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 Chocolate Hog:
Doing a calorie diet. Started out at 2,200 a week then went down to 1,900 but I'm thinking about boosting it up a little. I mainly eat chicken, some steak, eggs, oatmeal, veggies and fruit.
Seriously, if you want to work in with them and it is a machine just make sure you put the pin back at the weight they had it at. If free weights un-rack and re-rack what they had on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by penguinz:
Maybe you should stop taking 10 minutes between sets. :-)
I was taking really long breaks in between sets as I usually do. But, I don't have a problem speeding up the process if someone asks politely how many more sets I have left or if I'm almost done. This guy, who looked pretty young so I'll give him a pass, clearly has yet to learn proper gym etiquette.
Funny thing is, he ended up jumping on the rack right next to mine about a minute later. Him and his buddy were squatting 100 pounds. 100 pounds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I was taking really long breaks in between sets as I usually do. But, I don't have a problem speeding up the process if someone asks politely how many more sets I have left or if I'm almost done. This guy, who looked pretty young so I'll give him a pass, clearly has yet to learn proper gym etiquette.
Funny thing is, he ended up jumping on the rack right next to mine about a minute later. Him and his buddy were squatting 100 pounds. 100 pounds.
You should have grabbed a couple of fifty pound dumbbells and said, "Hey bro. Don't need a rack for that" then demonstrated doing front dumbbell squats in Broscience fashion. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Count Zarth:
Steak is expensive man.
POVERTY CHICKEN FTW
Price Chopper has steaks for sale on Fridays or i'll spend 50 bucks at Costco and have a weeks worth of steak. Gotta switch it up every now and then. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 505 Chief:
Yeah, let's address an issue right now.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING pisses me off more than some asshole doing 100 fucking sets at a station. Unless you're doing rehab, you are a fucking retard and should be banned from all gyms.
What about the fact my gym only has one squat rack and my workout consists of multiple work sets of squats, Ghetto GHRs, Good mornings and RDLs. I spend almost an hour using that squat rack on a given leg day but given the fact the rest of the douches mostly curl in it, I couldn't give one fuck if I take my time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I was taking really long breaks in between sets as I usually do. But, I don't have a problem speeding up the process if someone asks politely how many more sets I have left or if I'm almost done. This guy, who looked pretty young so I'll give him a pass, clearly has yet to learn proper gym etiquette.
Funny thing is, he ended up jumping on the rack right next to mine about a minute later. Him and his buddy were squatting 100 pounds. 100 pounds.
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
He better have weighed less than 120.
I'd guess about 5'11" 170 and his friend was a little bigger.
I mean, it's not like they were struggling with 100 pounds or anything, but I had a good laugh at the fact that he was rushing me in mine so he could get in two sets of 8 reps at 100 pounds.
Then they left without re-racking their weights.. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I'd guess about 5'11" 170 and his friend was a little bigger.
I mean, it's not like they were struggling with 100 pounds or anything, but I had a good laugh at the fact that he was rushing me in mine so he could get in two sets of 8 reps at 100 pounds.
Then they left without re-racking their weights..
I usually only put 135-185 on when I squat (which isn't often anymore :'( ) but I do 100 reps in as few sets possible. 3 sets is my best. [Reply]
