guys, according to the tanita body comp analyzer (available at Fitness First) i've gained 4.9kgs of muscle mass in a duration of 15 months. good, bad, or average? for more info pls look at my workout journal, first post...

BW bench is already considered to be the weight to shoot for when you start lifting seriously. about the phase to upgrade from beginner to advanced level imo. to contribute, i can bench 70kgsx10 without fear/spotter/shitty scenarios playing in my head. 80kgs for 4 reps so far, but need spotter in case i get pinned.

im weigh 77kgs now. chill man, the only guy u need to compete with is yourself. just keep adding on weight a lil at a time. there are guys in my gym benching 3 plates for reps and im aiming to at least compete with that, but it'll take years for me to reach that level.

firstly, either way you do it you're gonna get stronger so both ways are fine.
imho, if you wanna train for muscle endurance, do the first. if you want mass, go second.
my rule for weights is always to add on more weights, so when i reach a target rep i would add on rather than keep on piling the reps.

but of course there are a lot of different thoughts about this. do whichever way you feel comfortable with imo.

ForUr form might not be as strict standing as compared to sitting. Try to be at least proficient in both positions.. my guess is you might be using too much weight on the smith. You tend to be able to carry more weight standing

Doubt the actor is the same irl. Effin huge mofo!

Yeah like dan said both are fine. Alternate grips allows you to hold on to more weight though. I have no explanation why, this is rl experience.

His FACE is badass? Well I guess the difference is u yourself is one huge mofo so u might have a different view than me

Sorry boss! Twisted my words pulak. Mah bad.

You can lift and jog at the same day, provided you separate them far enough, say around 6 hours or so? But still not an ideal routine.

Can do a quick 15 min jog after your lifting session too, if you consider that to be adequate cardio..

174cm.

I'm at 176 with 33 inch waist, since everyone is posting their stats..

why didnt you guys tell us of a drama at helpdesk. and why didnt i get a ban demand?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1997981

i dotn have that machine in my gym

if he said sorry, its obvious he didnt mean it.

lol im sure theres tons of people at the gym willing to train with ya. just walk around with a "workout partner wanted" sign stuck to your back.

ROFL!

talk about demotivating someone in a hurry!

o wait, he might do the same if i trained with him, zzzzz.

haha, sorry dont mean to troll. but really, my gym has people half squatting 60kgs.. and benching even less! good luck on your back man. squatting has improved my posture and back strength so it might do your back some good i suppose...

This post has been edited by mikehuan: Aug 20 2011, 12:01 PM

What a coincidence jacky we both have the exact same routine! So far four a week works for me, haven't reached the level where I can do five a week yet. Am planning for one arms day so I can work on arms twice a week since its lagging..

I'm giving the bodybuilding gods the finger by doing legs on international chest day haha. Best thing about doing legs today is the leg press machine and squat rack are virtually untouched by the mobs waiting for their turn on the bench press and benches nyahahaha!

O wait, squats. God dammit.... zz

Jeez pedro, strong mofo! That in itself would be my workout already, won't be able to do anything else after that!

Well I suppose its all about balance. My girl does go to the gym, just not the weights area, kinda something we can do together ya know? After gym I bring her out to supper which is something she likes too and I can entertain her by gossiping about what happened in gym that day lol..

Your life shouldn't be revolving around bodybuilding only, sure its part of your life but definitely balance it with the other important stuff.

As for eating, well limit it to just weekends or just add in more cardio. That way you can do both

Lol! Same here, but I still go every now and then . Work is stress you know!

Decided to skip leg day for muay thai class a friend invited me too, free trial at ss15. Why not throw something interesting in the mix heh. Totally have no idea what I'm getting into so imma just gonna go with the flow

its an interesting workout, to say the least. now i know ive got a good right cross lol. great conditioning method and planning to join once im get to leaning down phase.

I suppose the best would be to ask kmaru or any other competing bbers that I'm not aware of that regularly post here