Now what do I do???

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frednelaine
frednelaine Posts: 3
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Since I found the website/app I've went from 235 lbs. down to 187 lbs.I eat right and I walk on the treadmill 4 to 8 miles at least 5 days a week.I'm a 51 year old male,6 feet tall.Now instead of looking like most guys my age(pot belly/couch potato type),I look like a bean pole!
I want to build my body but don't know where to start.I don't want to look like a muscle bound bodybuilder,I just want to be toned with good looking arms and chest.
So,my question is,where do I start as far as lifting?Or,should I just do push ups and pull ups?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    Look into Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength of Strong Lifts 5x5. Both are good beginner weight training programs (am am partial to Starting Strength myself). You will not bulk up like a body builder unless you want to...it doesn't happen by accident; doing that is very deliberate and requires bodybuilding genetics, a spot on body building diet, years of bulking and cutting cycles, years and years of proper training, and most often a boat load of supplements and steroids.

    Just start lifting and keep on getting your nutrition. It's a slow process to be sure, but I look substantially different today then I did last year today due in large part to my lifting routine.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
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    I don't want to look like a muscle bound bodybuilder,I just want to be toned with good looking arms and chest.

    Don't worry about that. You don't accidentally start looking like a bodybuilder. Congrats on your weight loss. This next part of your journey is going to require a bit more work and a whole lot more patience. As previous poster said, look for a beginner routine. I'm not sure I would jump straight into SS or 5x5 if I was 51 years old and new to weights.

    Check out this website. He is basically a stable in the fitness community that is older and has nothing to sell you.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
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    Yeah absolutely, it's a slow process. At the most, you can expect to gain 2 lbs of muscle with 2 lbs of fat, each month. And that's if your calories are on point and you're lifting heavy and continuously.

    I second Stronglifts 5x5. Very simple program but about as fundamental as it gets.

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