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"What are your goals OP? "Just to build muscle/strength really | |||
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"Any gym goers have advice for starting out? Where to find a routine/workout, how to know what to focus on etc Hoping to push myself this year and begin the journey on my dream body "Try a few local gyms if they do free sessions. Join the one you like the vibe of that you an afford. You are more likely to go to a place you enjoy. Ask a gym instructor for advice on the machines. It's their job to make sure you can use them safely. They may even be able to write you a basic programme. There is plenty of advice on who to follow on social media. If in doubt, just holler on here. Remember the only person you need to be concerned about or comparing yourself to is yourself. Consistency is the most important part. Just get to the gym and train. It doesn't need to be perfect or maximised. You can't out train a shit diet/drinking. Try any programme for at least 3 months, unless you really hate something in it. There are no shortcuts. You have to put the work in. Make lots of small goals for improvement. Be patient and manage your expectations. Don't be afraid to ask for advice. | |||
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"Any gym goers have advice for starting out? Where to find a routine/workout, how to know what to focus on etc Hoping to push myself this year and begin the journey on my dream body "Don’t. Go walking every day instead. | |||
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"Any gym goers have advice for starting out? Where to find a routine/workout, how to know what to focus on etc Hoping to push myself this year and begin the journey on my dream body
Don’t. Go walking every day instead."Whys that | |||
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"Any gym goers have advice for starting out? Where to find a routine/workout, how to know what to focus on etc Hoping to push myself this year and begin the journey on my dream body
Don’t. Go walking every day instead."That'll do fuck all for your body. Or your fitness. | |||
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"What are your goals OP?
Just to build muscle/strength really"If you're looking to building strength and muscle and and just want to put on size, then you can't go wrong with trying to do high weight for low reps with good form through compound exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bench press and overhead press with some accessory exercises. Oh, and build a habit of routinely going to the gym and once that routine is set, you'll find you want to go rather than feel that you have to. Then you want to eat in a calorie surplus but not do a complete 180 on your diet otherwise you'll hate it and give up. Start by changing your snacks, then your evening meals, then lunch, and finally breakfast to tailor what you eat to your gym routine. To start lifting, I would recommend a PT for a couple of sessions to get you started and build a plan and hopefully you can go from there. Good luck, it's a lot of hard work, but so rewarding!  | |||
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"What are your goals OP?
Just to build muscle/strength really"For me I have to choose between getting stronger or building muscle but this may be my age and starting later. I can gain muscle on a strength program but gained a lot more on a hypertrophy program but am weak AF compared to before. Work out your maintenance calories and calculate 0.3g to 0.5g of fat per kg of weight a day, 1g to 2g of your lean body mass in protein and the rest in carbs. I spent ages going nowhere because I wasn't eating enough protein but also too many calories. Don't expect results over night and you'll have to keep tweaking things that work for you. | |||
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"Think about your goals but make your targets achievable - "dream body" is great, but how do you know you've got there? " Great point! A wise man once said that the day you started lifting is the day you became forever small. Because you'll never be as big as you want to be | |||
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"Think about your goals but make your targets achievable - "dream body" is great, but how do you know you've got there? Great point! A wise man once said that the day you started lifting is the day you became forever small. Because you'll never be as big as you want to be "I can wax lyrical about *all* the areas I need to better in though... | |||
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- what did I say about consistency? 
- lastly if you starting now to be ready for summer body  you should have started in January!! | |||
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"Think about your goals but make your targets achievable - "dream body" is great, but how do you know you've got there? Great point! A wise man once said that the day you started lifting is the day you became forever small. Because you'll never be as big as you want to be
I can wax lyrical about *all* the areas I need to better in though..."Oh I completely agree (on me, not you  ) and I'm sure the same applies to every huge and ripped guy as well with small calves  | |||
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"Think about your goals but make your targets achievable - "dream body" is great, but how do you know you've got there? Great point! A wise man once said that the day you started lifting is the day you became forever small. Because you'll never be as big as you want to be
I can wax lyrical about *all* the areas I need to better in though...
Oh I completely agree (on me, not you ) and I'm sure the same applies to every huge and ripped guy as well with small calves "What you got against my calves, Joe?  | |||
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"It’s been shown that walking 12000 steps per day is less arduous on your joints than doing say 45 minutes of intense cardio on a running machine or road running. " Interested to earn more about this? Some could argue sitting on your couch is less arduous still. | |||
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"It’s been shown that walking 12000 steps per day is less arduous on your joints than doing say 45 minutes of intense cardio on a running machine or road running. Interested to earn more about this? Some could argue sitting on your couch is less arduous still." burns less calories tho. Our body is designed to move and typically move over long periods of time rather than short bursts. So walking is probably more in tune with out bio mechanics. There are benefits from other forms of exercise that offset some of the impact of running. Imo it's do both in balance. | |||
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"It’s been shown that walking 12000 steps per day is less arduous on your joints than doing say 45 minutes of intense cardio on a running machine or road running. Interested to earn more about this? Some could argue sitting on your couch is less arduous still.burns less calories tho. Our body is designed to move and typically move over long periods of time rather than short bursts. So walking is probably more in tune with out bio mechanics. There are benefits from other forms of exercise that offset some of the impact of running. Imo it's do both in balance. " Don't see what that has to do with being 'arduous on the joints'. Think our bodies are designed to run as well as walk. We can do other things too like jump and roll - all in tune with our bio mechanics. So far as I understand high impact activities benefit our joints by building overall strength. Obviously if you're not used to running or whatever you need to appropriately build your fitness over time. Walking is a poor fitness activity unless you're beginning from a very low base. For effective cardio you need to be out of breath. | |||
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"It’s been shown that walking 12000 steps per day is less arduous on your joints than doing say 45 minutes of intense cardio on a running machine or road running. Interested to earn more about this? Some could argue sitting on your couch is less arduous still.burns less calories tho. Our body is designed to move and typically move over long periods of time rather than short bursts. So walking is probably more in tune with out bio mechanics. There are benefits from other forms of exercise that offset some of the impact of running. Imo it's do both in balance. Don't see what that has to do with being 'arduous on the joints'. Think our bodies are designed to run as well as walk. We can do other things too like jump and roll - all in tune with our bio mechanics. So far as I understand high impact activities benefit our joints by building overall strength. Obviously if you're not used to running or whatever you need to appropriately build your fitness over time. Walking is a poor fitness activity unless you're beginning from a very low base. For effective cardio you need to be out of breath."
People are more prone to injury when they don’t train in full ranges of motion and stress the joints with load bearing exercise. As you say it’s doing more than you’re capable of by doing too much too soon that causes injury.
I’m fortunate to have a physio at my gym who’s constantly telling people that they are making their bodies brittle by avoiding strenuous activities.
I’m certainly not suggesting that doing 12,000 steps a day isn’t beneficial but unless you have a job where you’re on your feet for most of the day going for a 12,000 step walk is very time consuming. The intensity is also too low to challenge the cardiovascular system. Unless you’re very overweight that is.
Being more active in general is sage advice but there’s also a lot of fitness influencers who have spread a lot of misinformation. Naudi Aguilar in particular talks complete BS for example. | |||
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"It’s been shown that walking 12000 steps per day is less arduous on your joints than doing say 45 minutes of intense cardio on a running machine or road running. Interested to earn more about this? Some could argue sitting on your couch is less arduous still.burns less calories tho. Our body is designed to move and typically move over long periods of time rather than short bursts. So walking is probably more in tune with out bio mechanics. There are benefits from other forms of exercise that offset some of the impact of running. Imo it's do both in balance. Don't see what that has to do with being 'arduous on the joints'. Think our bodies are designed to run as well as walk. We can do other things too like jump and roll - all in tune with our bio mechanics. So far as I understand high impact activities benefit our joints by building overall strength. Obviously if you're not used to running or whatever you need to appropriately build your fitness over time. Walking is a poor fitness activity unless you're beginning from a very low base. For effective cardio you need to be out of breath.
People are more prone to injury when they don’t train in full ranges of motion and stress the joints with load bearing exercise. As you say it’s doing more than you’re capable of by doing too much too soon that causes injury.
I’m fortunate to have a physio at my gym who’s constantly telling people that they are making their bodies brittle by avoiding strenuous activities.
I’m certainly not suggesting that doing 12,000 steps a day isn’t beneficial but unless you have a job where you’re on your feet for most of the day going for a 12,000 step walk is very time consuming. The intensity is also too low to challenge the cardiovascular system. Unless you’re very overweight that is.
Being more active in general is sage advice but there’s also a lot of fitness influencers who have spread a lot of misinformation. Naudi Aguilar in particular talks complete BS for example."it's balance. Walking is load bearing. It's not as high impact as running. But over training with running especially on treadmills is no good for you. Especially if you have poor form and Ill fitting footwear. I agree it's not as cardio intensive. But I'd also say if that's your aim smash out HIIT. If you want to build none strength, squat. But we are all different in how we train. For any new starter my concern is over training and overcoming boredom. Both lend me to not pushing steady state cardio focused exercise too much | |||
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