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CONFUSED - VERY CONFUSED!! - 8/7/2004 6:58:36 AM
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TFUC
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well, when i first came to DB (3 days ago) i thought i knew some stuff about workingout, exercising, and bodybuilding.
fact is, i came to understand i know nothing at all.
first of all, what is bulking? how do i do it and what is it good for?
second, cutting - i always thought that i'm getting ripped and cut WHILE i'm workingout. why should i BULK first and then CUT?
what's benching, incline, deadlifts and all these other technical terms for exercises i've never heard. and can i do them at home and not at the gym? buget is kinda thin for me.
what's better? running or swimming and why? what gives you a better body form in less time, and what burns fat fast.
what are good abs, bis and chest exercises that can do at home (with weights)?
how can i maxx myself out at home and not at gym (again, buget thing)?
i'll post a pic of myself soon to show you my body type cuz i honestly don't know. where should i post my pics, btw?
if i forgot something important, please remind and explain it to me. i really wanna get fit and tight with rock hards abs that show before school (i have less then a month).
btw, for more information about me you can check my first post here:
http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/abs_not_showing_%2D_traning_help_needed/m_24628/tm.htm
I'm REALLY confused and i really need someone to organize my thoughts and ideas, cuz i can't.
Thanks a bunch,
Gene.
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RE: CONFUSED - VERY CONFUSED!! - 8/7/2004 8:01:16 AM
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Easy_E
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Personally if i were you and you sound like your in decent shape and cant afford a gym membership which a lot of us struggly to pay each month i would do some type of military training. Pushups, situps all those type excersizes. Eatting right will help you get your definition around your abs.
Benching=bench press. either dumbells or bar.
Incline= same as benching but on an incline. but you dont really need to know any of those unless you really want to bulk up big. Before you can get cut you need something to show off so if your skinny and want to get some size first you need to bulk. But fi you like what you have just do the military stuff.
< Message edited by Easy_E -- 8/7/2004 8:02:05 AM >
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RE: CONFUSED - VERY CONFUSED!! - 8/7/2004 12:14:04 PM
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cpl
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quote:
i would do some type of military training.
I tend to disagree with this. I spent three years in the army myself, and although we would do tons of pushups and situps etc every morning, it really only increased our ability to do tons more. That sort of training with no real resistance just helps your body adapt to fatigue, but doesn't really build a nice solid form to show off. Some respond to it better than others- But for the most part, even though we were all in good shape, it didn't really show the way you would expect it.
Anyway, on to your questions-
Bulking is what you do when you want to pack on more muscle. Basically, you have to eat six good meals a day, lots of calories- You need to figure out how many calories your body needs to stay in it's current condition, and then adjust from there. Remember, your body needs food to grow, whether it's fat or muscle- That stuff doesn't just come from thin air and lifting weights. The thing with bulking is, even when you do it right, you're bound to gain some fat with it. How much depends upon how cleanly you eat and how closely you monitor all those calories, but don't count on having washboard abs while you're in a proper bulking phase.
Cutting, on the other hand, is what you do to try and lose the fat- You lower the amount of calories to something that's below what your body needs to retain it's size. So, let's say you've bulked for four months and now you want to show the muscle you've built- You go into a cutting phase. The thing about cutting is, you're denying your body some of the calories it needs to keep all that size, so you're bound to lose SOME muscle mass- How much again depends on how close you watch the calories and how well you cut. Also, during a cutting phase, you should add more cardio since it's a great fat burner.
When it comes to swimming vs. running, ideally I would choose swimming- Involves so many more muscles, it's a harder cardio workout overall. But, that's not to say running isn't worth your time- As far as cardio goes, running is an amazing workout that's a hell of a lot more convenient for most people than swimming- You can just warm up and run, you don't have to go through the hassle of getting to a pool.
You asked why you should bulk and then cut- Well, you could cut first and then bulk, depending on what your goals are- But basically most people try to do one or the other because it's the most effective way to get the results quickly. Sure, it's possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but it's not the most effective way to do things- Like I explained earlier, to gain muscle you need to give your body a lot of calories- To cut fat, you need less calories- So it makes a lot more sense to pick one goal at a time and stick with it.
You asked about different exercises- Check out This thread. There are a couple of links there that you can use to find in depth descriptions of how to perform different exercises.
As far as what you can be doing at home with just a set of weights- You might be surprised. I have a set of olympic weights at my place, and when I get to work, there's another set with a decent bench. I can work out every single muscle group at home except for my legs and chest- For those, you must have access to a bench and some sort of squatting station for a real workout. Here's an outline of what you can be doing at home, but I strongly recommend you find someone with a bench who you can lift with a couple of days out of the week for the leg and chest workouts. The following list of exercises is by no means a complete list of everything you can do at home, but I'll list three different exercises for each muscle group and you can look them up yourself with the link I provided.
Shoulders- Standing military presses, side lateral raises, shrugs.
Back- Deadlifts, pull ups (Weighted if you can) bent over rows.
Biceps- Standing barbell curls, single arm dumbell curls, hammer curls
Triceps- Standing overhead triceps extensions, single arm overhead extensions, dumbell kickbacks.
Abs- Crunches (weighted) Reverse crunches (weighted) leg raises, knee raises- Also weighted if possible. You can perform any of these with a side twist to hit the obliques, etc. Forget about situps, they use a lot of hip muscles.
Try working just one muscle group a day- Your body needs more rest than you might realize after a nice day of lifting, and even if you don't feel sore anymore, it doesn't mean your body is done rebuilding the muscle. My week looks like this, for example-
Monday- Shoulders
Tuesday- Legs
Wednesday- Chest
Thursday- Back
Friday- Biceps and Triceps
Sat and Sun off.
Sure, on Fridays I technically work two muscle groups, and then I also work abs on Mon or Tues- but it's more or less one muscle group per day. Anyway, I'll try to find your nutrition post and help out if I can.
One more thing though- You said you have less than a month as a goal- Your number one concern should be to set more realistic goals. We all want super fast progress and results, but the bottom line is this sort of thing takes time. You definitely did the right thing by doing some research to reach your goals, but less than a month isn't a hell of a lot of time- You might see some results from following our advice here within that time- But don't expect too much. A more reasonable goal would be to extend your time frame by a couple of months- Actually give yourself a shot at success, don't set goals that might be unreasonable to reach.
One more thing-
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what are good abs, bis and chest exercises that can do at home (with weights)?
I hope you don't want to just work these areas. Picking and choosing which muscle you want to work is a waste of time- And possibly worse. Read this.
Anyway, hope this helps!
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