Hello everyone. I have been meaning to do some weight training for a while but I have been putting it off for a while because I’m scared of getting laughed out of the gym because of my strength. First I’ll let you know my goals:
-Gain explosive strength for martial arts type activities and jumping
-Gain more muscle mass
-Loose my butt
I’m a really skiiny guy with a huge butt and fat legs and I am highly embarrased about it. I have been called a girl and etc for a long time because of it. And that mixed with my fat legs hasn’t helped alot either. I have tried to do cardio but I can never stick to it because I just plain hate cardio work and I never have the dedication to.
So in hopes of losing the fat on my legs and butt and gaining more strength and muscle, I decide to do training. But I don’t know how much weight I should use and the exercises that would be best.
[quote]PlasmaShock wrote:
Okay. But what about my butt problem?[/quote]
I don’t want to sound negative, but some men are just genetically predisposed to have a big butt…same as some women.
However if you are rather skinny, my bet is that you are storing fat there and working on getting stronger while eating correctly will help you get your back much bigger and your legs more defined. That will give the illusion of a smaller rear.
[quote]PlasmaShock wrote:
Hello everyone. I have been meaning to do some weight training for a while but I have been putting it off for a while because I’m scared of getting laughed out of the gym because of my strength.[/quote]
Personally I’d never laugh at anyone being IN the gym. If you’re actually in the gym busting your ass off you are doing something about it have a desire to change your current situation. The people to laugh at is the ones sitting at home, doing nothing but complaining about how bad they look etc. And in the end… if they do laugh, who cares. You’re the one getting the results and benefits.
Good luck, eat clean and train hard. You’ll make it.
[quote]JBR wrote:
PlasmaShock wrote:
Hello everyone. I have been meaning to do some weight training for a while but I have been putting it off for a while because I’m scared of getting laughed out of the gym because of my strength.
Personally I’d never laugh at anyone being IN the gym. If you’re actually in the gym busting your ass off you are doing something about it have a desire to change your current situation. The people to laugh at is the ones sitting at home, doing nothing but complaining about how bad they look etc. And in the end… if they do laugh, who cares. You’re the one getting the results and benefits.
Good luck, eat clean and train hard. You’ll make it.[/quote]
Anyone who laughs at anyone in the gym is a jackass. Except for the guy who only ever spends an hour doing curls in front of the mirror and maybe a few sets of just bench press with way too much weight to handle - and thats it. Feel free to laugh at him.
It sounds like you have a propesity for storing fat in your lower body, which can sometimes be a result of an estrogen imbalance. Do some reading on Charles Poliquin’s biosignature protocols, he suggests some methods for addressing problems like yours that many have found to be effective.
[quote]JBR wrote:
PlasmaShock wrote:
Hello everyone. I have been meaning to do some weight training for a while but I have been putting it off for a while because I’m scared of getting laughed out of the gym because of my strength.
Personally I’d never laugh at anyone being IN the gym. If you’re actually in the gym busting your ass off you are doing something about it have a desire to change your current situation. The people to laugh at is the ones sitting at home, doing nothing but complaining about how bad they look etc. And in the end… if they do laugh, who cares. You’re the one getting the results and benefits.
Good luck, eat clean and train hard. You’ll make it.[/quote]
[quote]grissle wrote:
It sounds like you have a propesity for storing fat in your lower body, which can sometimes be a result of an estrogen imbalance. Do some reading on Charles Poliquin’s biosignature protocols, he suggests some methods for addressing problems like yours that many have found to be effective.[/quote]
Amazing… so you make this observation based on zero pictures that the OP provided.
[quote]JBR wrote:
PlasmaShock wrote:
Hello everyone. I have been meaning to do some weight training for a while but I have been putting it off for a while because I’m scared of getting laughed out of the gym because of my strength.
Personally I’d never laugh at anyone being IN the gym. If you’re actually in the gym busting your ass off you are doing something about it have a desire to change your current situation. The people to laugh at is the ones sitting at home, doing nothing but complaining about how bad they look etc. And in the end… if they do laugh, who cares. You’re the one getting the results and benefits.
Good luck, eat clean and train hard. You’ll make it.[/quote]
I agree 100% I would never laugh at anyone busting their ass in the gym, i actually am just the opposite, this may sound corny, but I am proud of people who want to make a change