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Who is the typical 'beginner' this forum is for? - 5/6/2005 6:34:04 PM
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paul e
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This is a forum for beginners.. So, can we please have a definition for what a beginner is? You may have a guy who has lifted for years, and never read the literature, and pays attention to all the myths; and you may have another guy who just started lifting 3 months ago, who has done tons of research, and has a pretty good idea how to proceed... Which is the beginner, and who does this forum address more?
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RE: Who is the typical 'beginner' this forum is for? - 5/6/2005 9:44:53 PM
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Marc David
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There is none.
Look at your examples. I worked out for 16 years. I was a beginner the whole time. Up until about the year 2001 did I figure it all out. And am working hard to pass on the knowledge so that other people don't waste 16 years being a beginner.
This forum seems to address the beginners more. But many of us are pretty well experienced now and have some great results. DB caters to newbies and it's very well moderated. Minus a few mishaps here and there.
In your example, both are beginners and DB addresses them both. And it will addressed the experienced as well via posts and links to more advanced topics.
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RE: Who is the typical 'beginner' this forum is for? - 5/7/2005 6:38:37 AM
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paul e
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There is none.
Look at your examples. I worked out for 16 years. I was a beginner the whole time. Up until about the year 2001 did I figure it all out. And am working hard to pass on the knowledge so that other people don't waste 16 years being a beginner.
This forum seems to address the beginners more. But many of us are pretty well experienced now and have some great results. DB caters to newbies and it's very well moderated. Minus a few mishaps here and there.
In your example, both are beginners and DB addresses them both. And it will addressed the experienced as well via posts and links to more advanced topics.
If 'there is none', then why a beginner's forum?? I may well be wrong, but it sounds like you misunderstood the nature of my question.. I posted it specifically in the Beginners forum because I was specifically asking why the Beginners forum in particular. YOur answer sounded to me as though it was answering it from a general DB perspective, rather than addressing specifically, why the Beginners forum. I think your answer kind of underlined the purpose for my question: that its so hard to really define what a 'beginner' is, as discussed in my initial post and in your answer, that it begs the question, why a beginner's forum..
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RE: Who is the typical 'beginner' this forum is for? - 5/8/2005 4:30:29 PM
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Stan
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I lifted for a year until maybe 6 months ago till I got serious in body building. I do my homework and only supplement i'm taking is protein.
I'm a beginner.
In my opinion, a beginner is someone who is either educated or well experienced but never pocessing the two. It's kinda like... An Army, well educated in war strategy but never actually had any real experience in the battle field. Therefore, they have a disadvantage if they were to face an enemy pocessing both.
But if you think about it, this forum could also be for people whos new to this website itself. Perhaps a new member. Notice the "Introduce yourself" thread on the top?
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RE: Who is the typical 'beginner' this forum is for? - 5/10/2005 10:19:50 PM
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Marc David
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Because if you are truly a beginner and you know it, this forum will help point you in better directions then just blindly going into the training section and picking up Optimum Anabolics or Max-OT as a routine and going for it.
People who KNOW they are beginners will be better off then those like me who thought they were advanced but were really beginners for many years.
And that's a great question. What is a beginner? There's plenty of people who have worked out for many years and yet I'd classify them as newbies. And some guys who have worked out for 1 week and put us to shame.
You might be surprised at how many people don't think they are beginners either. Even if they just start. I think the stat is under 10% for the people who join a gym to take advantage of the free personal training session to get familiar with the equipment. Most people just go for whatever and do it.
So the purpose of the beginners forum is to house specific information that beginners need to consider before just jumping into a routine.
It's also turned out to be a nice place to welcome new members. So it looks like it's also a beginners to DB type forum then beginners to weight training specifically.
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