the official what (not) to do thread!

[bostonman68]

good info guys, wish I could have read this earlier.

you aren't kidding!!!1

 

[liquid_sharp]

decline press for lower chest and incline for upper is not a good thing to do??? 3 sets of 8??? always 3 sets of 8??? sometimes i do 2 sets of 10 or 4 sets of 6 or whatever, does it always have to be that way????? confused

 

[bostonman68]

decline press for lower chest and incline for upper is not a good thing to do??? 3 sets of 8??? always 3 sets of 8??? sometimes i do 2 sets of 10 or 4 sets of 6 or whatever, does it always have to be that way????? confused

what is important is progression, if you can do more reps with the same weight or the same reps with more weight each week

 

[dzulboy]

learning how to feel the muscle you are working

train legs

don't bother maxing out and if you have to do it once every 3-6 months

eat from the three main food groups (blondes, burnettes, and red heads) LMAO sorry had to

 

[sixxtoes]

distractions at the gym. Get your head into it before you hit the wieghts, and dont let what is around you distract u. I had a hard time with this. Not lifting with a clear mind f@#$ks your workouts up.

 

[paul allen]

Don't even consider doing forearm curls until you've been deadlifting for at least a year.

I hate it when you see these 150lb guys doing forearm curls on!! wtf

Get deadlifting pussy!!!

 

[SAGAT]

distractions at the gym. Get your head into it before you hit the wieghts, and dont let what is around you distract u. I had a hard time with this. Not lifting with a clear mind f@#$ks your workouts up.

very VERY true, if im not focused i cant lift shit!

 

[JKurz1]

very VERY true, if im not focused i cant lift shit!

1 word .....HEADPHONES!

 

[SAGAT]

true dat! 2 other words....iron maiden

 

[Tweakle]

High reps

singles without enough warmups

Overtraining on volume

undertraining on frequency

Trying fad programs when deep down I know what works for my body

Not sticking with the plan

not eating enough

eating too many carbs