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Post by scout200 on Apr 19, 2011 16:19:43 GMT -5
Everyone needs advice once in a while, as some advice is worth remembering. If you were to give one piece of workout advice, what would it be?
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Post by zekester on Apr 19, 2011 16:46:19 GMT -5
Reduce the time and # of exercises per session, while increasing the intensity of each exercise & session...
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Post by thatnuckolskid on Apr 19, 2011 18:44:34 GMT -5
don't listen to dogma. listen to those that know more than you and have had more success than you, but in the end, don't be afraid to try something new or do what works for YOU, even if it seems crazy to most.
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Post by 3speed on Apr 19, 2011 19:50:55 GMT -5
2 quick points
1) To echo Greg - find what works for you. You have to be willing to experiment in to do this. There is no holy grail that works for everyone.
2) Don't overdo it in the gym. We are not bodybulders. We work with weights that are too close to our 1RM to be doing endless sets. Only 20% of our progress is made in the gym. The other 80% comes from what we do outside the gym. If you are killing yourself in the gym, you simply cannot recover enough to make progress. On a related note, there is no need to prove to everybody in the gym how much you can lift - they probably don't care anyway and continually pushing 90+% will obstruct the progress of a natural unassisted lifter.
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Post by scout200 on Apr 20, 2011 16:00:32 GMT -5
2 quick points 1) To echo Greg - find what works for you. You have to be willing to experiment in to do this. There is no holy grail that works for everyone. 2) Don't overdo it in the gym. We are not bodybulders. We work with weights that are too close to our 1RM to be doing endless sets. Only 20% of our progress is made in the gym. The other 80% comes from what we do outside the gym. If you are killing yourself in the gym, you simply cannot recover enough to make progress. On a related note, there is no need to prove to everybody in the gym how much you can lift - they probably don't care anyway and continually pushing 90+% will obstruct the progress of a natural unassisted lifter. Very well said!! It's amazing how many guys try to "impress" others at the gym when really they're killing themselves... |
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Post by dbunch on Apr 21, 2011 7:29:25 GMT -5
I guess that would depend on my audience. That being said I’ll post my two best pieces of advise
First: “The hardest thing about working out is getting to the gym.”
Even now I have days where I just wake up and don’t feel like going in and it has almost always been the case that if I push myself to get up and get up and go I general have a good (if not great) workout. Even if I don’t, a bad day at the gym is better the not going.
My second piece of advice is along the lines of what a lot of others have said already. “Strength training is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.” I’ve seen too many young people injured by doing things they should be doing because they want the instant gratification.
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Post by crazy on Apr 21, 2011 7:38:51 GMT -5
Being a seasond lifter, I have found that I really enjoy it. It is who I am.
the advice that I would give.
If it is not fun and satisfing, you are overtraining.
Overtraining ruins alot of things. Creates injuries and makes people quit.
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Post by George on Apr 21, 2011 9:33:29 GMT -5
3speed - agree 100% in the lift heavy mentality: I have found that a majority of the time I find myself telling people to lighten the load a little bit. A good friend of mine loved using 5 x 5 schemes and almost weekly he performed one. He would typically go by feel, using the same weights, although his last set almost always went to failure (3 or 4 reps and rack, knowing one more would drop). Sometimes this would happen on the fourth set.
I told him that what he was doing was not using a 5 x 5 program to build anything, rather he was maxing a 5 x 5 weekly. He had become so conditioned to the scheme that five sets of five for him could be performed using 90% of his max. (He was around a 320/330 bencher and would work up to a final set of five with 385/390) He complained of constant shoulder pain and having a stalled max, but persisted. Just recently he severed his right pec muscle from his collar bone during a military exercise.
I think its too easy to lose sight of the basics with everything floating around out there. If lifting heavy weights to failure was a solution, all anyone would really have to do is wedge themselves between to close buildings and shove on the opposite wall as hard as possible. Does not sound like a good strategy, yet people who lift with too high a percentage in any routine are doing just this.
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Post by scout200 on Apr 25, 2011 14:59:11 GMT -5
I guess that would depend on my audience. That being said I’ll post my two best pieces of advise First: “The hardest thing about working out is getting to the gym.” Even now I have days where I just wake up and don’t feel like going in and it has almost always been the case that if I push myself to get up and get up and go I general have a good (if not great) workout. Even if I don’t, a bad day at the gym is better the not going. My second piece of advice is along the lines of what a lot of others have said already. “Strength training is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.” I’ve seen too many young people injured by doing things they should be doing because they want the instant gratification. Yep, you said it... Consistency and patience! |
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Post by osu122975 on Nov 21, 2012 12:11:25 GMT -5
"There's no such thing as overtraining, only undertraining." - John Broz
"Squat, bench, deadlift, stretch after and compete regularly." - Alexander Faleev
"Don't move up till you're manhandling the weight." - Marty Ross
"Biceps are like Christmas ornaments. There's fun to look at but serve no purpose." - Ed Coan
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 16:18:27 GMT -5
lol guess I don't have to say much. Since it's already been said above. The only advice I have is You should only lift if you love to lift I seen out of shape people lift weights and they hate it but they force themselves to lift to lose weight. They shouldn't be lifting  By the way I love powerlifting. I don't my force myself to the gym. I actually get excited to go each time |
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Post by crazy on Nov 21, 2012 16:23:58 GMT -5
By the way I love powerlifting. I don't my force myself to the gym. I actually get excited to go each time DITTOS  |
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Post by dbunch on Nov 22, 2012 7:41:46 GMT -5
LoL – come on guys, you’ve "NEVER" got up and said “I really don’t want to do this today?” I love lifting to but n more than one occasion I’ve had to push myself to get started.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2012 16:09:30 GMT -5
I guess when getting out of bed from 2 to 3 hours sleep will discourage me at 4am. I'm fine when I get at least 5 hours of sleep
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Post by osu122975 on Nov 22, 2012 19:04:18 GMT -5
I love powerlifting. I have to force myself to take days off.
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Post by dbunch on Nov 23, 2012 8:03:04 GMT -5
I don’t doubt the truth of that statement. I love the strength sports very much also and I believe that if it becomes a nothing more chore to go to the gym and train then it’s time to look for another hobby.
That being said, there are still some mornings where I have to talk myself into getting up and go to the gym and train.
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