Where is this OHM gym? KL?

While we're on the topic of layoffs and DOMS: I'm going through my 3rd week of not working out. I'm eating normally again (carb-heavy), sleeping normally (i.e. not enough), drinking, and going for long periods without food. It feels great to be normal. I'll start working out and eating right again beginning this Sunday.

Guys. I'm supposed to start working out today after a 3 week layoff. Thing is, I'm too lazy to. The thought of going all limp through volume deadlifts is scaring me.

Please try to compel me to.

It's chest and DL. It's a fixed program.

sorry guys, to disturb. my tummy is coming out. got exercise way to kill my tummy?

To 'activate' the lats (I'm not sure what to call it), I did this once:

Do a double bicep pose (or similar). Place elbow/upper arm on the dips bars. Try to lift myself up (I'd have no other way to do it but contract the lats). Hold for a few seconds.

After a few reps, then I go do my pull ups. I did feel the lats working.

I did it purely out of curiousity, and I cannot be certain that it will work for everyone.
Heck, I'm not even sure if the method works.
Maybe my lats were already a bit sore/fatigued---thus making me 'feel' as thought they are activated during the pull ups.

florian, sry didnt get to reply ur msg. phone problem... cant send out.
hehe, biasala there sure got big ppl.
next time u gonna be as big as them. haha...
maybe u already as big as them. =.=
next week, will be going there probably.

After finished working out, the gym owner ( who used to be my trainer ) accidentally saw me writing what i workout today in my log book. so he catch a glimpse and said to me that its not suitable for us to do 5 reps x 5 sets. he says that it suitable for westerners more and we, asians more suit to 6 reps x 4 sets which we need to increase load every set. I don't know whether its true but i'm going to try it this saturday. he said it will increase growth faster than 5x5.

Hello , i got a question here.. my friend do chest workout more than me and he's stronger than me.. he do reps more than me but his chest is really stubborn to grow and mine is bigger than him.. he also pelik edi... can someone give explanation ?

Dude outside, advise is needed.

I have heard that muscle has 'memory' and hence, we should not do the same routine work forever, there must be increased in speed, and/or weight etc.

When i do hand lifting (sorry i am very weak in the machine's name). I started off at 60 and currently forcing myself to take 60 x 3 sets, at 15 times each and 70 x 1 set at 10 times each.  It has been a month already.  I still cant just focus doing 70 for 3 sets.  It happens for other lifting too.  That being the case, will it affect my progress?

For abs, i do the chair exercise.  Doing 150 separated in 3 sets.  Any other way to loose abs fat?

Lastly, when i come back from gym recently, my muscle is ok.  It is not as sore as i firstly joined gym despite i have increased lifting weight etc.  Does that mean i have not been effectively working out?

Advise is needed.

thanks.

The point where you did bicep curls today shows that you don't get the crux of the things I've written.

DO compound exercises (Of course I'm not going to explain what compound is)

aiyuh wrong again 

i searched youtube and know what compound is
so only do SQUAT, DEADLIFT, BENCH PRESS and no bicep or leg press exercise?

i dare not do bench press first cz i am most of the time alone, so no one there to assist me.  furthermore, the place is always full of SAME gang of ppl for hours.

This guy is fuccking hilarious I'm telling you!

Ops, i tot that is also considered weight lifting?  this time i din use machine oh...ops ops wil kena again

okok wil do compound exercise tomorrow.

Janganlah begitu, i tot so long i dont use the machine is already T_T

Jz checked compound exercise, I am interested to do bench press, must i get some one to stand beside me to ensure everything go well?  As most of the time i notice that someone will stand either beside or behind on stand by.

25, turning 26 soon, too old to be that stupid 
but i just started gym last dec and dedicated this april/may. 

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Added on October 13, 2009, 11:51 pm

i wanna build muscle and in the meantime, loose weight 

i know u are saying here, build muscle first and tone later.
but what i mentioned is my goal, it has got nothing to do with reading or not reading.