First day At GYM... Rippetoes

[SpatSRT4]

(EDIT) Pics near bottom

Well today was the first day i worked out at a gym. Ive worked out at home for the past 2-3 weeks and I went in for a free 7 day trial. I decided to give the rippetoe program a try.

Day 1

Squats - 3x5
set 1: 115lbs
set 2: 115lbs
set 3: 135lbs (Bar was a lil wobbly going to take time to get use to this exercise)


Bench 3x5
set 1: 115lbs (easy)
set 2: 135lbs (good)
set 3: 135lbs (last 2 reps were hard)


Deadlift 1x5
set 1: 135lbs (good)


Dips: 2x15

15-20 mins cardio on the bike.

I just started out with the 35lbs and the 45lbs weights because i had no idea where to start from. Friday I will add 5-10 lbs on the exercise. Any comments or tips for anything would be great.

Also how much does the Olympic bar weight so i have a better understanding of how much i am actually lifting.(anwsered thanks... lbs changed to include bar)

I have the following sups.

BMF Hardcore Whey Protein
BMF Hardcore Weigh Gainer
BMF Hardcore Creatine
Animal Pump
Multi Vit and Fish Oil

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oh yeah side note.... my legs are killing me LOL. I have a lil waddle to my walk LOL

[mercon2s]

Oly bar weighs 45 lbs. Good luck with your progress!

[Tuollaf]

Bar weighs 45lbs.

^ What was said above me.

[SpatSRT4]

thanks... i wasn't sure if it was 35 or 45.

[randomhero565]

sounds like a good start the bar weights 45Lb
dont forget to work your bis and tris and shoulders. do some abs also

this is my weekly routine

Monday: chest and tris and cardio
Tuesday: back and bis and cardio
Wednesday: legs and shoulders and abs
Thursday: off
Friday: cardio and abs
Saturday: arms and cardio
Sunday: off

try something like that out doing 3-4 exercises per body part for 4sets each doing heavy weight getting at lest 8 reps


good luck with your gains!

[.Enigma.]

Good start. If i were you id keep going to the gym.

[singyay4ed]

sounds like a good start the bar weights 45Lb
dont forget to work your bis and tris and shoulders. do some abs also

this is my weekly routine

Monday: chest and tris and cardio
Tuesday: back and bis and cardio
Wednesday: legs and shoulders and abs
Thursday: off
Friday: cardio and abs
Saturday: arms and cardio
Sunday: off

try something like that out doing 3-4 exercises per body part for 4sets each doing heavy weight getting at lest 8 reps


good luck with your gains!

OP, don't do this, stick with what you're doing atm.

[tinez]

I used to do rippetoes!!!

Then i graduated the ****en kindergarden...

[SpatSRT4]

I used to do rippetoes!!!

Then i graduated the ****en kindergarden...

Yeah but I bet you failed everything else. Its spelled kindergarten moron.

Kill yourself k bye!

[al_77]

Btw, your suppose to keep the same weight consistantly throughout the 3 sets.

[GLHF]

I used to do rippetoes!!!

Then i graduated the ****en kindergarden...

ur 6'1, 170, Ur in first grade congreats

[corozco]

Like an above poster said stick to your routine. Don't listen to the guys telling you to run splits and crap. You will get nowhere doing them when starting out. Stick to your routine and you make great gains and build a strong foundation. Worry about splits when you have bulked up a bit and start to see some nice muscles. They will get you nowhere fast trust me. I did that crap for almost a year and barely put on size. Stared doing a crapload of compound movements with only a few isolations and that helped a lot. Good luck starting out man. Glad to know you're squatting and deadlifting unlike the new guys at my gym.

[Kiknskreem]

Btw, your suppose to keep the same weight consistantly throughout the 3 sets.

This.

[SpatSRT4]

Like an above poster said stick to your routine. Don't listen to the guys telling you to run splits and crap. You will get nowhere doing them when starting out. Stick to your routine and you make great gains and build a strong foundation. Worry about splits when you have bulked up a bit and start to see some nice muscles. They will get you nowhere fast trust me. I did that crap for almost a year and barely put on size. Stared doing a crapload of compound movements with only a few isolations and that helped a lot. Good luck starting out man. Glad to know you're squatting and deadlifting unlike the new guys at my gym.

Thanks for the advise... I'll post up some pics in this thread tomorrow sometime.

[SpatSRT4]

Btw, your suppose to keep the same weight consistantly throughout the 3 sets.

Yes thank I plan on doing that for the next round. I started off to light i think so that why i upped it a bit. Now I know where to start from roughly.

[JoKing]

sounds like a good start the bar weights 45Lb
dont forget to work your bis and tris and shoulders. do some abs also

this is my weekly routine

Monday: chest and tris and cardio
Tuesday: back and bis and cardio
Wednesday: legs and shoulders and abs
Thursday: off
Friday: cardio and abs
Saturday: arms and cardio
Sunday: off

try something like that out doing 3-4 exercises per body part for 4sets each doing heavy weight getting at lest 8 reps


good luck with your gains!

You f'n nub. Have you ever done rippetoes? When your squating 3 times a week, you abs aresore, and you dont have the energy/nurients to spare on traing arms. Your ody is trying o keep up with squats 3 times a week.

[SpatSRT4]

You f'n nub. Have you ever done rippetoes? When your squating 3 times a week, you abs aresore, and you dont have the energy/nurients to spare on traing arms. Your ody is trying o keep up with squats 3 times a week.

Yup I'm a newb and i know that much... I get plenty of a workout jsut going to work 5-6days a week 40+ hours. The good ole factory job where I slug around 80lbs dies all day. Hell thats a workout in itself.

[corozco]

Yup I'm a newb and i know that much... I get plenty of a workout jsut going to work 5-6days a week 40+ hours. The good ole factory job where I slug around 80lbs dies all day. Hell thats a workout in itself.

lol no man he meant the other guy who is telling you to run a dumbass split type routine.

[Edelmania]

Yes thank I plan on doing that for the next round. I started off to light i think so that why i upped it a bit. Now I know where to start from roughly.

true how is he supposed to know where he is at weight wise for set if he doesnt try.

[SpatSRT4]

yuppers... thanks for the imput everyone. Friday I should have much better lifts.

[NOMNOMNONOM]

Second,.

[Kiknskreem]

true how is he supposed to know where he is at weight wise for set if he doesnt try.

Well you are supposed to start with the bar and make gradual increases up until the bar speed slows, as opposed to just throwing on something that's circa work set weight and then adjusting from there.

[SpongeTom]

OP
You use the same weight across each of the 3 sets.
Good work none the less.

[Organized_Chaos]

Btw, your suppose to keep the same weight consistantly throughout the 3 sets.

This

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So here are the pics... they are abut 2-3 weeks old. Yes I know there arent any back or legs shots so just look at whats there...

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side note: I will have the GF take better pics sometime soon. That was the first time ive tried taken pics of myself and it a lil harder to get a good shot than it seems LOL.

[SpatSRT4]

Any comments on the pics... strong or weak points. I just stared working out for about 2-3 weeks now so don't be hatin to hard LOL