Hi you and welcome to ausbb

[BEEFA]

Name, Heath.
Age, 38.
Gender, M.
Location, Syd.
Occ, p/t Removalist.
Training exp, on and off for over 20 years. Been back into training for last 5 mths.
Interests, Fitness, music,poker.
Goals, To stick with my training for at least the next 12 mths.

Came across the community whilst researching new supplements and liked the idea of a group of Aussies with similar goals.

[Admin]

Hi ya all newcomers , hope you enjoy your stay here at Ausbb - Australian Bodybuilding
have a look around , kick the shoes off and relax for a bit

[Spewbucket]

Name: Scott

Age: 26

Gender: M

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Occupation: Sitting at a desk on a phone.

Past Professions: Scaffolder

Training Experiences: Zero

Current Weight: 100kg

Height: 183cm

Goals: Lose roughly 10kgs (maybe more, not sure), build strength, mainly in upper body.

Basically I am overweight, and it shows. I have read some of the beginners programs on here, and of late, I have been doing some light exercises and cardio workouts to prepare myself for the gym. I am a complete novice when it comes to weight training.

I have only just seen Kyles starting point for being prepared to start at the gym, and surprisingly, can already do all of the exercises, 20 or more, and can run for a reasonable amount of time / distance, however not to the 6km in under 45 minutes. Having said that I am not far off, and have lost 7 kgs in around 6 - 7 weeks.

I have acheived this by taking up cycling and eating a lot better than I was previously.

I currently have a bench, a barbell, with 100kgs of weights at home, and am not particulary sure on where to start off. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as I'm not sure that one of the programs as listed in "Beginners; look here" would be suitable.

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I should probably mention that I have been using the weights, but I feel that I am just sort of bumbling through the programs, without any real knowledge on what to do when, and for how many sets etc..

[L2P]

Name: Liam

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Location: Perth, WA

Training experience: Nil

Height: 174cm (5ft 8inches)

Weight: 67.5kgs (149 pounds)

Any interests: I play football (soccer) for a local club over here in Perth and have been playing indoor beach volleyball for about 2 years socially. Just started getting competitive in football so am looking at building up my strength and burst capabilities. I'm finding that I can run a full game and then some without being overly tired but would love to be able to be quicker than I already am. After a bit of research (and testing on the weights) turns out I'm going to need to build up my strength to see some more gains.

Why I joined AusBB: Well I was put on to a few sites about a month or so ago by my brother-in-law as he has been into lifting on a casual basis for years. After a bit of a chat with him about nutrition I thought I'd do my own investigation into what would suit me in terms of strength training to compliment my goals. Like every other guy I want to be cut and have a sweet set of abs to impres the ladies :P but overall, I'd love to be able to further my sporting abilities.

I've been reading a lot through the articles and I look forward to chatting with you all

[schrappy]

Name: Ashley

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Location: Melbourne

Occupation: Horticulturist/Gardener

Training experience: Some experience as a teenager, just recently bought a power rack, bench, weights etc. So just begining to get back into weights, easing my self back into it the last 4 weeks.

Any Interests: AFL, Football(soccer), Surfing

Height: 176cm

Weight: 102kg(was 110kg few months ago, im aiming at getting down to atleast 85-90kgs)

I joined Ausbb as it looks to be one of the best bodybuilding forums going around.

My long term goals are to continue to lose weight, but also to achieve a lean muscular figure

[eaglebay]

Welcome guys, this is a great forum.

not particulary sure on where to start off. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as I'm not sure that one of the programs as listed in "Beginners; look here" would be suitable.

Any reason why you dont think any of those programs would be suitable?
As I have recently learnt, doing full body compound exercises 3 times a week moves the most amount of muscle in the shortest amount of time, leaving you with more time to enjoy your life

[Spewbucket]

Just concerned with my level of ability more than anything. SHould I start off with something like Starting Strength? And is the book something I should be looking at getting, or just following the online version?

[fobzy]

- Name - Fobzy obviously?
- Age - 24
- Gender - male
- Location - sydney
- Training experience - 3 years or so
- Any Interests - long walks on the beach

Joined up cause Im sick of reading roid munching american forums. they all seem to be full of superhumans so its good to see some more normal stuff being posted

[DLIron]

Name: Paul
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Location: Perth
Occupation: IT
Training Experiences: Have played around with weights over the years with no focus until this year.
Interests: Lifting weights, watching MMA
Current weight: 95kg
Height: 180

Have been weightlifting for 12 months. Started on stronglifts then switched to Starting Strength and just changed over to the Texas Method.

Squat: 5x5x120kg
Deadlift: 1x5x170kg
Bench: 5x5x85kg
Press: 5x5x60kg

[stralian]

Just concerned with my level of ability more than anything. SHould I start off with something like Starting Strength? And is the book something I should be looking at getting, or just following the online version?

Hey mate, welcome to the forum.

PTC and Fadi know what they are talking about so I would definitely strongly consider one of the programs they've listed in the beginners look here thread.

When you say you're worried about your ability are you talking about your form on new exercises?
If so, then investing in a trainer might be a good idea, although if you're going to join a gym then you may not need a trainer as the staff will most likely give you some help for free once you're a member. They might not spend a great deal of time with you, but one would hope they would at least give you feedback on your form (If not then time to find a new gym!).

Best of luck!