Whats your first lift at the gym? Bench for me.

 

Anyone start off with squats? Ha

When it comes to leggs, I do diddly squat.  

11 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I do diddly squat

And others squat to diddly

Actually, I always hated doing legs, Now with covid here in the US, I set up a gym at home and workout there, (actually I look at it a lot) 

but when I went to the Gym the one thing my trainer always yelled at me was " you need to do more legs "

true quote , he would say  "I know people like chicken legs, but not on you"  LOL

On lower body days i start with squats, on upper body days with bench. Ha!

First Lift At Gym

Otis. Ground to first floor coffee shop.

I lift 3 days a week. My program right now has me start with a different lift each day, all competition style (squat, bench, or deadlift)... Then 2 accessory lifts (e.g. paused squats, close grip bench, higher rep ranges, etc.)

I start at the ATM machine it always impresses the girls, I will work on the 90 kg bench press later.

Depends on the day.
Basic:  Large muscle group working down to isolated small muscle groups.
And warm up before you do anything.

Edited December 22, 20205 yr by connda

What eez a dis gym thing.....

I suss out what machine/ station gets clogged with users and do it first if available.

On 12/21/2020 at 8:33 PM, Solinvictus said:

Whats your first lift at the gym? Bench for me.

 

Anyone start off with squats? Ha

ground floor to first floor?

Coffee is the first thing I lift every morning after that it’s all about what is available when I get to the gym. It’s not a social event for me so I want to get through my routine as quickly as possible and get on with my day so splitting reps or waiting around until someone else is finished is not for me.

1st lift ???? girls. ????????

On 12/21/2020 at 8:51 PM, onebir said:

And others squat to diddly

Bo Diddley.

What a dead forum.

 

Starting with bench press probably reflects insecurity over one's pecs. For me the starting exercise (after warmup) depends on which split of 3.

 

Lower body: deadlifts, ha. Squats come next last, just before leg extensions to balance the knee strain.

Upper: pulldowns (extending shoulder warmup) > military press > rows > bench press--similar balance concept. Cardio & abs: intervals, etc.

5 hours ago, BigStar said:

What a dead forum.

 

Starting with bench press probably reflects insecurity over one's pecs. For me the starting exercise (after warmup) depends on which split of 3.

 

Lower body: deadlifts, ha. Squats come next last, just before leg extensions to balance the knee strain.

Upper: pulldowns (extending shoulder warmup) > military press > rows > bench press--similar balance concept. Cardio & abs: intervals, etc.

Yeah it is quite a dead forum. But hey, I'm down to comment. I know you are American due to how you typed. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

Yeah I never really questioned why I start with bench, I guess it's habit. Normally, rather than resting for awhile, I do either back extensions or sit-ups in between sets. Speaking about 'warmup,' I'm starting to be more inclined to warm up myself.

 

Interesting for your lower body as I think doing leg press/extension before squat is the way to go.

Yeah for uppers I usually do towards the end.

 

Do you bring anything to drink?

15 hours ago, Solinvictus said:

Do you bring anything to drink?

Unnecessary, as the gym supplies cold water. I bring my own water bottle, however. But I'm American; you might wish to go with the paper cups.

19 hours ago, BigStar said:

Unnecessary, as the gym supplies cold water. I bring my own water bottle, however. But I'm American; you might wish to go with the paper cups.

Why would one wish to go with paper cups? I'm usually drinking something better than water but that's just how I do it. I even suggest coffee before too.

On 3/5/2021 at 2:08 PM, BigStar said:

What a dead forum.

 

Starting with bench press probably reflects insecurity over one's pecs. For me the starting exercise (after warmup) depends on which split of 3.

 

Lower body: deadlifts, ha. Squats come next last, just before leg extensions to balance the knee strain.

Upper: pulldowns (extending shoulder warmup) > military press > rows > bench press--similar balance concept. Cardio & abs: intervals, etc.

No disrespect but based off all your various posts I have read so far, you seem sort of a negative type of person especially for someone who is into fitness.

 

As I mentioned before I suggest to keep lifting and do more lower body! Make up for those insecurities and personality you have! Cheers.

Hurts so good! Thanks for the comments! Keep lifting, you need it! ????️‍

Edited March 7, 20215 yr by Solinvictus

On 3/5/2021 at 2:08 PM, BigStar said:

What a dead forum.

 

Starting with bench press probably reflects insecurity over one's pecs. For me the starting exercise (after warmup) depends on which split of 3.

 

Lower body: deadlifts, ha. Squats come next last, just before leg extensions to balance the knee strain.

Upper: pulldowns (extending shoulder warmup) > military press > rows > bench press--similar balance concept. Cardio & abs: intervals, etc.

I certainly started of with bench press. But i was 16 at the time. Bench press was the thing to do. Squat.. not really. I changed a lot since that time. Bench press is no longer that important but squat and deadlifts are. Military press is good too and so are rows.

 

 

On 3/7/2021 at 1:00 PM, Solinvictus said:

Hurts so good! Thanks for the comments! Keep lifting, you need it! ????️‍

Just keep on lifting, constancy works best. 

 

I recently got back after a couple of months of not lifting. Easy to get back in the game. My home gym has now moved from my old home to my new. 

 

Doing a full body kind of training 3 days a week. 

 

Squats 3 x 8

Deadlifts 3 x 8

Bench press 4 x 8 -10

Military press  4 x 8 - 10

One arm rows 4 x 8

Triceps and biceps 

Abs

 

Now going to add rowing on the rowing machine on the non lifting days. Its amazing how fast it all comes back. 

 

Maybe after 2 months of full body ill be doing split again or something else.

 

Bought a special weight lifting tracker

https://www.thisisbeast.com/en

 

Will start using it once it arrives and after my 2 months of full body. I want to see what velocity training can do plus its one of the few trackers that works good for weightlifting.

Full body sessions in the home gym. For me a good way to get back into lifting.

my backside off the seat to start is my first lift

Me? I do diddly squat.

abs

Best lift for me was the very nice lady I gave a ride home to when we just happened to be leaving the gym at the same time .Im sure you can work out the rest ????????????????????

Remember one-time time i was in a queue to buy something and the girl behind me said excuse me do you work out? I said yea, breathing in a bit, she said what's 25 X 30...

Cardio seems a lot more important but few bodybuilders seem to understand it...