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Hi everyone, i think i am a mesomorph who has really ate badly and not excersised for a while. I went to the gym for the first time in my life a fortnight ago tomorrow. Yes I have a set of dumbells at home, but they haven't really been used.

I started on a full body workout 5 days a week, going slow, not over excerting myself. I then went swimming after the gym. So basically 2 hours of working out 5 days a week.

I know this is not the proper way to do things - esp a beginner, but i made sure not to damage myself by lifting too heavy etc. I have thought about getting fit before, and wanted to ride the wave of excitement you first feel when wanting to get fit, as all to ofen it subsides and you give up.

What I don't get is, i'm not really lifting heavy weights, but the gains are well quite scary to me anyways. I've noticed a big difference in my pecs shoulders and biceps already. Is this normal? I was going to base a routine losely on a certain celebrities workout routine LOSELY lol, but I get a feeling if I started lifting weights that heavy, I wouldn't get the body I want (a bit of bulk and low bodyfat %) but I'd look like a bulldoser!

Any thoughts? :)
 
this is just a pic of my upper body


By at 2011-05-15
 
5 back to back workouts doesn't give you ANY time to recover.

You're seeing the results quickly because you've got inflamed muscle tissue from all the damage and lack of repair.

I'd advise 3 full body workouts a week, so you have recovery time...especially as a noobie whose body really isn't capable of recovering quickly (yet).
 
malkore said:
5 back to back workouts doesn't give you ANY time to recover.

You're seeing the results quickly because you've got inflamed muscle tissue from all the damage and lack of repair.

I'd advise 3 full body workouts a week, so you have recovery time...especially as a noobie whose body really isn't capable of recovering quickly (yet).
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wow thanks for that, never knew that could happen! although i was lifting weights that were quite light, i mean, there was almost never a time when i felt sore or tight muscles when i left the gym.

I've really just been getting used to the gym atmos and machines atm.

the problem is i'm getting addicted kinda, so i was thinking along the lines of a split workout - even just working out one muscle a day.

eg mon shoulders
tue chest
wed back etc

i'm reading through all the stickies etc, but i'm not over exerting myself like i said, and dont want to put myself off by limiting myself with days allowed for the gym.

i'll def not be doing a full body workout 5 days a week after your advise malkore lol :)
 
If you go with a split routine don't forget your legs, abs, triceps & biceps. This is my current routine:
day 1 chest/triceps
day 2 legs/shoulders
day 3 back/biceps
I mix in abs every other day
 
The split idea is bad.
Your body can handle having ALL muscles worked 3 times per week as long as the volume isn't too high.
Don't you think you'll get better results working out as frequently as is safe, vs. working a muscle just once every seven days?

Highly advanced trainees can only do enough muscle damage to incite growth by thrashing it...I'm talking professional bodybuilders here. And they do so much volume that it takes days and days to fully recover.

We are not these people. Honestly the most advanced 'split' you should need would be upper/lower or push/pull 2-day split, or a push/pull upper, lower 3-day split.
 
yeah i see what you're talking about now, i never thought of it from that persective. I guess esp for a beginner it would be quite unsafe to work muscles in a strict way only once a week.

I'm thinking the 3 day workout with cardio inbetween (swimming) is a good way to go. I just hope you dont think i've not been reading up, its just difficult as i have guys at the gym telling me one thing, books telling you another, and real body builders saying something different again!
cheers both warmer and malkore, i'm thinking something like this:

legs monday
swimming tuesday
chest and tries wednesday
swimming thursday
biceps and back friday

the areas where i'm most fat are the stomach and thighs

but i was told NOT to go to heavy on the abs or i wont get rid of that fat!

something i dont understand lol
 
naw, there's so much misinformation out there, and a lot of reasonable information that contradicts other reasonable information...it just takes a while (and often assistance) to weed out what you should really learn.

and its still an evolving field, as true muscle/nutrition/exercise research is really still in its toddler phase, and we don't know all the answers about why some people have horrid metabolisms (i.e. syndrome X). Heck i was just reading about them finding a 'fat gene' that could unlock huge mysteries.
 
god, i know i have a slow metabolism but i think when i started all this it raised it a lot. my heart was faster even when i was sleeping for a couple of days until i was used to everything. now it's even slower than it was now though at rest.

i tried eating exactly what i *should* perfectly balancing everything i ate using software catered for my body and my activity levels. I ended up putting on a load of fat, and that was me eliminating sugar and eating whole foods. When i get my carbs mostly from veg i really dont seem to have a problem.

But yeah it's really difficult. I guess the big problem is everyone has a different body, and it doesn't matter what works for someone else it might not for you.

I don't like persevering and doing things by trialing different ways, so that's why i'm getting a little demotivated by it all, if i could find ONE way of eating and exercising that will gain results I'd love that - as all variables would be eliminated. Then i'd only have myself to blame if i dont get the results, when there is something else that could be to blame its sometimes hard to stay motivated.
 
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