re: How do i even lift, bro? Workout tips thread

Have you seen the hundred push-up challenge? You may want to incorporate that into your workout. I had the same goals as you when I started my little routine.

Run 3 miles three times a week and do 50 push-ups three times a week. Don't do anything on Sunday.

My swole bros of the OT may sneer at my exercises but I can see and feel a difference. Whatever you do, don't let yourself stop the routine for thirty days. Once you pass that benchmark it will be part if your daly cycle.

Good job and I wish you success.

What kind of tips do you people have for us fellas attempting to do leg workouts with worn down knees of a 80 year old?

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What kind of tips do you people have for us fellas attempting to do leg workouts with worn down knees of a 80 year old?

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Squat and deadlift correctly.

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Make sure you do the entire variety of lifts to work your body in different ways. You know -- curls, preacher curls, hammer curls, reverse curls, tricep curls -- all of them.

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Nothing better than good old fashioned progressive resistance. Pick a weight you can do for 8 reps. Once you get to 12 reps, increase the weight.

Avoid isolation exercises initially. No need to do dumbbell flys, cable crossovers, etc.

If you're older, I find that Dumbbells are better on the joints for overhead presses and bench.

If you are a complete newbie, start with the basics--dips, overhead press, pull-ups, squats, and work a compound lift program until progress stalls.

I've been biking already and swimming infrequently. At this point, I just started a job where I'm a little less active than I used to be. Often the only exercise I get is taking the stairs to my fifth floor office. I have seen that when I just am slightly more active than I am now, I lose weight. At my current level of activity, I'm stable. Any less, and I gain slowly.

I lack upper body strength so i'd like to gain a little. I'd like to work down my flat tire a little, and i'd like to grow my biceps a little. I'm already in ok shape, just want to improve a little to finally rid myself of this belly I've had since middle school and get back the biceps I'd developed from wire-pulling in the plant last Christmas.

Get a trainer if you've never lifted, you're more likely to hurt yourself than get in shape.

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If you're just starting to get into fitness you should start running for a few weeks first before hitting the gym. Starting that first will help to condition your body, will push you to improve your eating habits prior and will have you feeling better when you start in the gym. It's discouraging when you start out in overall bad shape

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I totally agree with this. Not only can it be discouraging, it can also be intimidating as well. But this is true for almost everyone when they first start going to the gym. At least it was for me even when I'm not overweight. I just kept reminding myself that everyone had to start somewhere and at some point and all I was seeing were the fruits of their dedication and labor. I started my journey to get in shape (which means different things to different people) by running and biking. For me, I knew that after having smoked cigarettes for nearly half of my life, running and biking were key to conditioning myself for and kick starting my journey. I refuse to let myself believe that certain times/distances from any of my runs or bikes are bad or negative because merely getting out there and doing it and completing it is a success and pushes me to tell myself "Today was a success, but tomorrow will be better" and I do this every time. After I got into the habit of running and biking, I was ready for more and that's when I joined the local YMCA. I will admit that I am no where what some on this site are in the weigh room and I will not represent myself as a workout warrior when it comes to the weights. I will also admit that I am still in the beginning of my journey and have stuck with the machines instead of the free weights in order to develop form and not overthink my abilities on how much I can lift which isn't much and I readily admit it and that's ok. For me, it was important to determine what it was that I was seeking as far as getting in shape and that was to increase my endurance, get toned and build a body similar to Bruce lee due to similar body frames and structures. But I admit that I enjoy running and biking far more than weights but I also know that I need weights to get better at my running.

Again, from someone who's still early in his personal journey, find what it is you are wanting to achieve, stay positive by using every rep, mile, whatever as a tiny success and as many other have said, eat right (majorly important).


Sorry for the TLDR ramble.