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Am I the Only Person not Weightlifting?

31 Responses (Add) | Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 7:15pm

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Yes, I really did lift that 15lb weight 1000 times! Really! Don’t you believe me?? I have a top five list here from Graham to help you in your quest to lift weights.

  • Decide what kind of lifting you want to do. There is a big difference between Arnold and a competitor in the World’s Strongest Man competition. You either lift in order to bulk up, or in order to become more powerful. Lifting weights with a more manageable amount of weight will give you bigger Biceps and Pecs. Lifting heavier weight with less reps will increase the strength of yourself more than the first option. When lifting for bulk, I suggest doing more than 8 reps, something that you can do fluidly with no problems. Your lifts should have a rythem you can follow when doing them. Powerlifting should consist of around 8 reps or less of really strenuous lifts… something that requires a grunt or a large outward explosion of breath.
  • Do the correct form! I myself have made this mistake once or twice. Always try to learn the right form and execute it well. I will not go into details for each type, but most of them involve breathing properly and not using other muscles (like your back) to lift the weight unless the lift requires those muscles.
  • Don’t over-exert your self the first time… or any time! Lifting is never what you can do going in, it what you will do in a few weeks. Try to find a weight you can do and manage for your workout and maintain it. Note: Don’t feel bad or try to show off if a person around you is lifting more than you, or is bulkier then you. There are many factors to be considered with, such as body types, weight , age , ect. For example, when I was in Football we had awards for bench-press. My friend won most lifts by about 20lbs, but I won as the strongest competitor pound for pound. There are many factors to consider. Don’t dwell on shortcomings, push pass them.
  • Find a lifting buddy. It is so much easier (and safer!) if you can lift with a friend. They can spot you, encourage you, and help push you to try to do better. Try to choose a day of the week to meet and stick with it.
  • Do something. The hardest part of lifting is not the lifts themselves… it is consistency. Make a schedule for all your lifts for the week, and have backup plans in case the gym is out of order or unavailable. If you can’t hit the gym, find an alternative. Push ups are good. If I can’t use the ab machine they have at my gym because of my schedule, I have an ab routine I follow just in case at home. Something is better then nothing.

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March 23rd, 2008
at 5:11am

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dxalfredo

March 22nd, 2008
at 12:32pm

Me too! NO point of saying that.

jfizz313

March 22nd, 2008
at 12:35pm

im 14 and im stronger than chris

Tramposch

March 22nd, 2008
at 12:46pm

I try to watch my… strength.. status, not that great but i am doing ok.

gl0winggh0st

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:26pm

I once lifted something heavy,I am in pain everyday. I even lost a testical!

mobilephone2003

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:31pm

You have succeeded in life, well done

jfizz313

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:39pm

lol not hard to do that mobile phone bet chris would woop yo ass

jfizz313

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:42pm

you tried to hoe me so

mobilephone2003

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:44pm

I did what now?

I have no issue with you, I just thought your comment was funny :-)

ellhow

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:56pm

That list is good. I have been lifting for years now and I can vouch for those tips.
Most important thing is not stopping working out (it’s easy to go for six weeks and then quit).
Most effective exercises for me:
front barbell squat, weighted pushups, deadlifts…all 8+ reps.

volcomstone54

March 22nd, 2008
at 1:56pm

wieghtlifting is always great. But just be warned after you pass the 135pond mark stretch marks start forming on your shoulders, but its worth the power though… im benching 260 right now so its all good…. but stretch marks… :(

rgsgww

March 22nd, 2008
at 2:50pm

i do it for both……..hahahaha dunno…it works a lil….

kiwibaby3p

March 23rd, 2008
at 12:22am

all that can be said for this video chris, LMAO!!!!

Kyle_vdk

March 22nd, 2008
at 7:48pm

Hey, I try to keep myself fit, but sadly i do not have any weights.

What i do is i regularly do pull ups, sit ups and push ups to keep fit. I really try to keep myself fit, and I think I am starting to do better now.

john11

March 22nd, 2008
at 7:51pm

Lol u did 15lbs 1000 times , i don’t believe it! but anyways i liked the list the part i liked the most do the correct form because if u don’t then u may get injured!

Martin S.

March 22nd, 2008
at 11:54pm

Don’t over-exert your self the first time… or any time!

Now that said… It doesn’t mean you can slack off and use that excuse to not push some limits. Working out, weightlifting or whatever activities you do to keep yourself in shape means feeling a burn.

It has to HURT! But not in a sense of feeling your tendons rip kind of hurt or hearing bone crack type of pain either. People seem to forget that the action of working out is making your body go through a “forced” change.

Your body is naturally lazy, the mind is lazy “especially when it comes to senses”. But like written, EVERYBODY is different. Some people will take a while to see progress while others are freaks of nature.

Other things that should of been included is a brief comment about the intake of fluids, nutrients and sleep.

The body heals itself when asleep, thus it can be considered key or very important for “some” people to show results. Some say at least 8 hours of sleep is recommended.

I know it’s a lengthy comment but I’ve been working out for ten years now, and I feel these are important things that ought to be mentioned.

Chow for now.

sbushfan11

March 23rd, 2008
at 1:37am

A lot of this I already knew and do, but it’s great to see it all summarized in one place. When you’re working your limit, a spotter is a must.

todayisafrica

March 23rd, 2008
at 10:27am

Chris 67.3% of you videos are full of time loss

romo230

March 23rd, 2008
at 11:40am

16 years old and I can dead lift 445.

Randy

March 23rd, 2008
at 7:00am

Are you sure you don’t have that bulk/strength thing switched around? I’ve always been told the exact opposite. It seems to be a pretty universal rule that less reps and more weight gives you more bulk. This is the first site among many I have browsed that says the opposite, not to mention my personal experience.

volcomstone54

March 23rd, 2008
at 3:18pm

you do like 50 more than me i can leg press 650

Australia1st

March 24th, 2008
at 12:59am

i do like 2000, am i a big dick like u now?, am i? am i?, i hope so i really wanna be a bid dick 2

55nick15

March 24th, 2008
at 1:29pm

big deal.. dead lift is dumb anyway

tenzwarth

March 26th, 2008
at 6:40am

A great way to motivate yourself is to keep track of what you did and when – see how it stacks up. We had a fitness challenge last year at work using a scoreboard on http://fitoff.com and I’ve got to say it was probably the fittest 3 months of my life. I was always striving to get ahead of that next person :)

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