NightHunter
Jul-08-07, 08:47 PM
If you are going to ask for advice in this forum, there are a few things we need and want to know before we can answer your question. If you do not provide this information, do not expect anything remotely useful to be posted in your thread.
Please keep in mind that you should SEARCH FOR THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION BEFORE ASKING.
After you have searched, if you still need help, please use the following as guidelines while drafting your request.
1) What are your goals?
This is simple. Tell us what you are training for. Note, be as specific as possible. "Getting fit" is not a good goal, nor is "I wanna look good nekkid."
2) What equipment do you have access to?
List everything you have access to, weights, gymnastics equipment, if you're at home or going to a gym.
3) Where are you right now?
This is what your current status is. Generally we'll want height and weight, BF% if you have it, and current fitness levels. If you have any maxes, times, or knowledge of different exercises let us know. For example, if you know the O-lifts(unlikely that you do if you're asking for training advice here), let us know.
4) What is your history?
This includes any training you've done on your own or as part of a team. If you have any past injuries or anything else that will prevent certain movement patterns or types of training, let us know.
5) Please, at least make the effort to write in legible English.
I realize that English is not the native language of everyone here, especially for most of the American teenagers, but it is the language that these boards use. If you don't like that, go somewhere else. Please, use something at least approaching proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and word usage. We don't expect people for whom English is a second language to speak perfectly, but please make the effort. We do expect people whose native language is English to speak very nearly perfectly.
6) Don't argue with anyone who posts in your thread.
Most people who post in your thread, including the people who reply with useless posts, know more than you do, and even if they don't, they will still win an internet argument with you, because you are new, you don't have as many friends on these boards, not to mention that you probably sound like an idiot with whatever you're asking.
Edit: Note on point 5. I expect everyone to know the difference between "your" and "you're." If you do not know the difference, then you are to always write out "you are" rather than trying to use the contraction.
Please keep in mind that you should SEARCH FOR THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION BEFORE ASKING.
After you have searched, if you still need help, please use the following as guidelines while drafting your request.
1) What are your goals?
This is simple. Tell us what you are training for. Note, be as specific as possible. "Getting fit" is not a good goal, nor is "I wanna look good nekkid."
2) What equipment do you have access to?
List everything you have access to, weights, gymnastics equipment, if you're at home or going to a gym.
3) Where are you right now?
This is what your current status is. Generally we'll want height and weight, BF% if you have it, and current fitness levels. If you have any maxes, times, or knowledge of different exercises let us know. For example, if you know the O-lifts(unlikely that you do if you're asking for training advice here), let us know.
4) What is your history?
This includes any training you've done on your own or as part of a team. If you have any past injuries or anything else that will prevent certain movement patterns or types of training, let us know.
5) Please, at least make the effort to write in legible English.
I realize that English is not the native language of everyone here, especially for most of the American teenagers, but it is the language that these boards use. If you don't like that, go somewhere else. Please, use something at least approaching proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and word usage. We don't expect people for whom English is a second language to speak perfectly, but please make the effort. We do expect people whose native language is English to speak very nearly perfectly.
6) Don't argue with anyone who posts in your thread.
Most people who post in your thread, including the people who reply with useless posts, know more than you do, and even if they don't, they will still win an internet argument with you, because you are new, you don't have as many friends on these boards, not to mention that you probably sound like an idiot with whatever you're asking.
Edit: Note on point 5. I expect everyone to know the difference between "your" and "you're." If you do not know the difference, then you are to always write out "you are" rather than trying to use the contraction.