Bodybuilding.Com, anyone use it?

GeekyGirlLyn
GeekyGirlLyn Posts: 238 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone ever used some of the programs and such they have on this site? http://www.bodybuilding.com/ I've been toying with it trying out some of the Jamie Eason ones or something since Im not a big fan of NROLFW but I'm not sure how well it works or doesn't work and thought I'd ask all you lovely folks and hope one or two may have tried it. (Holy runon sentence Batman) So any opinions, reviews, suggestions, hates, loathes, likes?

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  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Yup, I like it for tracking strength better than MFP. I'm on week 11 of the Jamie Eason LiveFit Trainer. I have enjoyed it and learned a lot. My goals were different than a lot of people starting but the other feedback I've seen has been positive. I did a couple of Jamie's other work outs from both her muscle building and fat burning plans and they were solid and well organized.
  • Determinednoob
    Determinednoob Posts: 2,001 Member
    The programs from the super site are mostly terrible. The workout programs, nutrition, fat loss, female body building subforums are all great.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I'm on week 7 of LiveFit. It is pretty good. I have done a little changing around with it. I think it is pretty good split program. But if you haven't already, check out New Rules of Lifting for Women. I think it is a better all around program.
  • rebawagner
    rebawagner Posts: 199 Member
    HUGE Jamie Eason fan!! I love her workout and diet tips!!!!!!
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    I'm on week 7 of LiveFit. It is pretty good. I have done a little changing around with it. I think it is pretty good split program. But if you haven't already, check out New Rules of Lifting for Women. I think it is a better all around program.

    Yes check out nrolfw - no wait. You said in your original post that you did not like that program.

    I believe muscleandstrength.com has better programs for everyone and has some women specific routines on isolation but not on general. Also, their stuff is less dysfunctional than bodybuilding routines.

    Check out functional patterns.com to see the future of training now.
  • Plates559
    Plates559 Posts: 869 Member
    The programs from the super site are mostly terrible

    THIS. BB.com often gives out programs meant for intermediate lifters, and the people they plaster on the program often used steroids to get that body (in before steroid argument)

    I would stick to the New Rules book until you are ready to progress on to something better.
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
    The programs from the super site are mostly terrible

    THIS. BB.com often gives out programs meant for intermediate lifters, and the people they plaster on the program often used steroids to get that body (in before steroid argument)

    I would stick to the New Rules book until you are ready to progress on to something better.

    Hmmm, I feel patronised and I am not the OP. Did the OP say they were new to lifting?

    And Mr. Man - have you read the bs New Rules that regurgitates all the old rules meant for everyone and boils down to only 35 exercises. Exrx has thousands, functional training has hundreds and thousands of exercises. Stop living in sagital land, the human body deserves more.
  • Determinednoob
    Determinednoob Posts: 2,001 Member

    Hmmm, I feel patronised and I am not the OP. Did the OP say they were new to lifting?

    And Mr. Man - have you read the bs New Rules that regurgitates all the old rules meant for everyone and boils down to only 35 exercises. Exrx has thousands, functional training has hundreds and thousands of exercises. Stop living in sagital land, the human body deserves more.

    Not in those words, but either new or uneducated at least (no hate OP) I dont think any trainee of any caliber needs hundreds much less thousands of exercises. Most noobs should be good with 6 that fit this

    Quad dominant leg (Squat variant)
    Ham\glute dominant leg (Deadlift variant)
    Horizontal push (Bench press variant)
    Vertical push (Overhead press variant)
    Horizontal pull (Bent row variant)
    Vertical pull (Pullup\chinup variant)
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374

    Hmmm, I feel patronised and I am not the OP. Did the OP say they were new to lifting?

    And Mr. Man - have you read the bs New Rules that regurgitates all the old rules meant for everyone and boils down to only 35 exercises. Exrx has thousands, functional training has hundreds and thousands of exercises. Stop living in sagital land, the human body deserves more.

    Not in those words, but either new or uneducated at least (no hate OP) I dont think any trainee of any caliber needs hundreds much less thousands of exercises. Most noobs should be good with 6 that fit this

    Quad dominant leg (Squat variant)
    Ham\glute dominant leg (Deadlift variant)
    Horizontal push (Bench press variant)
    Vertical push (Overhead press variant)
    Horizontal pull (Bent row variant)
    Vertical pull (Pullup\chinup variant)

    And the other planes of motion? Exercises for joints with huge range of motion like shoulder. Muscles in the core that prefer static holds to movement or twisting movements. Muscles that need light weight and large reps - rotator cuff, heavy weight high reps calf muscles.

    But yeah, for one dimensional strength training then those 6 work.
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