Hello

[a southerner]

Hi there. I just registered on this forum today.

I'm having some trouble with my weight training.

After I weight lift for a long time, it becomes very mind numbing. Weight lifting is no longer something I feel good about except to satisfy my addiction. So what are some ways to solve these problems?

Also, there are two things about my body that I have great difficulty trying to work on. The back of my legs, hamstrings, and my back.

I just cannot feel any progress or anything at all doing back workout, mostly my biceps. I just dont know how to build back muscles for it seems like my mind just does not respond to the work I put into it.

Plus I have difficulty building my hamstring muscles.

Its been about seven months since I've been working out except a little bit of this here and there from time to time. I have my own equipment instead of going to a gym. A lot of the products comes from NewYorkBarbells.com. A great site and I recommend them highly. Most of their equipments are free freight and shipping. Low prices for very high quality products. I have no complaints.

I"m going to have a complete new workout schedule. More cardio, eating better, and work on making myself more cut and build my muscles to a good size. Not too big but a good size big.

 

[blut wump]

What equipment do you have?

Take a look through the training vault and the section lebelled Starr/Pendlay/Rippetoe 5x5:. A lot of guys here have and are having good mileage from the three routines there. The workout style is very different from the standard 1x per week per bodypart style you'll find in typical magazines. Take a browse around Madcow's site. You'll find a huge amount of training information there.

If you want to build muscle at your stage then you need to concentrate on getting stronger. Those routines have exactly that goal in mind and will hit the whole body.

 

[a southerner]

I have:

Phoenix powerstand II
bench with chest and leg attachments
t bar row
wall mount lat machine
exercise bike
seated calf unit

I have a sufficient amount of round weight plates, a couple of 30 and 50 pound dumbells along with other accessories.

Thank you blut wump, I'll checkout starr/pendlay/rippetoe 5x5.

I've always done at least three or four exercises per body part. About 3 sets of 7 or 8 reps but four sets on legs.

 

[blut wump]

You could really do with a power rack and a barbell. You simply cannot beat using free weights to promote growth and strength gain. At a pinch, if budget is tight, you can get by with a squat stand but you need to be doing squats.

At your stage you ought to be concentrating on big compound exercises such as squats, deadlifts, barbell rowing, standing overhead pressing and, probably, some bench work. Concern yourself with growing some size before worrying about how best to chisel it into perfection.