Looking for a weight lifting routine

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Starting Strength or
    Strong Lifts 5x5

    This. But sadly, Planet Fitness will more or less forbid you from doing this sort of routine.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Planet Fitness = NO DEADLIFTS = I stopped going there.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    wha? No deadlifts? fail.
  • dokihara
    dokihara Posts: 14 Member
    Starting Strength or
    Strong Lifts 5x5

    +1
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    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
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    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
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Using machines for your deadlifts and squats robs you of so much.
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