Recently started lifting weights a few months ago. Now arm hurts, wtf? [more inside]
posted by nomadicink on Dec 11, 2009 - 14 answers

A trainer at my gym recommended this workout and I'm not entirely sure it's safe or effective or the right one for me. I've itemized the routine below, but in short it involves both upper and lower body workout every day, Monday through Friday, three sets of 10 -12, with one muscle group off per day after what he considers the toughest exercise for that body part. [more inside]
posted by mizrachi on Dec 17, 2008 - 19 answers

I get into a really crappy mood after lifting weights, and I'd like it to stop. [more inside]
posted by JohnFredra on Oct 27, 2007 - 12 answers

Today at the gym I saw a couple guys (football players, as it happens) doing an exercise I hadn't seen before. They started with a 50lb dumbbell in one hand, bent over towards that side (that quad ~ 45 degree angle to the floor), the dumbbell fairly close to the floor. They then pushed off with that quad, jumped/transferred weight to their other foot so their body was completely under their arm, & did a military-press-like motion with the weight. They did 3 sets of 10 with each arm. What is this exercise called? Also, what is that general style of exercise called (more active/full body than simply isolating a particular group), & what are some other examples of this style?
posted by devilsbrigade on Jul 22, 2006 - 8 answers

Help me understand newer trends in muscle development with weights. [more inside]
posted by fox_terrier_guy on Jul 10, 2006 - 10 answers

What is wrong with my arm? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Jan 13, 2006 - 21 answers