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Postby Wall St. Peon on Thu May 03, 2007 3:25 pm

Back to topic fellas...

How's the workout I gave you working, Nick?
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Postby cyanide on Fri May 04, 2007 1:02 am

Mr. Shane wrote:How's the workout I gave you working, Nick?


He recently retired and I don't think he's gonna put a dent on that pretty 5000 posts of his :(
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Postby Wall St. Peon on Fri May 04, 2007 3:33 pm

Hmm.
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Postby Jackal on Fri May 04, 2007 8:33 pm

Very nice on topic post there.
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Postby Matt on Sun May 13, 2007 2:43 am

Progress report:
from the very 1st post until now i went from 148 to 157lbs. I feel that's some decent strides in the initial few months especially since the adjustment that needed to be made was a difficult step to take.

I feel like i'm just getting started, and by Dec 31st i hope to weigh in @ 165lbs. Hopefully more, but i'm being realistic in that i know there will be 2 months of non-activity for me as a i go on holidays.
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Postby LakersRule24 on Sun May 20, 2007 10:30 am

Is it better to workout in the morning, mid day, or night?
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Postby Jackal on Sun May 20, 2007 10:50 am

Lately I've been working out in the mornings due to having to work nights.

Speaking from personal experience, I love it a lot more than at night. My gym opens at 7, so I'm usually one of the first people there. It's quite calming to have the whole gym to myself.

I lift weights for 50 minutes. At around 8 I head down to the pool, I swim as many laps as I can in 45 minutes. From 9'ish till 9.30 I spend taking out toxic fluids from my body and relaxing my muscles in the sauna. After that I take a quick shower, change and head to school for my 10.30 class.

Due to the endorphins being released that early in the day, my whole day is a lot more fluid/satisfying. I've noticed I'm a bigger flirt than normal and I smile a lot more.

So, personally speaking, I'd go with morning. (B)
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Postby Dean on Sun May 20, 2007 12:41 pm

Ok, who wants to give me a program/routine + eating thingy?
I've been wanting to train and get fit/in shape/and looking good for the ladies haha, but i keep losing motivation.. Ive got a fair lot of equipment and stuff at home, so i can do it all here which is good.. my aim is for a 6 pack, and be very fit
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Postby The Other Kevin on Sun May 20, 2007 1:40 pm

cyanide wrote:
Mr. Shane wrote:How's the workout I gave you working, Nick?


He recently retired and I don't think he's gonna put a dent on that pretty 5000 posts of his :(



Wow, I'm gone for a while and I'm actually mentioned in the same area of reconition as mods. I feel loved.



To be on topic, I've began to do some light strength training again. (Light Weights, Push Ups, Crunches) Any other ideas? Keep in mind, I'm 14 and just need to get stronger a little.
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Postby Jackal on Thu May 24, 2007 12:01 am

Fish oil, good, no good?
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Postby shadowgrin on Thu May 24, 2007 12:11 am

Good. Helps block out the fat and cholesterol absorbed by your body.
Just expect your shite to be more oily than usual because of the unabsorbed fat and the fish oil itself.
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Postby mvpshaq32 on Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:04 pm

Ok it's summer and I'm going to make another attempt at it. I really want to make the basketball team for my sophmore year and I have what I want to work on in mind. Note I am only 14 so I don't actually have a lot of options or access to equipment.
Calves-Definetely want to make it thinner and stronger. Much like Tmac's.
Arms-Anything besides pushups?
Endurance-I've started a mile run everyday and stair running whenever I have time.
Diet-I cut off soda,chips,and most junk foods(easier than I thought). I pretty much eat rice everyday but the sides vary. My sister makes dinner and she loves to cook so I don't want to offend her by not eating her food.
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Postby cyanide on Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:12 am

Jackal wrote:Fish oil, good, no good?


Good; it contains essential fatty acids that are used to help develop muscle. I use one every morning.

mvpshaq32 wrote:Ok it's summer and I'm going to make another attempt at it. I really want to make the basketball team for my sophmore year and I have what I want to work on in mind. Note I am only 14 so I don't actually have a lot of options or access to equipment.
Calves-Definetely want to make it thinner and stronger. Much like Tmac's.
Arms-Anything besides pushups?
Endurance-I've started a mile run everyday and stair running whenever I have time.
Diet-I cut off soda,chips,and most junk foods(easier than I thought). I pretty much eat rice everyday but the sides vary. My sister makes dinner and she loves to cook so I don't want to offend her by not eating her food.


I think it's great that you're cutting out the junk food. That'll definitely help you, but to make the basketball team, it's more than just conditioning (do lots of sprints, make sure you're in good shape) but really practice with a basketball and a net. Forget strength and all that. Until you're good enough to be a starter on a basketball team, which is your primary goal, worry about working out later.
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Postby Jackal on Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:29 am

Been using it ever since I asked that question by the way. Didn't notice my shit being more oily orso, but whatever it does, it's probably doing it.

I'm looking way better than what I looked like a few months ago. The constant change of my body is motivation enough to keep waking up at 6 to train from 7 to 9.30 (hour weights, hour swimming and half hour sauna) and then proceeding to head to school.

Sure I'm dead at night, but I haven't slept better during nights or felt better during the day. I'm glad I got myself to become consistant. :)
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Postby cyanide on Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:51 am

Damn, 2.5 hours? Is that a daily thing? I don't know how you haven't overworked yet, but if you can fall asleep easy at night and wake up feeling great, then you're doing something right :)
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Postby Jackal on Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:06 am

2.5 hours every day. It's basically two hours though, the half an hour in the steam bath/sauna, depends on which one I'm feeling up for on that day...that half an hour relaxes me better than anything in the world.

I go Monday through Friday because that's when they're open from 7 till 23.00, Saturday & Sunday I don't go because of a few reasons.

A) I work on Saturdays. (Mornings.)
B) Not open till late.
C) My body needs to rest too.

So yeah, I'm loving it. Given it's so early in the morning...the whole gym sort of belongs to me. I feel like one of those celebs on Cribs or some shit like that.

In the beginning it was tough, I'd go two days...not go three. But after awhile...will power (and the fact I started looking/feeling great) just motivates me. Now I literally jump out of bed at 6 a.m. and I'm like w00t, work out time!

Uhm, okay...scary. Bye.
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Postby [Q] on Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:08 pm

yeah finally done with school for the summer but im taking a few classes in the summer to keep myself busy. nothing too crazy though. only 2 classes.

with my free time now, i'd like to hit the gym harder than i ever have to see if i can finally put some weight on my skinny ass.

ass you can see, i could use some mass on pretty much every part of my body:
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ok so i plan on going to the gym at least 3-4 times a week and working on a specific body area for every day that i go, instead of doing a little bit of everything which i loved to do in the past.


one quick question: what kind of exercises can i do to get my upper arms wider? you know how when you do something like bicep curls it'll get your arms bigger in a certain way. i'm not really looking to get my biceps bigger but wider. i know it's hard to explain but i dont got a picture.
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Postby cyanide on Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:38 am

Jackal: That's awesome. I wish I had that kind of motivation and dedication! Since I returned from Thailand, I haven't missed a workout day. So far, so good.

Qballer: It's just getting mass on your biceps, deltoids (shoulders) and triceps to give you that wider look. It's simply just adding mass that'll give you wider looking arms. For a wider look on your upper frame, you gotta work on your chest and back that'll give you a broader appearance.
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Postby [Q] on Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:37 am

sooo as far as arms go, what specific exercises would you suggest? tricep extensions? rowing?
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Postby Srbija on Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:43 pm

do ropes and good old arm curls
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Postby cyanide on Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:22 am

Qballer wrote:sooo as far as arms go, what specific exercises would you suggest? tricep extensions? rowing?


There's a bunch of exercises you can do from www.abcbodybuilding.com. As for recommendations, do free weights with dumbbells and barbells, and avoid machines for faster results.
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Postby Joe' on Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:37 am

All right, I've successfully dropped 7 pounds since March but I gained almost the same amount of muscle (I'm weighing at 169 pounds now; I was 170 and got to about 163 in mid-April but my arms got too weak so I started lifting weights.)

Also, I re-started eating food I'm not supposed to eat, drinking soda, and all that, but I'll be happy to cut that.
So, I'm looking for a workout program that allows me to strengthen my arms, chest, legs and abs. I'm also looking forward to getting a little taller during the summer.

I only have access to free weights (dumbbells) and a running machine.
Anyone willing to help me?
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Postby cyanide on Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:44 am

^ with dumbbells, you could do quite a bit, but you could do more with a bench.

Here's a bunch of exercises that you could choose from that'll work on your arms (deltoids, biceps, triceps, forearms), legs (quads, hamstrings, calves) and abs.
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Postby Joe' on Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:30 am

Thanks a bunch, Cy. I'll see if I can get a bench/barbell.
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Postby Fenix on Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:11 pm

I haven't work out for the last two or three weeks now and the earliest time I'll be able to start again is going to be the week after the next one. So, the question is - what are going to be the consequences? I managed to control my body weight (around 180 lbs) trough proper nutrition and I haven't lost a lot a lot (if any) muscle mass, but there's still more 1 1/2 weeks to go. How much strength will I lose? How quickly will I gain my old form back? Should I go straight back to my regular 6 times per week routine?

The second question is - how healthy is eating the same stuff every day? My diet is pretty balanced and I do believe I get everything I need, but I never was a big nutrition freak.

1: oatmeal, 0,3l low fat milk, 1/2 of a banana, around 15 grams of protein dust mixed into it plus I drink 0.5 grams of C vitamin after the meal.

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3: Turkey/chicken (200-300g) with rice and a salad.

4 or 5: around 200g of tuna with a tomato and a slice of bread.

5 or 4: chicken (200g) with a slice of bread and an apple. I normally add two slices of low fat cheese.

The time difference between two meals is 3 hours. I also drink more than enough water trough day - normally around 4 litres.
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