Comments on: Weight Lifting Foundation

By: beginners workout

beginners workout — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:55:23 +0000

I have to agree, these are terrific compound exercises. I might add lunges to the mix. Also push-ups and rows.

By: Muscle Warfare

Muscle Warfare — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:22:21 +0000

Deadlift, BenchPress and Pull Up. Best 3 exercises you can do.

Thanks for the wicked article, you nailed it.

By: gordee

gordee — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:28:23 +0000

I’ve been using a 5×5 wo and alternate between an A/B routine with DL and Squat at the core. I’ve been doing chins in one wo and push-ups in the other. You say Chins can and should be done everyday. What about push-ups? If you’re using dips in a wo should you still use puch-ups since dips hit many of the same muscles? Thanks

By: Weight lifting tips

Weight lifting tips — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:18:32 +0000

This is a greta post, big workouts like this is very good for haardgainers to gain mass as well. As far as squats, they are great, maybe one of the best workouts to gain mass because it creates natural testosterone.

By: Steve Shaw

Steve Shaw — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:52:44 +0000

Dead on! I wish there would have been an article like this when I started lifting in 1986.

By: online doctor

online doctor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:38:57 +0000

You say that “All kind of weightlifting is great for your body”. I would modify that and say that all kind of weightlifting is great for your body as long as you don’t build up one area of your body and neglect the others. This is the best way to sustain an injury. I see patients all the time (just one yesterday) who hurt themselves this way.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:20:40 +0000

This IS the way to squat. Beacause you are going so low you have to use alot less weight which means your lower back will be up to it (though it should be well conditioned before atempting squats) As for knee pain we have been squatting in the olympic way for 100 years now and there is not a shred of evidence it damages your knees. you know your body, if it hurts stop.

Great post !! Rational and unapologetic, rare these days

By: Marc White

Marc White — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:53:14 +0000

Absolutely right on. I think the form on all excercises is probably the most important discipline for every beginner to learn and adhere too. Squating the way he describes is quite okay if you do proper form and stay tight through the entier movement. If you relax and get sloppy you can injure yourself, but that would be true of any excercise done improperly. Good Nutrition can play a vital role in performance in the gym as well. Be sure to fuel your body properly before and after attempting this grueling excercises.

By: Shank

Shank — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:59:25 +0000

Using the alternate grip on deadlifts can give you a better grip so you can lift more (assuming your back can lift more than your hands can hold). Also, regarding squats I agree with Nathan about not going lower than thighs being parallel to the floor. But one good thing I can say about the person who wrote the article is at least we can tell he isn’t one of the people who waste time at the gym doing “quarter squats” and only move the bar about six inches. I don’t like his version, but in weightlifting I don’t think there’s any one lift that everyone agrees on the “right” way to do it.

By: Zach Parker

Zach Parker — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:55:58 +0000

Wow…great advice here about fitness but don’t forget the importance of weight lifting. Even very light lifitng two or three times a week can dramactically slow our natural muscle loss we all have over the age of 30! Even if you only use 5 or 10 pound weights to start it will help. But what’s really important is to get into a routine. After about three weeks it will seem like a natural part of your weekly activites. Anyway, do some light lifting and you’ll notice the difference!