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whats the biggest mistake people make?
When trying to get big?
Is it bad nutriton, poor form, or overtraining? I'm sure there are other mistakes, these just come to mind. |
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 12,544
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I see it every day of every year in the gym.
Over training ( and usually not training the entire body) or they are just lazy. |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,101
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not training!
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Pizza the Hut
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By the numbers my guess would be overtraining, because many people still dont realize you have to eat more to gain weight (regular gym goers). Secondly I would vote for poor bulking diets, "eat everything in sight" = see-food diets, and some people think bulking is a free meal ticket.
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Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench
Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Undereating and overtraining. Very bad combination. That's why I bump my caloric intake to 4500-5000 and drop the set to the minimum and I see strength gains every time.
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God bless
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Join Date: May 2005
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Bavarian machine
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Germany/Munich
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Actually, I see two major mistakes people make. The first one's overtrain. And the Second one is cheating.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 42
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yea...overtraining.
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Functional Lifting = Life
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While I do agree that many people overtrain, wouldn't you say that more people just neglect diet (or screw up terribly) and are therefore guilty of that? I'd say the least prominent is incorrect form because at least they try (usually) and for the most part they get at least one exercise right.
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Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself.
Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal |
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..is bulking up!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Cana-dah
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I would say first mistake is diet. I see most ppl faithfully dragging their ass to the gym, paying attention to their routine and doing it with great dedication. All the while paying little or no attention to diet. 80-90% donot even bother with a pwo shake. Next would be overtraining (working out with the mentality that more is better).
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Functional Lifting = Life
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I was one of those people. I paid attention to my routine and perfected it to a science so that it worked great for me. After that was down, I decided to start working on my diet. It's already working because I've lost some weight but I'm still gaining in strength. It doesn't get much better than that.
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Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself.
Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lotusland
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Believing everything they read on a message board
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Fuck the Katrina Victims
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FORM!! Everytime I am working out at school and this senior or some other kid is lifting and im curling near them. They bend their back and use very high weight. I never give them advice because why would they listen to me??!?
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Pizza the Hut
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I'm going to guess they dont have 20 inch arms either. Should they just give up and never go to a gym because of that? |
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Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench
Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks |
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What about the "three sets of ten" crowd, these people think you just have to do 3 sets of 10 for everything, even if they could do 18 reps with their choosen weight, they have no concept of failure, forced reps, sets of 5 etc.
And then there's the people who think you can get the body of the bow flex guy (or girl) if you just bow flex for 20minutes 3X/wk. |
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And, most of what Metal Militia does is very low rep work. They aren't Westside guys. |
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Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench
Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks |
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