First post here. Just wanted to invite any solid advice from you all. Im 22, 6ft+ 187, 18.65% bf. Read tons about proper dieting and its pretty much all in order now.
As far training goes (im a pencil neck! no really) I’m tall and thin, what do suggest are the best workouts for a total begginer like me? Ive heard sqauts deadlifts again an again. could anyone tutor a total newbie like me. And do these really develop your uper chest and torso?
Thanks all
I think there is a good beginers routine in the search engine might want to check it to see if it will work for you.
For now concentrate on the big lifts! Squat religiously. Bench. Deadlift (maybe not on the same day you squat). Tryin to think of a good beginners training program on t-mag. For now, check out Chris Shugarts latest article My Big Fat Training Guide.
Ready2Grow,
I was just like you, but not as tall. When I first started I was 5’ 10" 145 pounds. Today I weigh 190lbs and my body fat hoovers just over 10% (latest check).
I wasted the first two years of training trying to do what all the Pro’s did in an early Weider magazine. In other words, I was a stupid kid. (How come you can only admit you were a stupid kid once you are no longer a kid?).
I was getting zero results. I got smart and started reading some quality material, this was long before T-Mag came on the scene. It’s a shame I could have used T-Mag’s advice long ago.
Guess what? I started doing Squats, Deadlifts and I threw in two upper body exercises, Chin-ups and Overhead Pressing. I started gaining body weight and plenty of it!
I want to add that I was eating a lot of calorie dense foods like milk, steak and ice cream. The only protein supplements around at the time were the old “Hoffman Protein Tabs”. I tried them once and went back to regular food. (they were the worst tasting things on the planet). I was training so hard that I never really gained a lot of fat. (I did gain some at the time).
Also, I trained 3 days a week, 4 sets of each exercise for a total of 12 sets per workout. I used the pyramid system 10-8-6 and either 6 on the last set or 4. (I rotated Deadlifts and squats).
I just wanted to give you a personal testimony so that you know that it is possible to achieve the sort of body that you really want. But, you have to train hard and smart!
Take your time and create a plan that you know you can stick to. Then execute that plan with as much passion as you can muster!
Good luck to you!
“People who do not have goals are regularly beaten by those who have them”.
ok. just so ive got this right;
sqauts make your legs explode
deadlifts for your back
bench for your chest
curls for your arms… right?
so sqauts and deadlifts are thee movements to do? they work most on your legs and back each?
Q2, do you guys rate that that bench press machine that has the bar slide on a vertical support, as shite? For me I reckon its pretty good, cos a safer option and i can afford to lift at my max (which is a measly 88) with a spotter.
thanks for the inspiration ZEB
Boy, that was a refreshing reprieve from your typical “Do a Search!” response newbies get, ZEB!
I, too, having trained for awhile, wish that I’d have had access to tools like T-Mag and supplements like Biotest provides back when I started. (Remember when “Hot Stuff” was the bomb? Just find every ingredient under the sun that was even rumored to possibly be beneficial and mix it all up into one container!)
Ready2Grow, in addition to the above advice, definitely check out the FAQ and listen to what those who are more experienced have to say to you.
I don’t post much in this forum, but since your age and stats look a lot like mine were not too long ago I thought I’d toss my .02 in.
I too am a tall, skinny bastard, but I used to a be a REALLY skinny bastard. A few months ago I was 23, 6’6", 200 lbs and unsure of my bodyfat. Finally got serious about things and am up to 220 now and about 12-15% bodyfat(guess…can see some abs though). Anyhow, my point is that I used to shun the bigger lifts and try to work what I thought were my weaknessess(bird chest, little arms, and the chicken I seemed to riding). But, I finally just started doing what I read here, stuck to big lifts ONLY, shorter workouts, and have been growing steadily ever since. I LOVE deadlifts, they are your friend, and squats, bench, dips, chins, overhead presses, etc. I don’t even screw around with curls anymore since I never seemed to see any growth with them, and get a lot more arms growth out of chins and rows and dips. Also, I’ve found much better results from lower-rep, heavier training than the higher-rep, higher volume training methods.
One tall guy to another, ditch the machines. I’ve never found a machine where I really felt like I got a good, full range of motion. Big lifts, eat lots, and even we skinny mofos can grow.
Oh, and check out TCs article about tall guy training…forget the name now but I’m sure someone can help. Good luck.
“Why Lurch Won’t Grow” is the name of it.
Don’t ask me how I know, although me being 6’6" too might have something to do with it catching my interest…
I’ve been using a combination of free weights and machines. And I yea, I geuss I do feel i got it the next day.
I use dumbells for incline overhead raises and curls, I bench with a suported bench bar (cos Im weak), and then the individual machines to target areas like back, shoulders, chest.
I know you think i should be doin legs too, but my legs for now are way more in proportion than my upper body, so developing my upper body a little will really encourage to move from there. Thats my goal.
1Q: can i deadlift using heavy dumbells?
and which area does it target? My back right?