Common Gym Mistakes and Simple Solutions to them

Wardy257

Are you able to make this and my Ask a Personal Trainer threads stickies?  That is if you agree they deserve the status?  A useful links/videos/training info thread that is also a sticky would probably benefit a lot of people too?

IronGiant

Sure, no problem.  

If folks don't think they deserve it I'm sure they'll mention it

IronGiant

As a Molecular Geneticist I would be somewhat sceptical.  Having said that I have no idea what this "high responder", "low responder" genetic profile is supposed to represent or what they base it on.  I also don't know how helpful it is to tell someone they are a low responder who can't really achieve anything useful

IronGiant

I might have strained something, but I managed to dead lift them to the top of the forum

swall101

I think there was a Horizon programme on it with Michael Mosley... I'm sure he was a low responder. I think the point of it was that you could target the right type of exercise for your 'type'?

Does sound gimmicky... Trouble is I'm a sucker for a good gimmick

I'd be interested in anyone who has taken the plunge and what sort of report they got back.

On another note Wardy have you ever read this book:

Amazon.com: Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (The Build Healthy Muscle Series) eBook: Michael Matthews: Kindle Store

Are there any good books you would recommend?

Wardy257

The first proper text book I read was Beyond Brawn, Starting Strength is also useful. Super Training by Mel Spif is about as good as it gets, but boy is it deep.

Nuttynutter123

great thread thanks wardy

I have recently started stronglifts 5x5 - I think i am going to stick at this for 8 weeks or so and will hopefully see some decent gains - then get on to building. Does that sound like a good way to go?

I am pretty sure I have sorted my diet - Rather than filling up this thread with diets etc can i possibly PM you for your opinion?

Cheers

reiteration

yeah, this is more or less what I did - as it's best to stick to the main exercises rather than focus on the likes of bicep curls when you first start out imo...

Wardy257

Stick to your plan for 8 weeks, log everything and see how you go.  If you want to PM me your diet stuff feel free.

silent ninja

8 weeks is nothing. Run it for 6 months, 3 monthd at the absolute minimum. It'll take you longer than 8 weeks to get mildly competent at the lifts so you're not really gonna realise the benefits of the program. Depending on your aims, may want to add assistance (curls, dips, ab work etc).