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im not happy with my routine b/c i have been told that full body workouts are better for beginner with sets of 3, and reps 10-12 moderate weight 3 times a week. Is this what i should do?

ps: sorry for making another post:eek:
 
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for the sake of not creating another thread; i have another question here:

is it important to eat something before you fall asleep? i practice this but i tend to have energy at night when i eat and it makes it harder for me to fall asleep; i end up waking up later.
 
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Sets of 3 reps!? I think you meant to say 3 sets with 10 - 12 reps. Anyways, go 6 - 12 reps and make sure you have more sets for bigger muscle groups and less sets for smaller muscle groups. And yes it is important to eat before bed, just down a couple glasses of milk.

AND use the edit button and don't make double posts
 
thanks for the reply, stream i appreciate it

next question: i am having trouble getting the barbell loaded with weights on my shoulders when trying to do squats. I can apparently squat more than i can clean and jerk; so i do jefferson squats instead. I feel that i should be able to do normal squats with the b-bell on my shoulders so does anyone have any tips?
 
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Proteinboy said:
for the sake of not creating another thread; i have another question here:

is it important to eat something before you fall asleep? i practice this but i tend to have energy at night when i eat and it makes it harder for me to fall asleep; i end up waking up later.
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What are you eating? I tend to go with a casein based food source such as cottge cheese and/or yogurt.

You should actually be able to fall asleep easier because the body diverts some of it's efforts to digestion.
 
i used to be eating a high protein cereal with a slow digestion (kashi cereal) but when i heard carbs give you energy and too much carbs could be turned into fat i changed it to this:

cottage cheese w/peanuts, wheat germ, and some yogurt. i am wondering what your guys's opinion is about carbs at night

thanks a lot

also; can i get some more suggestions on my workout routine?
 
shouldn't need carbs at bedtime. cottage cheese and some non-fat, no sugar added yogurt is fine. I like to toss in fiber one in mine for the fiber content, and to add some crunchy texture to it.

on your squats, are you saying you can't hold the weight on your traps that you're able to squat?
never heard of that. sounds like you're not placing the bar correctly on your traps that's causing issues...
 
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shouldn't need carbs at bedtime. cottage cheese and some non-fat, no sugar added yogurt is fine. I like to toss in fiber one in mine for the fiber content, and to add some crunchy texture to it.

on your squats, are you saying you can't hold the weight on your traps that you're able to squat?
never heard of that. sounds like you're not placing the bar correctly on your traps that's causing issues...
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thansk for the food suggestion but what im saying is that i cant clean and jerk 85+pounds to even get the weights up to my shoulders :(
 
ok will try, mreik

thanks

i have another question:
im 15 years old; i saw some powder at gnc today that is supposed to be good for a pwo; it says it replentishes amino acids and bcaa's or something like that. It had like 5 grams protein/scoop so it wasnt whey. Is this good for my age? (iv been told at my age i dont need extra bcaa's.)

another question: when going through my triads i feel i am wasting time changing the weights back and forth. the first exercise in my triad is squat so i load up the barbell heavy. after my 1st set of squats i go directly into bent over barbell rows and have to change the weight. i am supposed to go directly into the rows but instead waste time changing. does anyone know a trick to either speeding this process up or avoiding it?
 
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