Sunday, November 4, 2012

I Pick Things Up and Put Them Down

by Brian Pittman

If you'll remember back to one of the opening posts for this blog, we posed the question of what actually is a BigFella?  Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to tell you that answers to that particular question have been kicked around more than a big shiny soccer ball on the floor of the special kids classroom. 
 
One of the founding tenets of this blog is that we want to make it about all things of, by, and for large men that aren't necessarily readily available through other outlets.  For example, we probably won't spend a huge amount of time discussing football right now because that's how most of us spend our freetime in the fall anyway, but we will tell you not to bother buying warm up pants at Soffee if you've ever spent anytime at all developing your legs.  (Couldn't get the biggest size they carry in store over my calves much less over my knees - being large is a beautiful thing sometimes...)
 
After a lot of consideration, my workout partner Brandon Stoops and I decided to go ahead and post our current workouts online.  Why are we doing this?  Well for one we're in desperate need of content but mainly a large number of men spend a lot of time in the gym without any focus or direction and we thought that we'd share what little we know along the way.  Not to in any way say we're some kind of fitness geniuses, in fact we're far from it, but since this site is all about sharing information and ideas we figured we'd put it out there for general consumption or ridicule.
 
 
 
 
 

A few caveats etcetera before you begin:
 
1) Please don't start any workout program without consulting a physician.
 
2) Neither Brian Pittman or Brandon Stoops are certified personal trainers and while the workouts posted on this site are for information and entertainment purposes, they may not be right for you individually.  Seek professional guidance if necessary.
 
3)  Please use weights that you can handle.  The gym is no place for an ego trip.  These workouts tend to be on the rough side with a lot of compound movements and heavy weight.  BEING STUPID WHILE WORKING WITH WEIGHT CAN AND WILL GET YOU HURT SO DON'T DO IT!
 
4) These workouts are designed to focus on functional strength.  They tend to focus more on the power lifting side of things than bodybuilding.  They will not make you any prettier, we promise.
 
5)  If you are working out regularly already but are not supplementing with protein, we highly recommend doing so during these workouts.  Your body will thank you. This does not mean, however, that you run out and become a supplement monkey.  As with everything else, ask a pro to teach you what you need to know before you mortgage your house to pay your GNC bill.
 
6)  The workouts are designed to run in six week cycles with a week off in between to rest and recover / test maxes / etc.  We cannot stress this enough: OVERTRAINING WILL GET YOU INJURED FASTER THAN ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF BEING A MORON.
 
7) You need a trainnig partner. Deal with it. Unless you enjoy being that guy with a barbell on his chest screaming for help, it might be time to make a friend or two.
 
8) As with anything else, you will only get out of these workouts what you put in, period. 

9) Hopefully this goes without saying but these workouts will make you sore and tired.  If you are so sore that you have trouble moving, you may be using too much weight.  Back off a bit and get your eight hours each night. 

10) Recovery time is critical.  Five days a week is plenty, trust us on this one!

 

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