Send a note to ~ToothlessNick cause I gave him a list of exercises, maybe he still has it somewhere ( cause it would take alot to type it out again, he could probably copy and paste it for you. )
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Alright, I have a bit more time so I can list a bunch of things. Really you should do an all around work out and balance ( both to look proportioned and to avoid injury ). I usually do 3 sets of 10 reps, on the final set I go till failure ( unable to lift... this of course requires a spotter ). I gauge my progression on the ammount of reps I complete in the final set until I'm satisfied that my repetitions are increasing, I then up the weight the next session. Also remember to lower the weight slowly to give the muscles that stabalize a workout as well.
Arms
Curls - Everyone knows them but you should do 3 kinds to get even biceps. Get a straight bar and hold your hands shoulder width apart on the bar. For the bar do one set with your palms up ( hands under the bar ) and one with your palms down ( hands above the bar ). Use the hand held free weights with your palms facing inward and the weighted ends on the top and bottom of your hands.
Triceps - Machines do this better than anything else I could suggest so a gym is really the best place. However, if you have a bench you can lean forward on that so your stomach is facing the ground and level. Put your elbow level to your shoulder ( relative to the ground ) and with the weight in hand raise the weight from a resting ( 90 degree ) position to a perfectly straight arm. Make sure your arm doesn't swing.
Pushups - Tried and true, just make sure your form if good.
Shoulders/Neck
Shrugs - Standing, pick up the bar from the ground to a resting position around your hips ( keep straight arms ). With your shoulders, "shrug" upward and forward, rotating backward and down to a resting position.
Butterfly - Standing, hold 2 dumbbells at your sides. Head down and arms slightly bent lift to shoulder height ( no higher ) and briefly pause, lowing slowly.
Reverse Bench Press - Lie on the bench face down with the bar below the bench, lift the bar up off the ground.
Chest
Bench Press - Fairly obvious. Lie on your back and push the bar above your body keeping the weight centered over your chest.
Flys - Lie on your back on the bench. With dumbbells above your chest, arms slightly bent, lower them to your sides keeping your elbows locked until your arms are with your body.
Overhead Lift - Lie on your back ( ground may be best ). With weights above your head and arms slightly bent and locked, lift the weight off the ground to 90 degrees ( so the weight is above your chest ).
Legs/Total Body
Dead Lift - Ready position is knees bent and arms outside of the body with hands spread apart on the bar with an overhand and reverse grip! ( Important to prevent slipping bar ). Keep the arms straight and lift up using your legs keeping the back straight.
Squats - Position bar across upper shoulders behind head. Bend knees to about 75% then return to rest.
Calf Press - With weights in hand put the balls of your feet on the edge of a solid surface ( only your heels should be off the edge ). Go up on your toes and slowly go down.
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Lower body stuff is easy but you would need things like a bench and a press to do anything properly ( but it's not impossible with just free weights to get a good work out ). There are many more upper body work out techniques that would work as well. There are more more groups of muscles to concentrate on in the upper body that people usually forget the lower body. Remember to work opposing muscles evenly to avoid injury.
Quads Leg Press - On a leg press machine, fairly easy to understand and not alot of room for error. Don't stack the weight too high to start off. Squats - Free weight equivalant to a leg press. It's located above in the other guidelines.
Hamstrings Bench Leg Curls - On a bench, lie on your stomach and hook your legs under the leg curl pads. Curl to 90 degrees and slowly back down.
Calves Toe Press - Using a leg press machine or standing at the edge of a surface ( do not use anything that you could fall down from and hurt yourself ) place the balls of your feet firmly on the surface letting your arch and heels fall off the edge. With the machine push and lock your knees in place, on a surface stand with knees locked and weights in hand. Push the balls of your feet down on the surface and extend as far as you can lowering slowly.
Shin Shin Curls - Place a dumbbell with light weight between your feet ( vertical, so one weight is resting on your feet and the other is hanging below. Lean back to balance the weight and without swinging your legs raise the dumbbell using your feet. Try and point your toes toward your face.
Thighs Thigh Abductors - Using a machine, press the abductors inward to work the inside of your legs.
Hips Weighted Leg Lifts - Evenly work your hips by using weight bands on your ankles. Include lying on your back and raising your leg 30 cm, hold and slowly go down. Lie on your stomach and repeat the same steps. Lie on your side and repeat the same steps.
Lunges - Lunges will work almost all the muscles in your legs, when doing lunges hold dumbbells or a bar to increase the difficulty. After a quick search I found [link] . It's quicker than typing out the whole thing on proper lunges.
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
[link] This is a wonderful exercise reference I have been using. You will need some knowledge of the scientific names of muscles...I could help you with that if you need it (anatomy class is a bitch). But yeah...You could ask me any specific questions you have because my dad is a body building nut so I know quite alot about this stuff. I don't feel like typing up a list though because I'm lazy
Pull-ups. Grab a bar above you and pull yourself up. If it is a proper pull-up bar (which means it is extended from a wall) you can tuck your legs - touching your chest with your knees. That is a good full front torso workout.
1- Push ups with all the variations (The BEST body-weight excercise, IMO)
2-Pull ups (Front for biceps and shoulders, back for the back muscles)
3- Situps (again, with about a gazillion variations)
4- Dips
Using Free weights/machines ( I will list the ones I like best) Chest
1- Bench press (incline/decline/close-grip/wide-grip)
2- Dumbell Fleys
3- Dips (weighted)
4- Overhead press
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