Finally started lifting

[Warboss Alex]

bodybuilding.com ? ah. I see.

In any case, like you said, it's all very individual and will vary from body to body. Experiment, monitor, adjust. You'll get it eventually.

 

[Satori]

The reason I asked about the sunflower oil was because I can buy tuna in water or tuna in sunflower oil. Didn't know which was the way to go.

 

[Satori]

Back/biceps
Deadlifts
8 x 155 lbs.
6 x 175 lbs.
4 x 185 lbs.

Barbell Rows
6 x 125 lbs.
6 x 135 lbs.
4 x 140 lbs.

Chin Ups
6 reps
6 reps
5 reps

Barbell Curls
6 x 55 lbs.
5 x 55 lbs.

Thought I'd see if I could do chin ups (I think that's the right term... Like pull ups but using the parallel grips instead of the wide overhand). It seemed to work the biceps pretty well so I did that instead of the dumbell curls. Did these before barbell curls though so my arms were pretty tired for the curls and I stopped after two sets.

 

[MindOverMatter]

Originally posted by Satori
Back/biceps
Deadlifts
8 x 155 lbs.
6 x 175 lbs.
4 x 185 lbs.

Barbell Rows
6 x 125 lbs.
6 x 135 lbs.
4 x 140 lbs.

Chin Ups
6 reps
6 reps
5 reps

Barbell Curls
6 x 55 lbs.
5 x 55 lbs.

Thought I'd see if I could do chin ups (I think that's the right term... Like pull ups but using the parallel grips instead of the wide overhand). It seemed to work the biceps pretty well so I did that instead of the dumbell curls. Did these before barbell curls though so my arms were pretty tired for the curls and I stopped after two sets.

generally, I leave chinups for the end.

for example on the days I train biceps, I'll do something like
2 sets of barbell curls to failure + forced reps
2 sets of reverse preacher curls (or some other bicep isolation exercise) to failure + forced reps
2 sets of chin ups to failure + half reps

at the end, my biceps will feel like swollen adamantium, I f'in love it.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Buy tuna in water for versatility. You can add olive oil or whatever to it for a pro/fat meal or eat with with bread, pasta etc for pro/carb. There'll be times when you want protein-only meals too.

 

[Nexxus]

i might use some help here... please tell me the proportion of lbs to kg... I really need to know it'll help me compare myself and all... just thought this would be a nice place to post this question as i don't see the point in starting a new thread...

so 1 kg = ? lbs
30 kg = ? lbs

 

[MindOverMatter]

Originally posted by Nexxus
i might use some help here... please tell me the proportion of lbs to kg... I really need to know it'll help me compare myself and all... just thought this would be a nice place to post this question as i don't see the point in starting a new thread...

so 1 kg = ? lbs
30 kg = ? lbs

here you go http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

 

[Satori]

Legs/abs
Squats
6 x 130
6 x 140
5 x 150

Straight Leg Deadlifts
6 x 165
5 x 175
5 x 185

Calf Raise
6 x 110
6 x 120
5 x 130

Weighted Crunches
6 x 25
6 x 35
6 x 35

After reading "squat for big arms" I was reminded of the importance of squats and deadlifts, so I made sure to add some weight to both today.

My mom also bought some crab meat, which appears to be a good source of protein and omega-3. Any thoughts on this? If there's no problem with it that I'm not seeing, I'll incorporate that into my diet. I'm starting to tire of tuna.

 

[Satori]

Chest/Tris/Delts
Bench Press
6 x 115 lbs
6 x 125 lbs
4 x 130 lbs

Dips
8 reps
8 reps
8 reps

Close Grip Bench Press
6 x 95 lbs
6 x 105 lbs
5 x 115 lbs

Military Press
6 x 75 lbs
5 x 75 lbs
4 x 80 lbs

I think I may not be doing the military press right, because it feels like it's putting a lot of strain on my lower back. Is that normal? I try to keep my back straight, but it tends to arch at the top of the motion.

 

[Satori]

Haven't posted in awhile. I missed a Friday workout due to another commitment. I went rock climbing on Sunday which basically destroyed my forearms and fingers. So Monday I just crashed when I got home from work.

I went Wednesday thinking by then my arms would have recovered, but they hadn't fully. I did deadlifts at significantly less weight than previously and still could only do four or five reps per set before my fingers gave out. Tried one set of rows and my right arm hurt like hell, so I tried to do pullups instead. Managed to do three, which is better than before when I couldn't do any. Did a couple sets of pulldowns, then barbell curls and chinups. I could do a lot more chinups this time even after doing barbell curls first.

Now I'm about to do legs, I'll post that when I get back.

 

[Satori]

I keep forgetting to post my workouts... Basically weights have been going up slightly or staying about the same.