Fitness & Career Building

[KingOfAces]

Ya, sry man still not following in regards to your thoughts there. Havent checked out the link yet but it might clear something up.

All I'm saying is if I'm 1rep max is 475 IE I am not currently strong enough to move the weight up any higher and get a rep there is no fucking way I'm gonna be able to put 480 on the bar and rep it our 4 or 5 times.

yeah, i gotta agree here. i lift heavy and i work out 6 days a week. my max is my max. and if my max is 305, then there is no way in fuck that i'm doing 4 sets of anything with 310lbs. i understand you are supposed to push yourself and increase your max. and i do that everyday. but if you are able to throw up four or five sets of 5 reps of 310, then your max is not 305. it's probably much higher.

[stone]

Ok looked into the Max OT a lil bit more. Just from the part I read up on here's the basics...

-warmups
-Pick a weight that you can do at max 4 or 5 reps with. (working weight)
-add 2.5 to each side and do sets of 4 or 5.
-if you get 6 reps on any of your sets move up another 2.5 on each side and thats your new work weight.
-repeat so on and so forth

[thelocal]

Ok looked into the Max OT a lil bit more. Just from the part I read up on here's the basics...

-warmups
-Pick a weight that you can do at max 4 or 5 reps with. (working weight)
-add 2.5 to each side and do sets of 4 or 5.
-if you get 6 reps on any of your sets move up another 2.5 on each side and thats your new work weight.
-repeat so on and so forth

thats basically it
and 15mins cardio everyday after workout is the program.but i do more

[thelocal]

its not made for the weak at heart thats for sure

im about to switch it up to heavy volume training,thats how Mr Glass trains the pro's

its basically 90%max weight ,20reps per a set

[stone]

Ya makes sense now.... myself and i believe Ace were reading it as using your 1RM not your 4RM so were on the same page now.

[thelocal]

ah yea,like I said been cloudy thought lately,having trouble getting them to come out crystal clear

i would switch it up ever 4 months or so just to give your joints a rest my friend

[shadow6546]

Also remember to change things up occationally. I usually workout 4 days a week mixing martial arts (cardio and self defense) weightlifting, and bootcamp classes (cardio and strength training). But if it starts to become repetitive and I start losing drive, I'll do something random like take a yoga class
(core training and talking to women in spandex). Try to keep things fresh and have fun with it.

[Status]

I fell off of this. This is generally how workouts go, I can't stick with the habbit, and I never really see results. I need to change this. I need to lose weight, ugh. I'm such a social person, I feel like I'd do better with a workout partner to keep me motivated.

[KingOfAces]

I fell off of this. This is generally how workouts go, I can't stick with the habbit, and I never really see results. I need to change this. I need to lose weight, ugh. I'm such a social person, I feel like I'd do better with a workout partner to keep me motivated.

you don't need a partner. you need to stop being lazy. you gave me a whole song and dance over a month ago about how you wanted to get into shape and you were gonna do this and that, etc. i spent like two hours or more online with you discussing workout techniques and fitness and giving you advice. and now you're gonna be lazy (that's the reason you aren't working out) and post something like this. either get off your ass and dedicate yourself to the gym...or else be fat. but there's no in between. do one, or accept the other.

[Virgil Flowers]

^^^^ +1

Status...Everybody wants the quick fix but it isn't going to happen. Living a healthy lifestyle and getting fit to the point you have an aesthetic physique takes years. This is a marathon not a 100m sprint. Discipline is the number one factor between the players and the pretenders. If you don't want to do fitness that's fine...don't be a guy that talks about doing it and doesn't.

edit: Just to give you an idea of the discipline...I've counted every calorie, Macronutrient(protein, carbs, fats) I've consumed for six months now just to gain ten pounds of lean mass. Did I see results immediately...Nope. Roughly 2 pounds a month of gain is not much but that is the most anybody will ever gain if you have average genetics. I see the results now six months later when compared with my pre-bulking pics. But now it's summer and time to cut. There is no easy fix.