Getting in serious shape! How do you do it, and where do you find out?
Here is the situation. I’m looking to work hard and try to get in the best shape I possibly can by April. I’m not really out of shape as it is, but I’m not very muscular.
My goals are simple and shallow, build muscle and look damn good.
I’m not talking about crazy body building, but mild six pack abs is what I’m aiming for. I still need to get rid of a little fat, but not much really.
But how do I do this? I have a general set of basic exercises I’ve been doing with dumbells, push ups/situps and a treadmill. I’ve also started on whey protein. I’m noticing some mild gains in 2 weeks, but not too much.
For those who have done it, I’m curious what your advice is. I’d hope for some sort of set exercises with dumbells and avoiding a gym in the long run, but a full body work out that makes sense is hard to find for a newbie.
Please advise. Anything is welcome. I want to get buff… and I’m willing to do the work. I just need to find out what that entails!
February 14th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Run 30-45 min a day, buy some lipo6, do your abs every other day. go on bodybuilding.com and find a good workout to do, i didnt the body for life workout, and it worked great!! good luck man
February 15th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
You probably don’t have to worry about getting too buff. Your body is more then willing to eat your muscles.
Eat loads of good fats, and take a multivitamin. Eat breakfast. Drink more water then what you think is human. (about a half gallon a day is what you need according to wikipedia)
Lift heavy weights. Squats and chin ups will add more muscle then any other lifts. Period. You will look fantastic as soon as you can squat twice your body weight (more then that for little guys, less for big guys)and do a pull up with 100 lbs strapped to you.
The best thing a beginner can do is lift huge amounts of volume. That means do squats, then do front squats, then do Zercher squats, then do Olympic squats, then to bulgarian split squats then do one legged squats ect.
Really though, about 4 squat variations would not be bad for your work out.
Running has all sorts of benefits, but keep in mind it adds a lot of stress (and I mean that in quantifiable terms)to your body. That means more cortisol and more fat.
Humans are anaerobic beings. We are supposed to throw a rock at the rabbit, not chase it.
Two great resources are ExRx.net and NutritionData.com. Stay the hell away from bodybuilding.com.
Oh, and two weeks is nothing.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:06 am
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good luck.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Hey
Try this; it works for me. I bought Owen Mckibbin’s Men’s Health cover model workout book and it really worked. Mckibbin is over 40 and he’s a pro beach volleyball player…trust me that’s damn hard. Half the book is motivational speech from Mckibbin about his life. He had a broken back (!) and two completely blown knees by the time he was 10. Also has some recipes and other tips on your fitness. The title of the book came because Mckibbin has had the most cover shoots for Men’s Health. Hope it works well, as it has for me…For getting a 6 pack make sure you RUN. The motions in running is the only way to get a true 6 pack