New to wroking out

[brainsboy]

Im new here, and love this site, I have spent hours reading. I do have a question I would like to ask. I am 38 and have been a couch potato for the last 10 years. Although I am fairly skinny naturally, 6'1" at 180 pounds, I have been out of shape. I started weight lifting about 2 months ago. After the first month break in period, I started changing my lifestyle from eating 1 big meal a day to eating every 2 hours. My question is that there are some guys at the gym who go there every day, hitting a different part each day. But I hit the gym so hard that the next day I too tired to hit the gym. Is this normal? I dont know if Im expecting too much too fast with only 2 months into things but Im having a hard time keeping up with these guys who are almost 60 which is kind of killing my ambition. Will my energy levels increase as time go's on or could it be that Im taking too much protein shakes and creatine for a beginer.


38 6'1"tall
workout every 2-3 days
Creatine - protein shakes
eating every 2 hours

Weight went from 180, after 1st month 172, now Im at 175

 

[CitizenKane]

You do not need to go to the gym every day. Perhaps if you are a veteran bodybuilder with 10 years of training under your belt and a gram of test in your ass every week you will benefit more from a massive volume/low frequency body part split where you give each conceivable muscle group a day of its own. You need not, nay you should not, train like this at your level. You will add muscle by getting stronger at compound movements such as squatting, deadlifting, benching, chin ups, rows, overhead pressing, dips and so on. These are the most economical way to train and eliminate the need for you to annihilate every muscle group individually (benching works your shoulders, chest and triceps all at once, deadlifting works upper back, lower back, lats, rear delts, hamstrings, hip flexors, quads, abs and forearms, and so on).

Split these up into some sort of routine and go to the gym 3 times a week and you are set. Remember your muscles don't grow in the gym, they grow when you are resting (assuming you're feeding them enough), so rest time and recovery is absolutely essential to adding muscle. Forget this notion that the more time you spend working out = more muscles. Less is often more in this game (when it comes to training that is), and after that your diet is what will determine your success.

 

[CitizenKane]

taking too much protein shakes and creatine for a beginer.


protein shakes
eating every 2 hours

Bear in mind protein powder is just food. It should be factored into your diet, they are a part of your diet, not a separate entity.

 

[shibs]

i agree with above ^^ i don't think you should ever take more than 2 shakes a day. use them to supplement your diet, don't make it your diet.