Hi i am new to gaming but i know my way around a gym. There is sooo much on the internet but Youtube is amazing to find out how to exercise ie by searching back exercises etc.
NB this is not a set way of working out if your doing something different and find that its working for you than stick to it but building muscles requires variety. this is because your muscles get used to working a particular way and wont grow unless they are shocked. so try to mix up when you do something every 2 weeks, also mix up the exercises you do every 2 weeks.
So if you are looking to build seperate what muscles you work because when your working one muscle another muscle is being worked at the same time.

DO:
Triceps and chest on the same session
Back and biceps on the same session
Legs and shoulders on the same session

Try and do these exercises on seperate days and have a day break between each session.

A good way of seeing progress is taking a picture of yourself when you start and than each week comparing yourself.

Something i was doing during university was the pyramid and i saw big change but stupidly i didn't vary the types of exercises i did so i did grow but i could have got more results had i varied every fortnight.
the pyramid
1st set you put on light enough weights so you can do 15 reps
2nd set than you put slightly heavier weights on to do 12 reps
3rd set than slightly heavier weights to do 10 reps
4th set increase the weight to do 8 reps
5th set finally put even more weights to do 6 reps
REMEMBER u should be struggling to do the last rep for each and every set.

Also when working out i get so hungry and pig out loads so you gotta remember to do the cardio so you wana do a 10min warm up, do 15 min vigarous cardio and remember to stretch a warm down.

Like i wrote at the start, there is no wrong or right when choosing what you do but there is an [b]important thing you must always do[/b]. [b]make sure ur reps are true in the sense that you have really good controlled form be able to do the reps slowly dont rush them. your body should stay stable while you do the reps. [/b]A big thing i had to overcome is looking at what others were lifting F dem just concentrate on yourself. you know your ability and everyone started where you were.

thanks man!

i'm gonna head right to gym right away !!@^*&#^$*@^)

really good post rhajaa.

I know a lot of people advocate training Chest and triceps on the same day, and back and biceps on the same day, but personally i have found that doing chest and biceps one day, and back and triceps another day to be more effective.

I used to be a personal trainer and I saw better results with my clients this way. Think about it, when youre training chest, the secondary muscle that you are working is the triceps. Now when it comes to training triceps after you have trained chest, they will already be fatigued and you will not be able to go as hard or lift as heavy if you were training them fresh.

anyway just my 2 cents

totally agree! J. Jay

i suppose weight training for me was more trial and error until i found what gave me the most growth and increased my strength.

due to ur experience i wanted to ask you about the wrist theory. a friend of mine was saying the thicker your wrist the easier it is to develop, is this true?

Ive never heard of wrist theory, why would anyone want to build their wrists? unless you mean forearms?

I wouldn't take back and bi, chest and tri, ect. thing by heart.

There are a lot of work out variations that don't go by this.

There are several possibilities, and several splits available.

What I am currently doing is a 5 day split:
Day1: Chest
Day 2: Back
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Shoulder
Day 5: Leg
Day 6: Rest

What I did previously was

Day1: Chest/Back
Day 2: Leg/Abs
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Bi/Tri/Shoulder

And also the 5x5 SS Program works great.

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You have do just this thing :-
1.Stick To The Diet
2.Practice Your Form For The Exercises Before Starting
3.Bust Through The First Phase
4.Drink Your Post Workout Beverage
5.Stay Focused, Do Not Panic
6.Don't Skip An Exercise
7.Do Not Jump Into The Next Phase Until You Are Ready
8.Stick To The Program Guide, Especially In The Beginning
9.If An Exercise Hurts, Stop And Check Your Form
10. Stay Psyche

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