I lost 50lbs before I ever stepped foot in the gym or talked to a trainer. I did that on my own to prove a point to myself but I did it almost exactly like that



That's pretty much what I did but the problem is that researching things on the internet generally works like this: article 1 says you should lift high weight, low rep article 2 says low weigh, high rep, article 3 says do 800 squats a day or you will catch AIDS.

I hired "professionals" to help me develop a plan and correct my form but that didn't happen. Hell I still don't know if my deadlift form is worth a crap because they avoided it like the plague.

Which is more of a reason to drink more beer and eat more ribs..Josh thanks for the heads up.I'll make sure and never step foot in a gym ever again.

I told you many times I'll pull out my journals and give you some good building routines.

I kept track of everything. I can help you with form too. I can see I'm gonna have to start lifting again and get this all sorted out.

Problem is I ain't going at 9 pm like you have been. You can't lift to your potential that late. Or I cant, I actually work. I'll go at 4 am or 3pm.

I watched Colbie beat you arm wrestling twice. Your advice is not welcome here.

The only thing you can work out is that dicksucker. I go at 4 or 5, aka ice cream time for you. Don't care if you bench pressed a car in a previous life.....






I watched Colbie beat you arm wrestling twice. Your advice is not welcome here.

Some of you may remember that I made a promise to myself that I was going to make some big changes in my life and improve my health. As it progressed I decided that I want to see exactly how far I can push myself. I've been working with a trainer(s) since December and in mid January I had to sit down with the gym owner to have a talk. My complaint was that they were not training me like I wanted and that they couldn't track my progress. They could tell me I was stronger but they couldn't tell me how.

I knew because I keep a log of everything I lift, everything I eat and every bit of exercise I perform. I put a lot of time into my nutrition, coming up with a training plan (shouldn't they have done this for my off days?) and making my ass get in the gym. When I wasn't seeing any improvement I wanted to know why and I was told "don't worry about it because your diet is good". That wasn't good enough for me so I sat down with the owner and told him exactly how we needed to change my plan.

Fast forward to today: I get to the gym and work with a new trainer. She ASKS me what I want to do today and I ask her if she is crazy. She says upper body and we go to the bench. I sit on the bench and she brings me a set of dumbbells..........................15lb dumbbells. I was nice when I told them where they could shove my remaining training sessions. The owner is a nice guy and was pretty embarrassed about it, along with other things, and gave me a refund after I repeatedly said no thanks. I'll give him credit for that.

Long story short....if you ever decide you want to use a personal trainer then you better interview them and ask a lot of questions about their plans and how they measure success. My experience was bad enough that it almost broke my drive to continue. Sorry for the long post, just felt the need to rant a little.

With as much self control as you have I would build my own plan. Set your goals and do it.

go ahead and get bulked up when I challenge you south Alabama sissies to a cast net chunking contest it will be on

I was throwing a 12ft net when I was 8 months old. Bring it.

It was rumored you could throw a 12 footer from the prone position.

how many times did they suggest different supliments and protien drinks that the gym just so happens to have on hand? if i wasnt so old and out of shape i would start woprking out again.