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How long is a feasible amount of time before I start seeing result of weightlifting? Anonymous
>> Anonymous
Less than a month if you do it right.
>> Anonymous
>>460597
meh, sort of. It takes a month of repeated stimulus for the body to initiate muscular hypertrophy. The first gains, commonly known as the newbie gains, are a result of CNS adaptation.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>460604
i'm gonna go get my blowtorch, hold on...
>> What an I doing wrong??? Anonymous
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How long will it take to get from me big image to the guy in the second image
>> Anonymous
I started lifting every other day almost exactly two months ago...here's what I've seen so far:

Day 1: Testing strength. Incline bench is 50, fly machine is 40. Bicep curls at 15 lbs. Lateral pulldown at 50. Can not do an unassisted pullup.

Day 14: Incline bench is 65. fly machine is 50. Bicep curls at 20 lbs. Lateral pulldown at 70. Still can't do pullups without machine help. Visually seeing some small changes in muscularity.

Day 30: Incline bench is 80. Fly machine is 60. Bicep curls at 25 lbs. Lateral pulldown at 90. Can do three pullups without assistance. Muscle tone beginning to improve. Marked improvement in size and tone of tricep and bicep muscles. Marked improvement in size, shape, and tone of pectoral muscle group.

Day 45 Incline bench is 95. Fly machine is 70. Bicep curls at 27.5. Lateral pulldown at 100. Can do ten pullups without assistance. Continued improvement in size, shape, and tone of all major upper body muscle groups. Looks like I'm flexing when I'm not, and flexing shows quite a bit of muscle.

Day 60 Incline bench at 110. Fly machine at 80. Bicep curls 30. Lateral pulldown 110. Can do 12 pullups without assistance. Massive improvement in muscle strength, endurance, size, and tone from beggining lifting. Can start to see muscle tone through shirt. People have noticed; receiving multiple compliments.

So, basically, so far so good for me. Can't wait to see what I look like at six months or even a year :D
>> Anonymous
>>460632
>>460632

so you're better at what the machines make you do.
>> Anonymous
>>460641

Sure. sure. I'm aware that free weights are superior to machines. I incorporate them into my routine a bit. I'm actually far more interested in losing body fat percentage than bulking up, but I'd like,to do both. Anyway, that being said, the facts still remain that:

a) I can physically lift more than I could prior to weight lifting. In some cases, double or more.

b) My muscles' shape and tone have changed enough to be noticeably different. This indicates to me that what I am doing does have an effect.

When I drop the 10 or 15 fat pounds I'm looking at losing, maybe I'll get more serious into lifting and bulking up. Right now I do it because I enjoy it, and it occupies time I would otherwise be doing nothing with. I am kind of doing it in a weird way, anyway, given that I deliberately create a calorie deficit to lose fat, but also am trying to put muscle on. Most of what I've read says that you need a calorie surplus to retain/build muscle, which of course makes sense. My guess is that I am riding out the last of the "newbie gains" now, so soon I'll have to decide whether I want to just start gobbling down everything in sight to build muscle, or if I want to keep calories down and continue running/biking all the time.
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>>460650
I'll give you a hint, losing weight and trying to gain muscle at the same time is not a good idea, don't do it.

Also, you're turning into every other faggot at the gym, no leg exercises whatsoever and only uses machines.

Have fun plateauing in the next month or so.
>> Anonymous
so you would say what? just cardio?
>> Anonymous
>>460586

Depends on how you work out and how you eat.

4 months on a medium pace.
>> Anonymous
>>460650

>hurr real weightlifting is too hard
>> Anonymous
>>460674

I don't own a car, and I bicycle somewhere in the area of 70 to 90 miles a week (not an exaggeration, I bike to work, to the store, and just out around the nature areas around where I live). My legs are quite strong and defined. I don't want to overstress them and mess up the only means of transportation that I have.

How is it a bad idea, though? I started at 155 lbs, I'm down to 150. I have lost a couple inches on my waist, and like I mentioned my upper body is quite a bit stronger than I was (maybe not compared to most guys, but stronger than *I* was).

So are we talking health problems, or just trying to do two contradictory things?

I have asked people about this, and I have been told that the right mix of cardio/weight lifting will do the trick. OR I can just go straight weightlifting and excess body fat will take care of itself.

>>460698

Wow, I'm not even going to dignify that with a response, other than to say that I'm happy with what I'm doing, and it seems to be working well for me. The gym I go to isn't very popular, so there's not a lot of people that I could ask to spot me/whatever. I don't go with friends, and I have no interest in inviting people to come with me.

Besides, you're being an idiot about it. Behind all the advanced science, behind all the carbs and protein grams, and the other shit you muscleheads obsess over, there is one simple fact: stress your muscles enough, and they will hypertrophy. I doubt you could find me a doctor on earth who will refute that.
>> Anonymous
>>460619

Lose weight and do a lot of pressups and you'll be there.
>> Anonymous
four to six weeks