Must Reads for Beginners!

Bigger Stronger Leaner
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Amazing articles, excellent read and fulfils a great knowlege gap for begginers. I need a training program now, but most importantly i think a good exmaple of a clean diet is needed.

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Awesome, thanks.

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great site, great threads. Full of information and heated opinions i love it. Cant wait to contribute and learn.

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I wish I had stumbled upon this thread with the different beginner article links all in one place a few months back when I first started to get serious about training. It’s very helpful and informative.

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Good articles. I’d recommend these over Rippetoe’s book and workout in many cases.

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Thanks. I’m glad to have someone just come out and say all this. I wont look as much like a fool at the gym.

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Thanks for all these reads. Good information for starting

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OMG The Best thing you can do for a Beginner is teach them how to create a basic workout routine for them selves! I had the most troubles figuring that part out. I thought my friend the personal trainer new what he was talking about and I figure something was wrong so I took 3 days of reading on this site and finally found what I was looking for.

There it is Read it ALL!

How to Design a Damn Good Program - Part 1
How to Design a Damn Good Program - Part 2

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Great articles.I have not worked out for 5 yrs and getting ready to start again.I use to live in the gym but I quit because of personal.So now at 54 Im heading back.

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[quote]sugarbnr wrote:
awesome articles!! nutrition for newbies is really good too.[/quote]

Couldn’t agree more - found this site by accident last August, lurked around a bit and found Nutrition for Newbies, applied the principles contained therein; six months later, I’m down 30-plus lbs BF! Go Thibs!

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Great stuff.

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Here is a question: I want to get in shape and look great physically, but currently I am unemployed and have no money, so going to the gym is out of the questions. How do I remedy this problem and do what needs to be done?

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Hi TC
My name is Kobus,
I have recently joint a Biogenetics gym because of a problem in my back that is at times extremely painful, but since I have joint this gym things have been going better. But I need to lose tummy baby fat.

I go to the gym 3 times per week my program is designed to strengthen not to build. I have split my program so that I can spent more time on quality exercises I am trying to go every day but find my self only frustrated because of fatigue and pain. Because of this medical problem I am only allowed to do certain exercises.

For my tummy I use the abs sculptor doing 30 crunches one leg straight two sets each, and Mackenzie crunches and Romans chair.

Is there any other advice on diets and supplements?
Thanks

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[quote]SMSnake057 wrote:
Here is a question: I want to get in shape and look great physically, but currently I am unemployed and have no money, so going to the gym is out of the questions. How do I remedy this problem and do what needs to be done? [/quote]

Try to Work partime job at the gym, you will workout free!!!

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gotta thank you guys, setting me on my way to a whole new body.

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awesome post man!!! I most definitely needed this article!

-Peace,except on the Iron.

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Incredibly useful. That addresses several questions I put off asking, because I figured they had already been answered somewhere. Many thanks!

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Cheers for these articles, definitely very helpful and learnt from them even after almost 2 years experience in the gym.

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I just read the fist newbie article. … Riddick is looking good these days eh?

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I strongly recommend this being added to the list or at least stickied.