JDid23's brother's log

[pbhardbody]

then the lunges should definately stay.

I agree with Joe. Plus I think your brother is right about Chris Johnson.

 

[Tblock1]

Chris Johnson got fast and got his 43.5 inch vertical from squatting. Tell your brother that if he doesn't want to do his squats

 

[JDid23]

haha-- last question for now i promise

should i do the BW circuits the same day as i do the DB exercises with him?

 

[JDid23]

bad workout for him tonight-- i could tell he just wanted to watch TV

did a circuit with 7 reps of everything and 12 of squats... then DB work with stepups.. OHP with the 6 pounders and floor presses are both hard. Rows are kind of hard for him while curls are a breeze.

 

[pbhardbody]

bad workout for him tonight-- i could tell he just wanted to watch TV

did a circuit with 7 reps of everything and 12 of squats... then DB work with stepups.. OHP with the 6 pounders and floor presses are both hard. Rows are kind of hard for him while curls are a breeze.

stay patient. remember this is good experience for you too. You may decide to be a Personal Trainer. Ask around and I think you'll find that most people that have a Trainer arent there because they want to be. They are there out of obligation. That's why they have a Trainer.... to make them feel obligated to get to the gym. And whatever works.

I know a lot of Trainers and they all talk about how their clients whine and have shitty attitudes at the beginnning of the session and are feelin good at the end.

 

[JDid23]

stay patient. remember this is good experience for you too. You may decide to be a Personal Trainer. Ask around and I think you'll find that most people that have a Trainer arent there because they want to be. They are there out of obligation. That's why they have a Trainer.... to make them feel obligated to get to the gym. And whatever works.

I know a lot of Trainers and they all talk about how their clients whine and have shitty attitudes at the beginnning of the session and are feelin good at the end.

yeah man that's very true.... definitely wouldn't mind doing it as a part time job over the summer after my freshman year of college (will have had another 1 1/2 years of experience).. i can't wait to lift at the gym at the school i am going to... looked really nice and there is more than 1 rack!!

 

[joe d]

one of your larger tasks is going to be to keep him motivated. add variety, make it fun, compete a little with him with fair chances, get some music he likes in there, look for ways to compliment him, find his progress and show it to him regularly, let him help with his training plans, make a progress chart and hang it in plain view for everyone to see. when your aout in public with him and talking to people work it into conversations how cool it it your brother is training. all of these things will make him feal good and motivate him. what ever you do dont ever let him look at a mistake or lack of progress as a bad thing. its just a part of learning.

 

[JDid23]

joe d- thanks bro that post really makes a shitload of sense and i will definitely do what you said about the chart and telling my friends about it when he is around them.. will also find interesting ways for me to compete with him.. like for every pushup he does on the bed i will do 2 pushups.

 

[pbhardbody]

one of your larger tasks is going to be to keep him motivated. add variety, make it fun, compete a little with him with fair chances, get some music he likes in there, look for ways to compliment him, find his progress and show it to him regularly, let him help with his training plans, make a progress chart and hang it in plain view for everyone to see. when your aout in public with him and talking to people work it into conversations how cool it it your brother is training. all of these things will make him feal good and motivate him. what ever you do dont ever let him look at a mistake or lack of progress as a bad thing. its just a part of learning.

EXCELLENT advice Joe.

 

[JDid23]

he did quite well tonight! by his request i put on some music (eminem mostly) and he is getting much better at pushup variations.

I worked on his form on basically everything tonight; squats going deeper, pushing up off the heels, head up, arched back, and start with the ass- for all the pressing movements i had him push the weight up explosively, and pull the weight down for the negative (used to go all over).. rows form is a bit messed up still with the motion of his arms, but it's getting there! Going to make some goals with him over the next few days