About to join the gym, now what :lupe: (Update: just joined finally)

[CrimsonTider]

Explain please

I can guarantee you that he will be ridiculously hungry afterwards

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

Explain please

That shyt'll have you with the shakes feeling like you're about to die until you get a double cheeseburger

I can guarantee you that he will be ridiculously hungry afterwards

what they said. i tried that a couple of times and felt like i was about to throw up each time. will never do that again. some bread with a little peanut butter is all you need before a workout.

 

[JetsNJays]

You need to get inside the gym for the first 3-5 weeks. This is the hardest part for those just joining.
DON'T make it something you "have" to do, but instead it needs to be part of your lifestyle.

Make a few lifestyle changes, which can include cutting out soda, cookies, frozen aisle, and anything with a drive-thru. Keep going back inside the gym and soon you will see a physical change. Whether it's your clothes fitting better, muscle tone, more energy throughout the day, or just simply feeling better, you'll hopefully want to continue with it.

For more energy once inside, consider a pre-workout supplement with some nitric oxide to open up blood vessels to allow more blood and oxygen to travel. This will give you a pump needed to break through some plateaus.
Good luck

 

[Serious]

1.Be patient. Give your body time to grow and get used to exercising. The slower the start the better at first. Trying to jump into multiple activities like an adolescence is counterproductive, especially coming off a prior sedentary lifestyle.


2.Build a strong core, then work from the bottom up.

Core > Lower Body > Upper Body.

Having a strong core is important for a variety of reason, primarily because a flawed core can affect posture, which can lead to improper movements(voluntary / involuntary) .

3. Diet. There's a lot of misinformation and quackery out there on the internet and in even books. Be smart and do thorough research. If it sounds like garbage it probably is.

Be friend websites like:
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

And other "government" approved websites which are backed by university based research...

4. Be organized and reasonable. Find a workout plan that works for you and your schedule. Don't worry about what the next man is doing, or how they got from point A to point B. Avoid taking advance from people in the gym even if they "look" knowledgeable their perspective is null and void untll proven otherwise.

5.

 

[Jesus]

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[NSSVO]

Compete with yourself. Don't be discouraged of guys around your age doing heavier weights/ running longer than you.

 

[unit321]

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So a local gym here is having some type of special $1 down and $10 a month . The deal ends on Wednesday its a ok gym , not too fancy not too ratchet , my girl currently goes there

problem is am only really doing it cause it cheap , am pretty much out of shape ,am 5'9 158lbs as of today

my two mains problems are i get tired easy as fuk and am lazy as shyt , ive joined other gyms about 3 times in my life and have stopped going to each within 2 weeks but i think that had more to do with the fact i went with dudes that was already beastin

help me out brehs what some simple exercises i can do to ease me into the gym/healthy life , i want to start off going like twice week for like 30-45min and gradually increase

@MMSex

We can't motivate you, that has to come from you.
Anyway, set short-term goals and long-term goals.
How much can you lift in various exercises, bench press, squat, deadlift, military press, curls, t-bar row, etc. For example, a long-term goal would be to increase your one-rep max bench press from 100 lbs. to 200 lbs. in two years. A short-term goal would be to lift 75 lbs. for 10 reps in three months. The next short-term goal would be to lift 135 lbs. for five reps. It doesn't always have to be a one-rep max goal.
Make it a goal to get in the gym four times a week. You don't have to lift for an hour and a half like some gym rats. You can go in for a 30 or 40 minute workout. Increment your time down the road as you get stronger.
Get a book on weight lifting, from the library. It's free and weight lifting hasn't changed in years. What I noticed through the years is that Flex, Muscle Development, etc. rehash the same workouts, but with different bodybuilders promoting an exercise or workout or routine. Whatever Dorian Yates and Ronnie Coleman did 15 years ago still can be applied today. Core workout, cross-fit workouts, kettlebell stuff, etc. are all fads. They work but if you look at the workouts, they are nothing new or novel. They are just reconfigurations of already existing exercises.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

i would be going after work sometime between 6pm-8pm, should i go straight with weights or start off doing some tredmill running?

is the tredmill a good warmup?


props on those links MM think am going to start with the 5x5

O man thats the worst time. But you should do weights first. Then light cardio after.

 

[newarkhiphop]

so after much procrastination i just joined yesterday brehs, and i was walkin around , i dont know what order to do things in, all the swole dude lookin at me with the

 

[Versa]

so after much procrastination i just joined yesterday brehs, and i was walkin around , i dont know what order to do things in, all the swole dude lookin at me with the

1. Squat
2. Deadlift
3. Overhead press
4. pull ups
5. bent over rows
6. barbell shrugs
7. bicep curls
8. hammer curls
9. reverse bicep curls
10. wrist curls
10. calve raises
11. dips
12. tricep extensions
13. weight crunches
14. weighted toe touches
15. leg raises
16. bench press
17. dumbbell flies

Simple workouts that will give you a balanced physique through hitting all the muscle groups. If you are pressed for time, just do squats, deadlifts, overhead press, pull ups, bent over rows, and bench press. Those are called compound lifts (they hit every multiple muscles at the same time), so you get the most bang for your buck with those. Start slow and low weight since you seem to be new. Best wishes.

Use this as a reference for how to do the lifts #1 Exercises Guide! Over 300+ Free Exercise Videos And Guides!

 

[Shuteye]

1. Squat
2. Deadlift
3. Overhead press
4. pull ups
5. bent over rows
6. barbell shrugs
7. bicep curls
8. hammer curls
9. reverse bicep curls
10. wrist curls
10. calve raises
11. dips
12. tricep extensions
13. weight crunches
14. weighted toe touches
15. leg raises
16. bench press
17. dumbbell flies

Simple workouts that will give you a balanced physique through hitting all the muscle groups. If you are pressed for time, just do squats, deadlifts, overhead press, pull ups, bent over rows, and bench press. Those are called compound lifts (they hit every multiple muscles at the same time), so you get the most bang for your buck with those. Start slow and low weight since you seem to be new. Best wishes.

Use this as a reference for how to do the lifts #1 Exercises Guide! Over 300+ Free Exercise Videos And Guides!

I know its really easy and cheap to hate on a list like you just made, but wrist curl over dips have me a little

 

[Versa]

I know its really easy and cheap to hate on a list like you just made, but wrist curl over dips have me a little

You're definitely right about dips being better/more important than wrist curls. To be honest, I didn't put it in order of tier outside of the first four or five. I listed simple and effective workouts for hitting every body part. Wrist curls don't give you more bang for your buck than dips because dips work triceps, shoulders and chest, but they don't hit the forearms and wrist curls do.

 

[Bledswole]

Keep at it breh, getting buff and in shape is one of the best and happiest decisions you will ever make, trust me

 

[Ego Noir]

so after much procrastination i just joined yesterday brehs, and i was walkin around , i dont know what order to do things in, all the swole dude lookin at me with the

thats all in your mind breh. I used to think like that is why i was scared to go to the gym as a teen

but believe me breh nobody worried about you. If anything the brehs i see walking around grabbing the 15lb weights () i just look at em like " he prolly new" and KIM.