Posts by doobedoobedo

When you punch make sure make sure your knuckles are in line with your elbow otherwise you'll hurt your wrist.

Original Post by michaelduff:

Original Post by doobedoobedo:

Yes it was Stronglifts. I've just started 5/3/1.

Sorry OP, thread heist...

Interested in your progress/stats.  I didn't have success with 5-3-1 so I'm interested to see who does and why.

Well I've only been on it a week so I can't really comment on results yet. I don't strength train for it's own sake either. My main goals are:

• improve my martial arts
• lower my % body fat
• reduce the effect of the recurring bursitis I suffer from

Strength training has helped with them all. Eating at more or less maintenance, until very recently, I've lost 2 inches from my waist since I started whilst remaining roughly the same weight.

I keep a log over at ironstrong under the same username.

Original Post by cheeseblock:

Interesting replies---but no one has really answered whether the workouts are of good quality or not...

I just started using a weight training work out from Bodybuilding.com and I'm curious. I have never done any weight lifting outside of my highschool bball, vball and track teams.

If you want to build a basic level of strength go for the Starting Strength or Stronglifts programs, they're very similar and they work. So long as you stick with them you'll see big gains in a short period, especially as a newb.

I went from empty bar (20Kg) to 120Kg squat in about 5 months.

I have 3 pairs: 1 pair of classics and 2 pairs of KSOs.

I'll happily lift in any of them, but prefer the KSOs if I'm doing anything which involves running as they feel more secure.

If you're going to run or even walk in them a lot build up the time you wear them for, as others have said it takes a while to sufficiently strengthen your feet.

eta: I love them. My classics are almost worn through. I need another pair. If it's above freezing and not raining then odds are I'll be wearing a pair whatever I'm doing.

Original Post by dkiesser:

Original Post by mexicanjumpingbean:

*loose weight

*lose

Go on dkiesser correct them all. I'm rooting for you!

One down - rest of the net to go...

With your very low body fat you'll certainly need a calorie surplus in order to build muscle in combination with heavy weight lifting. This will mean the number on the scale will need to go up for you to appear thinner due to the greater density of muscle compared to fat. As a female it's almost impossible for you to get bulky.

At 16% body fat I'm not so sure you even have enough fat to lose 1-2 inches from your hips.

So you're burning 4000-4500 calories per day through exercise?

Either you're doing the equivalent of running a full marathon every day, or, I suspect, you may be overestimating your calorie burn a little...

I have 3 pairs and wear them all the time as they're the most comfortable shoes I've ever had.

Yes I get some funny looks, fewer now than when I first got them a couple of years ago.

I'm sure some uninformed idiots think I look like a douche. But then people who judge others based entirely on their footwear don't really have an opinion worth taking any notice of do they?

Anything containing hydrogenated vegetable oil likely has a large proportion of trans fat.

I think Smashley is over-complicating things a little. You've taken your first step in asking how to achieve your goal. Your next step should be to decide on a program:

New Rules of Lifting for Women seems very popular amongst the ladies who know here.

I've been doing Starting Strength since the beginning of January and have had excellent results.

I think so long as you stick to a proven program (this is the number1 key on the road to success) and eat the right amount of the food you normally eat, as a beginner, you will see and feel results. You can get into the more complex cutting/bulking later if you need to.