Need some weight lifting advice

StrokedWJ said:
You can estimate your BMI based on your height and weight. There are also several methods that are more accurate, including bio-electrical impedance (hand-held device), hydrostatic weighing, and skinfold measurements. We did the hydrostatic weight and skinfold measurements in one of my ESS classes. A guy I know that owned a gym had the BI tool and it always read a little high.
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StrokedWJ is correct about estimating, but its a very rough estimate at best with BMI.

Just so you know BMI is outdated and should never be used. Arnold Schwarzenegger is obese according to BMI. Myself, Im 5'9", I weigh in at 173 lbs, 7.8% body fat and according to BMI Im obese. BMI doesnt account for muscle or density.
bio-electrical impedance (hand-held device), hydrostatic weighing, and skinfold measurements. We did the hydrostatic weight any of these are good enough.
 
SoontobeLifted_72 said:
StrokedWJ is correct about estimating, but its a very rough estimate at best with BMI.

Just so you know BMI is outdated and should never be used. Arnold Schwarzenegger is obese according to BMI. Myself, Im 5'9", I weigh in at 173 lbs, 7.8% body fat and according to BMI Im obese. BMI doesnt account for muscle or density.
bio-electrical impedance (hand-held device), hydrostatic weighing, and skinfold measurements. We did the hydrostatic weight any of these are good enough.
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So true.....
 
Today I had a slight problem. I lost my concentration while doing 165lb reps and my gf was not strong enough to help me get the weight off my chest. I had to tell her to break the weights down to 135 then I rolled the bar down my stomach to my waist little by little until I could sit up. Lesson learned.

More questions:

1. How long should I rest inbetween sets?

2. When doing bent over rows, I feel the strain in my arms, not my back. What am I doing wrong?
 
Youll feel it where ever you are weakest. your probably feeling the control muscles being used now that you are using free weights.


in between sets i didnt wait too long. make sure to keep the body moving to keep the blood flowing, windmills with arms, stretches, tht sort of thing. most times you are lifting with a partner. by the time he is done its time to get back on.


as far as the girl friend having to save ya....it happens. its a draw back of not having a partner. but, you may want to consider lowering your weight some. safety first. if you have no one around to help you it would suck to get in a bad situation.
 
Nissan11 said:
1. How long should I rest inbetween sets?
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I can answer the first one.


1. I don't think there is a right/wrong answer....I think its "to each his own." Sometimes If I am working out with a partner we take longer breaks just because we chit chat etc. If I am by myself on the weekends I put on my IPOD and basically do a circuit training and take very little time between sets.....Usually something like 30 seconds tops.
 
BigRedB2 said:
as far as the girl friend having to save ya....it happens. its a draw back of not having a partner. but, you may want to consider lowering your weight some. safety first. if you have no one around to help you it would suck to get in a bad situation.
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Nothing wrong with that....Look at what happened to the guy from USC and supposedly he had spotters.....

Safety is my number one thing....I have cut off about an ich or so from my middle figer from crushing it between two drumbells after doing an incline set because someone left their weights on the floor below me. I dropped the weights and my finger got caught, pulled down, and cut off from the metal, octogan dumbells in the weightroom. Very painful and after that safety became #1.
 
WCURoverd90 said:
I dropped the weights and my finger got caught, pulled down, and cut off from the metal, octogan dumbells in the weightroom. Very painful and after that safety became #1.
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:shaking: idiots. that used to piss me off sooo bad. people take safety for granted in the weightroom. :shaking:
 
I just wanted to update everybody. I am in the 12th week of my new lifting schedule, the last week before I take a week off and then start again with a changed up routine. My goal has changed a little, though. I really want to get rid of the fat around my lower stomach, and my love handles. I started running 6 days a week, 3 miles a day last week. This week I am doing the same but running a little further. Im planning on running a little further every week until I get rid of the fat. I have already started to notice that I can see my abs much better, so it is working. Im worrid that with this intense cardio I am burning muscle as well as fat. I want to know if I should start taking a protein suppliment. Is it safe? Will it prevent me from burning muscle? I was doing some research and it seemslike whey isolate is the best for what I want. The lifting is working, I have not noticed much difference in physical appearance but I am steadily increasing the weight and doing the same number of reps. I have almost exploded in my shoulder strength, I think since I have never done a shoulder workout before. I have tried to keep a high protein diet but I started a new job and work different hours every day, and my schedule is just too hectic to always eat protein-full meals. Will a protein suppliment keep me from burning muscle when doing intense cardio? If so, which protein suppliment should I take?
 
do what you can naturally. just eat lots of protein. meats, milk, eggs the usual. the less cooked you can stand to eat, the more you'll get.
 
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