StevieSlam signs up for a gym

[The Slam]

It's on bitches!

[2_easy]

[The Slam]

This is the before picture. Wait till you get the after picture. I'll be a lean mean 125 lbs!

[2_easy]

Then you might actually be able to fill out those skinny jeans!

[Kickbot]

Squats and deadlifts will change your life. Believe it.

[2_easy]

But seriously, great job! Hope you stick with it!

[JellyDogg]

I'm waiting until all the new years resolutioners have vacated before I return to the gym. So maybe next week.

[2_easy]

I'm waiting until all the new years resolutioners have vacated before I return to the gym. So maybe next week.

Go at 4:30 AM like I do. Those resolutioners don't wake up that early to lift!

[JellyDogg]

Go at 4:30 AM like I do. Those resolutioners don't wake up that early to lift!

I don't get up that early for anything, not even my own physical well-being.

[Jared It Up!]

slam, you should really learn about functional fitness movements. Don't go to the gym to do a few curls and leg extensions. Oakley is right, squats and deadlifts do a lot. Look into presses too.

[2_easy]

And if you have never done squats before. Doing them on the smith machine will get your body use to the motion first.

Also, a good beginner workout is to do a full body workout. 1 lift per muscle.

Example:

Routine 1: Squats, Bent-over Rows, Incline dumbbell press, Military dumbbell press, barbell curls, nose crushers.

Routine 2: Leg press, Lat pull down, bench press, Side lateral raises, Preacher curls, Tricep rope extension

Routine 3: Leg curls and Leg extension, Deadlift, Rear delts (cables, dumbbell or machine), incline dumbbell curls, tricep kickbacks.

3 days of lifting per week and it shouldn't take you longer then a hour each.

[Jared It Up!]

tweasy, that sounds so boring.

to get good squats, practice first with a trainer with low weight. the machine make you dependent on a machine. unless you have no core strength, you can do an air squat.

[The Scorekeeper]

Go at 4:30 AM like I do. Those resolutioners don't wake up that early to lift!

I don't get up that early for anything, not even my own physical well-being.

this is why the dog no longer gets walks before i go to work. i tried it for about a week and gave up.

good luck, estevan! go git 'em!

[2_easy]

tweasy, that sounds so boring.

to get good squats, practice first with a trainer with low weight. the machine make you dependent on a machine. unless you have no core strength, you can do an air squat.

Not boring at all. If you have never done squats, it's a good learning tool.

I do smith machine squats to get my flexibility back in my hips before I start regular squats.

[2_easy]

Current workout: Hope it has your approval Jared.

Tuesday
Back (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Triceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Wednesday
Shoulders (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Traps (1 lift. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Thursday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Friday
Legs (4 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)
Calves (2 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)

Saturday
Chest (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Biceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Sunday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Monday
Rest

Note: Each week I focus on a different part of the muscle (example: I focus on inner back, upper chest, side delts one week. The next week I focus on lats, lower chest, rear delts, etc...)

[Sleeveless]

Flip cup doesn't count as physical activity? What happened to the 12oz curls?

Current workout: Hope it has your approval Jared.

Tuesday
Back (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Triceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Wednesday
Shoulders (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Traps (1 lift. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Thursday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Friday
Legs (4 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)
Calves (2 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)

Saturday
Chest (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Biceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Sunday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Monday
Rest

Note: Each week I focus on a different part of the muscle (example: I focus on inner back, upper chest, side delts one week. The next week I focus on lats, lower chest, rear delts, etc...)

[2_easy]

Flip cup doesn't count as physical activity? What happened to the 12oz curls?

Been awhile since I have done a 12oz curl.

[The Slam]

Current workout: Hope it has your approval Jared.

Tuesday
Back (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Triceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Wednesday
Shoulders (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Traps (1 lift. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Thursday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Friday
Legs (4 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)
Calves (2 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)

Saturday
Chest (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Biceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Sunday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Monday
Rest

Note: Each week I focus on a different part of the muscle (example: I focus on inner back, upper chest, side delts one week. The next week I focus on lats, lower chest, rear delts, etc...)

If you work out so much, how come you're so fat*

* as claimed by Trey

[2_easy]

Current workout: Hope it has your approval Jared.

Tuesday
Back (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Triceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Wednesday
Shoulders (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Traps (1 lift. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Thursday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Friday
Legs (4 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)
Calves (2 lifts. 4 sets of 10-15 reps)

Saturday
Chest (4 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)
Biceps (3 lifts. 4 sets of 8-15 reps)

Sunday
Cardio (Treadmill - 5 minutes warmup, 30 minute full incline, 5 minutes cool down)
Abs

Monday
Rest

Note: Each week I focus on a different part of the muscle (example: I focus on inner back, upper chest, side delts one week. The next week I focus on lats, lower chest, rear delts, etc...)

If you work out so much, how come you're so fat*

* as claimed by Trey

During the year of my broken leg, I changed my workout routine to 12oz curls.

[The Slam]

So are we going to see a jacked tweasy in florida?

[The Slam]

Trey, start calling me fat. It seemed to ignite a fire under Tweasy.

[2_easy]

Not giving the credit to Trey. I was on my workout routine before he started to do that.

Actually what ignited a fire under Tweasy was when he got man handled in my flag football league, by bull rushers. Never happened before. It was a horrible feeling to get over powered and do nothing about it.

[Trey it Up]

When I was working out all the time, I focused on Circuits rather than the Meathead, two muscle groups per day routine. I assume you're going for functional fitness, rather than bulk (not that your body type would afford you bulk). Pick one exercise per muscle group and cycle:

Exp:
10-15 reps of flat dumbbell press
10-15 reps of pull-ups
10-15 reps of dips
10-15 reps of preacher curls
10-15 reps of squats
10-15 reps of lunges with dumbbells
10-15 reps of decline sit-ups (hold 25-45 lbs weights over your head)
10-15 reps of box jumps
Go quickly from exercise to exercise. No rest.
Repeat 1-2x

Then on the next day mix up your exercises, number of reps (sometimes lighter, sometimes heavier) and constantly keep your body guessing.

[2_easy]

Pretty much like the full body workout. This is a very good workout for beginners.

[Jared It Up!]

reps, curls and most things with benches are boring. most people probably don't do these exercises correctly with a full range of motion. when I was doing PT in a globo gym, I rarely saw anyone doing exercises correctly.

[2_easy]

reps, curls and most things with benches are boring. most people probably don't do these exercises correctly with a full range of motion. when I was doing PT in a globo gym, I rarely saw anyone doing exercises correctly.

That is were you and I are different. I enjoy all lifts. Love the pump.

To quote my good friend the Governor of California from the movie Pumping Iron

"It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming. And so can you believe how much I am in heaven? I am like, uh, getting the feeling of coming in a gym, I'm getting the feeling of coming at home, I'm getting the feeling of coming backstage when I pump up, when I pose in front of 5,000 people, I get the same feeling, so I am coming day and night. I mean, it's terrific. Right? So you know, I am in heaven. "

[Trey it Up]

Pretty much like the full body workout. This is a very good workout for beginners.

When I switched from the two muscle group routine, I thought I'd lose strength, but gain endurance. I actually gained strength and endurance. The two muscle group routine doesn't shock your muscles after the first year or so. After that, gains are minimal. By shocking your muscles with new exercises and varying the number of reps, your body is always challenged.

At the time that I switched to a Circuit, I had plateaued. I couldn't ever seem to bench 225 over 5x. Within three months of doing the Circuit, I increased my reps of 225 to x10. My muscle endurance was incredible, too. I dropped fat, and got pretty cut--despite a very heavy drinking routine that probably negated 20-30% of my efforts in the gym.

[krabbas]

reps, curls and most things with benches are boring. most people probably don't do these exercises correctly with a full range of motion. when I was doing PT in a globo gym, I rarely saw anyone doing exercises correctly.

That is were you and I are different. I enjoy all lifts. Love the pump.

To quote my good friend the Governor of California from the movie Pumping Iron

"It's as satisfying to me as, uh, coming is, you know? As, ah, having sex with a woman and coming. And so can you believe how much I am in heaven? I am like, uh, getting the feeling of coming in a gym, I'm getting the feeling of coming at home, I'm getting the feeling of coming backstage when I pump up, when I pose in front of 5,000 people, I get the same feeling, so I am coming day and night. I mean, it's terrific. Right? So you know, I am in heaven. "

That quote always cracks me up. Never fails.

[2_easy]

I always change up my routine every 2-3 months. I would do a full body 3 days a week for a few months (changing my reps and lifts weekly), then I would do 2 full upper body and 2 lower body workouts per week for a few months. Then I would do 1 to 2 muscle groups per lifting day (hitting each muscle only 1 once a week) for a few months. I might go to a super set workout routine with 2 different muscle groups (example: one workout is superset back with chest. One workout superset triceps with biceps, etc).

By changing my routine split and changing my lifts, sets and reps during each routine split, my muscles always gets shocked.

[JOB]

I'm down 5lbs since about 2 weeks ago but it's like removing a gallon of water form the ocean right now. I am on a self imposed wedding diet so hopefully that will motivate me.

[wilson]

I'm down 5lbs since about 2 weeks ago but it's like removing a gallon of water form the ocean right now. I am on a self imposed wedding diet so hopefully that will motivate me.

haha good luck. the wedding is definitely the best motivation!

[JOB]

I'm down 5lbs since about 2 weeks ago but it's like removing a gallon of water from the ocean right now. I am on a self imposed wedding diet so hopefully that will motivate me.

haha good luck. the wedding is definitely the best motivation!

Thanks!

[Ghost of POW]

Stevie want my work out regimen?

[Jared It Up!]

slam, a few weeks in the gym and you will look like POW.

[2_easy]

Look A Douche Bag!

I kid I kid. But Seriously, I thought you couldn't see ghost in mirrors! Or is that just Vampires?!!

[Ghost of POW]

Part of a joke of facebook. Qsteel put one up saying he's better. Mr. Awesome and Joe are considering doing the same... and we'll just make a Men of Riff Raff calendar out of it hahaha

[2_easy]

I'm In!

[Ghost of POW]

WTF!! Where's the Fu Man Chu?

[2_easy]

WTF!! Where's the Fu Man Chu?

In the growing process! Got to look like Grizzly Adams first! Then comes the trimming!

[The Slam]

So my gym membership officially takes in today.

Not even sure where to begin. oy!

I'm honestly not looking to get huge (i dont have the genetics for that). Just looking to get fit and get faster (and lose the skinny man gut I have)