BroncoBuff
08-01-2007, 12:24 AM
If you knew me at all, the idea of me "lifting weights" would cause immediate, uncontrollable knee-jerk laughter. But it's true. For two-plus months now I've been contientiously doing a dozen or more 12-rep sets - 2-3x a week at the YMCA. Been gobbling down the Creatine the last three or four weeks too.
But I need some advice: - They have like 60 or 80 machines in four varieties: 1) about 15 Computerized LifeCircuit, 2) about 35 semi-new Nautilus machines - with pale green seats and headrests, 3) 15 very new, very heavy-duty machines - can't think of the brand, but they're all black and gun-metal gray and VERY heavy duty, and 4) free weights, which I don't do - I don't like to mess with all the hardware.
I started on the computerized LifeCircuit ... but after a week or so (and a million irritating BEEPS) I moved up to the Nautilus, then on to the Black and Gray heavy-duty machines. I try get two sets of each together first, then come back with one on each machine toward the end (total of three 12-rep sets each) of:
Pec Fly (great for stretching your arms back too)
Biceps curl - (only thing I've noticed that works biceps)
Chest press - inclined only a small amount from vertical
The leg press - double duty: I do the deep knee bend press sets, PLUS:
On the same leg press machine w/ knees locked, 25 deep toe raises - burns my calves serious.
And I still do a couple NAUTILUS machines:
Elbow pull-together (?), which is like the pec fly, but with elbows folded up.
On that same machine ^^^ you move/click the pads inward together in front of your face, and do like a spread-wing (?) pushing outward.
Best for last: I love the Pull-Down - where from a seated position, you reach your hands way back behind your head, grab the bar, and pull it down in an arc over your head down to your abdomen. I'm doing 12-rep sets at 135 on that one. It has a great ribcage stretching effect too.
Okay, lemme know whjat I'm missing/doing wrong - there's lots of other machines, but I'm not sure I need to expand my 45-minutes routine. I know it seems I don't do my legs much or my abdomenat all - but the abdomen ones all suck - in one you kneel down and twirl around - makes me feel gay. And the legs - I do extra heavy burn sets on both the leg press and my modified calf-burn toe raises on the same machine. My legs do burn all over.
But I need some advice: - They have like 60 or 80 machines in four varieties: 1) about 15 Computerized LifeCircuit, 2) about 35 semi-new Nautilus machines - with pale green seats and headrests, 3) 15 very new, very heavy-duty machines - can't think of the brand, but they're all black and gun-metal gray and VERY heavy duty, and 4) free weights, which I don't do - I don't like to mess with all the hardware.
I started on the computerized LifeCircuit ... but after a week or so (and a million irritating BEEPS) I moved up to the Nautilus, then on to the Black and Gray heavy-duty machines. I try get two sets of each together first, then come back with one on each machine toward the end (total of three 12-rep sets each) of:
Pec Fly (great for stretching your arms back too)
Biceps curl - (only thing I've noticed that works biceps)
Chest press - inclined only a small amount from vertical
The leg press - double duty: I do the deep knee bend press sets, PLUS:
On the same leg press machine w/ knees locked, 25 deep toe raises - burns my calves serious.
And I still do a couple NAUTILUS machines:
Elbow pull-together (?), which is like the pec fly, but with elbows folded up.
On that same machine ^^^ you move/click the pads inward together in front of your face, and do like a spread-wing (?) pushing outward.
Best for last: I love the Pull-Down - where from a seated position, you reach your hands way back behind your head, grab the bar, and pull it down in an arc over your head down to your abdomen. I'm doing 12-rep sets at 135 on that one. It has a great ribcage stretching effect too.
Okay, lemme know whjat I'm missing/doing wrong - there's lots of other machines, but I'm not sure I need to expand my 45-minutes routine. I know it seems I don't do my legs much or my abdomenat all - but the abdomen ones all suck - in one you kneel down and twirl around - makes me feel gay. And the legs - I do extra heavy burn sets on both the leg press and my modified calf-burn toe raises on the same machine. My legs do burn all over.