Date: 07/15/02 03:15 PM
Author: Grizzly
Subject: RE: For beginners.
I wholeheartedly agree with you Hogg. The only thing I disagree with
slightly is the hammer strength thing. Truth be told, I am the world's
biggest machine hater. However, I actually like the hammer strength
machines, for chest anyway. Now, I'm not saying to do them instead of
"real" weights, but I think that, when used in CONJUNCTION with
incline BB or DB presses, they are quite effective. Overall, though,
you are very correct and give a great layout of what to do and what
not to do.
Another piece of advices for the beginner. DO NOT NEGLECT NUTRITION.
You can beat the shit out of your body, but without the nutrients
necessary to grow you simply won't. Period. So, eat, eat, eat, eat and
then eat some more. Are you full yet? Good, eat again. Gonna puke yet?
Good, now force down some more food. Maybe it's just my bowels, but I
know that if I'm not shitting all day long, then I'm plain not eating
enough.
Lifestyle- Here's another big sabateur of progress. Let me guess, you
go to the gym and then head right to the old bar. Wrong way, people.
Now, I'm not going to say not to drink, because Lord knows I do enough
of it myself. However, limit yourself to once or twice per week and
don't go overboard more than once every couple of months. Technically,
you shouldn't ever get plastered, but let's be real here. Also, learn
to sleep. You're not going to miss anything except those really cool
Real Sex shows on HBO. The late night programming everywhere else
sucks, so why not sleep. Besides, if you go to bed early and start to
grow and get dead sexy, you can start making your own real sex shows.
I probably left some shit out, but, really, growing muscle is the
easiest thing in the world. Consistency, intesity, nutrition and time
is all that it takes. See how easy it is?
One more word to the beginners. You know all the really huge dudes in
the gym? You're not going to get close. Right away that is. Those guys
have all been doing it for damn near or more than a decade. Be happy
with 30lbs your first year and an ever decreasing amount there after.
So, 30lbs year one, 15lbs year 2, 10lbs year 3, 5lbs year 4 and so on.
Look at that, in ten years you're now 70-80lbs larger. Maybe more,
maybe less depending upon the starting point. Moral of the story: It
takes a lot of time and dedication to be huge and lean, so don't get
discouraged that you're not
Ronnie Coleman in 4 months. Note: that ol'
boy has been at it for like 18years or more.