Always take the stairs, never the lift
- Lift basic with near flawless form.
2)Search out the best fitness educators in the field and learn from them.(The men of westside bardbell Co. is a good place to start)Long story short if you learn from the best you will eventually become the best.
3)Aggressively treat pain and illness. People who baby injuries usually get weaker or never fully recover. Learn as much as you can about rehab and hook yourself up with a good network of one or more of the following: a good osteopathic physician (no GP’s), a good chiropractor, and or massage therapist, and a herbalist/naturopathic doctor for herbal remedies to pain/illness as over the counter drugs and prescription pain killers and antibiotics can really slow oyu down and mess you up. Injury and illness can really impede results so learn how to train/eat properly so these don’t happen or rarely at all. - Eat a lot of antioxidants! this goes with the last tip but even more so it helps prevent sickness and speeds up recovery. Green tea is phenominal for this and vitamin C. Also if you are have trouble shaking a cold avoid any refined sugars as this can paralyze your white blood cells for up to 6 hrs.
- Keep an accurate diet/training log. You may think you are improving or eating enough but you never know for sure until you see it in front of you.
- Go as far as you can without ergogenic aids.
7)Lastly when it comes cutting fat without losing muscle sprint! No more LSD cardio. See Christian Thibadeau’s Running man article among many others.
Good luck! fitness is an investment you’ll never regret. Never give up! Never be content with where you are. if you aren’t moving forward you are moving backwards.
peace,
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My advice to newbies is if you have a question, especially in the gym, just ask. Do not be afraid to go up to the biggest, fittest, strongest, ect. Most of these guys will be more than happy to answer your questions, but do it tactfully and do not interupt a workout.
Also, read everything you can about what you are trying to achieve. It is impossible to just go to the gym and just start lifting. You MUST have a goal before you even step foot in the gym. Do you want to gain, lose, shread? Whatever you want to do, you must have a goal.
Other than that, train your ass off, eat right, and whatever you do, DO NOT LET ANYONE DISCOURAGE YOU!!!
The #1 supplement ever is reading.
Before you start investing into all sorts of supplements or other things, read about proper form and nutrition. Supplements can’t make up for bad technique or sagging nutrition.
Supplements can give you that extra bump, but it can’t carry you.
Open your mind and train hard. Eventually all the pieces will fall into place, but the only way for that to happen is to learn about yourself, your body, and from your experiences. No book that tells you a rep and tempo scheme is going to lift the weight, sweat, and hurt for you.
Oh, and no matter what anyone tells you, calluses are sweet.
Before you pick a diet, and before you pick a training program, You need to have a GOAL. and not just “i wanna look buff, or ripped” that shit is too vague. I like to use quotes all the time, this one is from The Patriot.
“aim small, miss small”
wittle your goal down to a sharp point.
(Ex. in 1 year I am gonna have 7% body fat, with a weight of 205lbs, bench press 350lbs, 20’’ arms, six pack abs, Squat 400lbs, all natural, etc…)
Now that you have your goals, you need to find out the way to are going to get them.
Have fun.
If you don’t want to do it, you probably won’t.
BullGrap
First off, figure out what you are training for, be it size, strength, weight loss or whatever. Then read everything you can to help you understand the best way to achieve your desired results, then put that into action. CONSISTENTLY!!
And read T-mag.
-Dave
It’s all about the basics - and I’d say diet. If you’re not eating enough of the right foods at the right times, you can’t hit your targets… whether that is bulking up or getting cut. The best workout program or supplements won’t help if you can’t keep the muscle on.
Diet is unique to each individual based on metabolism, activity, work out regimine…etc.
I thought I was a ‘hard gainer’. I was wrong. I’ve learned what I need to eat and when and have packed on 30 lbs in 7 months (22 lbs LBM) with no supplements… just MRP’s. Not even creatine.
I think diet is the solid foundation from which any workout progam needs to be based on. Experiment and find how your body reacts to carbs, protein, and fats and then supply the best of each in the quantities you need… at the times of day that you need it most.
It all comes back to the basics.
well im new here to, but ill give some advice, dont get caught up with a cheat ass bitch, no matter how fine she is, ok that should be on the off topic, but stilll. Anyway my advice is, if you wanna be big, you gotta be big. thats the first quote i read on this site, and its worked for me ever since. and stay dedicated, it will be worth it at the beach this summer.
The best tip that I can offer is this: there is no such thing as a perfect training/diet plan. The idea is to find out what will help you reach your short term goals, then just DO IT! Then, every 6-8 weeks (or for advanced trainees, every 3-4 weeks), re-evaluate your progress and change things up a bit. Also, don’t look for supplements to do anything more than SUPPLEMENT your diet and training, otherwise, you’re only fooling yourself.
…except MAG-10, which is DA BOMB and will make up for virtually any dumb-ass diet and training plan.
the best tip i can offer is:go to faq
and that will give you the most and the
best info there is for what this site
offers. and when in doubt post a question on the forum and ask for help,
most notably ask for tampa-terry. she
will help you and give herself to any that ask for help, beacause she is the best person to talk to and she will
never let you down.
Barton
Less is more. If you are just starting out doing all the exercise in the world won’t get you to the physique you want faster. Start slow, build up, and make lifting more of a means to change your current lifestyel than a quick and fast cosmetic make-over.
Diet and training will progress over time as long as you stay focused and stay tuned to T-Mag.
My newbie advice? Do your future-self a favor by taking a break when signs of injury show up. Taking a break (or giving up certain lifts) for a period of time can be the most difficult thing to do. But don’t let a relatively minor injury become a chronic one that you nurse for the rest of your gym days.
If you want to do long hours of cardio, do it where you can be watchin’ some quality t-vixen’s ass while you are at it.
If you want to get strong train with or at place where there are much stronger guys around and don’t be affraid to ask them for advice.
If you want to be able to reach your goals establish faith in yourself and just do it and keep on doing it until it’s done!
One of the best I’ve read, to quote Goldberg, “Don’t get analysis paralysis.”
GFH
- Build every meal around protein.
- Build every workout around the basics.
- Build the personal fortitude to progress every workout, every week, every month, and every year.
- Enjoy both the journey and the milestones.
I am one of those that have joined within the past few weeks. Man, this site is great. First tip:bookmark the site and its usefull articles. It’s like if you wanted to learn golf you would look to Tiger Woods. Well, the many years of knowledge and expertise of the writers is amazing. I have so much to learn. Like many have said dont’t try and expect to pack 20 years of body destroying crap into a three month work-out. It is going to take time. The journey begins with the first step. And, I have a long way to go. I was at 334 on this journey to recovery and right now I am at 260 and alot stronger and built (even though it is hidden by the fat).
Keep a food log. Track calories, proteins, fat and carbohydrates.
Keep a training log.
These are by far, two very basic habits that make the biggest difference.
Just enjoy the what you are doing and don’t limit your experiences.If you hate your routine or diet you will never get to where you would like to be. ~prime~