BooG690 Stops Being Fat

[BooG690]

So I KINDA turned a new leaf today...I think.

For those that are in IRC, they know that I was bitching and moaning last night about plateauing. A few jokes were made, I PMS'd, bitched Dranger out, and then we made out...I mean made up. Dranger and I spoke a bit and he said "All you have to do is eat well, do cardio, and lift weights," or something of that nature. Well shit, he makes a good point. Sadly though, I was only doing two out of those three things. I wasn't really lifting weights and I know that lifting turns your body into a fat furnace. Therefore, today, I started with the weight lifting.

I went to my school gym and started with 15 minutes of jogging to warm-up. I then entered the weights section of my school gym where I felt a bit lost. I'm a small kid and you can see that I'm blatantly out of place. Whatever, I shrugged that aside, went for the free weights (dumbells), and did some chest exercises using the bench. I also did the pec fly machine as well as some dips. I finished up with some ab exercises. However, I do not feel very sore or in pain. I almost feel like I did it wrong or didn't go hard enough since I'm not aching.

Anyway, I will be working weights into my exercises a lot more. I'm thinking 3-4 times per week. Again, I'm pretty new to the whole lifting thing so any links or information would be greatly appreciated. I did chest & triceps today and am looking to do back & biceps tomorrow or Friday. Are those the muscle groups I want to do together? When should I do shoulders? Again, any help would be appreciated.

I am also looking to get one of them shaker cups to put some protein powder in and drink after I've done my workouts (I've read that I should be getting protein directly after lifting).

That's really all for now. I sincerely hope the weights will jumpstart my metabolism and push me to lose more weight. Later fuckers.

[daven]

Dranger and I spoke a bit and he said "All you have to do is eat well, do cardio, and lift weights," or something of that nature. Well shit, he makes a good point.

dude, all you need to do is eat well and do a DECENT amount of cardio - decent defined by duration AND intensity. Weights won't do any harm lfdo, but the lack of weights in your workouts aren't the cause of the plateau. Also, consider doing body resistance weights for a while - simple pressups, pull-ups, one leg squats, etc.
anys, when it comes to weights i should shut up, jyms or someone will probably provide a link or summary that provides all you need to know and more...