Weight lifting crash course

SGRhapsodos
SGRhapsodos Posts: 47
in Fitness and Exercise
Any dvd's or any tips on weight lifting for beginners? I was under the impression that you needed to lift heavy to gain muscle, but the trainers at the gym had me lift like 5 lb dumbbells? I signed up for personal training, but for financial reasons, imma have to cancel it :-(. So bummed. Can I get some instruction from a DVD I can pick up at a library or a YouTube video? What are good ones? I want a Brazilian bum and that shredded but not bulky look, thanks.

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    You want a DVD?

    Look up Mark RIppetoe's DVD. I highly suggest the book as well

    Starting Strength.

    I got my wife on the program. She's been doing it for... 3 weeks with no previous strength training.
    Today she'll be ripping 125+ lbs off the ground.
    Throwing 80+lbs on her back and doing full squats...

    Now think about those 5lb dumbbells your PT had you curling.


    You get the idea..
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    get a weight set off of craigslist and look into starting strength, stronglifts, or another full-body barbell based program.

    you won't get bulky. women can't without steroids and/or fat gain.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I 2nd the two gentlemen above
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

    Don't worry about getting bulky. You won't gain significant muscle mass unless you eat at a calorie surplus and/or use steroids. Gaining large quantities of muscle isn't easy for any one and especially not women. I tried to gain muscle by eating 3000 calories a day and doing a hypertrophy program (not the 5x5 I just linked) and all I gained was 10lbs in 4 months and probably only 5 of that was muscle.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    You want a DVD?

    Look up Mark RIppetoe's DVD. I highly suggest the book as well

    Starting Strength.

    I got my wife on the program. She's been doing it for... 3 weeks with no previous strength training.
    Today she'll be ripping 125+ lbs off the ground.
    Throwing 80+lbs on her back and doing full squats...

    Now think about those 5lb dumbbells your PT had you curling.


    You get the idea..

    ^^This. It's what I did.
  • jsteffen80
    jsteffen80 Posts: 136
    Starting Strength. GO!
  • dzarello
    dzarello Posts: 119 Member
    stronglifts.com
    Lifting is a marathon, not a sprint.
  • SGRhapsodos
    SGRhapsodos Posts: 47
    Wow!

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