I Can Only Lift One Day Per Week

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
Dumbasses, this is a bodybuilding forum, not a “hey, I train every full moon” forum. If you have no goals to make progress or to stand out at all, please go elsewhere…and take the people giving advice like once a week sounds good with you.

I do believe quite a few here now plan on looking quite different by this time next year. The rest of you are just cluttering up the space in here.[/quote]

You’re right, it is a fucking bodybuilding forum. Anyone who doesn’t have plans to compete in 2011 should get the fuck out because no one gives a shit.

What? Don’t like that ‘rule’ cause it would exclude you?

I think that someone should feel free to post questions wherever they feel they are going to get the best advice; though after reading this and many of the other threads around here, I’m wondering if this is that place for anyone. Maybe if someone actually answered his damn question or politely suggested a better forum for it, he would be helped out. Instead we get the clusterfuck of negativity that is this thread.

What’s funny is I hold the same views as the vast majority of those who posted in this thread (told him he would probably lose muscle/strength and mentioned that this isn’t the best forum for the question), but it wouldn’t seem that way simply because I wasn’t an asshole to the OP.

I’m directing this to no one in particular, but if you don’t have anything productive to contribute, why post in a thread? If you don’t intend to try and help others with their questions, why the fuck even post in the forums at all? Go get HUGE on your own. Being a dick accomplishes nothing, even when you’re trying to send the right message, because people will just disregard what you say.

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[quote]riddle22 wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Dumbasses, this is a bodybuilding forum, not a “hey, I train every full moon” forum. If you have no goals to make progress or to stand out at all, please go elsewhere…and take the people giving advice like once a week sounds good with you.

I do believe quite a few here now plan on looking quite different by this time next year. The rest of you are just cluttering up the space in here.[/quote]

You’re right, it is a fucking bodybuilding forum. Anyone who doesn’t have plans to compete in 2011 should get the fuck out because no one gives a shit.

What? Don’t like that ‘rule’ cause it would exclude you?

I think that someone should feel free to post questions wherever they feel they are going to get the best advice; though after reading this and many of the other threads around here, I’m wondering if this is that place for anyone. Maybe if someone actually answered his damn question or politely suggested a better forum for it, he would be helped out. Instead we get the clusterfuck of negativity that is this thread.

What’s funny is I hold the same views as the vast majority of those who posted in this thread (told him he would probably lose muscle/strength and mentioned that this isn’t the best forum for the question), but it wouldn’t seem that way simply because I wasn’t an asshole to the OP.

I’m directing this to no one in particular, but if you don’t have anything productive to contribute, why post in a thread? If you don’t intend to try and help others with their questions, why the fuck even post in the forums at all? Go get HUGE on your own. Being a dick accomplishes nothing, even when you’re trying to send the right message, because people will just disregard what you say.[/quote]

They made me a MOD here to keep the focus of the forum away from the “I train once a month” crowd. I see nothing wrong at all with discouraging the types of posts that don’t belong in this forum. My goal is NOT to waste my time trying to “help” people who are disinterested in training in the first place and are looking for short cuts or only referring to training as an after thought.

I will make sure the rest of the posts like that are moved to the beginner’s forum so you can have the opportunity to help as many as possible reach goals that don’t exist.

Good luck.

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[quote]riddle22 wrote:
I think that someone should feel free to post questions wherever they feel they are going to get the best advice; though after reading this and many of the other threads around here, I’m wondering if this is that place for anyone. Maybe if someone actually answered his damn question or politely suggested a better forum for it, he would be helped out. Instead we get the clusterfuck of negativity that is this thread.
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There are other sub-forums where OP’s question may not have received the same response (Beginners comes to mind). That being said most posters agreed that there would be little development with one day/week training. A home gym is probably one of the best suggestions, since we don’t know OP’s personal situation/finances or schedule it’s hard to say if it’s workable. But if the OP is seeking to train to BB proportions then you have to expect the replies as they are.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
They made me a MOD here to keep the focus of the forum away from the “I train once a month” crowd. I see nothing wrong at all with discouraging the types of posts that don’t belong in this forum. My goal is NOT to waste my time trying to “help” people who are disinterested in training in the first place and are looking for short cuts or only referring to training as an after thought.

I will make sure the rest of the posts like that are moved to the beginner’s forum so you can have the opportunity to help as many as possible reach goals that don’t exist.

Good luck.

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So why didn’t you just move it in the first place and send the OP a PM explaining why? That would have been much more effective and would have prevented the pointless hostility. Any internet forum is going to get new people posting in the wrong sub-forums. Isn’t it the mod’s job to handle it accordingly without contributing to hostility?

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[quote]XanderBuilt wrote:

[quote]riddle22 wrote:
I think that someone should feel free to post questions wherever they feel they are going to get the best advice; though after reading this and many of the other threads around here, I’m wondering if this is that place for anyone. Maybe if someone actually answered his damn question or politely suggested a better forum for it, he would be helped out. Instead we get the clusterfuck of negativity that is this thread.
[/quote]

There are other sub-forums where OP’s question may not have received the same response (Beginners comes to mind). That being said most posters agreed that there would be little development with one day/week training. A home gym is probably one of the best suggestions, since we don’t know OP’s personal situation/finances or schedule it’s hard to say if it’s workable. But if the OP is seeking to train to BB proportions then you have to expect the replies as they are.[/quote]

I’ve already said that same thing twice already, including in the same post that you just quoted. Thanks for paying attention though.

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[quote]riddle22 wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
They made me a MOD here to keep the focus of the forum away from the “I train once a month” crowd. I see nothing wrong at all with discouraging the types of posts that don’t belong in this forum. My goal is NOT to waste my time trying to “help” people who are disinterested in training in the first place and are looking for short cuts or only referring to training as an after thought.

I will make sure the rest of the posts like that are moved to the beginner’s forum so you can have the opportunity to help as many as possible reach goals that don’t exist.

Good luck.

[/quote]

So why didn’t you just move it in the first place and send the OP a PM explaining why? That would have been much more effective and would have prevented the pointless hostility. Any internet forum is going to get new people posting in the wrong sub-forums. Isn’t it the mod’s job to handle it accordingly without contributing to hostility?
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This isn’t a “beginner’s question”. This is a “I don’t feel like working any harder” question which doesn’t belong anywhere here and deserves the responses it got.

It isn’t your job to tell me how to do mine. Have a great one, dad.

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[quote]its_just_me wrote:
You need to retire. Take it easy.

I have adjustable weights that are rusting away.
All I have is a stack of weights, bench and power-rack.
My gym is a barn type shelter with an uneven floor that shakes.
It was minus 20 degrees Celsius in my Scottish Highlands “gym” the other day.

Do you think I should only train in the Summer time? Or give up since I don’t have a ‘proper gym’?[/quote]
NO NO NO , only train in the spring when the temp is 17.67 deg c .Nothing like grabbin that ice cold barbell for the first few warmup set’s or opening that garage door and gettin that woosh of heat hit you in the face.
im similar , barbell , dumbbells , pull up/chin up bar , home made squat rack/dip stn ,bench.
buy more weights when ever i see them second hand .
there all in the garage (no heating ) i like it cold .you dont hang around man when its freezing or below or when its F’in hot .
only problem is im english so i have to stop trainin at 4pm to drink tea and eat fruit cake n listen to the BBC news on my WIRELESS SET . my only free time for training is between 4 and 5pm so i cant train more than 10 mins 5 times a week .what should i do ?.

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[quote]countingbeans wrote:

[quote]Shontayne wrote:
Even though this thread is bullshit…I really wish people would just go and try stuff for themselves. [/quote]

lol, I agree.

But the irony of it all is you never hear about it. Those type of people just go out and fucking do it.

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Exactly. These are the people that get places in life. Infact, I reckon most of the bigger lifters on this site got that way before they came here, or got that way without posting a thread like this.

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[quote]howie424 wrote:
Does stretching release testosterone? [/quote]

Classic!

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[quote]lia67 wrote:

[quote]its_just_me wrote:
You need to retire. Take it easy.

I have adjustable weights that are rusting away.
All I have is a stack of weights, bench and power-rack.
My gym is a barn type shelter with an uneven floor that shakes.
It was minus 20 degrees Celsius in my Scottish Highlands “gym” the other day.

Do you think I should only train in the Summer time? Or give up since I don’t have a ‘proper gym’?[/quote]
NO NO NO , only train in the spring when the temp is 17.67 deg c .Nothing like grabbin that ice cold barbell for the first few warmup set’s or opening that garage door and gettin that woosh of heat hit you in the face.
im similar , barbell , dumbbells , pull up/chin up bar , home made squat rack/dip stn ,bench.
buy more weights when ever i see them second hand .
there all in the garage (no heating ) i like it cold .you dont hang around man when its freezing or below or when its F’in hot .
only problem is im english so i have to stop trainin at 4pm to drink tea and eat fruit cake n listen to the BBC news on my WIRELESS SET . my only free time for training is between 4 and 5pm so i cant train more than 10 mins 5 times a week .what should i do ?.[/quote]

Drink more tea, works every time…

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all in one go or pulse it ?

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Thanks austin bicep, I’ll keep that in mind. With that, I think I’ve received all the feedback I need. Have a good new year.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
They made me a MOD here to keep the focus of the forum away from the “I train once a month” crowd. I see nothing wrong at all with discouraging the types of posts that don’t belong in this forum. My goal is NOT to waste my time trying to “help” people who are disinterested in training in the first place and are looking for short cuts or only referring to training as an after thought.
[/quote]

it’s going to be january in a couple of days and the forum will get flooded with this shit.

good luck to you sir!

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[quote]NoWheyOut wrote:

[quote]Professor X wrote:
They made me a MOD here to keep the focus of the forum away from the “I train once a month” crowd. I see nothing wrong at all with discouraging the types of posts that don’t belong in this forum. My goal is NOT to waste my time trying to “help” people who are disinterested in training in the first place and are looking for short cuts or only referring to training as an after thought.
[/quote]

it’s going to be january in a couple of days and the forum will get flooded with this shit.

good luck to you sir!
[/quote]

LOL! I hope you have the power to delete.

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[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]SteelyD wrote:
3 pages and no one has posted the only way to achieve growth and ‘muscle tone’ maintenance with just minutes a day outside the gym?

I am disappoint.[/quote]

Steely, is that the BigJim model?[/quote]

The Big Jim with Voice Assist (and a cab fare dispenser to get you home after).

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I’m calling BS.

I used to work out one day per week sometimes 2 days every other week.

Here were my stats from 2 years ago as I was in the same place and just looking to kinda maintain.

6’3 220lbs 25-28% BF
Bench 225 Max (Generous Estimate)
Squat 255 Max (Generous Estimate)
Deadlift - IDK , never did them.

If you want to be as swole as I was, use a similar system op.

Or you could just join a 24 hour fitness and workout at 4 or 5 AM in the morning like I do now. Allows me to workout first before I’m depleted, get into the office and put up a 50-60 hr work week, come home and be a father and a husband.

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well,I work 7days a week,just 3 days of holidays per year ; 2 for Christmas,one at 15 of august,12 hours per day? LOL
I lift in the break,I mean ; at 14PM i leave the office,at 1405 I open the warehouse where my “gym” is (a IPF bench,a trapbar,one bb,4dbs and 500lb of plates),lift the shit outta of me (30 min??),then go to job,I “eat” mostly in my office (1lb yogurt,tuna cans,delicious stuff like this LOL),
incidentally,air temperature in my “gym” is now 2C and in summer 38C, not very confortable but still i don’t care.

I wake up at 5.30 AM every day (no, sunday at 7AM).
I am bigger than one year ago, bigger than one months ago,stronger also.
so shut up and LIFT AS HARD YOU CAN if you really want it.

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[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
I’m calling BS.

I used to work out one day per week sometimes 2 days every other week.

Here were my stats from 2 years ago as I was in the same place and just looking to kinda maintain.

6’3 220lbs 25-28% BF
Bench 225 Max (Generous Estimate)
Squat 255 Max (Generous Estimate)
Deadlift - IDK , never did them.

If you want to be as swole as I was, use a similar system op.

Or you could just join a 24 hour fitness and workout at 4 or 5 AM in the morning like I do now. Allows me to workout first before I’m depleted, get into the office and put up a 50-60 hr work week, come home and be a father and a husband.[/quote]

Really? You used to be damn near 30% body fat?

Are you serious or joking because I never would have guessed that.

Then again, my training partner looks like he is damn near ready for IFBB but claims he used to be a fat kid.

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Guys, chill out. I used to care as much as you did. I spent a month abroad and still found a gym even thoug it cost the equivalent of $250 and was a 30 min subway ride each way. I’ve had squat racks in my basement before. Now, I just don’t care that much. I enjoy litfting, but I enjoy a lot of other things too. I fgure that on my deathbed, I will regret not working on my faith or my relatonships more than not working on my triceps.

I’m not critisizing anyone here for spending mammoth amounts of their short lives just talking about how to make their soon-to-decompose bodies better, let alone doing so in the gym. I don’t care how you spend your time, and I don’t see why anyone gives two shits about how I spend mine. I asked a question about the best lifts in a strange program, not for life advice.

Over the rest of my life, that extra 2 or 3 workouts a week equals a lot of missed time doing other things that are more important to me. Does the fact that lifting is not of paramount importance in my life mean I shouldn’t post on this forum, or pretend I’m a beginnr even though I haven’t missed more than a week of lifting in ten years? Maybe so. I won’t make that mistake again.

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[quote]Cgunz wrote:
Guys, chill out. I used to care as much as you did. I spent a month abroad and still found a gym even thoug it cost the equivalent of $250 and was a 30 min subway ride each way. I’ve had squat racks in my basement before. Now, I just don’t care that much. I enjoy litfting, but I enjoy a lot of other things too. I fgure that on my deathbed, I will regret not working on my faith or my relatonships more than not working on my triceps. I’m not critisizing anyone here for spending mammoth amounts of their short lives just talking about how to make their soon-to-decompose bodies better, let alone doing so in the gym. I don’t care how you spend your time, and I don’t see why anyone gives two shits about how I spend mine. I asked a question about the best lifts in a strange program, not for life advice. Over the rest of my life, that extra 2 or 3 workouts a week equals a lot of missed time doing other things that are more important to me. Does the fact that lifting is not of paramount importance in my life mean I shouldn’t post on this forum, or pretend I’m a beginnr even though I haven’t missed more than a week of lifting in ten years? Maybe so. I won’t make that mistake again.[/quote]

We don’t care. If you aren’t serious, go away.

I am more than sure I help more people daily than you ever will yet I don’t use that as some reason why I can’t lift.

I enjoyed my Christmas with friends and family. I had a whole house full of people last night…and guess what, I will still make it to the gym today and at least 5 other times this week.

No one gives a shit if it is no longer a priority to you.

No one is impressed by your lack of motivation or your attempt to act like your life has taken on new meaning.

Why?

Because our lives mean something too.

You are simply smaller and weaker as you travel through life.