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Gym and personal trainer advice
Posted on 1/31/18 at 10:43 am
Posted on 1/31/18 at 10:43 am
Hey fellas, I'm new to the Fitness Board. I want to get into lifting weights and adding muscle mass. I was always a runner and played soccer growing up so I never lifted weights or had the interest. I am looking for a gym in the Birmingham metro south. I do not know the first thing about a weight lifting regimen or the proper form.
Besides finding a gym, I want to know if it would behoove of me to get a personal trainer for a month or find a gym like Golds Gym that has personal trainers on staff?
5'10"
165 lbs
27 yo
I am open to any and all advice for a beginner.
Besides finding a gym, I want to know if it would behoove of me to get a personal trainer for a month or find a gym like Golds Gym that has personal trainers on staff?
5'10"
165 lbs
27 yo
I am open to any and all advice for a beginner.
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Posted on 1/31/18 at 11:07 am to Flanders
Give CrossFit a try. Aren’t you military? They’ll even give you a discount. The personal training is built into the programming
Posted on 1/31/18 at 11:17 am to Flanders
CrossFit would be a good deal of you find the right box, or a powerlifting gym would be good.
Another thing you could do is look up starting strength certified coaches in your area and go that route for learning form.
Another thing you could do is look up starting strength certified coaches in your area and go that route for learning form.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 11:30 am to Lester Earl
quote:I got out last year.
Give CrossFit a try. Aren’t you military? They’ll even give you a discount. The personal training is built into the programming
I did CrossFit six or seven years ago. I was definitely in the greatest shape of my life, but I didn't gain the muscle mass that I want now.
There is an Iron Tribe right down the hill from my work. Is that a similar option to CrossFit?
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:35 pm to Flanders
Yea iron tribe is the same.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 12:59 pm to Flanders
join crossfit to learn proper form. We can give you a program to follow.
or there is a gym called chaulk you could join a few months to learn form. also icon performance.
once you learn the lifts we can help from there. or you could teach yourself the lifts. in that case, starting strength and the greyskull lp walk you through how to do the lifts and you can use youtube.
or there is a gym called chaulk you could join a few months to learn form. also icon performance.
once you learn the lifts we can help from there. or you could teach yourself the lifts. in that case, starting strength and the greyskull lp walk you through how to do the lifts and you can use youtube.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 3:18 pm to lsu777
I reckon I spend too much time on the OT because I thought it was still cool to trash CrossFit.
I never got the personal attention at the box I frequented. Guess I should ask the folks I know around here their opinion of the boxes here in town.
I never got the personal attention at the box I frequented. Guess I should ask the folks I know around here their opinion of the boxes here in town.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 3:32 pm to Flanders
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I never got the personal attention at the box I frequented.
likely cause they weren't trying to get in your pants.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 5:26 am to Flanders
You were in the military and never touched a weight?
What branch was this?
Don’t hire a trainer. Do some research online and put your own regiment together. This is coming from a guy who trained people at globogyms and was a CrossFit coach for a couple years.
What branch was this?
Don’t hire a trainer. Do some research online and put your own regiment together. This is coming from a guy who trained people at globogyms and was a CrossFit coach for a couple years.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 7:21 am to TDcline
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military
quote:Haha.
put your own regiment together
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:52 am to TDcline
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What branch was this?
I think I have a clue.
Back on topic, in the post Al Gore internet era we live in, it is a complete waste of time to hire a trainer unless you just need someone to count reps and tell you stories between sets. You can get everything you need on You Tube.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 10:01 am to MWP
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I think I have a clue.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 10:34 am to Flanders
The fitness board on TD is good if you want some advice from a few solid posters. If you're really looking for a lot of different programs to look in to I would check out r/Fitness on Reddit. They have a lot of great programs set up there that you can research. As far as getting a trainer, I wouldn't waste your money. He's not really gonna push anymore than you're willing to push yourself.
Posted on 2/1/18 at 1:51 pm to TDcline
quote:I was an 0341 in the marine corps..
What branch was this?
Posted on 2/1/18 at 3:13 pm to Flanders
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I was an 0341 in the marine corps..
Well I had no clue then.
Semper Fi
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:31 pm to Flanders
I'm going to try a 5x3 program in a 24/7 type gym and away from metcon.
This post was edited on 2/5/18 at 11:04 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:48 pm to Flanders
I agree use Youtube, TD Fitness and rest of Internet for help/advice and save money not getting trainer.
Better experts than I here, but I would ramp up with Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5 to build strength and learn big major lifts.
You are going to start out light (empty bar even) and progress linear from there. Starting Strength has a great book to read if you want and SL 5x5 is just a rip-off from that mostly. There are a crap ton of Mark Rippetoe videos on the web to show you proper form.
This is assuming you are not going to go a CrossFit route and just want to hit a gym.
Better experts than I here, but I would ramp up with Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5 to build strength and learn big major lifts.
You are going to start out light (empty bar even) and progress linear from there. Starting Strength has a great book to read if you want and SL 5x5 is just a rip-off from that mostly. There are a crap ton of Mark Rippetoe videos on the web to show you proper form.
This is assuming you are not going to go a CrossFit route and just want to hit a gym.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 5:54 am to MWP
quote:
Back on topic, in the post Al Gore internet era we live in, it is a complete waste of time to hire a trainer unless you just need someone to count reps and tell you stories between sets. You can get everything you need on You Tube.
This. Plenty of information online that is free.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 6:16 am to lsu777
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starting strength and the grayskull lp
Posted on 4/18/23 at 6:55 am to Flanders
Honestly at your age you’re gonna have to get on test to build muscle mass
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