Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

[THEbobby]

Your best bet is probably finding a hole in the wall powerlifting or bodybuilding type place. The type of place where you can get to know the owner and get a key for 24 hour access if you’re not retarded and have a basic respect for the space and its equipment. You don’t have to be a serious bodybuilder or anything to train at one of those gyms, nobody will give a shit if you’re a pudgy desk fag, they just get equipment and set up an atmosphere for that specific type of training.

Is it not common in America for gyms to be open 24/7?

 

[Jarry Seinfelt]

Is it not common in America for gyms to be open 24/7?

When I lived in the big city, it wasn’t. Assume they don’t want bums coming in to sleep or shit or shoot up. Out where I live now there’s plenty of 24/7 gyms but you’re not gonna be getting to them without a car.

 

[THEbobby]

When I lived in the big city, it wasn’t. Assume they don’t want bums coming in to sleep or shit or shoot up. Out where I live now there’s plenty of 24/7 gyms but you’re not gonna be getting to them without a car.

I was lucky enough that my dad lived directly above one for a while.
But yeah it makes sense that the cities wouldn't want the local homeless population getting fucking jacked, it be terrifying.

 

[Hweeks]

I will be in my forties soon, feeling tired and sleepy these recent months. Just a normal lazy office lady living in the city.
My husband bought 5kg dumb bells so I have been stealing borrowing to do some dumb bell exercises like hammers and bicep curls every alternate day.
Managed to do 3sets of 12 reps recently.
any advice for weight-lifting to maintain/retain muscle mass for those past their thirties?

I too am old and did not start lifting until my early 40's. Someone else in the thread recommended this book: https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Anatomy-Frederic-Delavier/dp/0736063684

and I also recommend it for learning new exercises and developing a routine you can do.

For example I can't do squats or any knee heavy lifts because my right knee is messed up, but I found several other leg exercise I can do without pain from that book.

 

[Irish Turtle]

why are so many women scared to touch weights in the gym

 

[Ctrl + Z]

why are so many women scared to touch weights in the gym

Out of shape people have this idea that if a woman even touches a weight, she's immediately going to balloon into a jacked musclebeast and look like Dwayne The Rock Johnson with tits.

If you're a woman, and you express any level of interest in strength training, these people immediately freak out and warn you to be careful not to become too muscular. So a lot of women are scared to even try it and just run on the treadmill.

 

[DeutscheKatze]

in my opinion; more jacked women, more jacked REAL woman !!!!
yes pls and thank

 

[Kenny J]

I've been cutting but recently I got an X-ray that showed that many of my growth plates are still open despite being an adult, so now I'm wondering if I should bring my caloric intake up to 2200 or so and to try and maximize whatever growth I may get in the next year instead of what I'm doing now.

 

[Thief of Tables]

Out of shape people have this idea that if a woman even touches a weight, she's immediately going to balloon into a jacked musclebeast and look like Dwayne The Rock Johnson with tits.

If you're a woman, and you express any level of interest in strength training, these people immediately freak out and warn you to be careful not to become too muscular. So a lot of women are scared to even try it and just run on the treadmill.

A lot of people try hard and fail to get buff. I can't understand how anyone can think a woman working out is gonna get jacked by accident.

 

[dick brain]

A lot of people try hard and fail to get buff. I can't understand how anyone can think a woman working out is gonna get jacked by accident.

Most people are stupid.

 

[Michael_Jordan_Peterson]

I will be in my forties soon, feeling tired and sleepy these recent months. Just a normal lazy office lady living in the city.
My husband bought 5kg dumb bells so I have been stealing borrowing to do some dumb bell exercises like hammers and bicep curls every alternate day.
Managed to do 3sets of 12 reps recently.
any advice for weight-lifting to maintain/retain muscle mass for those past their thirties?

stronglifts 5x5. you just start with the lady's bar which is 35 pounds. Take a month or so to work on form with an empty bar with your squat, deadlift, bench, overhead press.
You're not going to end up looking like the female hulk, you will feel insanely better. Mentally/physically. You will very quickly build muscle mass in your glutes/quads and chest. Your weight may go up slightly but your body will look significantly better. I lift maybe twice a week.
However much protein you're eating double it for 3 months. Have a protein shake or protein bar extra on top of what you're already eating and maybe add an extra protein meal. You want about 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight but you can get away with like .8.

If you can get over the initial hump of finding/signing up at a gym, learning basics of loading/unloading bar, gym equipment and squat form you will really benefit.
Most people dont have a hard time with good enough deadlift/bench form. I see a lot of people quarter squatting. If you can sink your hips below your knees and atleast feel comfortable/strong at the bottom of a squat you will have an easy time starting to increase weight on the bar. Biggest early issues people have are their heels coming off the ground or just unable to get below parallel.

 

[VeteranOfTheRetardWars]

I got my BJJ blue belt tonight, and I’m pleased that my teammates and instructor feel I have made significant progress in my training. Coach called me “the biggest nerd we have here” and “a problem to try and hold down”, which for him is big praise.
My last tournament had me lose the first round to points and got my knee twisted, the second had me win in thirty seconds via Triangle, and I lost the next two to submission. I fought like a devil and made the victors earn it, but it was a big tournament and I’m proud of how I fought.
As for the belt, it’s good to know that my compatriots view me as more than a literal retard and I’m glad to have some color in my uniform.

 

[Hyper Vigilant Dumbass]

I got my BJJ blue belt tonight, and I’m pleased that my teammates and instructor feel I have made significant progress in my training. Coach called me “the biggest nerd we have here” and “a problem to try and hold down”, which for him is big praise.
My last tournament had me lose the first round to points and got my knee twisted, the second had me win in thirty seconds via Triangle, and I lost the next two to submission. I fought like a devil and made the victors earn it, but it was a big tournament and I’m proud of how I fought.
As for the belt, it’s good to know that my compatriots view me as more than a literal retard and I’m glad to have some color in my uniform.

Congratulations! Good job!

 

[VeteranOfTheRetardWars]

Congratulations! Good job!

I’m proud of myself, I certainly feel like I have improved. Especially reviewing tape from earlier in my training compared to my last tournament I have improved exponentially. And considering that I have never done any martial art anything my progress from below zero is pretty solid. I’m lucky to have a gym full of goons who test and teach me every time I show up.
I still rib coach by saying bodybuilding is the greatest of all physical pursuits, but that’s more a philosophical battle we have because he’s a nerd for that as well lol. I actually approach my grappling like bodybuilder and that’s worked wonders for me so far, in that I will solely focus on very specific areas of my training for a couple months at a time. But instead of thinking “I need to prioritize hamstrings and chest this period” I think “I will focus on Triangles and Bow-and-Arrows these next two months”.
Grappling is just so much fun for me, it has deep complexity that lights up my nerd side of things and it’s also incredibly physically demanding and that lights up my meathead side.
But to me, bodybuilding is my ultimate love in that it is the sculpting of your own physical form to look, perform, and behave in any manner you choose. It’s a transcendent activity that can encompass all other disciplines, the only limit being what you want to do with it.
Martial arts are similar in that it’s ultimately an expression of yourself and how you choose to engage with this other branch of physicality. It’s been a year, almost to the very day, since I’ve taken up grappling and it’s just fun.
My friends at the gym got a blue belt, a purple belt, a brown belt, and a bunch of stripes for the white belts who competed along with me and I’m very proud of them as well. These men and women are no joke, they absolutely deserve every promotion they got and it was a great night at the gym with lots of camaraderie and congratulations. It’s about the journey, not the destination, but landmarks are good to have.

 

[overweight]

I got my BJJ blue belt tonight, and I’m pleased that my teammates and instructor feel I have made significant progress in my training. Coach called me “the biggest nerd we have here” and “a problem to try and hold down”, which for him is big praise.
My last tournament had me lose the first round to points and got my knee twisted, the second had me win in thirty seconds via Triangle, and I lost the next two to submission. I fought like a devil and made the victors earn it, but it was a big tournament and I’m proud of how I fought.
As for the belt, it’s good to know that my compatriots view me as more than a literal retard and I’m glad to have some color in my uniform.

youre just in the phase nobody wants to admit to
but you straight up telling how it went is a sign your skill cap is much higher than your peers
youre just setting up for a poast how you went from blue belt to an international incident

 

[Hyper Vigilant Dumbass]

Hey guys and gals have a good weekend.

 

[Grapefruit Soda]

I've been debating going to a bro split from ppl recently, my new work schedule is a lot less regular than it used to be, and i've been skipping workouts due to being a lil bitch after work, i haven't swapped yet because my 8 ball said no, and i worry that going down to 1 chest day a week will hurt my progression, more than helping it.
I just want to finally rep out 225lbs on bench, and maintain my growth, without ruining my weekly programming from being womp womp'd by work.

 

[Bassomatic]

Lift before work if you can. It'll def help you cruise thru the day and you can't skip it since it's like step one of day to day shit. I am a die hard early morn lifter for a lot of reasons.

 

[Grapefruit Soda]

I lift before work when I can, I refuse to lose sleep in order to lift at 4am to get to work at 7am, but working 5 on 1 off 4 on does more fatigue damage than even ppl with heavy leg days, and I don't want to do any gear before I hit 225lb bench. Has anyone had big success with a 4/5 day bro split, or are they just broscience memes?

 

[Just Hamsters]

I lift before work when I can, I refuse to lose sleep in order to lift at 4am to get to work at 7am, but working 5 on 1 off 4 on does more fatigue damage than even ppl with heavy leg days, and I don't want to do any gear before I hit 225lb bench. Has anyone had big success with a 4/5 day bro split, or are they just broscience memes?

You're probably already bigger than me lol, but I've had success with basically the 4 day split ~6 days a week (which includes a dedicated cardio day). I'm almost two years in and got complimented by a gymcrush this weekend, so I'll take it.

I could probably go harder for strength and do fewer days, but I think diet and consistency are responsible for 80% of my gains.