Work out Peeps

[aero]

Hey, Im starting to work out more, gonna shoot for every other day. But I am just wondering if any of you that do work out have any suggestions for me. I weigh 135, am about 6' ... so pretty skinny. I have never really lifted before, but just wanna get like a routine of specific stuff to do. We have all the machines that you would need. I am not going to be taking any extra shakes/enhancer stuff either. I just kinda wanna build up my whole upper body. Lower shouldnt be to hard.

so whats a general routine i should follow?

Thanks

[kiokin]

ok... i don't work out, but i have read up on it a lot.
make a schedule of your day and make sure you inlcude working out in your schedule. do not forget to schedule around it, so that you have time to come down after your work out.
work out in the morning, that way you use your muscles throughout the day.
protein, protien, protien, protien.
carbs give you energy, protien helps build your muscles back up.
if you eat a lot of pasta or bread about an hour before you work out, then take a protein shake right before you work out, you'll start to see improvements.

you also might want to look into creatine. it puts helps your muscles hold in water so that when your ripped muscles heal, they heal with water in your muscles. its also an over the counter steroid that isn't a steroid. meaning, its healthy and natural... but it might give you a little consitipation... from what i heard, but i never got constipated.

[alb_accord]

as the guys said>>> don't work the same musles every day.

[growguy]

working out is essential to feeling good. if u dont exercise you feel crappy, low energy, etc. if u have serious trouble building muscle mass, consider creatine or other supplements. some people can't build muscle mass very well. eat lots of meat / carbs, try to co-ordinate with your workouts, etc.

good luck

[growguy]

ive been on creatine for the last 3 weeks, and i can see results already. im up 8 pounds, and its all in the upper body. its relatively cheap, up there with other supplements.

2-3 week supply 24$cdn

you can also get creatine just for when you workout, which costs more but is said to be more effective.

be warned, do not take creatine the same day you partake in excessive drinking. i know people who have done this and find themselves vomiting blood. very disgusting, however true. be cafeful and treat creatine like any drug with respect and it will help you.

[Jarrett]

And don't be the typical weight room newbie that tries all the time to see what his max weight is on all his workouts. Last year, at the beginning of the year, I was benching 215, powercleaning 205, and inclining 185. At the end of the year, I was benching 215, powercleaning 205, and inclining 185. I didn't improve any in any category. Muscles need repetitions to get stronger. Be smart about working out.

[lowoctane]

creatine, hmm isnt that all basically water weight? stay away from that stuff...so hmm what happends when you loose all that water in your muscles?..huh?...what happends to a baloon when you release the water?..exactly, nuff said.

what i say is, get lazy, eat a lot, gain some weight and then start to work out, really, its kinda hard to get buffness at your wieght, how do i know this, is because i am about ~150 at ~6'2-6'2 and yes it isnt easy, both my bro and my dad lift both lift and are pretty big...i get the short end of the stick with the motabolism that is crazy fast, right now i am eating A LOT of high calorie foods, but also staying healthy at the same time....im trying to get atleast around 200 before i start any real lifting..so i know im all natural and no suplaments added, (at one time i though of taking steriods because i hated being skinny, but my dad woulda kick my behind)...then off to teh BEACH for Teh Lad'es!

the lower is just as hard as the upper, i think the upper is funner lol, but i love it when i'm sore for like a week straight, seriously..

i remember i worked out like every other day, i would work the upper one day, then work my lower half another, then this muscle one day, and then another, the other day, man i would walk around like a stiff startched pair of pants. lol, good time good times.

[H23Accord]

Nutrition is a big part of working out. Make sure you eat a lot of whole foods. Those will assist in supplying the body with what it needs to gain the weight you need/want.
Supplements when used correctly will help "supplement" what you did not take enough of or are trying to take more of. They are by no means a necessity, but if used correctly are very useful. (no I am no talking about illegal supplements).
Make sure you make a plan and put it down on paper so that you can track yourself. This will help keep you motivated during times when you are not necessarily gaining weight because you may in fact be gaining strength.
Focus on "form" before you start attempting to move up in the amount of weight you are trying to lift. This will keep you from hurting yourself as you do move up in weight.
That should be enough info from me for you to start with.

[deevergote]

I need to start working out. I have all the weight I need to make myself look pretty good. I just need a routine that I can make myself stick to!

I'm somewhere between 190 and 200 pounds, about 5'11, and kinda squishy... I want to be kinda solid, rather than built. I don't need to look like Rambo!

Now, I'm flat broke, so a gym or a weight set is out of the question. I'm a waiter, student, and I have my own house, so I'm always busy at strange times doing one thing or another. Thus, my scheduling is total crap. I have no time each day that I can devote to working out. Every day has it's different requirements and time restrictions.

So, what can I do to build myself up using only my own body, and maybe some furniture? I know I can do pushups for some arm/back/chest improvement (damn weak wrists make that hurt like hell...) and situps, crunches, and various variations for abs. I can also do dips using my kitchen chairs to get my triceps and back. Squats and lunges for legs, as well as some light jogging/running. Any other suggestions? Fizzbob's schedule seems like a pretty good one to me, so I might give that a shot.

A guy I work with said that working out for an hour each day, regardless of what time, will help. IS that true, or would sticking to a regular schedule be better?

[H23Accord]

I work out for 2 hours 6 days a week but I am a fanatic about gaining size right now since i took a long break (too long). As far as working out wirh furniture, just look around the house. I find tons of stuff to lift, curl, push, shrug, squat, roll, and anything else I can do with it to help me maintain at the least. If you are "squishy", but wanna get that "hard" look, do more reps. It will give you more definition and also make your muscles harder and not so squishy from constantly increasing weight and than layin off.

[Jay187]

Originally posted by Jarrett
And don't be the typical weight room newbie that tries all the time to see what his max weight is on all his workouts. Last year, at the beginning of the year, I was benching 215, powercleaning 205, and inclining 185. At the end of the year, I was benching 215, powercleaning 205, and inclining 185. I didn't improve any in any category. Muscles need repetitions to get stronger. Be smart about working out.

same here if u weight lift lift less and do more repz becuase lifting your max a few times wont do as much as lifting say 3/4 your max but doing 30-80 repz also do some runing after u lift it will relaxe you n still keep your heart rate going

[ChIoVnIdCa]

Im buff

[MRX]

believe it or not but fizzbob kinda inspired me to get back into working out. Made me feel rather scrawny he did lol. I'm starting out with the lower body and warming up my muscles with basketball. I'd recommend doing a little cardio here and there to get your heart rate up a bit. Also start doing negatives at the end of each set...that will rip your muscles apart but you HAVE TO HAVE A SPOTTER to do negatives.

[yofmatt]

I wouldn't recommend eating alot of food & working out after that, cuz I know ppl who have done that & become fatasses once they stop working out over a long period of time, cuz their diet didnt change. Being alot skinner than ur supposed to be is alot better than being way fatter than ur supposed to be. Just get fit enough to run from the cops.

[Sho Nuff]

I like doing pullups, very good for the whole upperbody. Even if you can only do 3, do it again another day and i guarentee you will improve. Also do pushups very slow. In fact do everything slower, its very intense.