Damaramu

Yeah but I can never seem to feel the bench press in my chest. Just my arms. Ditto for the seated row. And I'm doing the row exactly as directed. I even had someone at the gym show me how to do it right. What about the lower back? I assume the row works it but what else is a good exercise for it? Aside from the reverse sit ups thing. Since I'm still playing around with things I think next time I go in I'll concentrate heavily on my chest, back, and shoulders. I'll still do my leg exercises(they do get worked with everything else i do though) and then maybe some curls with light weight but if I don't get around to working the biceps and triceps then I won't worry too much. I have always pitied the fools that spend hours on their biceps and then they do like one exercise for everything else(and don't even do legs) and then leave.

Maybe he meant that b/c most Judo is really difficult to do without a gi? Anyway I see what you're saying. And I hate doing biceps and triceps anyway so I will probably take your advice. I know one thing. My back and dorsi muscle got one HELL of a workout doing the seated row yesterday because today it's sore. Hey what's a good exercise for the lower back? Or will that get worked out doing other things and because the rest of my back is getting a workout doing the seated row it'll be ok?

So what was up with the fight at Titans camp?

And I know what he's saying about the sets. I figure 3x8 from now on with most exercises would be best as long as I push it hard. I am afraid of overtraining. I mean I do kickboxing on Mondays and Wednesdays and lift on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those 4 days are really the only times I can workout at all. As you can see from the first post I've been trying to get something good figured out since f'n November. It's been almost a year and I still can't figure out a good workout plan to use or stick to one. The only thing that's stayed constant is working Judo or Kickboxing. I have been losing weight doing that though but if I want to compete I need some muscle and strength. I'm not trying to look pretty here. I want practical muscles. That also reminds me. A lot of the guys where I train at say a good way to build endurance is with sprints. I see them outside the gym doing them all the time and some of them say they'll do them for a mile. They'll sprint for a 10th of a mile and then jog, then sprint, and so on.

Yeah that's what I've been doing but Eric is saying not to do the machines. I do a lot of pushups, situps, squat kicks, squat jumps, and other stuff plus a lot of isometric shit at kickboxing. So what about the bench and incline bench? This dude told me(and i don't know if he was full of it or not) that bench works your lower chest and incline works your upper chest. And I was just wondering if that's true and I need to do both. I still can't feel shit in my chest when I do the bench and I can barely feel it in my back when I do the row(which btw does that work your whole back or just the upper)?

Well I'm re-evaluating. I'm still going with what was said on that website you posted about only doing one workout for each muscle when you're starting out but I'm re-evaluating which exercises will work best for each muscle. The machines are kind of a neccessary evil I have to do on some muscle groups. Like the quads and that whole group. I don't/can't/won't do squats. My left knee is bad and everytime I do them the pressure on my knee feels like it'll explode at any minute. So I have to do the leg press there. And on the seated rows.....don't you kind of need a machine for that? But everything else: chest, biceps, triceps, and shoulders I use free weights. It's just my back and legs that are really getting the machine treatment right now because I feel safer using them on those areas.

Yes and it did no good whatsoever. It was being taught by some fat mexican chick and all she did was have us sign in and do our own thing and she provided little to no help.

Yes it's the calf machine and the reason I was doing so many is because I was told that it takes a lot to put mass on your calves. I did that routine I just posted today and it worked pretty well except I'm going to cut out the lat pull downs because they basically do the same thing as the row and I hate them and have always hated them. Plus I can never seem to do it right. I NEVER feel it in my back and I always feel it in my arms. I was also wondering about the bench press. I never seem to be able to feel the burn in my chest but my arms are always on fire when I do it. I did the flies for my chest and that seemed to work moderately well. Do I need to do bench press AND incline bench press? I was told they work different parts of the chest.

Some of the points on that website you posted, Donnie, I'm going to use in my exercising. Things like only doing two sets(one warmup and one heavy), lifting twice a week because I'm a beginner, and only doing one exercise per muscle group. It works according to the website and the website seems reputable.

How does losing to one person make you less awesome? Awesome isn't a title only one person and the undefeated hold ya know.

Well Matt Hughes is awesome.....

I'm going to give yours a shot Donnie but I'm also going to give this one a shot next time I go. I read what that website you posted said and it said to do one exercise for each muscle group and as a beginner you'd be fine. It was saying something about how more exercises for a certain area don't really facilitate growth anyway and you'll just lose intensity and overtrain. So this is what I will do Thursday and I will figure out the weight when I get there(i was thinking high weight) Seated Leg Press 3x12 Lying Leg Curl 3x12 Calf Raise Machine: 4x25 Seated Row: 3x10 Lat Pulldown: 3x10 Lower Back Machine: 3x10 Shrug: 3x10 Lateral Raise: 3x10 Shoulder Press: 3x10 Bench Press: 3x10 Dumbbell Curl: 3x10 Tricep Extension: 3x10 That's one exercise for each group(except the back but i wanted to hit upper and lower)

http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/LowVolumeTraining.html This was pretty interesting......I wonder how true?

So my exercise plan didn't sound good? Damn I thought that one would work. I followed what your website said and picked 2-4 from each section that it listed. I'm not really trying to bulk up or build mass though. I'm trying to get stronger and build smart muscles for fighting.

He said OU was on the contenders list before the Bomar situation which is understandable. And it's understandable that Texas is on the pretender list. But Nebraska a contended? NEBRASKA!? Bill Callahan is still the coach there..... And man USC really has colored the media's glasses cardinal and gold. All the problems for Texas(and he said they have maybe the most talent in the country) can be described for USC with the losses of key players in key positions.

I just like to shop.......like a girl. If I'm at the mall and I see a shirt I want I buy it. That being said I only buy shirts that are on clearance or sale. So I should say if I see a shirt that's on clearance or on sale that I like then I buy it. It's usually my policy to not spend above 10 bucks for a t-shirt and above 16 for a collared or button up.

Ok I put this together based off of the website DRH provided: Leg Press: 3x12 Leg Extension: 3x12 Leg Curl: 3x12 Straight Leg Deadlift: 3x10 Calf Raise Machine: 4x25 Bentover Dumbbell Row: 3x10 Seated Row: 3x10 Lat Pull Down: 3x10 Lower Back Machine: 3x10 Lateral Raise: 3x10 Shoulder Press: 3x10 Bench Press: 3x8 Dumbbell Fly: 3x10 Decline Fly: 3x10 Dumbbell Curls: 3x10 Barbbell Curls: 3x10 Tricep Extensions: 3x10 Skull Crushers: 3x10 What do I need to take out? What do I need to add? This workout seems like it would take a few hours to complete. I do my abs on a different day when I'm training and I do cardio everyday. One of the pro-fighters at my gym said that shoulders, back, and chest were really important for fighting. And being a kickboxer my legs and hips are obviously important. I can only lift on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Should I break it up in between those two days or do the whole thing each day? And if anyone thinks that sucks and wants to say "Look here's what you're going to do each day" and give it to me then I'll happily accept it. But for now(until i hear a criticism) that's what I'm going to do. I'm not a weightlifter so I need more criticism beyond "You should add another exercise for this muscle group." Tell me one to add. Also I'd like another hamstring exercise besides the deadlift. Two much pressure on my left knee and it hurts like hell so the deadlift and squats scare me.

You said I only have one hamstring exercise? What else works it and would be good for it? I really want to work on my legs.

Kickboxing right now and probably MMA eventually.

Ok so taking what I have what would you make it now as far as what to do and what sets? Like if you could put it in the list like I did. I'm doing this to fight btw. Not to be a bodybuilder football player type.

Well one of the pro-MMAers/pro-kickboxers at my gym that used to wrestle in college gave me a 4-day a week workout and I just combined some of it to create this workout for the first day. Tell me what I should modify or if you think I might kill myself or if I should check out the website DRH listed: Day 1: Back, Biceps, Legs Preacher Curl 3x10 Incline Dumbbell Curls: 3x10 Barbbell Curl: 3x10 Burnout Dumbbell Curls: 3xfailure Bentover Dumbbell Rows: 3x10 Seated Lat Pull Down: 4x10 Closegrip Lat pulldowns: 3x10 Reverse Flies: 4x12 Lower Back Machine: 3x10 Seated Rows: 3x10 Leg Press: 4x12 Leg Extension: 4x12 Leg Curls: 4x12 Calf Raise Machine: 4x25

Is it possible to get in shape and build muscle if you can only lift twice a week? I was looking at my schedule next semester and the only days I'm going to have to lift are Tuesday and Thursday and possibly Wednesday.

So who's Okami going to fight? And is this Kongo dude any good? At least he's in shape unlike a lof other heavies.

The movie was hilarious. Mike Honcho was one of the best parts.

They have Mark Bradley on offense who was doing damn well for them until he hurt his knee last season....then again someone has to throw him the ball.