Topic: Beginner weight lifting

[Tatyana]

Just one thing that I think most newbs to weight training often do, and it is really detrimental to progress.

Over-training.

It is really important to make sure you get rest.

[lonely moa]

I am 25. I can easily bench that.

Try it again at 60.  I hope to be able to still do that trick in another decade when I hit 70. 

[Plastique]

I am 25. I can easily bench that.

Try it again at 60.  I hope to be able to still do that trick in another decade when I hit 70.

Do you struggle with 60 kg?

[Plastique]

I am 25. I can easily bench that.

Whoa, easy on the boasting! Not everyone has that type of strength, David.

[lonely moa]

I am 25. I can easily bench that.

Try it again at 60.  I hope to be able to still do that trick in another decade when I hit 70.

Do you struggle with 60 kg?

Before my little bicycle mishap, that was my warmup set of five or six.  I'm doing sets with thirty kgs and a mirror (for form) to get rom back.   

I haven't gone for pb's with the bp for fifteen or twenty years... shoulders get old and break easily... and healing takes longer as one ages.  Not as much of the right hand tail left as when I was your age.

[lonely moa]

I have just started reading McGuff and Little "Body By Science".  This would be a good read, at least to help determine what one want's to achieve in the gym.

[Shibboleth]

From what I know when you first start weight lifting you want to put as much weight as you can possibly lift on a bar and then lift it as hard and as fast as you can with your back in a twisting, jerking, thrusting motion.

[Plastique]

From what I know when you first start weight lifting you want to put as much weight as you can possibly lift on a bar and then lift it as hard and as fast as you can with your back in a twisting, jerking, thrusting motion.

Don't for get the screaming and greasing yourself up with motor oil first. Plus, always remember to round your back way over before even attempting the lift. And thrash your head in every direction to get past those sticking points.

[Karyn]

oh dear lord.  I'm going to look into over training today, since if I've been doing anything wrong, it's probably that.  Also, I picked up Starting Strength this week, and officially started my 5x5, using squat, dead lift, shoulder press, upright row and bench press.  I'm thinking it will be nice not constantly having DOMs.  Also, I'm putting a lot of practice into my form while I'm still in the light part of the program.  I'll take my measurements tonight.  I've weighed 120 very consistently for about a year now, though I seem to have lost 2 bra sizes and gotten a lot skinnier.  I think it will be difficult to really get much more change out of my body on that front.

[Tatyana]

oh dear lord.  I'm going to look into over training today, since if I've been doing anything wrong, it's probably that.  Also, I picked up Starting Strength this week, and officially started my 5x5, using squat, dead lift, shoulder press, upright row and bench press.  I'm thinking it will be nice not constantly having DOMs.  Also, I'm putting a lot of practice into my form while I'm still in the light part of the program.  I'll take my measurements tonight.  I've weighed 120 very consistently for about a year now, though I seem to have lost 2 bra sizes and gotten a lot skinnier.  I think it will be difficult to really get much more change out of my body on that front.

You get smaller when you start training, it is one of the first things I noticed, at least with my arms. A kilo of muscle takes up far less space than a kilo of fat.

Your armpits will also get deeper (sounds odd but true).

Your weight might also increase, but you will be smaller than you have previously been at the same weight.

[xenu]

Karen you are probably a rock'in 120lb 
Just keep lifting as heavy as you can. Don't worry about dropping down to 3 reps when needed. A lot of women are reluctant to do that (lift heavy). You also will want to change up after a month or two because what has been said here before that your body will adapt to your work out and you need to change up. Muscular women rock(not the steroid pumpin ones you see at some body building events). Just wait until you can do a pull up or knock out 10 regular push ups on your own. Not many women can do that.

Only reason I am posting this video is to show you some youtube video's out there that you might like
This is from a live strong on you tube. Michelle Trapp here is muscular and looks great.

How to Do Dead Lifts

[Karyn]

Karen you are probably a rock'in 120lb 
Just keep lifting as heavy as you can. Don't worry about dropping down to 3 reps when needed. A lot of women are reluctant to do that (lift heavy). You also will want to change up after a month or two because what has been said here before that your body will adapt to your work out and you need to change up. Muscular women rock(not the steroid pumpin ones you see at some body building events). Just wait until you can do a pull up or knock out 10 regular push ups on your own. Not many women can do that.

Only reason I am posting this video is to show you some youtube video's out there that you might like
This is from a live strong on you tube. Michelle Trapp here is muscular and looks great.

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How to Do Dead Lifts

I finally got around to watching this video.  Thanks.

Back when I worked for Fed Ex, I could do pushups and pullups all day long.  I only weighed 100lbs, and I had developed serious stamina.  I had a friend of my brother's, who pumped steroids, challenge me to a pushup match.  He did 50.  When I got to 150, he knocked me over and stormed off.  Moral: don't challenge someone who spends 4 - 8 hours of their day doing heavy physical labor to anything requiring stamina.  I'd love to get back to that point, but I'm not sure I ever will.

I started doing the 5x5 workout, and I'm just now getting to the point where I feel I'm actually exercising.  The 60 lb shoulder presses were sortof difficult, but the 80 lb deadlifts and 80 lb squats aren't doing much yet.  Tomorrow, I move to 60lbs on the row and chest press.  I don't think I'll have any problems.

My Starting Strength book finally came in the mail.  I'll probably read up on it this weekend and switch to that workout.

[xenu]

Ah youth we never realize how good it is until we get older. Keep it up Karen.

[Plastique]

I had a friend of my brother's, who pumped steroids, challenge me to a pushup match.  He did 50.  When I got to 150, he knocked me over and stormed off.

Fucking Christ. Was that full (ie, from the feet not the knees), consecutive press-ups?

[xenu]

I had a friend of my brother's, who pumped steroids, challenge me to a pushup match.  He did 50.  When I got to 150, he knocked me over and stormed off.

Fucking Christ. Was that full (ie, from the feet not the knees), consecutive press-ups?

I was afraid to ask, I know I couldn't do it in one set.