GRRROOOOWWWLLLL. For you Whopper, I might PUURRRRRR but then your Vixen would HHIIISSSS and my T-Dawg would bite!
Thank you a-girl, it started my morning off right. As far as the vixen hissing…naaa, she would appreciate you purring, and probably help to make you purr ;). As far as your t-man…I can’t speak for him…lol. Now where is Chris to announce how he is gonna handle this whole T-shirt thing??
A Girl, I heard the growling and hissing and rushed right over. Nate Dogg doesn’t miss out on a cat fight (or dogg fight). And that was quite a turn on for the doggy dogg too! As for your T-man biting, I think his bark is worse than his bite. As for me, remember the old saying, “It’s not the size of the dogg, it’s the size of the fight in the dogg.” Bow wow wow!
Come on guys, maybe I’m just a soft hearted woman, but I remember when I was drinking slim-fast at 210 lbs and had cooked my way to a 300 lb (non weightlifting) husband. I didn’t start out hardcore and neither did my husband. I had to LEARN how to change my life and SACRIFICE. We all know we’ve sweated blood, and shed tears under iron, but at one time we were all asking questions like this. Maybe this kid will listen, and become a true T-man someday. Did you really know how hard it would be to get the body you wanted when you first started? I sure as heck didn’t - now I scare the guys at the gym. I lift hard, I’m low bodyfat with NICE muscles, my husband is 250 lbs and BUILT. We’ve only been training for a year and a half. If this kid will listen, he could be a different person in a year. Stick-boy, take your medicine. You deserved to be flamed. We didn’t get our bodies easy. Now - become a T-man so you can instruct some young skinny guy a year from now.
Hmmm. I am also starting to think that Stick-Boy is an entirely fictional character, unless he’s just a lot slow in the head. I have a new recommendation, Stick pay attention, Go to home depot and buy a 16 penny nail, any kind is fine, if you can’t afford it, steal it, now go home and drive it into the area of your brain where your misconceptions about ‘Diet’ ‘Loading Parameters’ and so on are stored. To find this area, think about a Tommy Lasorda Slim Fast(r) commercial and just put the nail in the area that seems to be getting dumber, if that doesn’t work just aim about two inches above your left ear. Remove the nail. Go to previous issues and start over. Good Luck
Ironbabe…nice job for both of you…seriously. I guess part of the experience of becoming Kinder Gentler Whopper if only for a day or so, was to realize that we all don’t give each other enough pats on the back for our progress. Both you and your husband should be proud…and you deserve the handle ironbabe. (Now don’t start thinking I am always gonna be this nice or anything…don’t even let the thought enter your mind!) See stckboy…a year from now you can be a whole different person with a different attitude…just gotta suck it up and DO IT!
Chris,
So when does this little contest end?
Thanks whopper. Now, when I can see the rest of my abs (which shouldn’t be too long) I’m gonna send my pics to T-mag to let them see what they helped me do. You think the hydroxy ads are funny - wait until you see my before and after!
I guess I’m a little more understanding because I’ve been obese. Now as for you, if you turn into K.G. Whopper again, we’ll all attack you with dumbells. (and maybe a turkey baster??)
Ironbabe…NOT the turkey baster again…PLEASE!! Although the andro bottle was far worse…and a heck of a lot harder to remove. After that experience there will be NO MORE K.G. Whopper…at least not around the Vixen!
Wow! This is incredible. I can’t believe how many people have responded with their advice. Thanks to everyone (except the couple guys who want to beat me up). A few people said that I’m just making excuses, but I guess I was just a little overwhelmed. I had no idea that there was so much to weightlifting and getting bigger. After reading the FAQ and some of the articles (yes, I actually do read) and reading your responses I now have a lot better idea how much hard work and dedication this is going to take. But, you know what, with all the information and support that you guys have given me so far, I’m going to go for it. It seems like a lot of people started out just like me so that helps encourage me that I can do it to. From what I’ve read so far it looks like I was doing a lot of stuff wrong so that’s probably why I haven’t seen any results so far. Just so you guys can see that I’ve already made some changes, I ate a snack of peanut butter and milk between each meal and I even did squats last night. Although I might have done something wrong with the squats because my legs are killing me today. Well, I just want to say thanks again for being patient and helpful with me and I hope I can make you guys all proud one day when I’m not a stick boy anymore.
Lots of good advice here, guys. Dealing with newbies can be tough. Part of you wants to choke them and part of you wants to help them avoid the same mistakes you made. I think Whopper has the best strategy. Be patient and help them out. But if they get lazy or refuse to listen, shut’em down. If they listen and learn, great. Welcome aboard. If they don’t, well, fine. That’s what separates us from the sheep and there will always be more sheep in the flock than wolves at the perimeter.
I’m patient with newbies because I remember my newbie days quite well. Most are ready to learn, but a few can’t snap out of lazy sheep-mode. It’s like that old video game system commercial; you just have to verbally smack’em and say , “YOU ARE NOT READY!”
A free T-shirt to Whopper, Ironbabe, and Nate Dogg (good choice of links, Nate). Oh hell, send me your addy too, Stick-boy. I think you’re on your way; just never stop learning. Contact me at cs@t-mag.com.
Thanks to all who helped out. The rest is up to you, Stick-boy.
Well then welcome abord stick boy. As far as the legs hurting shakes his head THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO!! You are making your muscles do something they are not used to doing, so for the first few weeks, your gonna be one sore puppy…warm baths help…as does ibuprofen. (For future reference you will see this referred to as DOMS or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) if your sore…your doing it right!! Good Luck and keep us aware of your progress!
Stick boy, welcome to the world of weightlifting. Don’t worry about having done something wrong. That pain you have, it’s there cause you worked your muscles good. After a while you start to love the pain and if you’re not sore after a workout you begin to think you did something wrong. Anyways welcome aboard and lift hard.
By the way ironbabe…with that free t-shirt…do me a favor, cut it up so that it is a belly shirt, and wear that when you send in your “after” photos. (I got a thing for belly shirts…mmmmmmmmmmmmm! And a Testosterone belly shirt…WELL lets just say if you look half as good in yours as the vixen looks in hers (which she took mine and cut up WITHOUT asking me…the wench!) then I think the T-guys will have something to slobber over…at least I will!! Yummy!
Go heavy, but don’t try to impress, use good form. Rest 1 or 2 minutes between sets unless it says otherwise. Stretch for at least 10 minutes before you start. Check out the lazy man’s guide to stretching, Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION Here is a sample 4 day a week workout for 3 or 4 weeks, use a 10 second negative on movements with a long range of motion, 5 seconds for short range:
Monday - Hip Dominant Legs
Deadlift - 2 sets of 10
Straight Leg Deadlift - 2 sets of 8
Good Mornings - 2 sets of 8
Leg Curls - 2 sets of 8
Standing Calf Raises - 2 sets AMRAP(as many reps as possible), this is a short range movement so only 5 second negative
Tuesday - Vertical Pulling and Pushing
Wide Chins or Pullups - 2 sets of 12, if you can’t do 12, jump up and then lower 10 seconds like you do on all the compound movements, go all the way up and all the way down each rep
Parallel Grip Chins - 2 sets of 6, if you’re strong enough, use a dumbell between your ankles
Wide Grip Pulldowns - 1 set of 12 reps, without any rest move to the next movement
Dumbell Shoulder Press OR Military Press to the front - 1 set of 10 reps
Farmers Walk - 2 sets of holding the biggest dumbells there are for as long as possible and walking around or sitting down
Pinch Grip - 2 sets of holding plates together with your thumb and finger for as long as possible
Wednesday - off
Thursday - Quad Dominant Legs
Squats - 2 sets of 10 reps
Leg Presses - 2 sets of 12 reps
Front Squats - 2 sets of 10 reps
Lunges - 2 sets of 8 reps
Squats - 2 sets of 10 reps
Sitting Calf Raises - 2 sets of AMRAP
Friday - Horizontal Push and Pull
Bent Rows - 2 sets of 8 reps
Close Grip Bench Press - 2 sets of 8 reps
Seated Rows - 2 sets of 8 reps
Dumbell Bench Press - 2 sets of 8 reps
Dumbell Rows - 2 sets of 10 reps
Incline OR Decline Dumbell Bench Press - 2 sets of 8 reps
Diet has been well covered, but in between your 6-8 meals a day or for a meal, I recommend liquid peanut butter. Eat NATURAL peanut butter, Smuckers makes it, and another brand may be called old fashioned. The oil will be at the top, no JIF or Peter Pan or any of the like that is basically lard. To make liquid peanut butter, mix natural peanut butter and water in a blender. For extra calories, add more peanut butter, raw eggs, GROW! or Advanced Protein if you’re rich, and/or milk. I recommend more peanut butter or eggs. If you choose to use raw eggs, wash them with bleach and hot water then rinse before cracking them to prevent salmonella. Use Biotest Surge for post-workout. Hope this and the other information is used and helps.
i didnt want a shirt anyways <pouting and flipping off chris.
-G
Yesterday I sent in a basic dietary recommendation as well as a full workout program. I know from experience that it’s best for the new guys to have the basics of a diet and training program outlined for them. I’m not sure what happened to my post, it never made it here. Stick boy, if you are still interested in my post, I can probably recreate it in fifteen minutes. Let me know. Good luck.