Danny1611124300 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi everybody,I"ve been following this board for quite a while and i think it's time to become an active poster here after my debut in the new gym here (i moved from Germany to Minneapolis a week ago) and a new shot atweightlifting. I come from a Muay Thai background (and other martial arts) so currently i'm not a big muscle dudesince my focus in the last years has been on endurance. I plan on putting on some weight but I don't want to give up my endurance in the process so I guessit will take me a little longer to make progress than other people... Let's talk business: Routine A:Bench Press DeadliftWide grip Pullups Some Ab work (sit ups and leg raises) Routine B:SquatsBent over rowsMilitary pressAb work (Russian twists and side bends) As soon as I'm able to do 10 reps in every set (3 work sets) I add some more weight...I do 3 routines a week. Plus some running and bagwork/drills/MA class.It's gonna be 3 days a week cardio/endurance.After i'm well into lifting I plan on doing two weeks hypertrophy (as above) and two weeksmax strength (same as hypertrophy except 4 reps instead of ten) to get those hormonesand metabolism going and build a good foundation for growth. Edit: I've been vegan for 9 months, vegetarian for about 8 years (I'm 22)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggieprincess Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Great intro mate.Looks like you have a good idea of what you are doing, keep us all posted on your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Welcome to the group Danny! Great to have you here. All the best and welcome aboard! My old roommate moved there recently as well. Have fun and stay warm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaKina Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny1611124300 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Thx for the warm welcome everybody!My muscles were really sore yesterday and they still are today though not quite as bad...I also had some sporadic back pains yesterday (probably from deadlifting, although I really watch my form and only did 135 pounds to start off with, I used to do more).Man, I have to get into shape again...I was gonna workout today but I came home later than I thought and overate (over 6 hours without food, forgotto take stuff with me, big mistake) but I'd better get some good night sleep and do good workout tomorrow than totally suck today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Welcome, Danny! Your workout plan looks good. Work out on large muscle groups, concentration on proper lifts. I am expecting great results! Remember to eat too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmomma Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I love the word "y'all". Welcome!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftandcode Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Welcome. Your workout program looks real good. However, You don't appear to have any hamstring work in there. I would add some Romanian deadlifts on Routine B. Also, since you are interested in Muay Thai you may want to add some bulgarian split squats or lunges to Routine A so you get some unilateral leg training in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny1611124300 Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 @ liftandcode: Thx! Romanian Deadlifts (from Ross Imanaits Infinite Intesity) and lunges are the only of the named exercises I know but I'll definitely look into it. These are pretty much just the bare basics to start off with... @ Amy: I come from lower Bavaria, a very rural and conservative part of Germany, so I consider myself a little bit "hillbilly" @ everyone else thx again for the welcome... I've done Deadlifts again and the back pain is gone. I'll do squats tomorrow and hope my knee will be fine but I'm pretty optimistic. I feel pretty good and the other day I did a breakdown of my daily food intake and cost (I have only 10 bucks a day and I buy a lot of organic stuff or other stuff from the coop, so I have to pay close attention to cost). Anyway my breakfast, snack and protein shake (stuff I eat everyday) amounts to over 90 grams of protein alone and then I eat beans and veggies (pretty much every day, lol).So the very minimum is 120 often I make 150 grams of protein a day... I'll go into detail in the diet section. I'm looking forward to joining this community, getting to know people here and getting big and bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodhiDave85 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hi Danny. Nice to meet you .. I bet you are in awesome shape with all that diet and workout regime! Keep up the great work and look foward to reading your future posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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