Author Topic: What are some things you wish you knew before you started working out (Read 4603 times)

mass 04 · « **on:** January 04, 2009, 07:28:53 AM »

before you started working out? For me i'd say

-there are other body parts besides arms and chest
-"eating big" is a fallacy and will most likely just put on fat
-always take time to warm up. It's better to take 10 minutes and do it, then hurting yourself and be out for three months.
-doing high reps won't get you "cut".

tbombz · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2009, 12:03:20 PM »

i wish i would have known that no top ifbb pro is natural

Fury · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:12:01 PM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 04, 2009, 12:03:20 PM

i wish i would have known that no top ifbb pro is natural

This. I used to think that it was possible to get to 240 at 5% all natural.

tbombz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on January 04, 2009, 02:12:01 PM

This. I used to think that it was possible to get to 240 at 5% all natural.

yeah... i just figured it took a decade or so of hard training... but i believed i could look like ronnie coleman if i just trained hard and ate alot of protein.

Fury · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:37:00 PM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM

yeah... i just figured it took a decade or so of hard training... but i believed i could look like ronnie coleman if i just trained hard and ate alot of protein.

Same. I also wish I knew how to lift properly before I started working out. None of that 1/4 rep bullshit most teenagers do.

jorgen · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:07:30 PM »

Here's a few
(of many) that have made a difference FOR ME:

1. Focus on compound lifts and getting strong at them. The goal being squat 400, deadlift 500, bench 300 (i personally don't bench, but it is still a good goal)
2. Your routine should center around the squat
3. Eat 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight
4. Workouts should last less than 45min. Max one hour.
5. Forget about isolation exercises until your are advanced
6. I personally think workouts should be no more than 3 days per week.
7. One week off every 8-10 weeks.

jpm101 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:04:30 AM »

Outstanding advice from Jorgen and also Mass04. Trouble being, most young guy's do not want to listen to solid training logic. Too swept away by the glossy BS muscle magazines out there. And the over priced supplements, most worth less than garage. Good Luck.

windsor88 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:15:59 AM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM

yeah... i just figured it took a decade or so of hard training... but i believed i could look like ronnie coleman if i just trained hard and ate alot of protein.

Yep same here. Even the smaller guys though you see in a general fitness mag I thought was attainable. No way. Only one way to get there. The other crushing blow is you lose that shit fast when you come off. Anyone who says different is full of shit.

Meso_z · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2009, 02:40:25 AM »

QUALITY over QUANTITY.... $:-\$

GoneAway · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2009, 04:46:12 AM »

Alot of things, but ask me the same question next year and I'll likely tell you the same answer. Even now, I find new things all the time that make a big difference.

Quote from: jpm101 on January 05, 2009, 09:04:30 AM

Outstanding advice from Jorgen and also Mass04. Trouble being, most young guy's do not want to listen to solid training logic. Too swept away by the glossy BS muscle magazines out there. And the over priced supplements, most worth less than garage. Good Luck.

Agreed. Something I have learnt is to look at training and nutrition from a scientific point of view. Bodybuilding really is a science in many respects, especially when it pertains to nutrition.

Bluto · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2009, 05:33:30 AM »

Are you guys serious? you thought you could look like ronnie?

tbombz · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2009, 10:30:37 AM »

Quote from: Bluto on January 06, 2009, 05:33:30 AM

Are you guys serious? you thought you could look like ronnie?

of course ! i still do, but now i just now what it takes.

windsor88 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2009, 11:50:10 AM »

Quote from: Bluto on January 06, 2009, 05:33:30 AM

Are you guys serious? you thought you could look like ronnie?

Fuck no not that extreme. More like a Steve Reeves type.

CalvinH · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2009, 12:26:16 PM »

Don't try to lift your ego.

JasonH · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2009, 01:14:54 PM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 04, 2009, 12:03:20 PM

i wish i would have known that no top ifbb pro is natural

Same here - it took me about four years of training before I had a "rough idea" that they "might" be on "something". $:-\$

Rimbaud · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2009, 01:58:34 PM »

I personally wish someone would've taught me how to squat properly in my teens so I wouldn't be sitting here with two herniated discs.

dyslexic · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2009, 11:55:04 PM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 06, 2009, 10:30:37 AM

of course ! i still do, but now i just now what it takes.

Yep... being born black and having different parents... and becoming a big azz juicy copper in Texassss.

11venthhour · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:40:05 AM »

• Like most I wish I would have known pros are not natural

• I wish I would have know about eating right, I used to add protein powder to McDonald's milk shakes from time to time when I first started lifting so I could bulk up faster

• I wish I would have known how easy it is to cook good healthy food at home rather than eating out 4 times a day struggling to find something that was body builder friendly and cheap

calfzilla · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2009, 01:18:25 AM »

I guess I would say that I wish I had known that is important to train with intensity and not just go through the motions.

Also I would have like to know that you don't need to get fat and "bulk up" real big to put on muscle.

Get Rowdy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2009, 01:41:37 AM »

Jeez, my parents told me before I even started working out that pro bodybuilders use steroids.

I wish I knew how to eat properly, I started off undereating and with too much cardio that I couldn't avoid, then stopped playing sports, and ended up overeating and with no cardio.

Boost · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2009, 04:21:22 AM »

I wish i had realised that an increase in bodyweight sometimes does not = a large increase in muscle size.

Basically i got fat.

I wish i had known that my body does not respond well to carbs.
I was bulking on the worst type of diet for my body. super high carb, moderate fat, low protein

dseiler · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2009, 06:54:27 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on January 06, 2009, 02:40:25 AM

QUALITY over QUANTITY.... $:-\$

This was the biggest for me. My dad always used to tell me "It's not how much you lift it's how you lift it."

It's sometimes hard to do it, but you HAVE TO check your ego at the gym door.

local hero · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:21:05 PM »

Quote from: dseiler on January 07, 2009, 06:54:27 AM

This was the biggest for me. My dad always used to tell me "It's not how much you lift it's how you lift it."

It's sometimes hard to do it, but you HAVE TO check your ego at the gym door.

bingo..... nice controlled full reps

i wish i never got started on flat benches.. didnt suit my bodytype at all, shoulders will never be the same

BatistaSL · « **Reply #23 on:** January 07, 2009, 07:16:53 PM »

Quote from: tbombz on January 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM

yeah... i just figured it took a decade or so of hard training... but i believed i could look like ronnie coleman if i just trained hard and ate alot of protein.

SAME HERE

Cap · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2009, 07:57:56 PM »

That squats to JUST parallel were bad for the knees.

Doing JUST the basics will build a better foundation.

Most supplements are a waste of money.

Dbells are better for chest development.