Anybody got any bodybuilding experience?

Post #36,025 by inthane-chan 4/19/02 3:48:37 PM Reply	Anybody got any bodybuilding experience? I want to get some serious muscles - I'm thinking about going out for firefighter recruiting - and I'm wondering if anybody here knows a good site with HEALTHY information on building muscle. None of those "take our drug and you'll turn into Arnie" sites - I'm looking for a good combination of weights, diet, and exercise to get pumped. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Post #36,048 by Another Scott 4/19/02 6:00:23 PM Reply	Not much first-hand. If you get a $50 set of barbells, etc., at Sears or Target they often come with a booklet listing various exercises. If you're dedicated, and spend the time, you can make yourself tremendously strong with simple tools like that. I've got a old book by Frank Zane - "Super Bodies in 12 Weeks" - that lists various exercises and techniques. Of course, I've never been able to keep to his schedule.... It's about $25 used at Amazon. It's hard to go wrong with most of Jack La Lanne's recommendations either. [link\|http://www.naturalstrength.com/history/kingoffit.htm\|Here]'s a story about some of his techniques and accomplishments. Stay away from the supplements, IMO. If you want to get huge it's better to get there by hard work than messing with your body chemistry. Good luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #36,053 by boxley 4/20/02 8:59:12 PM Reply	You want big arms and abs? Bullworker, it is a flexable, sort of length of rubber. It was used by the late rick rude, and although he had medicinal help I know other strictly natural big folks that use it. Pushups, 100 a day, 4 sets of 25 will give your neck and shoulders that bubble look. Charles Atlas uses isometrics to get big. Isometrics is pushing against an immovable object. Crunches are good also. A great female builder (Pillow) said it takes about 4 hours a day to get big and stay there. Hi pro low carb also is needed. thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS
Post #36,121 by inthane-chan 4/22/02 1:14:03 PM Reply	Not big, strong. As Yet Another Backup Plan, I'm going out for firefighting. One of the tests is to exert a certain amount of force with a sledgehammer on a measurement plate in 10 seconds. I want to be able to do it in one swing. :) Appearance would be nice, but I'm just interested in the strength portion of it. We've got a weight machine in our apartment complex that nobody uses, and I'm working on it - benching about 135 right now. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Post #36,133 by CRConrad 4/22/02 2:59:12 PM Reply	Heh, gives a whole new meaning to the term "benchmarketing"!
Post #36,209 by boxley 4/23/02 9:54:08 AM Reply	Its the swing not the force Find a heavy axe for $20 and invest in some stumps, feet apart, concentrate on hitting the ground beneath the stumps, picture the stumps not there. relax, swing lightly over your head then at veticle peak power on. Used to amuse the locals at the woodpile. Mind yer toes. thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS
Post #36,224 by inthane-chan 4/23/02 11:49:21 AM Reply	Used to do that for gramps. I've done that, splitting a whole hell of a lot of wood in the process. Had the one-swing chop down to an art. The problem is, this is a horizontal swing, not a vertical swing, so I can't use gravity (as much) to help. :P "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Post #36,226 by boxley 4/23/02 11:53:19 AM Reply	Baseball bat and heavy bag TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS

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