t understand my ambition to get in crazy good shape. They always made comments but never could quite understand the pain involved. There have been plenty of days I could barely walk after doing legs or I couldn’t do 20 push-ups because my chest was so sore. Most people do some form of exercise but I feel the ones that truly go hard are few and far between. Women fucking love it tho I very rarely go out and see a guy near my level of fitness and it pays off when you’re the only guy who’s ripped in a full bar.
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You are spot on. Confidence like nothing else.
unclecrumble 5y ago
I find other guys are oddly nice to me too. Older dudes really don’t like me though. I find I get respect but more in a I fucking hate you kind of way if that makes sense
salinorum 5y ago
Unless you smoke salvia, then you can exit the car. Just make sure not to smoke at the gym
The_Phoenecian 5y ago
Fun fact, I set my deadlifting PR seconds after a big rip of salvia. I thought I was pulling the plug out of the drain in the bathtub of all the negativity in the universe.
edit* this is, of course, a joke, don't smoke salvia in the gym
edit** just don't smoke salvia at all
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iammercury 5y ago
Warren Buffett had a good quote about that:
“Imagine you’re going to be given a new car. Any car that you want is yours. It will be at the front of your house with a bow on it when you get home. There’s one catch. That’s the only car you’re ever going to have in your life. So you better take care of it.”
“You’re only going to get one body and one mind in your life, so you better take care of it.”
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Warren buffet eats mcdonalds and drinks soda every single day of his life.
iammercury 5y ago
Yep, and he's almost 90 and still the smartest living invester.
iammercury 5y ago
Shit, my apologies! I just smoked a huge bowl and greatly confused your reply. I totally agree, if his body was a car, it would be my 2007 Pontiac G5. :)
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haha yeah man i mean he's one of the smartest (and of course wealthiest dudes of all-time) but he doesn't exactly "lift" or eat healthy is all i was saying
iammercury 5y ago
I generally try to eat well and work out regularly, but I chainsmoke weed and cigs and 'treat' myself with the occasional diet coke. In my conspiratorial way, I sometimes think about the fact that Berkshire owns a big chunk of Coke makes me hope that he convinced the engineers to put some sort of 'limitless'-style drugs in their drinks. I need to smoke less weed. :)
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haha yeah - and who knows if he actually even drinks coke. Could all be a ploy.
iammercury 5y ago
Yeah, it's getting harder and harder to find objective truth out there. It's become Orwellian. Probably for a much longer time than I realize, but definitely speeding up lately.
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Its funny now to me that you had to break it down to this autistic level, but i know that before i started lifting, this post would have helped me get into the gym.
In other words all you loser virgins, take that last $150 in your bank account and spend it on a fucking 3 month gym membership, a 15kg bag of good quality rice (gluten free and non gmo actually tastes good, instead of cheap gmo rice), a fucking 15lb bag of organic pinto/red/lentils/your favourite beans, a 30 tray of eggs, and some decent steak or chicken and GET TO IT. LIFT YOUR FUCKING TITS OFF. ITS TIME TO GET UP AND GO TO THE GYM. STOP LOOKING AT THE OTHER PEOPLE. JUST DO IT.
hazaraMoghul 5y ago
Lifting is one hell of drug, started age 18 going strong baby.
JustinDell990 5y ago
All this effort, exertion, dieting etc. just to appeal to girls when Chad barely lifts, eats pizza and hotpockets and drinks every day and still gets more sex in a weekend of frat parties than any guy on this sub has in their entire life...
and has a better physique...
and is stronger/faster.
AllgBeamtenrecht 5y ago
this is how no man should think, gentlemen. this is the direct path to loserdom
Throwaway-242424 5y ago
This is pure incel shit.
The archetypal "Chad" is some college athlete lifting more intensely than you'd even considered before you gave up and posted this shit.
JustinDell990 5y ago
They don't need to lift because they are genetically gifted.
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xXSoroxXx 5y ago
Good post, feel like a lot of this is processed subconsciously nice to bring it to conscious attention.
UncleWarwick 5y ago
Listen up boys - working out increases your FEELZ.
Not just physically, but mentally, and that’s the more important one. Case in point, always go to the gym on a schedule. Consistently rules all. Even when you don’t want to. Fucking sack up and go.
Last night I didn’t want to go. I was feeling lazy and tired and my mood was kind of down. You know what I did? I fucking nutted up, gave myself a decent workout, and felt 10x better when I left. If I didn’t go, would’ve felt like shit today for not staying committed and giving into my bad FEELZ. instead, now today I had good FEELZ all over cause I stayed true last night.
ALWAYS always always go to the gym on your schedule. Never miss a day - do the bare minimum if you have to.
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This is important.
A bad workout is better than none. Even if you you feel like ass, get in there and do something. You'll feel better when you're done, guaranteed.
Tac-OCat 5y ago
So like
Does it have to be lifting? Lifting specifically? Not any other physical activity (swimming, climbing, running, biking)?
magx01 5y ago
Lift until this is out of your vocabulary please.
Throwaway-242424 5y ago
No other physical activity will build the size and strength of lifting.
Martial arts, particularly grappling, are good too, but if you're doing one of those you should be lifting anyway.
mozofila 5y ago
I was starting the gym about 2 months ago and from putting too much pressure on the lower part of the body, got hemorrhoids.
These resulted in surgery, I am still recovering and doctor said I can go to the gym at my own risk. Any advice on alternatives for fullbody lifts like deadlifts and squats - I am a novice when it comes to bodybuilding.
maimedwalker 5y ago
are you serious? you didnt get hemorrhoids from lifting maybe a hernia. this is ridiculous.
mozofila 5y ago
I am sure lifting did not cause but it helped aggravate it. I was stepping in a timeframe with poor diet, low fluid intake and I am sure this made it appear, is that the additional pressure put into bottom part helped the problem advance.
ich_bin_doch_geil 5y ago
Yea exactly. This guy is just making excuses.
mozofila 5y ago
Not making excuses just trying to be smart about it and not have the same situation happen again. You don't want to know how much pain in the ass this thing does - both physically and financially.
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maimedwalker 5y ago
and i lift weights that i can handle. i'm sorry but if you get hemorrhoids trying to rep out 400 lb squat or something then the point of lifting has escaped you.
mozofila 5y ago
I'm a beginner, can not allow myself to lift hard, maybe I am doing the wrong form - saw on forums people advice special breathing techniques in case of hems
JW_2 5y ago
If I don’t feel sore the next day - am I not enough enough reps, high enough weight, or both?
sacricide 5y ago
You lifting to failure? Time under tension? Volume per body part per week? Etc etc
PsychedelicDentist 5y ago
You're not putting enough anger into your workout.
Push that last rep out like your life depended on it. Do that for every set, every day, every year - you'll start seeing huge gains after that
Watch some YouTube videos or documentaries on lifting - they show the mentality needed
Look at things like 'pumping iron'(Netflix), or 'the shadow'(YouTube). The first one is about Arnold, the second is about Dorian Yates, another mr Olympia
defenderofazeroth 5y ago
No your body is just becoming accustomed to the stress. I will feel DOMS in my glutes after heavy squats/deads and some chest soreness after a heavy bench day, but it’s not that crippling soreness that you initially felt.
JW_2 5y ago
I recently started lifting and don’t feel anything, sorry should have made that clear. My dietician says up the weights.
trizzletrazzle808 5y ago
How recent? It can take up to 2 months before adaptation starts hitting, especially if yr going from zero to hero
JW_2 5y ago
Thanks I’ll keep going! Only been a few weeks. Increasing my weights and feeling a difference.
defenderofazeroth 5y ago
Yeah that should help. I usually advise against lifting to failure as your form can break down, but many disagree. I like to leave 1-2 in the tank. I will say that hard leg days should have you feeling it the next day or two.
trizzletrazzle808 5y ago
I trust the Russians opinions on this and they concur with yr thought process.
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MarcosDomingues 5y ago
How many threads like this have been made this week?
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msammy_is_back 5y ago
Sust/enan, grey tops and estrogen blockers (taken with injections). HCG on the downswing. I'm in my mid 40s. 5'9" 225 lbs 36 inch waist. Fucking gains man!
I like to kind of circuit train, but alter groups day to day. This morning did 225, 3 sets of ten on the bench, 3 sets of 10 90 lbs curl bar. 3X10 40 lb each hand reverse flys. 3X10 crunch machine 140 lbs. 3X10 245 lbs squats (getting over a leg injury).
I look big and now sticking to strict keto to cut (and switching to enan). I take my shirt off women cannot believe how old I am. I can pass for 32-33 years old all day long. I wear tight fitting shirts at work and even the snobbiest women who dudes generally cower in fear of HR strikes smile and flirt with me (never shit where you eat though).
Best of all... Test makes you horny af 24X7. I got raging hard ons all the damn time and I can fuck like I did when I was 25. I can put a serious dick down on a woman. I have absolutely murdered some pussy lately - like recklessly slamming the barn door! I had one in her late 20s grab a shirt and put it over her own face and buried her head into my chest to muffle her screaming so her roommate wouldn't hear her.
Women talking to me - sometimes oversharing weird details is now my new norm. This co-worker complained to me the other day that she went on a date and the dude had no dick and two pump chumped her. She was mad lol that she served up the pussy and dude barely put it in her. I'm thinking to myself laughing if I ever fucked her I would send her into a different dimension with the pounding she'd get from me. She wouldn't know what the fuck to do. Probably lose her mind and stalk me forever.
This shit feels like a God damn super power.
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DayGameChirality 5y ago
dafuq?
Also are you taking TRT doses or blasting?
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Yourlocal_priest 5y ago
Dude so what you are telling me , is my body could also get my foot in the door with any women in the room ?
msammy_is_back 5y ago
Well, not if you look like quasimoto, but generally yeah if you are dedicated.
The secret when you are older is DIET. See a lot of dudes in the gym that are strong, but got big guts and six chins. They look like shit.
You MUST chill on carb and sugar intake. Go heavy on lean proteins and green vegetables like broccoli and asparagus. Eggs are great anytime. Chicken breast. Salmon. A six ounce sirloin steak nice mid-rare. Any fish, crab, turkey, eat the fuck out of raw oysters. Get keto-friendly protein powder - mix it with your coffee in the morning - no cream no sugar - little splenda.
If you are in your 40s and have a tapered body with chest, guns and no belly fat rolls - women notice. If you make a decent wage - they full on sell out and be aggressive. Younger ones won't do that, but 28+ they chase you HARD if they see the gun show, tight stomach and the well titled job.
Yesman3 5y ago
Ok fine. You got me. I’ll start lifting. Can I get a workout schedule please?
magx01 5y ago
Did you need a "watching tv" schedule?
sssimasnek 5y ago
If you have to ask, you aren't ready
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bipedalsentient 5y ago
This occurs for many, but you should ask yourself why this happens when you stop lifting. What is the purpose of your lift, and what does it fulfill? and in what it fulfills, is it sustainable? does it last long? or is it costly wit possible negative consequences behind it...
So many more questions one could ask about their lifting habits, but if you find yourself feeling like anyone of the the things listed above from the moment you stop lifting for a period of time, chances are you are lifting as some form of coping mechanism.
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DayGameChirality 5y ago
I think there's something wrong either with your psyche or body or both if you have such 1-0 reaction to lifting
AHumilationADay 5y ago
There's a reason you are beat over the had endlessly with lift lift lift. Even just the mood change is amazing. I went to bed with the goofiest and biggest smile last night checking myself out before bed. Kinda broken hearted it was just the pump, but I'll get there.
Wolfoflulzstreet 5y ago
“LIFT. LIFT. LIFT ”
This. I fought this because I’ve always had a negative association with weights. Forced to lift for school athletics etc. and I already had decent definition naturally. No, just lift. Took me forever to get regular with lifting but here now and grateful.
It will also help you older guys with aches and pains. Was in pain when I started so I went with the TRX straps and went to weights. All joint ache gone. I don’t even care about gains. Pain is gone, mood is elevated. Gains came along anyways. I’m a fit 50’s dude.
7mile_ 5y ago
It's like every thread is about lifting or women. Do people have any other hobbies?
b2daoni 5y ago
Its important enough to keep reminding us, bc some STILL. DONT. GET. IT.
SS2907 5y ago
Its not just about lifting, its about a mindset. Lifting is the side effect, and it's required.
HerefortheTuna 5y ago
Just fucking lift. I wish I could reach my blue-pilled fat load and soy boy friends but they won’t listen. Then they wonder why their lives consist of smoking Weed and playing Fortnite
zeekt12 5y ago
Agreed. Makes it much easier to internalize a stronger frame given that it dramatically improves your smv, leading to more iois, which in-turn boosts your confidence and self-worth.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I've been lifting for a few months. I guess I'm happy I'm doing something, but otherwise I don't really feel much improvement in my mood or confidence. No real visible physical difference yet. Feelsbadman.
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If you’ve been truly lifting for a few months, there would be a noticeable difference physically and mentally.
You are not doing enough, plain and simple. There’s no need to sugar coat it. You’re not lifting hard enough or eating well enough to reap the reward.
Sets x reps x weight doesn’t mean shit if you aren’t getting a quality contraction in the muscle and causing tissue damage. A quality contraction and tissue damage don’t do anything for you if you don’t give your body the materials to rebuild.
Do some research on different lifting philosophies, make yourself into an experiment and see what gives your body the inclination to grow, and push yourself harder. Come back here in 3 months and write a post about how you thought you were lifting but discovered you were just going through the motions and outline the strides you took to correct it.
If you were doing enough to grow, you would grow. If you were doing enough to cut body fat, you would cut body fat. The fact that you have self-reported no change supports that you need to do more.
Go forth and prosper.
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ATrashMan 5y ago
Start lifting heavy weights... deads, squats, bench, pull ups, etc....quit it with the pussy shit and you will feel it.
Pastelitomaracucho 5y ago
I have only started seeing the benefits 3 months down the line. I do calysthenics only 4 times a week.
Body-wise, not much change, toning is there, body def looks a bit more ripped and I'm 2 kilos away form where I want to be.
But man, the strenght. This is what wakes it all worth it. I engage in physically demanding tasks without even thinking about it, when before I would think it twice and plan ahead before lifting a 30 kg weight just to avoid getting hurt.
I went sailing two weeks ago with a group of men that were not in the best of shapes. Jumping around the boat and maneuvering/adjusting the sails with bursts of strenghs was impressive for me -which I have done all my life- and for them. At the end of a day sailing, everyone was panting and was not even breaking a sweat. It feels so good and finally I start to believe in excercise after a life not rally believing in it despite being active. I guess I was always in good shape and never got into feeling what was it like to get out of shape until recently.
Kurush559 5y ago
Try harder. Eat real food. There's plenty of info to use online. Feelsbad because you're not doing shit, man
Gurisito 5y ago
Keep lifting, took me 11 months to feel the testosterone boost. Funny enough women noticed it first than myself.
d3g4d0 5y ago
Quit pussy footing around and get serious about lifting and your diet.
sm_1994 5y ago
Squat bench and dealift, get your numbers up and develop good form. Its pretty simple. Build a workout around the core lifts.
BrownGummyBear 5y ago
It takes guys who are huge years to get those bodies, just stick to it and you’ll eventually reap the rewards
untonyto 5y ago
Keep at it. Eat well and rest and meditate. Leave the mirror alone and increase your strength by adding weight over time. The looks sort themselves out eventually.
Ardgarius 5y ago
Eat more
Seriously gotta eat big to get big
deville05 5y ago
I just started recently with a friend who has been doing for more than a year. so it's really much more painful than when I was doing it by myself all up in my head n shit. Hurts,man.
Unnormally2 5y ago
Well, glad you started to make the effort like I have. It will be worth it in the end.
deville05 5y ago
The mood gym thing is a cycle. For me I have to be in a good mood to work out properly. And I mean either happy, motivated, angry or hurt. All good feelings. But this feeling of lameness that I get somedays when you don't feel like doing anything, doesnt help the workout. And the workout doesn't fix it either. Atleast for me, atleast at this stage
the_real_lunch_box 5y ago
i felt the same way until i made the weight heavier. Even heavier than i think i can do. Even if this means you only doe 1 set of this heavy weight you have never tried before. The more heavy you lift (as long as you can do at least a few reps) the faster the result will happen. Also cut back on booze. I realized i was making too much effort into high reps and becoming upset when i can manage it. By increasing the weight and lowering reps on the right compound movements the results came. Less time in gym, but the 30 - 45 mins im there its 115% heaviest shit i can take.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I'll try. I've been struggling in a few exercises because I've had sharp pains one knee or another, and in a tendon in my right arm. So I have to take it a bit easy, I presume, so I don't hurt it further. But it's starting to ease up, so I'm adding weight back in on those exercises. I just don't want to overdo it and seriously hurt myself.
I don't drink at all, so no worries there.
the_real_lunch_box 5y ago
If you are experiencing pain every time at recovery, you form is likely to blame and its too heavy. Lift heavy but with good form. I basicly started over at the bottom because i started too heavy. Also fish oil supplements are a great suplemebt to take for your joints
blownnnn 5y ago
Take supplements. Whey Protein, creatine, Glutamine. I worked out for 13 years (mostly MMA) before I started taking supplements....big difference. I can workout more, less sore and don't feel tired throughout the day. Packing on more muscles and I look more defined. Also, I take Vitamin D too because I come from a sunny island for energy.
edit: creatine not BCAAS
Imadethisforyeezys 5y ago
Bcaas are trash. They are basically 3 of 26 amino acids. Its like building q car with just 2 wheels.
blownnnn 5y ago
I actually meant creatine not BCAAS.
Captain_Save_A_Hoe_ 5y ago
Even armature fighters tend to take testosterone and what not to aid recovery and protect themselves from damage over here.
freejosephk 5y ago
Try running too. https://zenhabits.net/how-to-go-from-sedentary-to-running-in-five-steps/ has great advice.
I'm no fitness guru but after all the pull ups I've been doing (and muscle gain), running is getting me shredded. Eat right too, obviously.
Mayaparisatya 5y ago
Running should be done properly. I cannot stress it enough - do it properly, start small, don't leap to big loads, get good shoes, use proper running surface (rubberized instead of asphalt/concrete).
Otherwise you'll waste your joints and get something ugly like runner's knee. My mistakes now echo every time I walk a ladder or simply go faster than usual.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I enjoy running as a warm up already. Running seems fine for cardio or weight loss, but I don't think it's going to do anything for strength or muscle gain, no?
freejosephk 5y ago
What it's done for me is burn fat, and that's accentuated my V-shape and muscle tone.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I'll keep it in mind, but I really need to gain weight, if anything, at the moment.
freejosephk 5y ago
buy a pull up bar for your house is my first recommendation. they're $20 and you can work out whenever you want, as often as you want.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I do have one, but I also have a gym membership, and they're nearby.
freejosephk 5y ago
Out of curiosity, how big are you? I'm 5'8", 170 lbs, mostly very lean and always have been, but I've also ridden a lot of bicycles in the last ten years. I'm happy with my shape and where it's going just from the pull up bar and the running. I've legitimately gained 20 pounds in the last year just from the pull up bar.
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sgtpickles 5y ago
Try different workout routines and exercises.
A Hypertrophy (size) based workout will give you much different results than a Strength based workout.
Compound Exercises like Deadlifts and Squats can be much more satisfying than isolated exercises.
Unnormally2 5y ago
That's what I thought I was doing. Low rep, high intensity sets. Squats, Rows, Deadlifts, Bicep curls, Chest Press, Shoulder Press, Tricep Pushdown, and Sit-ups.
trizzletrazzle808 5y ago
I prefer low rep,high Intensity for the Main Lifts: 3-5 sets of 1-5 reps for Squats, Deads, Heavy Presses (Bench or Overheead) and Weighted Pull Ups. Higher reps (8-12) for acceessories like rows, curls, and, or bodybuilding stuff if yr working on adding lean mass. The heavy lifts are more neurological programming. Aesthetics are secondary. Form follows function. Also, sleep right, eat right, get enough sun and sex. Don't over complicate it. A sound program based on the concepts of linear progression will outdo any super secret squirrel program you try to cook up for yourself because it looks cool on paper.
tl;Dr: powerathletehq.com (I recommend their jacked street or field strong programs) or johnniewod.com
Lightning14 5y ago
I looked up JackedStreet and am considering, but it doesn't say what the frequency is. How many days/week is the program? And does it program in Recovery day workouts?
trizzletrazzle808 5y ago
It's 4-6 days including recovery programming. You use the trainheroic app, and they have a sample week buried somewhere
sgtpickles 5y ago
Give higher reps a shot. I find 8-10 reps x 4 sets gives me a good workout that I didn't get with a 5x5 or 3x8 routine.
Unnormally2 5y ago
I'm doing 12-10-8-6 reps, with increasing weight as reps decrease.
nofaprecommender 5y ago
Maybe you’re not eating enough or the right foods?
Unnormally2 5y ago
I'm working on it. I met with a dietician to help get me on the right track and calorie requirements.
Casanova-Quinn 5y ago
Also make sure you’re sleeping enough, 7 hours minimum every night. 8-9 hours is preferable.
tmporae 5y ago
Are you tracking your progress?
Unnormally2 5y ago
Sure. There hasn't been a whole lot of progress, but I have added some weight since I started. As for my weight, I may have gained a pound or two. It's very small so it may be within normal fluctuations.
Cum_belly 5y ago
Are you running a workout program or are you just going? Running a program will boost your results tremendously
Unnormally2 5y ago
I don't have any particular program, no. I spoke with some of the trainers and they helped me put together a routine. Do you have any programs you recommend?
Cum_belly 5y ago
I started our using the 5/3/1 for beginners format that can be found on the fitness subreddit wiki. It worked pretty well for me.
The whole wiki of the fitness subreddit is pretty helpful when it comes to diet and exercise help.
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tmporae 5y ago
That's odd. I saw my biggest relative strength gains during the first few months and thought that's how it is for most people. Consider asking in a fitness related subreddit, they tend to be quite helpful. Good luck.
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Unnormally2 5y ago
I'm surprised by how much people want to help me. I wasn't expecting that from my random comment. As for my records, let's see... Squats I started at 50 lbs, now 90. Rows 50, now 90. Deadlifts 50, now 80. Straight bar Bicep Curls 30, now 50 lbs. Dumbbell Chest Press 15 each, now 30 lbs each.(I added more weight today actually, felt nice) Dumbbell shoulder press, 10 each, now 25 each. Tricep Push down, started at 40 lbs resistance, now 80. And I do sit ups on an inclined bench, holding a 10 lb weight, when I started I had it inclined much lower, with no weight. Is that what you were looking for? I don't have specific records of when I added weight though. It's been fairly even over the past few months, from when I started in February.
I don't track my diet, but I eat with such regularity that I could tell you exactly what my diet is like. I know I probably need more. I've been making protein bars to try to meet 2200 calories or so. I eat a lot of turkey and chicken.
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Unnormally2 5y ago
Hah, went there and immediately got a notice that they are discontinuing the service at the end of the month. Go figure. Still, I get the jist of your advice. Track my food accurately.
mingamo 5y ago
You need to be doing the main lifts instead of trying to track progress with those accessory excersizes. Being 'able' to curl a 50lb straight bar, while cool, is totally wrong if you're only squatting 90lbs. Download the nsuns 5/3/1 app and enter your info and Max lifts and go to town.
kelticslob 5y ago
Uhh that’s an intermediate/advanced lifting program. After a few months his squat should be near 300lbs, not 90. He should be on starting strength or strong lifts 5x5
Unnormally2 5y ago
I'm not too sure on how you're supposed to refer to the weight. I wasn't including the weight of the bar, so that would be 135, I guess? Do people normally add that in when they talk about how much they lift, or just the added weight?
almostshredded 5y ago
People usually add in the weight of the bar lol
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Lifting n00bs, read this every day until it sinks in: Iron And The Soul by Henry Rollins
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slipknot098 5y ago
This is true. Get big or die trying, confidence is key and this will give you it.
Reliiq 5y ago
Arnold once said pump feels like an orgasm, all I can add - thats is bloody sure true!
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maplehobo 5y ago
Okay, being somewhat new to TRP I need to ask. Does it have to be especifically lifting?. Or does any physical activity/sport goes?. Because I personally hate lifting. It's such a boring activity to me that I often found myself daydreaming between breaks at the gym. I find easy to lose concentration and then an hour of gym session became 2 hours and then I got pissed and rage quit it after a month or so. On the other hand I enjoy a lot more doing outdoor activities or playing team sports. I used to play rugby and I play football (soccer for USA) so Im a pretty fit guy, Im not buff or anytying but Im lean and have some muscle on me. Im considering starting kickboxing since Im not doing anything at the moment and Im starting to lose shape. So I guess that my question is does it necessarily have to be weight lifting? Maybe I havent stuck long enough with it for me to start liking it due to my laziness and lack of discipline but I dont think that's the case.
BrodinsOats 5y ago
Maybe you would enjoy calisthenics more. I think it’s more interesting, and I enjoy being able to workout outside. It’s perfectly sufficient for building your upper body, but adding weights for the lower body is well-advised.
Check out the bodyweightfitness subreddit’s wiki for more info.
Snowmancupog 5y ago
If you practice sports 5 days a week 52 weeks a year, then no you dont have to lift. But lifting is far superior to sports in my opinion.
Throwaway-242424 5y ago
If you're serious about sports performance you should be lifting anyway, so that's a moot point.
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300lbs on your back is never boring. And you better be concentrating or you'll get fucked by the iron.
maplehobo 5y ago
Oh I meant when I was taking breaks between series. Obviously you have to pay attention while you lift.
I guess is kinda like jogging as it is an activity you do by yourself and have to develop a certain discipline and concentration (you also develop this in sports, but its kinda different) to keep the motivation going.
Spurs_Up 5y ago
I've never lifted in my life. I don't know gym etiquette, correct lifting technique, or a good workout plan.
How can I learn?
globst 5y ago
Start with the machines and understand the feeling of using your muscles. Make it into a consistent practice, one where you are upping the weights every few sessions. Machines are quite easy to use, if in doubt ask for advice from the gym staff. Start light, get used to contracting your muscles and developing a mind muscle connection. The start is all about establishing a habit. After the first few sessions you will be in an extreme amount of pain (this is called DOMS) and is worst when you use a muscle for the first time. Over time this pain will get less and less (and you'll start to welcome it). At the start take longer rest days, where you don't work out (sometimes it can take 3-5 days for a freshly used muscle group). Over time your recovery will drop to 1-2 days.
Once you get a habit sorted out - you will understand the etiquette and curiosity will lead you to move onto free weights. You have a wealth of information all over the internet - start observing what other gym goers do, see what interests you. Google, learn and try and don't be afraid to ask other gym goers for tips.
Yourlocal_priest 5y ago
Please mention to take cold showers after , well just take alot of cold showers
salinorum 5y ago
Started lifting a couple months ago, definitely improving the overall quality of my life!
Also, most likely your gym has a sauna, use it! It's a great place to learn how to endure. Crank up the heat, sit there for 30 minutes, sweat away all your anxieties and toxin, and become a resilient mofo. Great place to teach yourself about not breaking frame!
JW_2 5y ago
One of the best posts on this site, thank you.