anybody into bodybuilding/powerlifting?

[Roysneon]

The best thing after that happens is going in the next day for redemption and destroy the place. Use the struggle days for motivation.

I'm at the gym right now to do exactly this. Not gonna lie it was kind of embarrassing but you can't just fucking quit.

[MR E30 325is]

Do you even lift, bro?

According to some, it is literally impossible to answer yes to this question.



Haha

[Farbin Kaiber]

Well, I'm starting in the gym, I have no expectations or goals of size, weight, BF%, or anything like that. I just want to not wake up 40 and unable to get rid of what I got, so I started now. I got a membership to Anytime Fitness and I'm kinda wandering around wondering what I am supposed/should do.

Right now I'm at 6'9" 278.4 lbs., and I'm down from a career high of 363 lbs. due to becoming stagnant after a two year wrist/arm injury that left me sedentary. I've dropped to where I am now by diet change without much of any physical activity.

Any suggestions of a startup plan/routine to get moving forward?

(Pretend I'm fairly stupid and explain why I should do what is suggested.)

[einhander]

Start with cardio. Rowing is ideal, running is good.

Bench press is good to get testosterone pumping - get your body used to being pushed before stepping it up.

[Farbin Kaiber]

^That's what I've been doing, past two weeks (10 of 14 days)doing cardio on the elliptical. I'm up to a half hour on that now.

[Thizzelle]

HAHA
Do you even touch your chest?
I always say "if you don't touch, that shit don't count."

According to some, it is literally impossible to answer yes to this question.



Haha

[Thizzelle]

^That's what I've been doing, past two weeks (10 of 14 days)doing cardio on the elliptical. I'm up to a half hour on that now.

you should add weights.
go to body building.com and find a plan there are tons of them.
just starting I would do 4 days a week.
Arm day (bi, tri, forearm)
Chest back shoulder day
Leg & abs day

just do 2 exercises for each muscle starting out.

[RondoAcapriccio]

personally me before I started weight lifting and every time I come begin my season again (I only lift seriously for 4 - 5 months of the year) I always take a week to do BW exercises to build up some base level strength... pushups.. situps.. pullups...bw squats ..

then I move on to the weight... stick to a 5x5 relatively light.. then a week or two later I transition to 5/3/1 (not including warmup sets).. then I move to a sort of BBB routine.. start with 5/3/1 and then 3 sets 5 reps of 5+ added to my 5 rep max from the 5/3/1 scheme...

but I am at that point where I can go into a gym even after not lifting for 6 months and still squat and bench my BW and DL twice my BW.

I also mainly do compounds though.. rarely ever do isolations.. maybe just 1-3 sets after a heavy compound day.

[Jand3rson]

So for today (legs), this is what I started with (weights include bar). Each block was a superset.

Squats - 5 sets/12 reps @ 145 lbs
Leg press - 5 sets/12 reps @ 180 lbs

Stiff leg deadlift - 5 sets/12 reps @ 180 lbs
Hamstring curl - 5 sets/12 reps @ 50 lbs (each side)

Dumbell lunges - 5 sets/12 reps @ 35 lbs (each side, 35 lb dumbell in each hand)
Standing calf raises - 5 sets/12 reps @ 180 lbs

[phreshkid]

I used to lift, then I started surfing. Yes, I'm using surfing as an excuse.

[Shangsta]

^That's what I've been doing, past two weeks (10 of 14 days)doing cardio on the elliptical. I'm up to a half hour on that now.

I would highly recommend allpro beginner routine:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843

[Thizzelle]

just started this http://www.allstarhealth.com/f/arnold-iron_cre3.htm
this week.
Can already tell a difference, it's super good.
Doesn't make you bloated with water.

[Jand3rson]

I tried a couple samples of that Arnold Series stuff, the pre-workout and the protein, didn't like either of them.

I'm a big fan of MP stuff, but I wasn't impressed by the Arnold stuff. Seems like more marketing than innovative products.

[Thizzelle]

I tried a couple samples of that Arnold Series stuff, the pre-workout and the protein, didn't like either of them.

I'm a big fan of MP stuff, but I wasn't impressed by the Arnold stuff. Seems like more marketing than innovative products.

it's all marketing. I've had some of the cheapest stuff work better than most. I do eat the Arnold vitamin pack, it's better than the animal pack for sure. Don't know about pre-workout stuff, haven't tried it.

[Jand3rson]

The PWO did nothing for me, no extra energy, no buzz, nada.