Why do people go to the gym but then only do cardio?

[KrazyHorse]

I get them mainly in the biceps and in an arc from anterior deltoid to pectoral.

I do try to drink fruit juice or soda after workout in addition to 50 g of protein or so. They really aren't that bad, though. They don't bug me like pain from actual injury. You know they're going away within a day.

[KrazyHorse]

I find that the mistake most beginners make is to use weights far too light for them. Of course, there are also the idiots that use weights too heavy for them.

If you can't lift it once then it's too heavy. If you can lift it 10 times without collapsing it's too light. Pretty simple.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Doddler
Simple answer..don't change routines. So long as you're lifting heavy, hitting every bodypart and increasing poundage you don't need to mess things around..

"Increasing poundage" being the operative term. I'm a hard gainer, and plateau every couple months. Even if I don't change routines, I need to switch up angles, reps, use split reps/forced reps, and other such trickery to break through them

[KrazyHorse]

I swear to god I plateaued for like 3 months on my bench press a while back. Most ****ing frustrating thing ever. I did some negatives for a while and it worked like magic.

[KrazyHorse]

Good news about not being able to work out for 3 weeks is that I've lost ~6 pounds. Bad news is that 1-2 lbs of that is probably muscle. When I'm not lifting I have very little appetite (I haven't been able to run either, because of ankle injury from basketball).

I need to stop hurting myself in sports.

[Solly]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I swear to god I plateaued for like 3 months on my bench press a while back. Most ****ing frustrating thing ever. I did some negatives for a while and it worked like magic.

Switch to dumbells, far superior

[KrazyHorse]

Actually, I was talking dumbbell bench press.



Only use bar for squats and curls (I cheat less on curls with bar than dumbbells)

[Jon Miller]

Because they don't have time during the daylight?

Jon Miller

[Solly]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Actually, I was talking dumbbell bench press.



Only use bar for squats and curls (I cheat less on curls with bar than dumbbells)

I never use the bar. Dumbell squats

[KrazyHorse]

What does that have to do with not doing weights?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Doddler


I never use the bar. Dumbell squats

I use the safety bar for squats. I'm pretty strong in the legs, so I'm afraid of what would happen if I slipped.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by LordShiva


Assuming this is true (which I doubt): OMG teh statistical significance

People overestimate the power of cardio and underestimate the power of weight training because they don't have the discipline, form, and tolerance of initial muscle soreness to stick with an effective weight training program.

I worry about having a stroke.

Jon Miller

[Solly]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


I use the safety bar for squats. I'm pretty strong in the legs, so I'm afraid of what would happen if I slipped.

Aha, the other mistake noobs make, thinking a bit of cycling is all they need for legs..

[Jon Miller]

Metabolism is a huge thing in amount of calories burned. It can be a difference of 1000 calories I think (between high metabolism and low, same weight).

I am currently doing 1 hour of burnouts (I think that is the right term, very low weight, but a lot of it) and 2+ hours of cardio per week. I would like to add another hour of resistance training and another hour of cardio (so that I am doing at least 5 hours exercise a week).

Jon Miller

[KrazyHorse]

Honestly, my legs were always far stronger (relative to other people) than my arms were, so I didn't do any weight exercises on them for a long time. Then my upper body started catching up, so now I do both.

My calves are still ****ing ridiculous, so I don't do anything for them. I think it's the Scot in me...