wow that’s good. i used to have a great routine where i looked and felt great. i’ll be starting that again cause now if feel like s*it.
*Originally posted by sweepah *
**Tip 2: allways, unless you are at a further stage, train your big muscle groups first, this will increase the effectiveness of your training (eg. one day i do chest,shoulders,triceps and the other back,biceps,legs). Try to combine small groups with big groups accordingly, eg try to avoid chest<>biceps instead do chest<>triceps etc.
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Oh. OK 
Makes sense, thanks. I’m going to change my schedule a bit like telekinesis then, since I prefer to train 2 muscle groups at the same time.
BUMP
I have a new question about the way of working out and decided to use this thread instead of creating a new one.
I read a lot of information on many sites and there are some contradictions. Which one is correct?
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Heavy weights and 3 x 8 reps for big “bold” muscles… in other words, to make them bigger ; Lighter weights and 3 x15 reps for ripped “rectangle-ish” muscles.
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Do 10 reps with enough weights to perform 3 sets… if this is too easy, add more weights. You should be tired after the 3rd set, whatever you want to achieve.
When the muscle is big enough, keep the amount of sets / reps and the weight. Ripped muscles don’t need high reps! Just keep your body fat low (10%), that’s the only thing ripped muscles need.
Personally, I think no. 2 is more correct, but I could be wrong of course…
One word: Pilates.
Did that for three years and I have a better six pack than most of my male friends. 
It kills when you do it, but it works.
Pi-what? :stunned:
It’s not quite yoga, but is close. Probably a bit girlie for all you strapping young lads. 
It’s an hour’s worth of exercises that concentrate on your stomach. The morning after you feel like you’ve gone ten rounds with Mike Tyson, but it does work.
I see… so, back to my question, which one does work? 1 or 2? lol
i just couldn’t get into pilates. but i do like yoga. and i haven’t worked out in 2 weeks. i know i need to so maybe i will soon.
swimming is the best workout you can do. That or cross country skiing…
*Originally posted by Kitiara *
**One word: Pilates.
Did that for three years and I have a better six pack than most of my male friends.
It kills when you do it, but it works. **
So true… sooo true 
Pilates mainly works the ab area, but it does one helluva job there. And your right… it does kill when you do it :hangover:, but it’s worth it to have abs like us right Kit!?
Oh yeah. At last, someone else who knows the pain of Pilates.
We can laugh at all those guys with Stella babies.
LOL… yeah I know the pain, I do it once a night and sometimes I feel like I want to shoot myself…haha. Ok, it’s not THAT bad, but still
hehe… Stella babies…
First time I ever did it, I felt fine. Until the next morning, when I fell out of bed and lay on the floor for about 10 minutes begging my flatmates to put me out of my misery.
It <i>hurt</i>.
Not so bad now though, thankfully.
[SIZE=1]I like the Stella baby metaphor, it sounds less embarrassing than ‘beer gut’. :P[/SIZE]
