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Reply 20
Guys, no one has really given me any real advice here yet!
What excercises (and how often a week should I do them) would you suggest for a novice, wanting to improve pecs and arms? Thanks a lot
What excercises (and how often a week should I do them) would you suggest for a novice, wanting to improve pecs and arms? Thanks a lot
Reply 21
fuglyduckling
Guys, no one has really given me any real advice here yet!
What excercises (and how often a week should I do them) would you suggest for a novice, wanting to improve pecs and arms? Thanks a lot
What excercises (and how often a week should I do them) would you suggest for a novice, wanting to improve pecs and arms? Thanks a lot
just do them all, at around 12 kilos and 15 reps and build the weight up gradually, do them all and you'll target them eventually
but seriously most of the weights target where you want to target apart from the leg weights of courseReply 22
unfinished sympathy
titanium it's the one where you push the arms forward.. i do 45 reps
shoulder lift thing 45 reps 15kilos
the one where you press the arms together i can only do 10 kilos..
is that lightweight?
Hey are you saying i'm weak? (he he you're probably right)
shoulder lift thing 45 reps 15kilos
the one where you press the arms together i can only do 10 kilos..
is that lightweight?
Hey are you saying i'm weak? (he he you're probably right
)I dont use machines like that, i just use free weights and yes your a girl so you should be weaker than me!
Reply 23
*titanium*
I dont use machines like that, i just use free weights and yes your a girl so you should be weaker than me!
macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!
I don't use free weights- i'm too weak to hold them- oh my wailing arms boo hoo
Reply 24
unfinished sympathy
macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!
I don't use free weights- i'm too weak to hold them- oh my wailing arms boo hoo
I don't use free weights- i'm too weak to hold them- oh my wailing arms boo hoo
howabout i do the whole weight training thing and you can make lunch
Reply 25
*titanium*
howabout i do the whole weight training thing and you can make lunch
do you think i can manage to lift the knives? would you help me? I can make sandwiches- what's your fave master?
Reply 26
Nice, Titanium 
Thanks for the advice. So just try and do most of the machines at 15 reps and whatever weights they suggest. How many times a week should I go? Is it too much to go 5 times (that's what I do for aerobic)?
Thanks for the advice. So just try and do most of the machines at 15 reps and whatever weights they suggest. How many times a week should I go? Is it too much to go 5 times (that's what I do for aerobic)?Reply 27
unfinished sympathy
do you think i can manage to lift the knives? would you help me? I can make sandwiches- what's your fave master?
What do you think?...use your imagination.
Reply 28
fuglyduckling
Nice, Titanium Thanks for the advice. So just try and do most of the machines at 15 reps and whatever weights they suggest. How many times a week should I go? Is it too much to go 5 times (that's what I do for aerobic)?
Thanks for the advice. So just try and do most of the machines at 15 reps and whatever weights they suggest. How many times a week should I go? Is it too much to go 5 times (that's what I do for aerobic)?i go 5 times a week, so don't see why you shouldn't? 12 kilos at 15 reps deffo and work up
Reply 29
unfinished sympathy
i go 5 times a week, so don't see why you shouldn't? 12 kilos at 15 reps deffo and work up
If you trying to gain muscle, go slightly lower reps, say under 10 (thou you can mix in some higher rep stuff aswell) and do it say 3 times a week. Any more and you will not have time to recover properly.
Reply 30
*titanium*
If you trying to gain muscle, go slightly lower reps, say under 10 (thou you can mix in some higher rep stuff aswell) and do it say 3 times a week. Any more and you will not have time to recover properly.
oh but that's boring, the weights are the best bit!
Reply 31
Brilliant. Thanks for the advice, titanium. Last question: Will doing weights help with overall body fat percentage? I.e. will i get away with doing less aerobic stuff?
Reply 32
fuglyduckling
Brilliant. Thanks for the advice, titanium. Last question: Will doing weights help with overall body fat percentage? I.e. will i get away with doing less aerobic stuff?
Yes, it does burn calories as it is physical work, though i do reccomend you also do cardio.
Reply 33
*titanium*
Yes, it does burn calories as it is physical work, though i do reccomend you also do cardio.
someone told me that when you do weights you muscles continually burn calories- true or false ?
Reply 34
unfinished sympathy
someone told me that when you do weights you muscles continually burn calories- true or false ?
the simplified answer would be yes.
Reply 35
heavy lifting burns more calories post workout as your metabolism is higher and lasts longer
Reply 36
*titanium*
the simplified answer would be yes.
you could have said true- but cheers anyway.
is it really bad if i do weights 5 times a week?
Reply 37
unfinished sympathy
you could have said true- but cheers anyway.
is it really bad if i do weights 5 times a week?
is it really bad if i do weights 5 times a week?
Depends how heavy the weights are, if you are not constantly hurting then no it probably isnt. You say you do 45 reps, thats quite high, so 5 times a week should be ok if you doing low intensity.
Reply 38
unfinished sympathy
you could have said true- but cheers anyway.
is it really bad if i do weights 5 times a week?
is it really bad if i do weights 5 times a week?
yes you will die
Reply 39
What ever you do, don't do less than 20 reps of a lightweight, otherwise you will go to bed and wake up the next day bigger than arnold schwarzanegger!!
Absolute b*ll*cks. High reps on light weigts is more for toning, low reps on high weights (6-12) will build mass. Start with low reps/high weights initially until you have got some mass that your happy with, then start doing high reps/low weights if you want to bring some more definition in (6-8 months +)
What excercises (and how often a week should I do them) would you suggest for a novice, wanting to improve pecs and arms?
Pecs: Bench press-Overall Chest
Incline Press-Upper Chest
Decline Press-Lower chest
Dumbell presses/Incline Presses
Seated Dip is quite good for isolation of the chest
Dumbell Flyes
Arms (biceps, triceps and forearms)
Standing dumbell curls-General biceps work!
Preacher curl machine or free bar
Hammer curls
Concentration curls
Seated Row
Tricep kickbacks
Overhead extension (sorry don't know the real name for this! its where you sit and theres a bar that goes over your head that you pull down almost in a crunch motion)
Seated Barbell curls
Reverse barbel curls-both for forearms! you can use dumbells as well
Sorry for the long post, but it would be longer if I explained
you can find good diagrams and videos on www.bodybuilding.comsomeone told me that when you do weights you muscles continually burn calories- true or false ?
eventually it will as the new muscle will place a higher metabolic demand on your body
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