Originally Posted by cocacobra

new year resolutioners are WEAK

i do those rock climbing workouts so i can do pullups for days
the best part of rock climbing is being able to skip leg day and just do arms/back/core and a little chest and then when people ask why you got chicken legs you just like "im a rock climber, big legs are just an obstacle for me"

Originally Posted by Bodhisattva

I got a gym membership 8 days ago, haven't lifted seriously since a rough incident where I lost ~35 pounds, which is quite a lot for a small guy like me. I've been crazy dedicated to eating plenty, lifting as heavy weight as I can, sleeping, and staying hydrated.

I took a before picture, in a month I'll be excited to compare.

Originally Posted by Link

Well, I do lift. My routine is a morning workout after 3 eggs, a glass of carnation instant breakfast, and water. I eat everything and anything and drink plenty of fluids throughout the day. Eating big meals all the time can cause big problems, so I typically try to maintain 6 small meals per day. My food though, generally, I try to have it be consisted of nuts, noodles, chicken, rice, cabbage, and broccoli.

I do arms Monday, legs Wednesday, chest Friday, belly muscles and cardio Saturday. On Sundays, I try to get anything I missed or I do a little bit of stuff here and there based on what I can still utilize.

I work out for size and look. Due to my high motabilism, I need to do a lot to maintain a good form. I do research and look for ways to improve myself all the time. It's good for my self esteem.

Originally Posted by Solax

Started going to the gym recently.

Why I started:
Goals of gaining more strength generally and better physical appearance. I'm not bad looking or fat or anything - just want to strive to be better.

Program:
Trying to keep up 6 days/week PPL program. If it gets too much I'll reduce it to 3 days a week and find where I can keep it comfortably. Love the program so far. All the classic compound exercises are there as well as some accessories to keep it interesting etc.

Favorite exercise:
Toss up between squats and seated cable rows.
Squats make you feel like a beast and there's an amazing feeling associated with lifting heavy stuff on your back.
Seated cable rows I just find enjoyable and feels good to do.

Diet:
Doing some recop at the moment. I'd estimate that I'm a tad below 20% BF so I'm eating at a small deficit at the moment to get that down a bit. After I get there I'll probably start into bulk/cut cycles but that's a while off so far. Tip for anyone looking to cut fat/eat less: try intermittent fasting. Might not be for everyone and it's really just preference but I'm really liking it.

Supps:
5g creatine/day
Protein powder
May start taking fish oil once I get further in.

Takeaways so far:
It's great. Everyone who doesn't currently do this should do it - I'm sad I took so long to start.
I was initially put off a bit by the barrier to entry in regards to how much there is to learn (exercise form, program to choose, diet, supplements, rest, injury, etc etc) but I did a bit of reading and just started going. Learned a lot by researching questions as I get them, watching videos on exercise form, getting gym rats to check form etc etc.

tl;dr shit's good.