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The official gym & weightlifting thread! rep #2

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I'm starting a modified version of SS today, finally decided on what direction to go after finishing SS. It includes a little better variety, while still sticking to the Squat-Bench-DL base.

It also felt nice to take a bit off from working out, so hopefully I'll hit the gym more motivated with the new program.

I'm not sure if anyone has seen a progressive running program, but I found one similar to the 100 pushup program. I'm gonna give it a shot as well, because it makes the claim that anyone can run 5 miles in less than 3 months, and my cardio has really been lacking lately.
 
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jp58 said:
I'm not sure if anyone has seen a progressive running program, but I found one similar to the 100 pushup program. I'm gonna give it a shot as well, because it makes the claim that anyone can run 5 miles in less than 3 months, and my cardio has really been lacking lately.
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I believe this. From my experience, cardiovascular fitness will make huge gains very quickly with consistent work. Many times a new runner's body will be the limiting factor. Shin splints, stress factures, etc... Pay attention to what your body is telling you and know the difference between "hurt" and "injured".
 
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jp58 said:
Not the dreaded shin splints. I remember those from my wrestling days.
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College training room always had some dixie cups filled with water/ice in the freezer for ice massages. Peel the paper away from the ice and rub on your shins. As the ice melts keep peeling away the paper and rubbing. Usually helped when I had issues.
 
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Those ice cups also work great for knees and ankles. I recently redid max outs and came to Bench: 290, Squat: 425, Clean: 285. From where I started lifting as a freshman all those numbers have gone up close to 180 lbs each. Right now my biggest thing is loosing fat and watching what I eat.
 
#753
So gave things a week to settle, just keeping up some stretching excersises.

Two (working) sets of squats today and I felt crippled. Moved onto bench and I couldn't sit up. Hip would appear to be screwed proper. FFS :(

May use it as a sign to lay off the heavier weights, worry more about cardio and diet til I get things sorted.
 
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i_got_a_mohawk said:
So gave things a week to settle, just keeping up some stretching excersises.

Two (working) sets of squats today and I felt crippled. Moved onto bench and I couldn't sit up. Hip would appear to be screwed proper. FFS :(

May use it as a sign to lay off the heavier weights, worry more about cardio and diet til I get things sorted.
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Sorry to hear about this. Hope you have a speedy recovery and are able to enjoy doing what you want as soon as possible!
 
#759
Just spent a few minutes browsing this thread. Seems like a number of folks have made some decent progress! :bassist:

About to ease back into weight training again at the age of 46. A little background: I have lost 40 lbs. since the beginning of the year through diet and exercise (mostly running and spinning), which is OK, but I seem to have hit the wall weight-loss wise at about 195, which is about 20 lbs. more than I think I should be. I'm guessing I need to increase my muscle mass in order to bump my metabolism up a bit.

I'm guessing compound lifts (squats, DL, BP) are a good place to start, but I'm unsure of what my routine (sets/reps) and schedule (when and what) someone my age should be doing. Internet research has not been as helpful as I'd like, since advice seems to be fairly inconsistent.

If anyone knowledgeable in weight training to add mass for my age range could give me a heads-up, I'd appreciate it.

Keep up the good work, everyone! :bassist:
 
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Atoz, good effort so far!

I'm no expert, but I think the best starter programs are based around the 5 rep range.

Starting Strength:
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Bill Star 5x5:
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As you'll see, they are both very similar (lots of squats). Great place to get started off. Just make sure to start off light and let a linear progression occur for as long as possible (ie upping the weight once a week or as dictated by the program).

These aren't "mass specific" so to speak. But they will bulk you up and IMO would be more benificial than any starting bodybuilder routine.

Good luck and keep us in the know here! It's good to see other members getting on well!
 
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