Looking for a weight lifting routine

taso42

Starting Strength or
Strong Lifts 5x5

This. But sadly, Planet Fitness will more or less forbid you from doing this sort of routine.

tigersword

Planet Fitness = NO DEADLIFTS = I stopped going there.

Huffdogg

wha? No deadlifts? fail.

dokihara

Starting Strength or
Strong Lifts 5x5

+1

_Ben

At the planet fitness I go to, Im not really sure what its called, they have an 'assisted' deadlift, essentially, you cant drop the weights, because they are in a sliding rack.


Just got done with day two, and I appreciate the suggestions guys. Im gonna see if I can make an appt next week with the trainer there, set up a routine

tigersword

Smith machines (the sliding rack you're talking about) are pretty much the worst invention in the history of anything, in my opinion. They do most of the real work for you, and you lose a good bit of the benefits of actual barbell training because of that. It's better than nothing, but the difference between using a Smith Machine and doing free barbell training is massive.

wellbert

Using machines for your deadlifts and squats robs you of so much.