Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started.
Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE:
If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RobBlake:
anyone crazy enough to try The Rock's eating diet?
works great if your on his 'supplement' plan as well.
You guys are spot on though, bodyfat % and the mirror tell most of the story. As long as your lifts are going up, and the waistline isnt, your on the right path. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aspengc8:
works great if your on his 'supplement' plan as well.
You guys are spot on though, bodyfat % and the mirror tell most of the story. As long as your lifts are going up, and the waistline isnt, your on the right path.
and to be close too 300 lns of pure muscle... but i'd say having the money to maintain that and thats all he really does besides read a script.. he has a great life [Reply]
So, I tried to squat for the 2nd time since my wreck and fucked my back up again.
Was doing bodyweight stuff for my legs and lower back and that went well. Did a super light 3X15 @ 135 workout and had no problems. Tried to work up to 225 on Sunday and it was going good (135,185,205). Got to 225 and took the weight off the rack and pain just shot through my lower back. Doctor told me to not lift for two weeks (fuck that noise) and gave me tylenol #3's.
I'm going to bust my lawyer's balls to get as much as possible from that prick that rear ended me. Pisses me off that I had trained away my injuries for the most part and that fuckstick ruined a year's worth of work. [Reply]
Jacked my mid back doing deads today. Nothing debilitating but an injury I haven't had before. Had weight lifted all the way up and was about to return it when I felt something give mid back on the spine. Not bad enough to keep me from finishing workout. I hate getting old. [Reply]
I feel ya. I sometimes get really bad neck/upper back spasms for no reason at all. I haven't lifted since Friday because of one and I'm STILL sore. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefGator:
Good to see us all coming together and supporting our individual attempts at increasing fitness.
I'm all for supporting everyone's goals all I said was dls seem like a back injury waiting to happen. If you haven't noticed there's a select few in this group who attack others when you say something they don't like. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mike Riley:
I'm all for supporting everyone's goals all I said was dls seem like a back injury waiting to happen. If you haven't noticed there's a select few in this group who attack others when you say something they don't like.
DLs can be dangerous, sure. So can squats. That being said, the benefits of both exercises are immense. I'll incorporate DLs into whatever workout routine I'm doing for as long as I'm able. I just don't think there's a substitute for them as far as giving a person a strong, yoked look.
I'm pretty much over my injury today. Had a little tweaking last night. My main issue is that I was sick for like 3 weeks, and I haven't worked out hardly at all. Then I go in and jump right back into DLs like I've been steady training. Dumb.
But yeah, DLs, for me, give me the most Return on my Time Investment than any other exercise. I can go in and DL for 10 minutes and feel like I got a workout in. Of course, I do more after that, but since it's a complex, full body exercise, it really does hit on all cylinders. [Reply]
