okay so am 18 and wight about 145ish and is about 5'6ish

what all that u say? curl bar and all? etc etc.. heh, and umm, like how much to do etc etc.. where to concentrate first..? for how long?
should I join a health club this summer? will it help?

thanx

-edit- sorry

It depends, if its a workout health club then sure it'll help. But if its a wellness club, probably dont wanna do it. Firstly, do you have your own weight set at home? Or will you be going to a gym? If you have one at home, then you can go to my post. What I meant by low reps/ high weight is just that. You use around 40-50 lbs. and do small numbers of repetitions. You might want to use 40lbs and then do 3 sets of 5 repetitions. If you are doing a bench press, that means successfully pushing the bar up and down five times with a break, five more times, break, five more times, stop.Once you finish losing fat and gaining weight from muscles, you move to toning your body. If you're using your home set, you can use smaller ammounts of weight at higher repetitions. Like, instead of using 40lbs, use 25-30 to start with and do 3 sets of 15-20 successful repetitions. Get me?

oh, yeah- try half and third reps- it really works the muscle groups. IM me if you want the full skinny.

hmm, thanx fellas.. I shall see what can be done..

Anyway, whats the difference beween the workout health clubs, wellnsees ones and gyms? arent they just "a health club" or somehting? what should I be searching for then?

hey thanx

Wellness clubs are just for the wellness...They have like aerobics and cardiovascular things...not really good for tough physical training

hmmm, I'd suggest scoping the places out before making a dedication. I started out working out at home, then got a personal trainer who was a Mr. LA and trained a mr. America. This dude is cheaper than most health clubs and a helluva lot cooler. I can also dispense osme nutritional wisdom as well as the straight dope on a lot of herbal supplements.

hmm I see..

About the personal trainer, where can u find them?

and about the clubs, well do the clubs say if they are for wellness or for working out? lol

hey sorry if I sound a bit dumb

no, no, the only stupid question is the one left unasked. You'd have to ask around. I was referred to this 64-year old weight lifter who started at age 14 by a baseball player buddy of mine. Like I said, scope things out at the clubs, and I recommend freeweights all the way.

Buddy of mine is a bouncer- benches 300 freeweights, 500 on cables. Granted, as long as you don't have a block and tackle system or some type of huge letoff, cables are real good- I use them for lats, triceps, biceps, chest, etc. Of course, this machine is homemade- nothign storebought.

When I started lifting weights, I mixed isometric with dumbells. You will have to spend about 2-3 hrs per day in a routine from the web or magazines. This will outline muscle groups and how to work them. I posted a picture of when I was starting out and I got there from a 90 lb weakling. A lot of protein and stick to a routine. I built most of my equipment myself, you don't need fancy equipment, you need persistance and dedication. My isometric apparatus was two pieces of board and a piece of chain between the two. Fix one end of the chain to a board to stand on and the other end to a dowel and make it adjustable to work at different lengths. If you don't concentrate on your body, and a goal to reach each month, no personal trainer or Gold's Gym will help you. Work in front of a full length mirror to watch which muscle is under load.