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Welcome Beauts!! Best of luck with your new routine!! 
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Welcome Beauts!! Best of luck with your new routine!! 
Beauts
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Good Morning Girls,
Thanks for the posts last night re: my w/o routine. Now though, I'm confused!! I WOULD like to work each body part more than once a week because I WANT muscle growth, it's just that I'm just getting into it & I find that sometimes a certain muscle is still sore on the next scheduled day (2 days after) so I end up skipping it until the next daty and then it puts my whole "plan" behind a day. So really, I don't know what to do. I like the basic idea of FlyBrownChick although, like I said, I am VERY new at this so,
What does FBC mean by push/pull?? Told you I was a Newb. Feel like an idot for asking but I figure better to find out than to guess.
BTW
Meal#1 for today was at 9:00 - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Meal#2 - 12 noon (as soon as I cook it) - egg beaters
Today is an off day so I'm going to cut carbs today & tomorrow then raise them again Monday.
B
Thanks for the posts last night re: my w/o routine. Now though, I'm confused!! I WOULD like to work each body part more than once a week because I WANT muscle growth, it's just that I'm just getting into it & I find that sometimes a certain muscle is still sore on the next scheduled day (2 days after) so I end up skipping it until the next daty and then it puts my whole "plan" behind a day. So really, I don't know what to do. I like the basic idea of FlyBrownChick although, like I said, I am VERY new at this so,
What does FBC mean by push/pull?? Told you I was a Newb. Feel like an idot for asking but I figure better to find out than to guess.
BTW
Meal#1 for today was at 9:00 - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Meal#2 - 12 noon (as soon as I cook it) - egg beaters
Today is an off day so I'm going to cut carbs today & tomorrow then raise them again Monday.
B
FlyBrownChick
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Hey!
What I mean by push/pull is the motion that you use for the lifts. So, for a deadlift...you pull it from the floor. Same with a BB row...you pull it up to your waistline. The same idea with a push. You push through your heels and up to standing position for a squat. You push a BB or DBs from your chest and up when pressing. So, a heavy push day would look something like this:
BB Squat
Flat BB Press
Standing Calf Raise
Seated DB Shoulder Press
Rope Tricep Pressdown
4 sets of 6-8 reps for all lifts, 2.5-3 minutes rest between sets.
And a heavy pull day would look something like this:
Romanian Deadlift
Bent BB Row
Leg Curl
Lat Pull
Bent Rear Delt Flye
BB Curl
Same protocol...4 sets, 6-8 reps, 2.5-3 minutes rest between sets.
Light days would be different...more lifts, less rest, more reps. If you want to stick with Bunny's plan, go for it. If you'd rather something like this, let me know and I can go into more detail.
Oh, and about soreness? You have to learn towork through it unless you are in dire pain...which you shouldn't be.
What I mean by push/pull is the motion that you use for the lifts. So, for a deadlift...you pull it from the floor. Same with a BB row...you pull it up to your waistline. The same idea with a push. You push through your heels and up to standing position for a squat. You push a BB or DBs from your chest and up when pressing. So, a heavy push day would look something like this:
BB Squat
Flat BB Press
Standing Calf Raise
Seated DB Shoulder Press
Rope Tricep Pressdown
4 sets of 6-8 reps for all lifts, 2.5-3 minutes rest between sets.
And a heavy pull day would look something like this:
Romanian Deadlift
Bent BB Row
Leg Curl
Lat Pull
Bent Rear Delt Flye
BB Curl
Same protocol...4 sets, 6-8 reps, 2.5-3 minutes rest between sets.
Light days would be different...more lifts, less rest, more reps. If you want to stick with Bunny's plan, go for it. If you'd rather something like this, let me know and I can go into more detail.
Oh, and about soreness? You have to learn towork through it unless you are in dire pain...which you shouldn't be.
Beauts
Banned
So I'm not sure, but I think my CB just might have made it over the border. YAY!! It was scanned into Fort Erie yesterday and said it left Concord, Ontario overnight. Any canadians out there know where Concord is in relation to Fort Erie??? Did my cardio Breeeze make it through?????
Also, How many off days do you girls take - 1 or 2???
Meal #3 - 3:00 pm
one part skim cheese string (I know this isn't very much but I got called into work on short notice and that's all there was in the fridge here. Anyway, done now and heading to Bulk store to get somemore almonds (yum).
I don't want to gross any of you out...but is moose meat lean enough to eat? My father in law is a hunter and now our freezer is full of Bullwinkle's remains. Poor thing. I was thinking of making some burgers tonight but I'm not sure if I can eat the stuff.
Weird question, I know..but give me a break girls...I'm Canadian.
B
Also, How many off days do you girls take - 1 or 2???
Meal #3 - 3:00 pm
one part skim cheese string (I know this isn't very much but I got called into work on short notice and that's all there was in the fridge here. Anyway, done now and heading to Bulk store to get somemore almonds (yum).
I don't want to gross any of you out...but is moose meat lean enough to eat? My father in law is a hunter and now our freezer is full of Bullwinkle's remains. Poor thing. I was thinking of making some burgers tonight but I'm not sure if I can eat the stuff.
Weird question, I know..but give me a break girls...I'm Canadian.
B
Beauts
Banned
the rest of my day.....
Meal #4 - 6:00 pm
1/2 cup cottage cheese (LOVE the stuff)
1 meat patty grilled (made with Moosemeat and oats) Hey, don't gag - it was pretty good!
Had about 1.5 - 2 oz almonds between this time and now (11:26 pm)
Meal #5 - 9pm
1 protein shake mixed with water
Now I am going to bed!!!
Have a great night and I'll report tomorrow!!!!
B
Meal #4 - 6:00 pm
1/2 cup cottage cheese (LOVE the stuff)
1 meat patty grilled (made with Moosemeat and oats) Hey, don't gag - it was pretty good!
Had about 1.5 - 2 oz almonds between this time and now (11:26 pm)
Meal #5 - 9pm
1 protein shake mixed with water
Now I am going to bed!!!
Have a great night and I'll report tomorrow!!!!
B
nelmsjer
New member
Good evening, morning, wherever you are! 
One body part per day is not the optimal solution for beginners. I'm not entirely convinced that it is the optimal solution for advanced people, either, but I'm still reserving judgement. At the end of the day, though, it depends on how your body works and what style has proven to respond most efficiently for you. There are always exceptions...but they are just that: exceptions.
Having said that, as a "beginner" on this, you will get better results by doing full body workouts 3 times per week. As Bunny mentioned, 5 days per week of cardio will suit you just fine, assuming you have the time for it. FBC's second schedule (body part 3 times per week) is a very, very good one to begin with. The detailed push/pull routine is also very good, as well.
I'll be glad to help with a schedule, but I need to know where you are, mentally. Will you do free weights, or do you have to do machines? I will feel 1000 times better if you will do free weights and would heavily prefer to give a program for that, but if you just absolutely refuse to do them, then we have more issues to discuss.
Let me know! The ladies on the board are outstanding, and once we all get you some direction, you'll be doing great.
A few more things:
1) Please start tracking your calories in Fitday or some other nutrition tracking software.
2) You can train through moderate soreness, but not harsh soreness. If you can barely move, you've done too much and need to go for a brisk walk and move your body through its full range of motion...but that is about it.
3) I'm a "full body" person in the weight room, and I don't get sore, anymore. Almost all the people that I know that do full body don't get sore, either. You CAN condition your muscles to work out more than once per week, and for the 90+% of the population that falls under the majority of the "bell curve", it is the intelligent thing to do.
4) We need your stats.
Get back with us. We're almost there.
FBC, don't be afraid of Bunny. She's popular and famous, but she also happens to be one of those people that are open-minded and sweet. And if you just want to be silly...she can do that, too.
One body part per day is not the optimal solution for beginners. I'm not entirely convinced that it is the optimal solution for advanced people, either, but I'm still reserving judgement.
At the end of the day, though, it depends on how your body works and what style has proven to respond most efficiently for you. There are always exceptions...but they are just that: exceptions.Having said that, as a "beginner" on this, you will get better results by doing full body workouts 3 times per week. As Bunny mentioned, 5 days per week of cardio will suit you just fine, assuming you have the time for it. FBC's second schedule (body part 3 times per week) is a very, very good one to begin with. The detailed push/pull routine is also very good, as well.
I'll be glad to help with a schedule, but I need to know where you are, mentally. Will you do free weights, or do you have to do machines? I will feel 1000 times better if you will do free weights and would heavily prefer to give a program for that, but if you just absolutely refuse to do them, then we have more issues to discuss.
Let me know! The ladies on the board are outstanding, and once we all get you some direction, you'll be doing great.
A few more things:
1) Please start tracking your calories in Fitday or some other nutrition tracking software.
2) You can train through moderate soreness, but not harsh soreness. If you can barely move, you've done too much and need to go for a brisk walk and move your body through its full range of motion...but that is about it.
3) I'm a "full body" person in the weight room, and I don't get sore, anymore. Almost all the people that I know that do full body don't get sore, either. You CAN condition your muscles to work out more than once per week, and for the 90+% of the population that falls under the majority of the "bell curve", it is the intelligent thing to do.
4) We need your stats.
Get back with us. We're almost there.
FBC, don't be afraid of Bunny. She's popular and famous, but she also happens to be one of those people that are open-minded and sweet. And if you just want to be silly...she can do that, too.
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