punkeson Member

Www.bretcontreras.com is amazing, loads of info on training glutes!

Thank you, I love that! x

Hey guys thanks for you replies, you've been so helpful! I checked my TDEE as suggested and I was surprised that it was 2100 calories per day - I expected it to be something like 1500! I'm thinking of maybe tracking my eating for a week just so that I can get an idea of what I'm consuming a day. So far I've been reducing…

Well done, it's fantastic that you've found something you love, and its never too late to start something new! Have fun x

Please add me, I've been heavy lifting for 18 months and love it! None of my friends lift so this forum has been fantastic!

Love him!

I rate these machines but agree they seem to get a bad press! I'm a big Bret Contreras fan and he advocates training glutes in as many different ways as possible to get the best results. My main glute exercises are still squats, lunges, weighted glute bridges and deadlifts but I still use these machines and seated leg…

Thanks guys! Is there an optimal distance the bar should be from the floor?

Hey guys, OP here again, thank you so much for your fantastic advise which I have already started to take on board! I am determined to get squats nailed! One last question, how often should I train squats each week? I currently workout every weekday - I have a day for upper body, a day for lower body, then two days for…

Yes you're right, they are only fixed weight barbells and the weights on the end are small cylinder shapes, not big flat round shapes. I hadn't even thought about that - they will be lower to the ground so I would have to stand them on something. I could even try dumbell deadlifts too I suppose.

Thanks guys. Weekend workouts are definitely out for me as it's family time so I have to make the best use of my time in the week! Something else I'm confused about is how long to leave between workouts for muscle repair. I always thought it was 48hrs before working the same body part again, but a couple of bodybuilders…

I'm sorry to hear that GatorDeb1, hope you get better soon and thanks for your reply x

You'll love it! As someone else said, don't crank up the gears too heavy on your first class, use whatever gears will enable you to keep up with the speed that the instructor tells you to go at. Also make sure you do your seat up really tight, otherwise it will collapse on you. That happened to me once, I wanted to die!

Sorry to bump but am desperate to get going with this!