Who is going to the gym here? Or do you have a gym at home?
I’m maybe going to buy a bench and some weights to get started… Going to the gym is too expensive for me (75 euro / month) Any advice in sets / reps etc?
Go rollerskating 
it gives you an overall workout, just whiz around town for an hour or so a few times a week
I’m getting an old pair of inLine skates from my in-laws next week (they never use 'em), then I’m going nuts EVERY day, I LOVE rollerskating =)
Ah, yes, I tried this before. Ice skating, roller skating, skiing, whatever, I’m crap when it comes to have sliding or rolling things under my feet. I so want to learn how to snowboard, but I just can’t!! Some teacher told me it’s because I’m so tall. Ugh.
And a ripped body is cool too. 
yah I work out - not as much as I used to…
as for what you should do - talk to a trainer there. Every single person is different. If you havent gone before or not in a long while, start light and work up to bigger weight. If, after you have been working out for a while, you want to get bigger, do less reps and more weight. Make sure to go slooooooooooooow it burns more and builds mass quicker. If you want to just get definition - lift less weight and use more reps… usually 12 to 15.
OK, got it. 
What is the average amount of sets / exercise?
And also, how many different exercises for one body part do you need to do?
Sorry to ask all these questions, but a personal trainer is 50 euro / hour. :crazy:
rollerblading definately gets me in shape for summer. i’m going to go and rollerblade today and all this week cause it’s so nice outside. when i do weights, i do sets of 10 two or three times on each muscle group. you can increase as you get stronger too.
Hey , I go gym alot.
If you can get one of them inflatable balls… and a few dubells.
Standart exercise is 10 X 3
so 3 sets of 10. An easy way to determine how much weight to use, if u can do more that 12 reps, increse weight , less than 8 drop it… post more when I come back from school.
i want to start cause i am going to get killed in football next year (especiaslly if its varsity cause i am a lineman)
what is this gym thing you talk about?? is it like kirupa?? does it develop your brain muscles like kirupa does??? is there a gym food like the kirupa babifood???
umm why waste your time pumping your muscles when you can pump up your brain with knowledge lol
oh so thats why im so puny looking no 1 ever told me about this thing called gym rotflmao
I have a mini gym in the home, but I also try to run a few miles everyday. It is a welcome break from the 24/7 homework/computer marathon that I find myself taking part in
Grim, in order to get in top kirupa-posting shape, I strongly urge you to eat the following food 3-9 times a day:
Cheers!
Kirupa 
i use to go to the YMCA but i am not going now. maybe i will in the summer. cuz i really need to get these muscles working.
if we buy a new house i will make a small gym room in the basment.
i used to work out 4-5 times a week, but I have been too busy and lazy…
i work out all the time…in fact just got back…i’ve been working out since i was 14…what kind of questions do you have?
i would need to know your height, weight, age, build, and your parent’s build
You can do alot of stuff without any gym stuff. Just take water bottles. A table is helpfull. Stairs are awesome. Tell me what you wanna work on and maybe we can help you 
GO FRIGGIN’ MOUNTAIN BIKING! its a great work out… lots of parts of the body while also engaging your ‘pleasure lobe’!!!
fun fun fun, i do it several times a week
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hawk
It all depends on wether you want to gain muscle mass, lose body fat, or adhere them both making yourself lean and less bulky and with low fat.
Muscle Mass (the meatheads): High weight and low reps (6-8) and only do 3-4 different workouts for the muscle group, stick with 3 sets unless you are maxing out. High calorie intake with high carbohydrates and protein.
Lean Mass (the ripped guy): Lower weight and more reps (12-15) and do 5-6 different workouts for the muscle group, stick with high sets. Also add in cardio every once in a while. Same diet as above but without all those extra carbohydrates.
Low Body Fat (the skinny man): All cardio and eat healthy, low carbs, sugar, and fat.
I gotta leave work now, but I had to take a fitness ethics class to become a trainer at Pure Fitness (local gym). Any more questions I can answer them, didn’t have time to read the whole thread.
well let’s me put it to you this way.
i go to the gym 5-6 days per week. i do aerobics, freeweights, swimming, and rollerblading. I haven’t lost 1 pound yet. when is this going to start happening.
oh yeah and i’m eating healthy, excluding an occasional bout of chocolate mania (it’s necessary for my sanity).
so tell me how i can drop 10 pounds, make my arse smaller, and how get a straight stomach once again. all this before june 30th.
thanks.
Easy, Not a prob.
Your doing good already, how long have you been doing this… because alerady you should be loosing more than 1 pound a week.
First make sure your diet is a good one, for optimum results, break down your meals in to small snaks through out the day. Around 5-6 small meals, this will make your metabolism humm.
Then make sure your weight training is done right too, if your main objective is to lose weight, keep the worksouts fast and intensive, do high reps and concentrate on your biggest muscles, on your chest , and back. Legs can easily be done with a squat exercise. Make sure you keep accurate track of your exercises… Because of what your telling us u should be losing so much weight. 
Lean Mass (the ripped guy): Lower weight and more reps (12-15) and do 5-6 different workouts for the muscle group, stick with high sets. Also add in cardio every once in a while. Same diet as above but without all those extra carbohydrates.
thats me. I don’t want to lose my neck in a sea of muscle. I stick to a higher rep lower rate and it seems to give a good work out. I do a good mix of free wieghts, machines, and cardeo. I try to go 3-4 times a week and switch up my worko ut each time. Don’t over work one muscle group or you will get to stiff and sore and could also cause your self injure.
Wow, thanks for all the replies! 
I got my weights & bench yesterday and looked on the internet for exercises and stuff.
I want to be “the ripped guy”, not “the meathead”…
Anyway, feel free to give comments or tips. I could be wrong somewhere while replying:
RussianBeer
Hey , I go gym alot.
If you can get one of them inflatable balls… and a few dubells.
Standart exercise is 10 X 3
so 3 sets of 10. An easy way to determine how much weight to use, if u can do more that 12 reps, increse weight , less than 8 drop it… post more when I come back from school.
That’s what I planned to do: 3 sets of 10 reps. I didn’t know how to determine the amount of weights yet. Thanks.
prstudio
i work out all the time…in fact just got back…i’m 20 and been working out since i was 14…what kind of questions do you have?
i would need to know your height, weight, age, build, and your parent’s build
Well, like I said before, I want to be a ripped guy. I mean, I know I will have to grow some muscles before, but a Baywatch body would be cool. 
I’m the type of guy that can eat without getting fat.
My age: 21
My height: 1,94 meters (76.378 inches)
My weight: 80 kg (176.37 pounds)
I’m tall & slim.
My dad is tall and slim for his age. He’s 51 now, but is not fat. He’s… “well build”. And tall, which helps… my mother is small and slim.
I did some swimming competition 5 years ago.
Jubba:
i used to work out 4-5 times a week, but I have been too busy and lazy…
I’ve been told that I should wait at least 48 hours before training the same muscle again. It gives time to the muscle to grow bigger. I have this schedule for the moment:
day 1: shoulders (delts / treps) & triceps
day 2: back
day 3: off
day 4: legs & abs
day 5: chest & biceps
day 6 - 7 : off
Good? Not good?
telekinesis
Lean Mass (the ripped guy): Lower weight and more reps (12-15) and do 5-6 different workouts for the muscle group, stick with high sets. Also add in cardio every once in a while. Same diet as above but without all those extra carbohydrates.
Yups, that’s what I want… the Baywatch guy, not B.A. from the A-team. What do you think when reading the above text in this reply? Reps / Sets OK? Is my schedule OK?
sintax321
I don’t want to lose my neck in a sea of muscle. I stick to a higher rep lower rate and it seems to give a good work out. I do a good mix of free wieghts, machines, and cardeo. I try to go 3-4 times a week and switch up my worko ut each time. Don’t over work one muscle group or you will get to stiff and sore and could also cause your self injure.
So, what you mean is about 3 sets of 10 - 15 reps and 5 or 6 exercises for 1 muscle group? Which means that you end up doing about 5 x (3 x 10) = 150 “reps” for let’s say, the chest?
Again, thanks for the replies.
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