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Hey guys I'm 18, weigh around 170lbs and last week I started a set program (I'm not sure what to call it) my friend used to do to gain strength for football. It consists of doing 5 reps of an exercise (bench, squat, deadlift) at 65% of your 1RM, then 3 reps at 75%, 3 reps at 80%, 2 reps at 85%...

Hey guys, I've been trying to find my body fat percentage with a tape measure, but all the calculators I've found have been wildly inconsistent with each other. One test said I have 13% BF (which I know isn't true) and another has said I have 27.8% (which I sure hope isn't true), and others...

Hey guys, I just recently changed up my routine because I decided that since I've been bulking for about a year, I want to start cutting for a little bit. The routine goes as such: 5 Min Cardio (All that follows is in one superset) Squats - 8 reps Pull ups - 8 reps Calf raises - 12 reps Bench...

Hey guys, I don't do a lot of posting here, but I do read through the forums quite often. Here's a short version of my story. I started trying to improve my bench 1RM back in about August. Before that, I had been doing the basic push/pull workout suggested here for a few months prior. I used a...

Hey everyone, I'm just curious as to if squats really cause that much damage to your knees and lower back later in life. Just for some background, I'm 16, and I just recently picked up squatting again (about 2 weeks ago). I do squats pretty much like "Barbell Full Squats" are described on that...

Hey everyone, my friend and I are 16 years old, and lately we've started lifting weights in a friend's home gym. Up until this Spring, I've been part of my high school's football program, where in the off season they've tried to get us to weight train. I became familiar with most weight lifting...