Gym and fitness (26 Viewers)

[IrishZebra]

That's tough stuff. I was into cycling for a long time, don't know why I gave it up. So much fun and really good cardio.

Well its 120km in total not all at once, Ima do about 30km for four days. You should take it back up man.

Not trying to sound gay but cycling along the coast and 7.30AM with nobody around is majestic

 

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[Nenz]

Well its 120km in total not all at once, Ima do about 30km for four days. You should take it back up man.

Not trying to sound gay but cycling along the coast and 7.30AM with nobody around is majestic

Nah I get ya. Its a good way to get away from the city sometimes. I don't know if you've heard of the 'great ocean road' but I cycled along there once it was really amazing.

 

[Bozi]

You must be pretty damn fit Boz. Creatine is good if your trying to achieve a certain goal. If you're looking to improve in whatever you're doing take creatine, if you're happy as is then I wouldn't worry.

no,not yet, i am still a little overweight, though i carry it mostly around teh midrift,i am trying to build muscle and in turn, burn fat.
i am back on the creatine now and taking it with whey and argenine,cutting back the alchohol consumption has been teh buiggest problem as a glass or two of wine with dinner had become almost customary.

i satill have some way to go but feel i am on the right track

 

[Barton Fink]

What about escalating density training?

 

[icemaη]

I'm planning to hit the gym from Monday after almost 3 months... I need to lose 5-7 kgs and 1-2 inches around my stomach in 2 months... possible?

 

[IrishZebra]

I'm planning to hit the gym from Monday after almost 3 months... I need to lose 5-7 kgs and 1-2 inches around my stomach in 2 months... possible?

1.5 Kgs a week is doable, I'd say you may get the 7kg before you Pleatau.

Nenna would know fo sho' but the follwing Is what I'm doin Cardio wise:

30km on a stationary or real bike
or
30 Mins on a Cross Trainer - one minute as fast as you can the next at a comfortable pace
or
40-60mins Jogging/Walkin briskly

I reckon for the KG loss you should amp up the resistence training aswell thought

 

[icemaη]

I'm not too keen on cardio, but if thats what it takes, then it needs to be done I guess...

 

[IrishZebra]

If you aren't too keen on it you'll hate interval training

 

[Martin]

1.5 Kgs a week is doable, I'd say you may get the 7kg before you Pleatau.

Nenna would know fo sho' but the follwing Is what I'm doin Cardio wise:

30km on a stationary or real bike
or
30 Mins on a Cross Trainer - one minute as fast as you can the next at a comfortable pace
or
40-60mins Jogging/Walkin briskly

I reckon for the KG loss you should amp up the resistence training aswell thought

Are those supposed to be equivalent? Cause I can walk briskly for an hour and I'm pretty sure I'll be less tired than 30km on a bike.

What's your schedule for this, how many times a week?

Can't believe I just posted on topic in this thread

 

[Dostoevsky]

Eh my opinion can only be amateurs, Asif. I've never tried loosing so much weight so I'm not sure how it goes.

I think you must do cardio, at least 3 times a week if you want to manage that and plus workout 4-5 times a week. But what's even more important you need a good diet.

Focus on stomach, do sit ups with short period of rest so your fat burns. If you're going cardio make sure you add some serious sprint.

 

[IrishZebra]

Are those supposed to be equivalent? Cause I can walk briskly for an hour and I'm pretty sure I'll be less tired than 30km on a bike.

What's your schedule for this, how many times a week?

Can't believe I just posted on topic in this thread

No they aren't evquivalent, they're just the four-ish different Cardio workouts that I do.

I work out 4 times a week, usually
Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Sunday

I know I should space them out but that's my freetime so

Workout cosists off:
30km cycle (either along my route and to the gym, or rarely on a stationary bike)
25min Pliates + Stretching
40Mins Resistence/Weights training.


that's pretty much it

 

[IrishZebra]

Eh my opinion can only be amateurs, Asif. I've never tried loosing so much weight so I'm not sure how it goes.

I think you must do cardio, at least 3 times a week if you want to manage that and plus workout 4-5 times a week. But what's even more important you need a good diet.

Focus on stomach, do sit ups with short period of rest so your fat burns. If you're going cardio make sure you add some serious sprint.

I think he'd be good with Interval Training, As you said.

Targets belly fat specifically.

 

[Martin]

Okay, question to y'all workout specialists.

Suppose you had two options to use:
1) Walking, however you see fit.
2) Swimming.

For someone to get in shape who's totally out of shape, how would you do it?

I'm not including gym cause I hate the gym.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Swimming for sure.

Workout at home, so don't call it a gym...you don't need almost anything.

 

[IrishZebra]

Okay, question to y'all workout specialists.

Suppose you had two options to use:
1) Walking, however you see fit.
2) Swimming.

For someone to get in shape who's totally out of shape, how would you do it?

I'm not including gym cause I hate the gym.

Swimming is king of all Cardio, it is the most time efficent and the most efficent form a toning/muscle point of view.

6 months of swimming for an hour 3 times a week and you'll be fit as a fiddle inside and out.

You should do some pilates though

 

[Dostoevsky]

Swimming is king of all Cardio

No, running is.

 

[Martin]

Swimming for sure.

Workout at home, so don't call it a gym...you don't need almost anything.

at home is good, but I have no motivation to lift stuff or do sit ups

 

[Martin]

Swimming is king of all Cardio, it is the most time efficent and the most efficent form a toning/muscle point of view.

6 months of swimming for an hour 3 times a week and you'll be fit as a fiddle inside and out.

Really? That's encouraging. I've done some swimming stints before but I was never able to keep it up for more than a couple of weeks.

You should do some pilates though

What is that?

 

[IrishZebra]

No, running is.

Depends on what you're looking for true enough.

But Calorie burning wise and number of muscles used in ratio majorly to moderate swimming wins.

Also I may be biased because I add extra points for the support/ injury aversie properties of the water.

 

[Dostoevsky]

at home is good, but I have no motivation to lift stuff or do sit ups

You get used to after some short period of time. Later on you get addicted so it goes easily.