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Anonymous
I just joined 24-Hour Fitness a few days ago. I've been going everyday since I joined to do my 45 minutes of cardio. Now, the reason I've been only doing cardio is because I have no idea wtf else to do.

How do I get started on strength training? Which machines should I use? What should I do and how many times? Why are the big-musclefags on the bench press area looking at me like I'm gonna get raped every time I pass by the area?
>> Anonymous
>>104562

pic related by the way. It is a picture of me at the gym.
>> Anonymous
This is relevant to my interests
>> Anonymous
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Holy fuck, OP are you me?

I want to work out but I don't want to do anything that makes me look retarded to the other people there. I mean, I'm already a skinny fuck, I don't want to give any other reasons to fail.
>> Anonymous
dont get into the habbit of using machines if you can help it. free weights are the win. just do what i did and ask some huge fucker there for advice. people at the gym are usually very nice.. or you can be the average unsocial 4channer and do your cardio, but watch what the average person is doing and copy them. Get use to the exercise and if you still have concerns.. then ASK SOMEONE
>> Anonymous
http://www.building-muscle101.com/
>> Anonymous
Alright, in the first place /fit/ is not the place to ask. Go to your local library, look up fitness books, check them out, and learn. I know that when I first started I hit the free weights first, because they were pretty simple. Later on I got into all the cable machines, etc.
>> Anonymous
here, had this bookmarked and should share

http://www.coopersguns.com/videos/exercise-encyclopedia/

pick a body part and then watch the vids for form
>> Anonymous
>>104581

Thanks anon. I'll try that. Anyone have any sort of routine for beginners? Should I just go do bench presses all day?
>> Anonymous
>>104583
>>104585
>>104582

Alright, thanks guys.
>> Anonymous
>>104587
stick with complex lifts when beginning i.e. Incline/decline/flat benches, shoulder presses and dips for chest/arms

rows to naval/sternum/upperchest, lat pulldowns and deadlifts for back.

For legs, squats, leg abduction/adduction, calf raises and straight leg deadlifts.

the farther into bodybuilding, the better isolation excercises are. not saying dont do them at all, but keep em to a minimum at first
>> Anonymous
Honestly, check out mens health. Their website has alot of routines for beginners.
>> Anonymous
if you just joined, why didn't the person who took your money show you around? you should ask them to show you around and tell you basic things to do and how to do them so you don't hurt yourself. i've never been scowled at by big musclefags, unless they're waiting on me to finish with a weight (not that often, though sometimes they curl what i bench), in which case tough shit, i grabbed it first.

alternatively, go to the gym with a friend who knows about lifting. its how i got started, and i'm doing the same for a friend who is also a noob.
>> Anonymous
>>104678

Honestly, People don;t really care what you do. The only time someone who is jacked will get frustrated by a small guy using something that they need to use (Squat rack, bench, etc.) , is when they do their exercises poorly (ie. quarter squats, only benching halfway to your chest,, it goes on).

tl;dr: if you do your shit properly, no one will bug you.
>> Tyler Durden
>>104695
This guy in my lifting class, he was hogging the Smith machine. We needed to record our muscular endurance progress and all the squat machines were taken. This guy, I shit you not, was there doing 10 sets, 20 reps of shoulder presses.

tl;dr if you use equipment the wrong way then GTFO. No curling in the squat rack.
>> Anonymous
rapidsearch "starting strength".
read on bodybuilding.com
http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html
stronglifts.com
>> Anonymous
and go to 7chan fit and read their faq. it's good.
>> Anonymous
>>104703

I find your story funny because
A. You're finding out your muscular endurance.

B. You're squatting on a fucking SMITH MACHINE. How fucking pussy is that? Do real squats.
>> Tyler Durden
>>104709
LOL I know I made that mistake. If I'm really lazy then I'll use the Smith machine for legs, but I now use the real deal as often as I can.

And about the muscular endurance thing: It's for a general weight training class at college, I'm signed up for two separate classes so I can get a free Mon--Thurs. I dunno why we needed to find out muscular endurance, but the 1 rep max was pretty good to find out.
>> Anonymous
>>104716
How did they test your one rep max?

Did you actually do a one rep max, or did they apply maths to it?
>> Anonymous
>>104709
One of my pet peeves is when all the treadmills at the gym are taken...but not just that...when they're all taken by PEOPLE WHO WALK.

If there aren't any free treadmills, and you're not running, you need to GET THE FUCK OFF!!

I can walk to the fuckin bathroom and take a dump. Walking is NORMAL. Running is reserved for when a homeless man chases you with a knife, and when you're on the treadmill.

/rant.
>> Tyler Durden
>>104718
Actual 1RM. We did a quick warmup, what was recommended was we start with something we're alright with using, then we stacked more weight on. I got about 225 for my first 1RM for bench press and improved by 10 pounds (in two months).