Weight Training For Beginners

[STIFLR]

  On 09/10/2012 at 12:31 AM, nick d said:

Once again it all comes down to diet and training, broccoli is an amazing veggie to eat as it has so many nutrients.

Tuna chicken and steaks great source of protein along with 3-4 litres of water a day important on diet.

STIFLR all the best for this weekend if I don't see you at the gym.

Nick the comp I was competing in was 2 weeks ago but didn't make it. Was devo!! 5-6 weeks prep isn't enough time to get into contest shape.

Trying to take the positives out of it though.. In another 12 months time I'll be bigger and better!!!

[Adamski]

Was messing around with trap bar deads and managed to crack a 600lb single. I've done 260kg before but I weighed 5kg more then. So this is a pretty big PB.

[bossmang]

geesus, decent lift

no shoes??

[Adamski]

No shoes. Haven't got around to getting lifting shoes. Have got trainers but take them off for the heavy stuff. And got a whole in my socks.

[bossmang]

so take runners off for heavy stuff? interesting .........or is that the norm?

I noticed the hole in the sock ahaha

[Goliath]

A lot of people use cross trainers and runners when lifting which have a fairly spongy bottom, this causes instability when lifting, especially heavy weights, hence the no shoes and lifting shoes (which you see are pretty stiff and flat).

Solid lift there mate, hard to see from the vid, but looks like you start to round your back a little before getting the weight up. But still mirin haha.

Managed to aggrevate a nerve in my back today, had to cut the weights shorts and stick to intervals on the cross trainer :/

[Adamski]

  On 10/10/2012 at 11:04 AM, Goliath said:

A lot of people use cross trainers and runners when lifting which have a fairly spongy bottom, this causes instability when lifting, especially heavy weights, hence the no shoes and lifting shoes (which you see are pretty stiff and flat).

Solid lift there mate, hard to see from the vid, but looks like you start to round your back a little before getting the weight up. But still mirin haha.

Managed to aggrevate a nerve in my back today, had to cut the weights shorts and stick to intervals on the cross trainer :/

You nailed it mate, the squishy bottom of the runners absorb the force of your lift a lot too.

I think I did round a little but by that lift I'd done 5x70, 5x120, 5x160, 3x180, 2x200, 1x220, 1x240, 1x250, 1x260 and then this at 272.5

I've read a lot of articles that rounding of the upper back isn't so bad as rounding of the lower but I try to keep good form as much as possible.

[adie]

  On 10/10/2012 at 5:25 AM, PAZZOnegger said:

now what sort of person will call you fat?

Oh gee, I wonder? and who would do it twice? LOL

[nick d]

  On 10/10/2012 at 2:46 AM, Ford Freak said:

I need to train with some of you big guys

You still want this animal protein?

This will help you!

[Goliath]

Just got back from the physio ( was already booked in for my knee), got him to check out my back. I've managed to injure a rib joint in the back. Think I must have done it with my back session, then aggravated it yesterday with chest (as it was already lingering). Pretty painful atm, but I'm told it shouldn't last more than a week if that.