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Anonymous
What is up, /fit/?

So, joining a gym. Scouring the webs and my libraries for helpful books, tips, and "reps"? Figured I may as well take my chances, and see what people here have to say about it. Hoping to shave off some fat on mah belly, and building some muscle. Might go on a diet, but really just eating healthy foods whenever I'm hungry, and avoiding soda/sugar drinks like the plague.

For the record, 176-ish, 5'10", BMI 25.3, 19, Not much in muscle mass, no idea on body fat shit, and no idea what I'm doing.

Pic Unrelated, as I can't find anything else.
>> Anonymous
The sample workout I got was

5 Minutes
Warm-up (No idea, just stretching and shit?)

20-30 Minutes
Weight
Day 1-Push: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Day 2-Pull: Back, Biceps, Forearms
Day 3-Legs/Abs: Hammies(The Fuck?), Quads, Calves, Abs

Repeat/cycle through.

20-30 Minutes
Cardio: Running and whatnot at 60%/70& of heart rate.

Will this work? Also, how does one "Push" Pull" and "Legs/Abs"? Any good sample exercises I can do?
>> Anonymous
First, set some clear goals for yourself. Obviously, you've already stated you want to lose fat but is there a certain percentage your want to get to? ~10% is good balance between visible musculature and maintaining your sanity with food.

Since you are a newbie, you should focus on newbie workouts. Full body, 2-3 times a week, 10 reps per set, 2-3 sets, and lift until exhaustion (not failure, that's for later) Focus on dumbbells and barbells and body weight exercises. Cables are okay, but there's usually a good equivalent with dumbbells. Machines should have very little or not part in your work out. Limit your workouts to one hour, 30 for lifting and 30 for cardio. Always lift before cardio.

Keep doing research on the Internet and in books, mainly to focus on attaining correct form and deciding what to do once you have a lifting "base" after a few months.
>> Anonymous
>>138577

Hmm, I always think of warm-ups as just doing a light set to wake up the muscles. Stretching is actually not unrecommended right before lifting. Save it for your off days.

I wouldn't run at 60-70% HR cardio. That's not hard enough and it's gonna get boring. Look up High Intensity Interval Training.

"Push" means pretty much anything you're pushing away from your body. Bench Press, Shoulder press, and dips are examples.

"Pull" is anything you pull toward your body, like pull-ups and rows.

"Legs and Abs" are, not surprisingly, your legs and abs. There are a multitude of ab exercises but the king and queen of legs is the Squat and the Deadlift.
>> Anonymous
>>138591

The place lives about 4 blocks from me. Would walking there be any sort of a warm-up? Most of the places/books I find just say that it should "warm up" the muscles, and then gloss over to the next section. Which is a shame, since I'm retarded in this respect.

HIIT looks like a great idea, and will definitely be incorporated in place of the random Cardio.

Thank you for your help, random anon