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Originally Posted by Mugen910
Frank have you been to my gym? The only thing you missed was the chicks walking on the treadmill while chatting away on their cell. You described it to the "T." They even have pizza night and bagel mornings.  . Anyways, I found weight clips today..I was shocked !
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Ya I have been going, just been too lazy to post my workouts, plus last week was a deload week which was boring as hell and pointless to elaborate on. Imagine, going to the gym, and just going through the motions with weights that are not challenging but rather light to be honest.
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Originally Posted by icehog3
You might actually be better off trying to find a more experienced lifting partner who can train at the same times you do. They could teach you more of the advanced routines and you could motivate each other. Personal training (beyond the in-house trainers at the L.A. Fitness type gyms) is usually pretty expensive.
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Agreed here Tom. Get a friend, if ya have trouble finding a friend use the internet. There are so many things online now that you can use. Trainers are unreal expensive. If you were to pay for any advice, get a nutritionist. All other workout things you could ask here or search online.
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Originally Posted by Mugen910
Frank...can you elaborate on the "Core Strength" point of view you have?
I always thought of notebook jotting as tedious but using it as a motivation tool is a great idea!  |
I bash trainers because they focus WAY to much on "core" strength. The main method in which they train people to strengthen their core with oddball exercises, weird motions both of which are extremely hard to master and should only be recommended by people with a lot of workout experience.,and isolation type movements. Most of the time these are done with bodyweight type exercises.
Rather than teach people to use compound movements which are so much more effective. they are also excellent core strengthening exercises. trainers are scarred to let people use weights and perform compound movements, and people wonder why they dump tons of money on trainers and get **** workouts.
Bottom line I guess, you want good core strength? Stick to the basics.I guess my gripe isnt about core training, its more about the neo-douch trainers. I hate them.
Get a workout journal too.
Legs tonight.