Thread: recommendations on workouts

I posted this on your other thread but here goes again...


What is your goal?

Athletic perfomance?

Raw powerlifting strength?

Bodybuilding?

General fitness?

Each requires different approaches to training.

My goal is to build alot of muscle arms legs and chest.
I am a very athletic person i play hockey football tennis.
My raw powerlifting strength is i believe 120lbs in bench.
Bodybuilding, yes.
General fitness i am 110lbs and i have 6% body fat

Originally Posted by gettingripped

My goal is to build alot of muscle arms legs and chest.
I am a very athletic person i play hockey football tennis.
My raw powerlifting strength is i believe 120lbs in bench.
Bodybuilding, yes.
General fitness i am 110lbs and i have 6% body fat

I'm sorry, my post was probably confusng. I was asking what your single specific goal is.

Of course there can be more than one but it is a real challenge to train for multiple gals requiring distinctly different training techniques.

From your answer above I think you want to focus on bodybuilding and mass.

Is this correct?

Yes i want muscle i want to build body mass srry lol i though those where all diffrent questions

Count your calories. Eat a lot.

Put together a simple program using basic compound exercises (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Row, Pullups, Lunges, Dips, Good Mornings).

The beginner program Cowpimp put in his designing programs thread should be okay for now.

Hold on, how many push-ups can you preform and how far can you run?

I've never tested, i know i can do at least 20, and that was at end of workout. As far as i can run, i have never tested but i know i can get more then 1 1/4 miles

Yes but his example there is just working the legs out

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Count your calories. Eat a lot.

Put together a simple program using basic compound exercises (Squat, Deadlift, Bench Row, Pullups, Lunges, Dips, Good Mornings).

The beginner program Cowpimp put in his designing programs thread should be okay for now.

Yep, I'll second that. You'll need to work on str for a while then you can later move enough weight to get on a bulking program more specific to bodybuilding.

Originally Posted by gettingripped

I've never tested, i know i can do at least 20, and that was at end of workout. As far as i can run, i have never tested but i know i can get more then 1 1/4 miles

I think you better start working on your push-ups first. Once you can do more than "at least 20", then move to weights but continue to do push-ups as well. Here are some articles. Read them. They have some good advice. (These articles are posted in my blog with some others as well if you ever want to refresh your memory. )

Push-Ups Versus Weight-Lifting?
10 Reasons Push-Ups Are The Ulitimate Exercise