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A lot of people neglect physical training, but in less than six months you can go from being weak/average to possessing average to above average strength. The time to shape the physical aspect of your life is now! 4 months ago I could only squat 225 and I hurt/strained myself doing so, now I can squat 205lbs for 20 reps and 355 max with no pain. My bench also increase over 60lbs in that time frame,
If you're interested in making a change to the physical aspect of your life I highly suggest following the Stronglifts 5x5 program for at least a 3 month period of dedicated lifting. At less than 3 hours a week you can make serious changes to your body so long as you work hard and eat right. Don't settle for less when the chance to your change yourself forever is still a viable option.
I mean, whatever - the guy is right (more or less). I went through life thinking I was hopeless in sports and because I thought I could not really be good at it, never really trained with any kind of discipline. And I kept thinking that even though I was an army officer and passed all the necessary physical fitness tests including the DSA (a german sports association test that is considered a very good indicator of all round fitness) without much trouble.
I only realised that I was actually quite athletic last year - at age 30. I have been training since then, and I really make progress.
However, going from 205 lbs to 355 at squats in half a year is putting a lot of stress on your sinews and nervous system, because their strength and ability to cope with stresses increases a lot slower than muscular power. So to the original poster I can only recommend taking it a bit slower if you don't want to risk major injuries in the near future. You can still grow massive strength, but if you take a year instead of a half, you may enjoy that strength for longer.
Overall, though, I must say I agree: sports is very similar to video games in that the frequency of achievements correlates in a roughly linear fashion to the amount of effort you spend (unlike in many other aspects of life, where many outside factors can get in your way). If you train three to six times a week, you will see results - just like if you play three hours of WoW, your character will gain levels.
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And you know what's funny? "feth" is actually censored on a forum about a dystopia where the nice guys are the ones who kill only millions of innocents, not billions.
Lol, If I wanted to see this, I would have just flipped on the bloody televison.
My body type is fine, thin and tall. At 17, thats pretty good. People that work out at the gym to much are a weee bit consious about what people think of them. What is the point of "bulking up" if your body type/structure doesn't need it unless you way 300lbs?
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Poppabear wrote:Lol, If I wanted to see this, I would have just flipped on the bloody televison.
My body type is fine, thin and tall. At 17, thats pretty good. People that work out at the gym to much are a weee bit consious about what people think of them. What is the point of "bulking up" if your body type/structure doesn't need it unless you way 300lbs?
Primarily enjoyment, health benefits are secondary. Lifting weights is beneficial though, it strengthens bones, builds self confidence, helps with sleep if you suffer from sleep deprivation, but of course that is really true of doing any physical activity. Lifting heavy weights (in proportion to you relative strength) is the best way to build muscle and squats are a great to build fat. I haven't really even "bulked" up in the last four months. I weighed 195 when I started and about 215 now. A fair amount of that gain is fat because I haven't been eating clean and ate entirely way too many cookies and chocolate during the holidays.
The notion that lifting weights is going to cause you to become massive is asinine. At 6' it would be nearly impossible for me to get over 215lbs while staying under 12% body fat. The guys you see walking around with 6 pack guts at 250+ lbs are on steroids, HGH, insulin, and possibly even more other crap. You have to be on drugs to get that big
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My body type is fine, thin and tall. At 17, thats pretty good. People that work out at the gym to much are a weee bit consious about what people think of them. What is the point of "bulking up" if your body type/structure doesn't need it unless you way 300lbs?
My body type was also thin and tall. Then I hit 25 and my metabolism changed. Then I hit 32 and it got even slower.
It is training because I am specifically lifting for the purpose of achieving a 1500 total in the big 3 (bench squat deadlift). Exercising is just for burning calories. Training is for specific athletic goals, run farther, jump higher, run faster, lift more, etc.
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6'1-2" and around 180lb here, I'm in decent shape but I could be better. I already do daily sit ups and push ups, I'm starting running and when my workplace amends their mistake (paying me for 2 days work instead of 12 is fun) and pays me what they owe I'm buying some weights.
See, I saw this thread and instantly thought of Con Air.
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Also I am 19 5'8" and weigh 130 pounds
