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Originally Posted by fuscia  dude, you're in home of olympic lifting. one of the problems with olympic lifting is the need for proper form. you could probably easily find some good instruction there. bikeboy's suggested workout is pretty solid, though, and those exercises are easier to learn. my enthusiasm for olympic lifting is for the athletic benefits rather than the muscular benefits. some would argue that powerlifting has a greater effect on mass than olympic lifting. |
Yeah I agree the olympic lifts are great, I would still recommend learning them even without an initial program incorporating them. The squat and deadlift are modelled on parts of the olympic lifts.
You also finished off the fat/muscle discussion well so I won't write any more about it, unless someone wants to discuss the issue somewhere else :-)
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Originally Posted by utabintarbo The only thing I would add is that you should pay attention to your body and do what works best for you. Vary the sets, reps, and exercises until you hit upon the combination that feels best. If you pay attention, you will recognize this happening. |
Yes that's a good point too. Any program left the same for too long will start to lose its effect. So vary things up, find alternative exercises for some muscles every few weeks if you like, it will all help. The general rule is that as you lower reps and increase the weight, you tend more to strength training, but it doesn't hurt to spend 6 weeks doing that as it will spur on the adaptation of your body.