Who lifts weights?

Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Bench: 215lbs

Squat: 315lbs

Dead lift: 320lbs

I just started working out maybe 1-2 months ago, but I didn't have a plan or schedule or anything, so I am going to start again with a better plan and hopefully get a bit stronger.

Make a schedule and stick to it. Find a workout partner who is as dedicated as you are. workout 5 days a week, concentrating on arms, shoulders, chest, back, and legs... one body part a day. DON'T skip your leg workout, your legs pump the MOST testosterone into your system. Eat lots of protein and you'll be a friggin monster by the time you're 16-17. Remember, 18-24 sets per body part.

edit: with a partner, you're looking at only 45 minutes a day, 5 days a week. STICK WITH IT.

I do squat training more then anything else. I do a 4-on-2-off program, with 3 times a week and a low rep/high weight, and with the heavy sets it is 3 reps for 10 sets with 90% 1RM on the heaviest days. Then I do hamstring curls and calf raises, 4 sets each, also 3 times a week. For bench press I only do it 1 time per week, but it is 10-on-2-off instead of 4 weeks on, so it doesn't need to be as intense. I train bench/triceps one day, legs one day, then I do shoulder/back on another. Usually it is 5 times a week.

Monday - Legs (squat, hamstring curls, calf raises)

Tuesday - Chest/triceps (bench, incline bench, tricep extensions, close grip bench press

Wednesday - Legs (same)

Thursday - Shoulders/back (military press, bent arm pullovers, bench over rows, upright rows)

Friday - Legs (same)

Sat/Sun - rest

It seems like the legs are over worked, but I only do them for 4 weeks, then take a break (at least 2 weeks of no work, then maybe a week of only light work), while everything else is 10 weeks straight.

Monday - Legs (squat, hamstring curls, calf raises)

Tuesday - Chest/triceps (bench, incline bench, tricep extensions, close grip bench press

Wednesday - Legs (same)

Thursday - Shoulders/back (military press, bent arm pullovers, bench over rows, upright rows)

Friday - Legs (same)

Sat/Sun - rest

Manly-manly-man

Obviously you have somebody who knows what they're doing. Keep it up kid!!!

I wish I did, im kinda skinny on the none fit side :(ConManWithGun

Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Bench: 215lbs

Squat: 315lbs

Dead lift: 320lbs

I just started working out maybe 1-2 months ago, but I didn't have a plan or schedule or anything, so I am going to start again with a better plan and hopefully get a bit stronger.

Manly-manly-man

You know what?

You shouldn't be working out at the age of 14 !

Because most of the proteins and nutritions will go into building your musles instead of growing.

As we all know, growing stops at 21.

So it would be wiser to workout later in life.

p.s. i am not just talking about growing heights, but also the brain and everything else.

hmm, I think I know why I don't lift weights....(Age: 21, Height: 5'08'', Weight: 127....and I'm a guy...)

I actually don't start for a week and a half. Next week I have to go find my max for all of my excercises, then I start the week after that. But I am aiming for hopefully 250 by the time I turn 15 on October 20, 2007, then I want 300lbs by the time I turn 16 a year after that.Manly-manly-man

Don't listen to people who have absolutely NO experience working out, they're either ignorant, jealous, or they're know-it-all noobs. Listen to your trainer, he'll tell you how much protein your body can metabolize per hour while these noobs will tell you some crap about small testicles.

mondays - chest - benching 60kg

tuesday - shulders - 20kg

wednesday - legs - 120kg

thursday - back - deadlifting not that much but not sure how much

friday - arms - lifting 30kg on bicep and 25kg on tricep i think

been going for about half a year and im happy with the progress ive been making.

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Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Bench: 215lbs

Squat: 315lbs

Dead lift: 320lbs

I just started working out maybe 1-2 months ago, but I didn't have a plan or schedule or anything, so I am going to start again with a better plan and hopefully get a bit stronger.

smashhero

You know what?

You shouldn't be working out at the age of 14 !

Because most of the proteins and nutritions will go into building your musles instead of growing.

As we all know, growing stops at 21.

So it would be wiser to workout later in life.

p.s. i am not just talking about growing heights, but also the brain and everything else.

I heard about the height thing as well..

mondays - chest - benching 60kg

tuesday - shulders - 20kg

wednesday - legs - 120kg

thursday - back - deadlifting not that much but not sure how much

friday - arms - lifting 30kg on bicep and 25kg on tricep i think

been going for about half a year and im happy with the progress ive been making.

pete_merlin

Slaunte!!!

Also, just for the record, here is what I do for bench, and also what the first week of the squat training looks like:

Bench press
Warm up: 1 x 20 reps : 60 pounds or 30% of your max; 65
Set one: 1 x 8 reps: 95 pounds or 45% of your max; 95
Set two: 1 x 8 reps: 125 pounds or 60% of your max; 125
Set three: 1 x 6 reps: 145 pounds or 70% of your max; 147.5
Set four: 1 x 6 reps: 165 pounds or 80% of your max; 165

Then I do incline press, then go to triceps and do close grip bench press and tricep extensions.

My first week of squats looks like this (minus the workout, which is generally 135x15):

Week # 1
Monday
200x3 232.5x4 265x4x3 265x5

Wednesday
185x3 220x3 250x4 280x3, 265x5x2

Saturday
205x4 220x4 250x4x5

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Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Bench: 215lbs

Squat: 315lbs

Dead lift: 320lbs

I just started working out maybe 1-2 months ago, but I didn't have a plan or schedule or anything, so I am going to start again with a better plan and hopefully get a bit stronger.

smashhero

You know what?

You shouldn't be working out at the age of 14 !

Because most of the proteins and nutritions will go into building your musles instead of growing.

As we all know, growing stops at 21.

So it would be wiser to workout later in life.

p.s. i am not just talking about growing heights, but also the brain and everything else.

Um, why would you train chest and arm seperately?Manly-manly-man

Also, I think you meant "Slainte", not slaunte. Slainte, with the accent over the A, is the gaelic word for "Cheers!"Manly-manly-man

[QUOTE="Manly-manly-man"]Also, I think you meant "Slainte", not slaunte. Slainte, with the accent over the A, is the gaelic word for "Cheers!"SIapshot

Your American. Your not Irish.

Funny thing about lifting weights if you're young is. No matter how good you look or how much muscle you appear to have, you're still weaker than almost every adult male because your muscles are not yet developed fully.

I used to be incredibly insane about lifting, twice a day, I was huge. My skinny father could still toss me around like I was a rag doll and there was nothing I could do about it.

Weight lifting is kind of a crock of crap. No one does it for health reasons, it's actually really not that healthy. Can lead to torn muscles strained ligaments back problems. Doesn't really offer you any cardiovascular to weight lift alone so it's not great for the heart. Basically the only good reason for it is to look sexier for the opposite sex, which isa silly reason to do something so boring. Also any chick that expects a guy to have muscle if they're going to give the guy attention isa superficial bimbo.

If you really want to improve your health, jog, ride a bike, swim climb trees. Lifting is purely aesthetic, it really isn't that good for you. Ride an exercise bike.

Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Manly-manly-man

You're 14-years old and you weigh 240 pounds?... What did you eat?

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Who here lifts weights? I just started, and so far I pretty much suck. I am 14, 5'8, and weight about 240, and here is how much I can lift:

Squidward117

You're 14-years old and you weigh 240 pounds?... What did you eat?