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mlsnet43

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Hey guys, it was recommended for me to start up a journal..I don't know a whole lot of what to put in here so if you have suggestions then tell me!!!

Anyways, here are my current stats:

Weight-145lbs
Height-About 5'8
Age-15

Annnd...here is a summary of my workout:

Back Squat (5X5)- I started at 65lbs, but I went up to 95lbs. I stumbled a little, I don't know what that means.

Deadlift (5X5)- Started at 95, went up to.....either 115 or 120 with no problems.

Flat Bench (5X5, 3X10 close grip)- Start at 95, added 10 lbs each time til I reached 125. Then, close grip was a lot harder after all that so I did..105lbs..still somewhat hard too.

Then, I did situps 4X25

Well..if I should add anything else..tell me..

Oh, question, what is the purpose of eating PB&Js? Preworkout and bed?

Thanks..

Journal started Tuesday, June 20, 2006
 
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Looks like a good start to me! Nice to see you sticking to the basics. They'll take you far. Stumbling in the squat isn't all that abnormal when you start. You'll get the movement down. How long have you been squatting? If this is your first time, spend some time just getting used to the movement & don't worry about going heavy.

Good to see you doing Deadlifts. Again, don't worry about the weight yet, just get the movement down. Do you have access to a digital camera? If so, it can be helpful to post vids of your lift and people can help tweak your form.

Nice job on bench & on situps. Keep it up.

There's nothing magic about PB&J. But they are good b/c they're an easy way to get calories. They've got carbs, some protein, and some healthy fats. Blob a ton of PB on there and slice a banana on top and you've got an easy 500 calories in one sandwich. Without eating a ton of food, you won't grow and it'll be more difficult to gain strength. So, you know your starting weight is 145, right? Now try to get that scale to go up about a pound a week. If it's not, you're simply not eating enough. At your age, it can be tough to gain weight b/c your metabolism is high and you're probably pretty active. Just watch the scale. If it stops moving for a few weeks, start eating more.

Basically, you should be digesting food 24 hours a day right now. That means eating every couple of hours. So, before bed, eat/drink. Before workout, eat/drink. When you wake up, eat/drink. Etc. etc. etc. Every 2-3 hours, eat a full meal like a big old sandwich and a big glass of milk. Buy some almonds, take 'em in a baggie and eat handfuls as you go between classes. Boil eggs and eat them--the whole thing-- every 30 minutes, etc. Get the picture?
 
Great advice above.....nothing really to add to it. Great to see you started the journal, I'll be following along.
 
Yeah, I was thinking about doing a camera of the deadlifts, to make sure I am doing it right..those kind of worry me lol.

For the deadlifts, after one rep, I set it all the way back to the ground, right?
 
And I get what you guys are saying about eating...but all that would seem to do is get me...farther away from how I want to look..lol..
 
mlsnet43 said:
And I get what you guys are saying about eating...but all that would seem to do is get me...farther away from how I want to look..lol..
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how do you wanna look? if you mean ripped, then this is the way. get bigger than your intended ripped weight. then you drop the fat while keeping as much muscle as possible by adopting a different diet... but don't bother about the specifics now - right now concentrate on the job on hand.
 
Yes set the weights/bar back to te ground after each rep on deadlift's.
Thats some good eating advice, maybe even adding a half gallon of milk a day might be a good thing. Wether eating will take you farther away from how you want to look, depends on what you eat and how you want to look.
 
I like how simple your program looks. Way to go.

Just a few things: Make sure that you're going all the way down on your squats. Even if you have to stay at 75 lbs for a few weeks, concentrate on really sitting down between your legs and firing back up. I say this because a lot of people (myself included) work up in weights but only perform half of a squat and have to go back and start all over again to perform the squat correctly with a full range of motion. If you can, get a video of all of your movements and the experienced guys here will analyze it for you (we don't have much in the way of lives :) )

As for your deadlift, before your set make it a point to keep your ass down and your chest pointed at the ceiling as much as possible. Concentrate on looking up slightly or at least holding eye contact with yourself in the mirror during the set; it'll help keep your back nice and straight. If you're looking down at the weight you might have the tendency to round your back.

And like protobuilding said, eat, eat, eat. At 145lbs you can afford to throw on some serious weight. You don't have to start counting calories yet but whatever you're eating now, double it. I strongly suggest consuming as close to a gallon of milk per day as possible. A quart at lunch, a quart after school, and a quart before bed equates to 1200 calories alone.
 
Guys..school is out for now..just so you know, lol. Unfortunately, I have no mirror. It kind of annoys me because I can't see how I am doing things. For the squat, your knees don't go past your toes. Right?

I will try to work out getting a video with our digital camera, but my next workout is thursday or friday..might have to wait unless I only do one or two reps today to show you how I'm doing them.

And I think I'm like 15% BF...lol
 
I think using mirrors is a bad thing, if your looking at yourself in the mirror and at the same time you think you need to correct technique, mirrors can tell your eyes lies about your form. So if your tempted to correct your technique when looking in a mirror you might actually be doing more harm than good. It is probably best to look straight ahead on a wall or something and keep looking at the same spot whilst not moving your head up and down.
 
Yeah, thats what I have been trying to do. And keeping my back straight. It's a bit harder to keep my back straight coming back down.
 
mlsnet43 said:
Guys..school is out for now..just so you know, lol. Unfortunately, I have no mirror. It kind of annoys me because I can't see how I am doing things. For the squat, your knees don't go past your toes. Right?

I will try to work out getting a video with our digital camera, but my next workout is thursday or friday..might have to wait unless I only do one or two reps today to show you how I'm doing them.

And I think I'm like 15% BF...lol
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take the vid on your heavier lifts BTW (something like 85% of your max). and mirrors should be avoided anyway while working out - concentrate on the lift.
 
Probably a good idea to buy starting strength, i don't know anyone who has it that wouldn't recommend it, including myself.
 
I was thinking about buying a protein thing, to drink in the morning...you know, mix in the powder with milk, bananas, etc...any suggestions on whether I should or not, and if so what exactly am I looking to get? (don't try to screw me with steroids..or 'juice w/e that is lol)

thanks
 
Oh, and, biggt mentioned waiting two days to train.. I like training consecutive days...I can't wait to workout..:D lol
 
Protein shakes won't hurt. But don't overestimate them. They are not really necessary for you, at your bodyweight you can get in enough protein through normal food. And the type of powder really doesn't matter, although the guys who sell it will tell you otherwise. What can really matter is that some of them taste like horsepiss. Some guys here can tell you good-tasting brands, if you want.
All in all, if you have the spare money it won't hurt and can even help a little bit - but don't expect them to make a real difference. Probably it would be better to save the money and buy you a few steaks for lunch - tastes better too.

And listen to those guys here.

Sheesh i wish i was 15 again.
 
I don't think buying a jug of whey is a bad idea. I got a huge 5 lb container of ON Chocolate Mint whey for about $28.00 on bodybuilding.com. It tastes delicious and it's a quick convenient shot of protein after your workout when you need it the most.
 
I agree. Having 5-10 pounds of protein around is convenient and a better option than NOT getting the protein. www.allthewhey.com has cheap prices. Betterbodz.com has good prices too. Dymatize is a cheap brand that tastes good. You can get a cheap 5lb. jug at Sam's club for like $19.
 
Buying a tub of protein powder might be a good idea, but don't do what some newbies do and think that's all you need. For example i was at an old freinds house a few days ago, and this kid walked in, someone said to him what's that your drinking, the kid said it's muscle milk. This kid smokes cannabis drinks booze probably takes coke pills all that crap and i imagine he eats fry ups and cornflakes for breakfast and that's about it. And he probably thinks his 1 little bottle of muslce milk is gunna turn him into arnold swarchenegger. I would of said something but most my old freinds and their freinds are the type that like to act tough and cause trouble with people for most of the time no reason at all, so i just laughed to myself when i saw this kid with muscle milk, i imagine he has an old set of dumbells and does push ups on the weekends, i would never give training or diet advice to someone who goes round thinking they are a tough guy.
Sorry about the rant i just thought it was funny
 
The point of waiting 72 hrs. before training the same bodypart is this was determined to be the optimum time for recovery. If you jump the gun, your muscles won't have time to fully repair and you end up doing more work for less effect. Bodybuilders get around this by working specific bodyparts. If you want more work in a weightlifting program, you can use your off days for general physical conditioning or other sports. I've got some stuff I can post lator when I have time.
 
Figured I should set some goals :chomp:

Biceps- Now:45-50lbs Goal:70lbs (lmao....)
Bench- Now:Between 115-125lbs..hard to tell when adding weights each time.. Goal: 175lbs (lmao...again)
Back Squat and deadlifts...idk know how much I can do yet..

I guess that's it :artist:

Anyways...you guys make me feel weak..lol
 
Sorry, I just spotted this journal.

Never let anyone else make you feel weak. They've just either been at it longer or have better genetics. Maybe you'll find some people who are able to work harder than you but just use it as motivation to be better. The best way to get stronger is to be around people who are stronger than yourself.
 
Alright... I finished working out...and I took a video of two sets of squats. I suck..lol. I have a video of like 95lbs, and then a video of just the bar...the bar is easy but I do it right there. The first rep sucks though. Oh, just watch it..btw....I've got major sunburn along my back... :worried: lol

KK well the back squats really didn't work out today. Gotta wait til Monday, I guess.

Standing Barbell Overhead Press (5x5, adding weight each set.) First 45lbs, way too easy, 65lbs, easy, 70lbs, 75lbs (little harder), then I ended with 80lbs. I then did 1x10 (65lbs, could have done 70 or 75)

Barbell Row(5x5) is same as above. It was all fairly easy, I think I should have went up to 85 or 90lbs. I did 70lbs 1x10. Could have done 75lbs I think.

Barbell Curl (3 sets of 8)

Started plain (45lbs) went up to 50..little harder!! Then I finished with 55..good lord..there is a difference then from doing 3x10 with the same weight..

Video..uh oh..I uploaded it..but nothing is happening..
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DLOUJUHU

thats one if it does work...
 
Actually, I'm envious of you because your progress will blow mine out of the water. Your at an age/experience level to double, triple, and quadruple your strength.

I couldn't get the vid to work, but that doesn't mean there is something wrong with the link, lol, it could very well be me and my lack of CPU skills.
 
First, nice vid :)

You really need a Squat rack. Once the weight gets heavier you will hurt yourself with stepping all over the bench like that. In the meantime, i suggest turning the bench around, so you can approach it from the short side of the bench. Put those racks as high as possible, and turn the tip of it around if thats possible (so the longer end at the top points to the longer end of the bench.) so you a) dont have to walk over the bench when racking/ unracking and b) you move backwards before the set, and move forwards AFTER the set. When you are tired, racking is dangerous, you can't really afford moving backwards at the same time.

The squats without only the bar looked quite good to me. Nice arch, and nice depth. Try to be more upright, especially on the ones with the weight. But you will get tons of good advice on the form here, just wait a min.

You really will see good results with that, in no time. Oh boy oh boy oh boy ....
 
I may reposition is so that I CAN do that. I was going to ask if someone knew a better way..but I got another way anyways :D

With the bar is way too light...next workout I'm going to try some weight again, and try to get it right..
 
Yeah, good advice from maks on turning the squat stand round and backing out at the start, rather than the end of the set. I don't suppose you can separate the stand from the bench? If not, is there any way you can get a separate pair of standalone stands? When the weight gets heavy, you don't really want to have to lean forward and stoop to get the bar back on the stand.

You might also want to find/make a couple of saw horses that are just a bit lower than the lowest you go. Then if you can't get up again, you can dump the bar on them - poor man's safety bars :)

Have you tried squatting any deeper? Try it with just the bar. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, pointing out a little (in line with your knees). Squat down and try to sit in the hole between your legs. Going all the way down will help transfer the weight to your hips and keep it off your knees.

Also, try not to lean forwards.

Other than those little comments - great work! If you keep at it and eat well, you'll make some great progress.
 
Alright...last night I forgot to add my workout because, I was out in town.

Anyways :

Bench Press 5x5
95, 105, 115, 125, 135...135 seemed like a pretty good weight. Next time I'm going to add 5 or 10 lbs and see how that goes.

Bench 3x10
For this, I only did 95 lbs. Next time..I'm going to try out 110lbs

Back Squat 5x5
Since I'm getting in the hang of it, I did 45,65,75,85,95lbs...Next time I plan on going to 115..I had pretty good form this time !

Deadlift 5x5
For this, I did 95,100,105,110,115lbs...Seemed fairly easy.

Then, Situps 4x20

Well..that's that :D
 
Looks nice from here :)

5-10 lbs weight increase from workout to workout are more than enough. You will make nice constant progress. Just think about it how much weight that is in 10 weeks time. With slower progress you give your body more time to adapt. With higher increase you might stall out.

Good work !
 
Eh, I can't keep up with this journal...I'll just post from time to time to show my gains, as the journal just doesn't seem to work out. Anyways, since I started I have added about 10-20lbs in weight in just about everything.
 
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