Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

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I've finally decided to stop moping around and get my shit together. I bought a set of dumbbells to motivate my ass. I'll admit that I'm pretty new to this and kinda retarded. But I've done a little reading and it seems I can work on most areas of my body with them & some body weight stuff. Are there any particular exercises you guys would recommend/ have worked well for you?
 
Does a lighter weight longer distance farmer's walk do anything or is it a waste of my time? I've never done them before a couple days ago and have read stuff that says 20 steps or 30 seconds carrying around body weight is good.

I see people at my gym doing them with lighter weights around the ~500 foot track, the gym is cramped and it's not really safe to do them anywhere else, no one does them anywhere else. Track is for one direction, narrow and no stopping, gotta go all the way around.

I tried it a couple times now, 40lb dumbbells, I feel like it's doing about zero for my legs and if it is doing something for any kind of core stability holding weights at quad level, that core stability is probably done better with higher weight held up high in squats and overhead presses?

My forearms did get burning about 2/3s around, I could get them burning like that with forearm work if I wanted, but I don't do that cause I'm just getting in to lifting again and not really isolating anything that small. But if this is some one weird trick to popeye forearms in 2 weeks then maybe I should keep at it.

Is there something I'm missing and I should keep doing this and progressing once my forearms can take it? Probably not going to get anywhere close to bodyweight going 500'.
 
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I carried some groceries a few blocks and now I'm winded

this is old but Benny Magnusson's smile is legendary. this is peak manliness and such an entertaining video :)
 
I don't see point on low weight farmer carry, i mean in theory could help grip but a dozen other things for that much better.
 
I lifted seriously for many years but had to stop because of a pretty significant health problem that has (thankfully) since resolved itself.

During that time off, I developed some chronic back soreness in a couple of spots. I tried foam rolling and stretching and all the other rehab stuff I learned while lifting. That might've helped a little, but the pain continued to be a real nuisance.

A few weeks ago, I pulled out my weights on a lark and worked up to 200 pounds squatting. Over the following days, I realized that my chronic back ache was entirely gone. And I've continued squatting reasonably light weights and have experienced no pain since.

What the fuck? I get that exercise releases endorphins, but this is still working over the span of days. If anything, I'd have expected loading up my back to be more likely to aggravate whatever chronic damage underlies that pain, not resolve it as if by magic.
 
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I lifted seriously for many years but had to stop because of a pretty significant health problem that has (thankfully) since resolved itself.

During that time off, I developed some chronic back soreness in a couple of spots. I tried foam rolling and stretching and all the other rehab stuff I learned while lifting. That might've helped a little, but the pain continued to be a real nuisance.

A few weeks ago, I pulled out my weights on a lark and worked up to 200 pounds squatting. Over the following days, I realized that my chronic back ache was entirely gone. And I've continued squatting reasonably light weights and have experienced no pain since.

What the fuck? I get that exercise releases endorphins, but this is still working over the span of days. If anything, I'd have expected loading up my back to be more likely to aggravate whatever chronic damage underlies that pain, not resolve it as if by magic.
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Why not bpc 157? Should help alot.
 
I have a low bodyfat already and have been strength training for a few weeks now. I haven't been eating in a surplus and try to hit my protein goals. I'm not inconsistent but sometimes I'm a little off. Is that okay? Since I'm twig will I be building muscle faster or will I need to be eating more? How do I get ripped quicker?
 
cutegirlfriend dijo:
I have a low bodyfat already and have been strength training for a few weeks now. I haven't been eating in a surplus and try to hit my protein goals. I'm not inconsistent but sometimes I'm a little off. Is that okay? Since I'm twig will I be building muscle faster or will I need to be eating more? How do I get ripped quicker?
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If you're already thin and want to gain muscle you need to eat more. Weigh yourself once a week. If you're not gaining weight, add more calories. If you have trouble eating enough, drink an extra glass of milk per day and add a glass per day every week you fail to gain more weight. Once you reach your target weight/muscle mass, cut the excess calories and burn fat until you can see your abs. Don't overdo it since having too little fat is unhealthy.
 
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I have a low bodyfat already and have been strength training for a few weeks now. I haven't been eating in a surplus and try to hit my protein goals. I'm not inconsistent but sometimes I'm a little off. Is that okay? Since I'm twig will I be building muscle faster or will I need to be eating more? How do I get ripped quicker?
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A eat more B Tren.
 
cutegirlfriend dijo:
I have a low bodyfat already and have been strength training for a few weeks now. I haven't been eating in a surplus and try to hit my protein goals. I'm not inconsistent but sometimes I'm a little off. Is that okay? Since I'm twig will I be building muscle faster or will I need to be eating more? How do I get ripped quicker?
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Eating is one of the most important parts to gaining muscle. Eat a lot and eat clean. I had trained for over a year and pretty much got nowhere, as far as muscle gain went. Started talking to the bigger guys at the gym, got tons of advice on eating and it helped tremendously.

I ran a couple Testosterone cycles and those went well, too, aside for some mild sides. Covid hit full force in March 2020 and threw me off track badly -_- Recently started getting back into the gym and eating better again.
 
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anyone know good resource for meals with cataloged macros?

cutegirlfriend dijo:
I have a low bodyfat already and have been strength training for a few weeks now. I haven't been eating in a surplus and try to hit my protein goals. I'm not inconsistent but sometimes I'm a little off. Is that okay? Since I'm twig will I be building muscle faster or will I need to be eating more? How do I get ripped quicker?
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Just eat protein surplus and workout often. Keep total cals in mind (don't binge), close counting is really only needed for cutting.
 
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salvuserit dijo:
anyone know good resource for meals with cataloged macros?
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Pre plan friend, and if you go out and use some app add 50+100 kcal for butter lol trust me.

Speaking of, I've been lax and healing for shit but pulled a 1x8 315 DL no straps! Basso still a fucking beast.
 
I'm just past 2 months of being back at the gym, and my fitness has improved a lot. The sled can really make a man out of anyone, so my cardio has picked up and my old strength is coming back quicker than I thought it would given the time I had off over covid. Besides that, it was interesting coming back into it seeing how compound movements affected different muscles as I was getting doms the first few weeks so I knew for sure what lift was hitting what muscles. That has pretty much convinced me to fuck off all isolation exercises such as bicep/tricep stuff for good and that it's only of value if you're on the juice.
 
I'm definitely reaching my goals, but I'm not there yet. However, once I get a few more pounds on I was thinking of shredding a bit. I take protein shakes, simplest method would to just temporarily not use it?
 
Helvítis Túristi dijo:
I'm definitely reaching my goals, but I'm not there yet. However, once I get a few more pounds on I was thinking of shredding a bit. I take protein shakes, simplest method would to just temporarily not use it?
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My understanding is that, while calories are the most important factor in weight loss/gain, you do want to keep protein intake high while cutting to preserve as much muscle mass as possible. So this could work but I don't know if the results would be optimal.
 
Any advice to get Conan 1982 type strength and physics without steroids and a speech impediment.
 
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