General gym questions for a beginner

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  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Commenting to say I like the goodkind pic! Read the first 2 Sword of Truth books and am hooked (stupid library has like 1 copy of each book for like all of minneapolis though). Also protein bars are probably bad, but I do sometimes eat them out of convenience if I need the extra calories (although there are probably other convenience foods that would accomplish this and are better for you).

    Yeah, sorry totally off topic BUT

    I'm also just commenting to say YAY to Terry Goodkind! I absolutely love the Sword of Truth series. I've read the entire series a few times now. :blushing:
  • davideickelmann
    davideickelmann Posts: 87 Member
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    Go up in weight when you are no longer failing with your current weight. The goal of weight lifting is to fail, because if you completed your whole set, it wasn't heavy enough.

    The weights you use themselves are irrelevant, as long as they are challenging for you. Since you're coming down from 360 lbs, you probably have lots of muscle mass under the fat, so as you continue to lean out you'll see additional definition. Good luck!

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