Ya'll are really boring in here...lets get some action and good discussion
Things to start off
Pros and cons to training techniques used (i.e. HIIT, HST, doggcrap)
Supplements you have liked/not liked
Nutritional information
Noobies who have questions for the experts (i.e. Ironfist, White, noise, carbon)
Am I asking for too much here because not enough people care about their health?
I'm looking lean for summer (8-pack but I'm pale as a mofo), but seeing that low number on the scale every morning and not moving quite the same weight in the gym is kinda getting me down I think it's time to get big again
Yikes... if I can't stand getting down in the 10-10.5% range, how will I ever compete?
Last edited by white2K2EX : 07-04-2006 at 01:36 AM.
Dude, I am down to 155 because I haven't been lifting. It sucks balls.
Anyone have any experience with swimming? I have been having some feet probs so swimming is pretty much all i can do for cardio. Is it cardio that helps preserve muscle rather than degrade it?
Also, I will be heading to SF for three weeks to take some classes. I am assuming I have access to the gym and pool. I may not have as much time to exercise so any of you have any opinions on how to stay sorta in shape? Thanks.
Well cardio will help detriorate your muscles if you are not eating enough calories a day your muscles will start breaking down to give you energy for the activity
or so thats what i heard
my friend is a hardcore swimmer, she says swmming is the worst form of cardio, i forget why, something about not being able to burn enough calories. it is a great form of therapy, full mobility with resistance but no impact.
i have been working out for the past couple months for my police test next month. i find that everything they teach you in high school P.E. is pretty good advice. always warm up and stretch before working out. i find i can do more reps per set with a good warm up. cooling down after work outs and cardio make you less prone to injury.
also i recently found out the dangers of tuna. i was eating 2-3 cans of tuna a day cuz they are low fat and high in protein but they also can cause mercury poisening. while i'm not sick and the warning is mainly for pregnant women, eating too much tuna can be bad. i found out for my weight and height i should only eat 1 and 1/4 can a week. i'm 6ft, 157lbs BTW. so now i eat protein bars instead...taste like ass but they do the job.
my friend is a hardcore swimmer, she says swmming is the worst form of cardio, i forget why, something about not being able to burn enough calories. it is a great form of therapy, full mobility with resistance but no impact.
i have been working out for the past couple months for my police test next month. i find that everything they teach you in high school P.E. is pretty good advice. always warm up and stretch before working out. i find i can do more reps per set with a good warm up. cooling down after work outs and cardio make you less prone to injury.
also i recently found out the dangers of tuna. i was eating 2-3 cans of tuna a day cuz they are low fat and high in protein but they also can cause mercury poisening. while i'm not sick and the warning is mainly for pregnant women, eating too much tuna can be bad. i found out for my weight and height i should only eat 1 and 1/4 can a week. i'm 6ft, 157lbs BTW. so now i eat protein bars instead...taste like ass but they do the job.
protein bars are ok, but full of shit too. There is alot of high fructose corn syrup and other crap. Look into making your own or you can try Kashi granola bars. I will post the recipe for your own protein bars when I get home. I don't have it here.
2 cups natural peanut butter
16 tsp honey, you can add however much you like
3 scoops of whey, again you can add more if you like
2 cups dry oats
olive oil or flax if you like for extra calories but I didn't include this in my first batch
Heat the PB and honey till it's a little runny, mix the other ingredients in and then pack it into a brownie tray and refrigerate utnil it's hard enough to cut into bars.
I've recently split my front/middle and rear delts to different days of the week, same goes for my hammys/quads.
A few weeks ago, I would find myself too spent to complete my usual leg routine. This usually was starting out with two warm up sets of my %50-70 on squats, keeping it above 10 but less than 15. Then I do 2 more sets of heavy weight just so I could barely do 6-8 reps. Then I would move to leg press and do 4 fairly light sets keeping it between 8-15. I would usually try to do deadlifts and squats on the same day but found that I wouldn't be worth a damn if I didn't either one first. So I try to at least work legs 3 times a week now. One day with squats, leg press, and leg extensions. For hammys I start with deadlifts, standing leg curl, seated leg curl and then lying leg curl. I use those machines that women use to tone their inner/outter thighs on both days too
Same thing was true for my delts. I was training back and shoulders on the same day.I would start with 4 sets of smith machine presses, then 4 light sets of behind the neck on the smith machine. Then I would do cables. First rear delt flyes, then front lateral raises and then middle raises. I would usually find myself too spent to work back so I wouldn't be worth a damn that day, another day wasted I found myself too front delt heavy, and the middle and rears were really lagging, so I decided to give them their own day with back.
Well, in training my back along with rear delts for the past two weeks, I am starting to see gains and are progressing with heavier weight than I thought of. I even gained 6 pounds within the past three weeks! I try to give each muscle group at least 3-5 different exercises, with 4 sets. I'll do more sets if I don't feel a good pump.
^ A pump isn't really indicative of anything other than a lot of blood in the muscle. It's fun, but it doesn't necessarily mean you got a good workout. Same thing with DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness... the soreness you sometimes feel the next day).
I found myself too front delt heavy, and the middle and rears were really lagging, so I decided to give them their own day with back.
