The Weightloss/ Getting Fit Thread!

Will have a look mate.

I've been taking protein shakes and trying to eat more protein high foods.

Good luck on your bulk

 

Time to move on to free weights, concentrate on compound exercises and eat above 500 calories minimum

 

I can barely move this morning, legs and shoulders last night so squats and shoulder press.

I like squats but the next day my legs feel like they're going to fall off!

 

This. Free weight heavy compound lifts coupled with eating a lot will get anyone big. There's a limit to what fixed resistance can do for you.

 

Passed my level 2 gym instructors saved up enough for my level 3 so will be a personal trainer asap

Really been able to get back in to the gym over the summer, new training regime is brilliant.

 

I will be starting a bulk on monday, i have been reading up a lot and i do know a lot of stuff about weight lifting its just i have never really done a bulk to gain muscle.

I will be doing a clean/dirty bulk, im not overly bothered about the small extra fat gain from a little bit of dirty foods.

From what i have read especially on bodybuilding.com is that for essentially beginners doing 3 full body workouts a week for the intitial 6-8 week period can actually give you better muscle gains because of the body's initial ability to build muscle faster because its being shocked, aka noob gains.

So you want to be stressing all of your major body parts as much as possible except not too much so you don't cause damage or injury. Any thoughts on this?

 

I'd think that the "noob gains" only applies to those who just start lifting weights, or go from a couple of * workouts a week to a proper muscle building programme.

If you've been building some muscle with your previous routine then I doubt it would be as effective because your muscles are already used to that kind of training.

Personally, I hate full body workouts. I find that they take too much out of me for me to recover quickly enough. I much prefer working each body part in pairs and hitting each pair as soon as you've recovered. Though a mate of mine swears by his end of week full body workout, each to their own it appears.

 

Anyone know of any good sites for Running Trainers?

Been on SportsDirect ect.

 

Is having your heartrate above 180 BPM safe while exercising?

 

Sounds fine to me. Everyone has a different maximum heart rate. Yours is just higher than 180.That you can sustain 180bpm for 30 minutes also means that your lactate threshold is above 180bpm, and that is probably a very good thing.




My consistency has never been better, feel great. Abs and cardio today.

Get ripped get laid!!

 

Anyone ever done the Insanity workout? A bought the dvds, its absolutely solid. Only 5 days into it but it's great fun I'm really enjoying our.

 

"Acquired" them a year or so ago, been sitting on my hard drive, never done them but they look quite hard.

 

220 minus your age is your maximum hearth rate

 

Aye it * you up.

You have to have the determination for working out at home though.

(I guess you do as you have a home set up)

 

I've completed insanity and insanity asylum but they take too long IMO bordering on losing muscle aswell as body fat and trying to fit it in to your daily routine is a task in itself.
I feel better and get better results mixing up my own stuff a mixture of hiit/plyometrics.
If im at home
50 star jumps
50 mountain climbers
2 minutes of normal skipping followed by 1 min of high knee tuck Jump skipping
100 burpees (20 burpees then 30 sec rest x 5) I alternate burpees with push up or box jumps added.
that's my cardio. Less than 10 mins and * you up. If too easy make that 1 of 2 or 3 sets. if too hard drop the numbers.
I also do 50m sprints when i'm outside and walk back the 50m then sprint again etc.
I do them 3 times per wk but do a mixture of advanced calisthenics convict conditioning suspension strap/gymnastic rings 6 days a wk.
I used to struggle to do push ups can now do handstand pushups and struggled to do chin ups at the start only managing 2 iffy full ones can do 25 full drop controlled chin/chest ups and muscle ups easily now. Yes I'm way beyond addiction haha

 

Did them myself for a few weeks and definitely did lose weight but the same with everything its 50% diet no point working out like mad then just eating *. It's very hard for the first 2-3 weeks and then you start to get the hang of it, but it does start to get boring too though which I found, I'd rather just do boxing training or kick a bit of footy about more enjoyable for me anyways

 

Just saw your response. That's good to hear. In the GYM I go to it warns you if you go over 170 BPM probably so they can't be sued.

 

Ah well start of a 6 week detox for me today, not really been practicing what I preach in here recently tbh.

Been out the gym for a while now and eating * and it shows, even worse when you know how to do it but just can't be * :smiley-laughing002:

Anyway joined a wee gym round the corner from me, it's not the best but has most things and it's going to be expanded in a few days so should be better hopefully.

My workout today was.

20 mins HIIT on the treadmill and a blast of the weights focusing on chest and tri's

My diet (the main part) for the 6 weeks is going to be based around kale smoothies

2 handfuls of Kale
2 handfuls of spinach
half a cucumber.
couple of stalks of celery.
1 Banana/Pear to make it taste slightly better.
All blasted in a blender

and then meals made up with proteins and healthy fats.

Nuts and all that *.

 

Nice 1 Tim you could also add mango blueberries hemp seeds chia seeds to your smoothie list

An add in these to your diet if you don't already eat them
Quinoa
romaine lettuce
sweet potatoes (steamed is best nutrient wise)
muesli with added fruits n berries

 

Had a right good game of 7's today - 90mins non-stop.

Then a 5-mile jog afterwards................knackered