zipa78 Member

If you are just starting, a 2:1 work-rest ratio is probably way too hard and you'll end up doing low intensity intervals instead... Start with a 1:3 or even a 1:4 ratio with one minute cycles (so 15 secs on, 45 off or 10 on, 50 off) and you'll probably be a lot better off. Or you could do 30 sec cycles and work up to the…

Lifting twice a week is perfectly fine and will get you plenty of results. SL or any similar whole body split is the perfect program for that.

A teenage boy is super juiced on natural steroids, so it would be more of a concern if he wouldn't be seeing results from working hard.

Please don't. Or if you do, make sure that you check out the "facts" by yourself.

Then there's of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Well, I've never had a 400 lbs broomstick to experiment with, but with a normal broomstick my back is pretty much perpendicular to the ground, whereas doing bodyweight squats (with my arms extended in front of me) I lean forward more.

Not anywhere as important than it is to have that workout between those meals.

Your son, your rules. You should do whatever you believe is best for him. Well, to some extent, anyway. I'm not sure why you think that it is for him to decide?

I'm sure there is. Most often though the BW squat will resemble the barbell squat, whereas the broomstick will result in a much more upright posture.

Hey, don't get me wrong. I love them. Especially if they are of the pink, soft and squishy kind so they can double as a.. you know, I'll just stop writing now.

Just trying to point out the contradiction here. Now, as per your posts: Problem: "mama is tired" Cause: "My son still nurses" So yeah, it seems to be a problem. Now, I don't know why you would nurse someone who is about to turn two, but that's not really any of my concern, so do as thou wilt... When do you think that one…

"Convict Conditioning" "You are your own gym" "Bodyweight strength training anatomy" You can't go wrong with any of those. There's a lot of good stuff on youtube as well. Do a search on "beginner calisthenics" or "beginner bodyweight training".

No, but I can add two and two.

This is a great place to ask for advice. Just look at all the splendid advice you got for those dumbbells of yours... :smiley: Seriously, just toss those silly things and go to your nearest bookstore or amazon.com and get a book on bodyweight training. And then do that training. You'll thank yourself later.

Umm... OK. I think we found the problem here.

Ooh, this, this! Grab them 'bells and start curling like there's no tomorrow!

How about you just go to the gym and actually see what it is all about? Seriously, dude... Your cousin has a MT gym right around the corner and you post on the interweb asking what it might be like...?

You would need a reason for NOT doing a full body routine, not the other way around.

But therein lies the issue. You can't really learn a movement that you would do with a 30 lbs dumbbell or a 300 lbs barbell with a 3 lbs dumbbell. Try picking up that 3 lbs dumbbell and raising it to your shoulder, and then repeat the motion with your son. There really aren't much similarities, are there?

Everything by Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura or the likes. For pushing that new 1RM, it's always "Balls to the wall" by Accept.

Seriously, just return them while you still can. I'm pretty sure that your home is stuffed with grabbable objects at around 3 lbs or so. And seeing how you carry your son, who certainly weighs more than 3 lbs, those dumbbells won't do you any good. Zero. None at all. Well, if you are into cardio boxing, you could use them…

I don't really think that a broomstick will do you any good, might just as well do plain bodyweight squats without the cleaning equipment. The biggest difference between BW squats and barbell squats isn't really the added weight or having your hands up on your shoulders, but the vastly different center of gravity. You…

You live and you learn... :smile:

Stretch marks have nothing to do with that, as any mother can tell you.

I'm going to assume that you meant "To steal", right?

Fat grips and towel/rope chins will do wonders for your grip.

So, if you cum 5 times in those 5 minutes it was all just a huge waste of time? You'd prefer someone dry-humping you for 2 hours straight instead?

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Put a rubber mat underneath the bench. Seriously, unless you are in the habit of regularly pushing to your one rep max, there is really zero chance of failing a bench press. And when you aren't using locks on the bar, failing doesn't really matter, since you can just roll the bar down towards your legs and then wiggle the…

What exactly would you be waiting for? Just get to the gym, grab a bar and get going, m'kay?