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kinada · 22-03-2004, 01:20 PM

Hi all. Great forum guys, both friendly & informative!

I'm 30, overweight & out of shape but I plan to start bodybuilding.

I'm not a complete stranger to training but have had little or no gains in the past and I've ended up de-moralised and ultimately back on the beer and burgers! :o
I had been looking on the internet last week for steroid info when I saw a message on ebay from a Uk-Muscle forum member, mdrury2003. He explained how stupid it is to even consider buying gear over the net, and he emailed me recommending this forum as a great source of info on all things bodybuilding related.
Many thanks go out to him, as the posts on these pages have shown me where I have been going wrong with my diet and training.

I plan to start in a couple of weeks time with the 'Beginners 4 Day Split' posted by Mr T. A quick stupid question though. Perhaps I'm being real thick (probably), but if, for instance, I'm doing a 3 set exercise at 8 reps, should EACH set be to failure? If so, should I be doing 8 reps on the first or last set?

Apologies for the long-winded message, I promise all further posts will be shorter!!

22-03-2004, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
kinada Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Suffolk Posts: 10	Newbie Stupid Question! Hi all. Great forum guys, both friendly & informative! I'm 30, overweight & out of shape but I plan to start bodybuilding. I'm not a complete stranger to training but have had little or no gains in the past and I've ended up de-moralised and ultimately back on the beer and burgers! :o I had been looking on the internet last week for steroid info when I saw a message on ebay from a Uk-Muscle forum member, mdrury2003. He explained how stupid it is to even consider buying gear over the net, and he emailed me recommending this forum as a great source of info on all things bodybuilding related. Many thanks go out to him, as the posts on these pages have shown me where I have been going wrong with my diet and training. I plan to start in a couple of weeks time with the 'Beginners 4 Day Split' posted by Mr T. A quick stupid question though. Perhaps I'm being real thick (probably), but if, for instance, I'm doing a 3 set exercise at 8 reps, should EACH set be to failure? If so, should I be doing 8 reps on the first or last set? Apologies for the long-winded message, I promise all further posts will be shorter!!