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Poseidon wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

I know some have railed against cable weights here... considering I'm just beginning, is it terrible that I'm sticking to them for now?

Of course they are fine, especially for a beginner. In fact they can help you develop your form, which is important for preventing injury.

Okay good.

It's all just very intimidating right now I guess... not necessarily the weight itself lol, just the whole routine and getting it down/progressing/targeting specific areas. I suppose I'll get the hang of it soon enough, plus my brother's been lifting for like 6 years now.

Just stay slow and controlled. Weight lifting is one of those things where technique matters immensely. Learn proper breathing, and document your gains (physically document them that is). It will help motivate and keep you on routine.

It's a personal choice, but free weights are considered superior over machines.

Anyways, I'm not going to sway your decision or choices, that's up to you. But if you do decide to go with free weights, get a barbell or use one at the gym, and get the book called Starting Strength. It will give you invaluable information on how to complete the main barbell exercises correctly.

All good advice. Thanks guys. I just got back and realized... 98% of my muscles are from my stomach down

I was doing 110 on the vertical chest press, 90 on the lat pull and 120 on the rowing machine. Bad... but again, I'm just starting.

Was doing much better on my run too. I think I prefer treadmill running to trail running at this point.

wah1188 wrote:

Cables are ok for starting off you should look to moving to free weights when your comfortable though.

Absolutely. Like I said, I'm a true beginner in terms of upper body strength, so I'm just using them as guidance.

cables make up a good chunk of my routine. free weights mostly but cables are def there.

personally (i don't know anything about anything so take my advice with a grain of salt) i think cable's are only a step below full-free weights. sticking clear of single-direction machines (don't know what they're called... plate-loading machines?) and smith machines (though smith's aren't bad for beginners because it's daunting bench pressing in a gym the first few times) is your best bet.

1 can tuna fish 1 tsp mustard. 

spicy enough?

SonderKommando wrote:

1 can tuna fish 1 tsp mustard. 

spicy enough?

To be fair, that sounds like a snack not an actual meal.

anybody have experience with tofu as a form of intake of protein?

seems cheap and might not be as good as chicken or tuna but still good. right?

Kampframmer wrote:

50% cheaper

is it? by a lot?

and it can't be that bad a source of protein right? even just once and a while as a change of pace from chicken?

pirana6 wrote:

anybody have experience with tofu as a form of intake of protein?

seems cheap and might not be as good as chicken or tuna but still good. right?

soy protein isn't as good because it lowers your testosterone or some shit like that.

Soy is healthy and shit but I wouldn't use it to replace meat coz meats got other important vitamins and shit yo

Soya also increases brain ageing watch out for that stuff.

I might have to rethink the whole not targeting just my arms thing, as my girl just told me that one of her biggest turn on's is arms..lol

I've seemingly lost all motivastion. Help!