FAO Beginners to training...

**Martin Brown** · 23-06-2009 10:00 PM

Hello everyone -

I spoke some words in the gym today about why doing crazy stuff like chain drags etc are good for beginners to training - I truly believe most new starters need to learn the basic compound moves and then learn how to train them HARD.

Too many people look for a different exercise, routine, supplement etc as they think what they are doing isn't working - sorry but most of the time your just not doing it well enough. I have found myself saying this over and over again to people face to face who seek my help. You just need to learn how to put that extra 10% effort in and results will follow.

Anyway enough of my moody dribble - here's a great example of how your supposed to feel after 3 sets of 20 rep squats when it's roasting in the gym:

YouTube - Pete after his third set of 20 reps squats @ 110kg...

Train hard.

M

**Ben_S** · 23-06-2009 10:04 PM

Just to clarify that video is a few mins after he finished!

**Martin Brown** · 23-06-2009 10:09 PM

Yeah, that's after about 5 minutes of being like this:

**DerMeister** · 23-06-2009 10:49 PM

lol

Kudos for the effort though! It was like a sauna at work today, couldn't imagine what it was like in a gym..

**suj** · 23-06-2009 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DerMeister

lol

Kudos for the effort though! It was like a sauna at work today, couldn't imagine what it was like in a gym..

especially when the A/C is broke, and water leaking out the bloody ceiling lol

haha pete it's never gonna die down is it?

i agree MB, most people think "machines are best for technique" but they aren't are they? if you use free weights you will build technique, i wish i knew earlier when i started!