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- Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:00 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
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how much wt do you need? i'd say you want to lift in the 6 - 8 rep range...do you have enough to do that? legs - deadlifts, squats, lunges...done yeah for certain parts of the body I do but not for everything. The bar bells I use for bench press and shoulder presses is definitely heavy enough. I ne...
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:42 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
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yes you should, free wt only though no machines just one exercise should do for legs if you're doing the right one's, no calves needed rememebr tyhe matching exercises with the rep range thing though Cool. I did revised routine today and it took about 37 minutes with very little resting. I am havin...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:42 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
Thank you guys. It is starting to make much more sense now. Truly appreciated. So each day I can then do a different exercise per body part if I want? Day One - Bench Press Day Two - Dumbell Flyes Day Three - Hammer Presses Day Four - Incline or Decline Bench Presses Something like that? Also...I wo...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:56 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
So I decided to do a full body workout today. I chose between 2 and 4 different exercises per muscle group. For example: Chest= bench press, dumbell flyes, dumbell hammer presses, and isometric presses. Legs= dumbell lunges, dumbell squats, leg extensions and leg curls also threw in two different ca...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:56 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: Boxing
- Replies: 10
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:36 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:06 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
Thanks guys. So if I do full body work outs...should I do one exercise per each area of each muscle group? IE For chest I would do 3 sets of whatever per each incline, decline and flat bench? Is it important to work each section of each muscle group every day. Like should I do front shoulder, mid sh...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:07 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
I guess I mainly want to know if doing a full body work out is better than splitting muscle groups over the week? What are some examples of routines you guys do? Ill figure out the cardio on own as only I know what limitations are. Ive also read that weight training in itself is a great way to get y...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
you dont need anymore than 2 exercises per muscle group. you should keep workouts to an hour max, or less (you will end up going backwards if you go any longer) for exercises go for compound lifts: legs=deadlifts,squats,lunges,reverse lunges back=barbell rows,db rows,pullups-dont skip these chest=b...
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:30 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
Thanks for the reply Baseballkid14. I will move the schedule around as you stated. So how many exercises should I perform for each muscle group? IS there a specific amount of time one should spend each day working out each body part? There are so many different variations when it comes to exercising...
- Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:31 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: New Guy With Many Questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7315
New Guy With Many Questions
Hi everyone. I have a few questions regarding weight training. I recently found this site and was amazed at the huge amount of info regarding different workout exercises. I began a few days ago, using many of the exercises I found on here. I have never been more sore in life. Everything hurts. I dec...