Official Fitness Thread

|For starters, don't do fatburning pills. The long-term effects of thier usage is still widely speculated.

Now, if you want to shed some pounds, cardio i sthe best way to do it. In 3 weeks' time, you should probably do at least 30 mins of mid to high level cardio for 4 - 5 times a week.

More reps on the exercises also helps, but it depends on your body type. I always wind up with more bulk doing that, just because I shock my muscles into growing more.

Nutrition and sleep are often-overllooked factors. Try eating at least 4 times a day, between 3 hour intervals, with no meal being extrememly larger than the other. Foods you can eat during the 3 week period include Boiled chicken breasts, Egg whites, Tuna, Salmon, Fish in general, for proteins and Rice, pasta, oranges for carb intake. make an eating schedule like that for 3 weeks, combine it with solid exercsise and you will not believe your eyes.

What do you guys think of body weights? I'm thinking of buying some weighs for my ankles/arms for basketball training. I don't know if they leave any lasting damage or whatever but it seems like a fairly good idea.

I also noticed that when you do weights for some time (like one month or so, for 2 days at week) and then you stop doin' 'em for like 2 weeks, you become a bit taller: at least it happened to me, I was 173.8 cm when started doin' weights and then after doin' what I said before I am 174.7 cm... Is it normal and/or possible?

that's strange i did weights for a while and then stopped doing it, and i had like a sudden growth spurt over last summer

i'm going to start weights again, i just got one problem, i struggle to put on weight. I want to gain some pounds before i start again but no matter how much i eat i don't gain any weight, anyone got any tips

i wud like to add muscle to my upper body, specifically arms and shoulders, wud also like abs...cud someone work out a training schedule for me?

Age:16
Height: 5' 11-6'' (not quite sure)
Weight: 185lbs (im not fat or skinny just average)


Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

airgordon: What DWeaver said, but try to go for 6 (smaller) meals a day

Jae: Ankle weights would be good for your ankles, since you keep (re)-injuring them, and it should help to strengthen them and improve your quickness. If there's pain even with or without, then a doctor and long term rest might be the only option

chrisV: Your metabolism is very high, but believe it or not, you're going to have to eat much more if you want to actually gain... otherwise, wait a few years and it should be easier as metabolism slows down with age.

Raps13: Read pages 1, 2 and 3 for some good tips

|For starters, don't do fatburning pills. The long-term effects of thier usage is still widely speculated.

Now, if you want to shed some pounds, cardio i sthe best way to do it. In 3 weeks' time, you should probably do at least 30 mins of mid to high level cardio for 4 - 5 times a week.

More reps on the exercises also helps, but it depends on your body type. I always wind up with more bulk doing that, just because I shock my muscles into growing more.

Nutrition and sleep are often-overllooked factors. Try eating at least 4 times a day, between 3 hour intervals, with no meal being extrememly larger than the other. Foods you can eat during the 3 week period include Boiled chicken breasts, Egg whites, Tuna, Salmon, Fish in general, for proteins and Rice, pasta, oranges for carb intake. make an eating schedule like that for 3 weeks, combine it with solid exercsise and you will not believe your eyes.

thanks Agent D. and Cy for the tips

i think almost every supplement out there isn't passed by the FDA

right now i'm trying to do a meal every 2hrs. I'm avoiding rice & pasta unless it's whole grain

Jae: I'd advise againt ankle weights. they could hurt your knees. if you have anke problems, consult a pediatrist or a physical therapist. they could recommend some great exercises for strengthening problem areas

on the first few pages i found a lot of stuff on working my arms, but what about forearms? what shud i do for them?

For my abs how many reps and sets shud i be looking at doing a day to get a toned 6 pack?

thanks for the help guys

a 6 pack is made in the kitchen not in the gym. lose those unwanted fats and your abs will show. just do crunches, it'll work wonders for anyone.

Anyway, little problem here, my left chest is bigger than my right chest. im left handed and have been lifting weights for a year.

on the first few pages i found a lot of stuff on working my arms, but what about forearms? what shud i do for them?

Forearms usually develop according to the rest of the body through exercise, as they are involved in almost every motion made by the rest of the arm. Unless yours are very thin or you think you absolutely have to focus on them, I would not advise working them separately.

Anyway, little problem here, my left chest is bigger than my right chest. im left handed and have been lifting weights for a year.

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First of all, ask around and see if it is ACTUALLY bigger than your right one. It's possible that you are the only one who sees it.



Jae, I would advise against ankle weights if you have bad knees. In fact, participating in sports involving a lot of movement and directional changes , such as basketball, is not good for the knees at all. I too would advise consulting a physician.

Dweeber, everyone says so. I didnt notice it till everyone else in the gym was saying it.

a 6 pack is made in the kitchen not in the gym. lose those unwanted fats and your abs will show. just do crunches, it'll work wonders for anyone.

Anyway, little problem here, my left chest is bigger than my right chest. im left handed and have been lifting weights for a year.

Same, my left chest is a bit (tiny bit) bigger than my right, and thats cus I wantedto strengthen my left side more, but im right handed.

Well last night my ankle started randomly hurting and today I can hardly walk so I might have to give the ankle weights a miss for a while lol.

Whenever I do sit ups or crunches I can only feel it on my upper abs, so is there any way to work the lower abs more effectively? The flab on the lower part of my stomach doesn't look too good.

Its_asdf: Bicycle kicks, scissor kicks, and leg raises would do nicely at home without any additional equipment.

a 6 pack is made in the kitchen not in the gym. lose those unwanted fats and your abs will show. just do crunches, it'll work wonders for anyone.

Anyway, little problem here, my left chest is bigger than my right chest. im left handed and have been lifting weights for a year.

Same, my left chest is a bit (tiny bit) bigger than my right, and thats cus I wantedto strengthen my left side more, but im right handed.

That's perfectly normal. It will dissapear with time. Just do a lot of free weight. But just in case (if you're still growing and you experience any type of back pains) you should ask your doctor to check you for scoliosis next time you see him. It's quite a common problem and can really hurt you long term if you don't watch out and treat it right (I read way, way too much.).

I have one question for you: when does one psychically mature? I'm 18, 6'3 and slightly under 175lbs with all the weight training, but I still look skinny. I mean, a basketball scout would say I still have a ton of room left to fill out. All guys in my family have strong legs and huge calves, but I have toothpics. Or my arms - I have genetically very strong forearms but skinny bi/tri (cca. 13, 14''). It's like I have my father's frame, just without the meat.

All guys in my family have strong legs and huge calves, but I have toothpics. Or my arms - I have genetically very strong forearms but skinny bi/tri (cca. 13, 14'').

I've always had huge quads and calves, and my forearms are big genetically, but my bis and tris aren't as big genetically as they could be like you. Genetics are there for the rest of your life, and you most likely have an ectomorph body frame, so even if you have thin legs, it'll be difficult for you to grow them, but if you work hard on them, it'll grow, but not as easy as those who already are gifted genetically, or have an mesomorph/endomorph body types. I think we stop maturing at 30, then it goes downhill from there.

That's the funny thing - it looks like my body frame is built for much more muscles that it currently holds. Eh, fuck it. I'll just keep adding muscle until they stop growing. 6'3'', 200 sounds decent.

Damn... how logn is it gonan take to get abs if you do crunches with weights (12.5lbs), like one set of 30 reps, and another with 20reps, and then one with 1, then do 10 WITHOUT weights. I do it everynight.

I got cut from my high school basketballball team and the coach said I needed to get stronger among other things to make the team; what would be the best thing to do to get 'stronger' that would help for basketball?

I think weights (mostly upper body), because he probably wants you to have control when getting fouled... you know what I mean, like.... when yoiu drive in and they foul you, he wants you to have some control and be able to release the shot, or jsut plow right through.. I dunno, just guessing, but my friend is like wack... he got muscular and cut from baseball and when he plays basketball, he just plows through the paint, probably because he has a muscular upper body...

How many reps and sets shud i do to put for muscle on my arms,chest,and shoulders?

For you bi, do the heaviest weights you can do, and do as much as you can, do until you can't anymore, because that way you damages your muscles, and they rebuild/revover over night or in a couple of days. Make sure you do warmups. And yeah, but first start of with weights like 15lbs - 20lbs.

For you bi, do the heaviest weights you can do, and do as much as you can, do until you can't anymore, because that way you damages your muscles, and they rebuild/revover over night or in a couple of days. Make sure you do warmups. And yeah, but first start of with weights like 15lbs - 20lbs.

WHAT??? Hey people, sorry to be so blunt, but get your facts together before proceeding to advise other people on the proper course of action. If he is a beginner and starts doing that from day one he'll be sore and unable to move for a week.

Just start slowly and then increase reps or intensity as you gain muscle and training experience, Only then shoudl you go all out.

For you bi, do the heaviest weights you can do, and do as much as you can, do until you can't anymore, because that way you damages your muscles, and they rebuild/revover over night or in a couple of days. Make sure you do warmups. And yeah, but first start of with weights like 15lbs - 20lbs.

WHAT??? Hey people, sorry to be so blunt, but get your facts together before proceeding to advise other people on the proper course of action. If he is a beginner and starts doing that from day one he'll be sore and unable to move for a week.

Just start slowly and then increase reps or intensity as you gain muscle and training experience, Only then shoudl you go all out.

Lol my bad, somene told me the same thing you told me, but I just didn't word it right. I mean once you get used to doing weights, you should go the heaviest you can lift, and do the most you can and then do weights that are lighter than the ones you just did right after to get yourself cut.

Its_asdf: Bicycle kicks, scissor kicks, and leg raises would do nicely at home without any additional equipment.

I don't know how to do any of those.

I don't know a single thing about these kinds of things.