pumping iron

[chazk]

like i said that was 15 or 16 years ago before I knew any better. i admit it was a mistake but i had no idea what i was really doing. we all start somewhere & r not born wth this knowledge.

Lol I undestand .
That was my first bodybuilding book a gift to me at age 16 from my parents
I think I about killed myself with a joe weider barbell set doing every excersize incorrect while i lifted out back on the porch,
those were the days,and i still saw growth
I guess thats what gets us into it ,when we see results in the first few weeks vs the guys that don't see results they moved on to video games and stuff , while we kept lifting

 

[Bourget]

I remember seeing Pumping Iron in 1978 at the age of thirteen. Seeing that movie is what started me on weight training. I still like watching it.

My plan is to have my son, who is now thirteen, sit down and watch it with me with the hope that it will inspire him as much as it did me.

 

[bsdgeek]

so overtraining is a myth proposed by those fearful of hard work?

overtraining is a totally abused term. it doesn't just mean you over did it in the gym. it could mean lack of sleep, vitamins, nutrients, proteins, or just about anything related to recovery. if you don't allow your body to recover, and you keep on training, you'll get sick, and possibly injured. this is overtraining.

do i believe you can overtrain, sure, everyone has their limits. do i believe that if you sleep the appropriate amount, supplement the appropriate amount, and eat enough that you could overtrain? no, if everything else is in check, i say hit it as fuckin hard as you physically can. but recovery is necessary to grow. and just to elaborate a little, periodization schedules allow for 'active' recovery, meaning you workout while recovering- ie light days. so, any program designed correctly, with diet and lifting schedule, it is almost impossible to overtrain- given everything else is in check.

there are known symptoms of overtraining, as monitored and documented by many sports medical doctors. below is a list of symptoms that indicate overtraining. it's taken from the text- NSCA's Essential's of Personal Training, pg 94, Earle & Baechle.

• Plateau followed by decrease of strength gains
• Sleep disturbances
• Decrease in lean body mass(when not dieting)
• Decreased appetite
• A cold that just won't go away
• Persistant flu-like symptoms
• Loss of interest in the training program
• Mood changes
• Excessive muscle soreness

again, overtraining would be hard to get to if everything else is in check, but it can happen. hope this helps.

 

[GUARDIAN]

overtraining is a totally abused term. it doesn't just mean you over did it in the gym. it could mean lack of sleep, vitamins, nutrients, proteins, or just about anything related to recovery. if you don't allow your body to recover, and you keep on training, you'll get sick, and possibly injured. this is overtraining.

do i believe you can overtrain, sure, everyone has their limits. do i believe that if you sleep the appropriate amount, supplement the appropriate amount, and eat enough that you could overtrain? no, if everything else is in check, i say hit it as fuckin hard as you physically can. but recovery is necessary to grow. and just to elaborate a little, periodization schedules allow for 'active' recovery, meaning you workout while recovering- ie light days. so, any program designed correctly, with diet and lifting schedule, it is almost impossible to overtrain- given everything else is in check.

there are known symptoms of overtraining, as monitored and documented by many sports medical doctors. below is a list of symptoms that indicate overtraining. it's taken from the text- NSCA's Essential's of Personal Training, pg 94, Earle & Baechle.

• Plateau followed by decrease of strength gains
• Sleep disturbances
• Decrease in lean body mass(when not dieting)
• Decreased appetite
• A cold that just won't go away
• Persistant flu-like symptoms
• Loss of interest in the training program
• Mood changes
• Excessive muscle soreness

again, overtraining would be hard to get to if everything else is in check, but it can happen. hope this helps.

Great info!

 

[bsdgeek]

Great info!

no prob bro, jus tryin to help. it can be a good tool to use to pick up on signs and symptoms to 'prevent' overtraining as well.

 

[theblondebomber]

hey someone was telling me that they did use human growth hormone - somatropin - back then but i told him the stuff wasnt even invented yet but he insisted that it was....he told me u can tell because all of the guys had a gap between their teeth from their jaws growing from the human growth hormone - somatropin - lol...found that kind of funny but they all do have gaps in their front teeth

"Crescorman"not sure about the spelling was the first GH available.it was made from the pituitary gland of cadavers.i first gained possesion of it in 1984 but it had been around for years.it was banned because people were getting disease from the"human grade gh"thats when synthetic was invented.if memory serves me it was causing brain stem deteriation.

 

[Acela]

Lol I undestand .
That was my first bodybuilding book a gift to me at age 16 from my parents
I think I about killed myself with a joe weider barbell set doing every excersize incorrect while i lifted out back on the porch,
those were the days,and i still saw growth
I guess thats what gets us into it ,when we see results in the first few weeks vs the guys that don't see results they moved on to video games and stuff , while we kept lifting

very true

 

[bluejay]

I must have watched that film 100 times by now....

Does anyone know where the original soundtrack can be found??? When I do google searches I only find the soundtrack for Pumping Iron 2.

 

[marcu_s]

nothing gets me more motivated for squatting than the squattingscene with Ed.
wish i was there when they did that .

 

[ALIN]

for any guys that havent seen this movie you have gotta see it.i watch it every month or so to keep me motivated.anyone else seen this movie??

arnold is numero uno

A good film indeed.