Absolute beginner advice?

>>40678144
Some more details:

>I worked out for maybe 30 minutes tops, all the short breaks included
>used to friends going to the gym for 2 hours at a time

Waiting for endurance to go up, but I wasn't expecting it to be so low, lads.

>>40678144
>20 kg total, plus the weight of the bar
>I can only lift 100 times, usually 5 with a short breather between them

my bro thats just upper body centric cardio, get some more weight on that thing if you want to actually get anywhere.

>>40678144
>I can only lift 100 times
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!?

>>40678251
Leaving humanity behind
8 hour arm workout, C'MON

>>40678228
I'm trying to build up to more weight and thought 20 kg would be a good start, and I think if I went up to 40 I wouldn't be able to lift the bar more than 10 or so times.

I can try, but my workout wouldn't last too long.

To be 100% honest I'm in the military and too self-conscious to go to the gym right now. Have to wait in line to use equipment and then I'd be there for 5 minutes struggling on the baby stuff. So I have very limited space to work out in my room, but once I got better at it the plan was to regularly go to the gym

hahahha what

First read the sticky.

Now put more weight on and do lower reps, much lower, like 5-10 not fucking 100

You'll get DOMS, thats the soreness, but it will go forever after a few days if you keep lifting

>>40678296
how much does the bar weigh? you want to build a strength base before getting into hypertrophy. also a workout isn't just bench, you need to be using more muscles than just your pecs mate jesus christ. pls read the sticky. then read it again.

also how are you self conscious enough to avoid gyms yet still be in the military? just nut up and do it bro, thats your job at the end of the day.

Joined a gym the other week, had a free personal trainer session today.

Bloke recommended I stick to machines for the first month to get my strength up especially my core before doing free weights.

>>40678356
True, I'll probably start. Not sure what the bar weighs, but it feels like maybe 10 kg? It's not that heavy

One of the big reasons I want to work my pecs is because I have a pretty bad case of sunken chest, and I hear that a lot of lifting can help fix it.

>>40678335
Alright, I'll need to read more about this I guess. It's just weird that people are in the gym for hours, and they only do 5-10 reps? I guess the huge majority of the time is just recovering, and using more weight. Poorfag is poor, I need to buy more weights. In total I have 40 kg now.

So 5-10 reps of 40 kg should work for a normal exercise?

>>40678459
This is a good idea, senpai. I'll probably be talking to some people at the gym as soon as I get off work tomorrow.

>forgetting we have free personal trainers

>>40678144
1. read the sticky
2. do an actual program like Starting Strength or Stronglifts

>>40678459
but machines balance the weights for you, thus ridding you of any stress on your core, you'd be better off imo starting from the bottom with free weights and progressing equally over all of your body.

but im just a shitposter on a thaiwanese basket weaving forum, take it or leave it.

>>40678521
I know that's why he said after a month you need to move on to free weights. He made me do some shoulder lifts on a machine then compared it to dumbells and how much different it was. He said starting off on machines you can build a bit of muscle and not injure yourself.

No offence but I trust a qualified personal trainer more than a shitposter on a thaiwanese basket weaving forum desu

>>40678541
Btw I wanted to point out this is not OP
I have no idea what I'm doing so I appreciate any advice

>>40678495
>It's just weird that people are in the gym for hours, and they only do 5-10 reps?
Well, people normally do a lot more exercises than just bench press.