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so what is the strength training program like of this thread?
i read through all posts all i noticed were just how abusive and defensive everyone got.
so for a novice, doing 3 x 8 r is better? what kinda weights should they use?
pls enlightend
so what is the strength training program like of this thread?
i read through all posts all i noticed were just how abusive and defensive everyone got.
so for a novice, doing 3 x 8 r is better? what kinda weights should they use?
pls enlightend
I went to answer this before, then thought, hey it's Markos' thread, let him answer. But he still didn't, so here I am Like many people training for years, Markos sometimes forgets how daunting it can all be for a newbie. Or perhaps (like me) he reckons that sometimes people are spending a lot of time thinking so they can avoid getting in there to actually sweat! Either way...
Just start with the bar, practice the movement. If you can do all sets and reps, next session add weight - the smallest amount you can at your gym, usually a 1.25kg plate on each side, 2.5kg in total.
It'll be easy at first, that's okay, as I said you're learning the movement. After a month or two you'll get to weights where you feel it's a real effort.
And as Markos says, effort is where it's at. Plus diet and sleep.
I went to answer this before, then thought, hey it's Markos' thread, let him answer. But he still didn't, so here I am Like many people training for years, Markos sometimes forgets how daunting it can all be for a newbie. Or perhaps (like me) he reckons that sometimes people are spending a lot of time thinking so they can avoid getting in there to actually sweat! Either way...
Just start with the bar, practice the movement. If you can do all sets and reps, next session add weight - the smallest amount you can at your gym, usually a 1.25kg plate on each side, 2.5kg in total.
It'll be easy at first, that's okay, as I said you're learning the movement. After a month or two you'll get to weights where you feel it's a real effort.
And as Markos says, effort is where it's at. Plus diet and sleep.
With Military Press, Rippetoe coaches to grip the bar not more than an inch or so wider than the lateral part of the shoulder, bar as close to the heel of the hand as flexibility permits and bar resting on the anterior deltoids, elbows rotated around forwards so they are in front of the bar when viewed from side on.
With Military Press, Rippetoe coaches to grip the bar not more than an inch or so wider than the lateral part of the shoulder, bar as close to the heel of the hand as flexibility permits and bar resting on the anterior deltoids, elbows rotated around forwards so they are in front of the bar when viewed from side on.
And if he tried out different grips to see which was the most comfortable for him, that's just about the position he'd find for the overhead press
Same goes for the row.
There's a reason these positions are chosen. It's because they're both comfortable and offer a mechanical advantage, making you able to lift the most with the least risk of injury.
Get the basic idea, then do it in the way which is comfortable, but works your muscles most thoroughly.
In the end we're just lifting stuff up and putting it back down, it's not brain surgery Don't overthink it.
And if he tried out different grips to see which was the most comfortable for him, that's just about the position he'd find for the overhead press
Same goes for the row.
There's a reason these positions are chosen. It's because they're both comfortable and offer a mechanical advantage, making you able to lift the most with the least risk of injury.
Get the basic idea, then do it in the way which is comfortable, but works your muscles most thoroughly.
In the end we're just lifting stuff up and putting it back down, it's not brain surgery Don't overthink it.