DuD Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Good info from King V. For obliques I like to do a kind of sideways sit up. I lye down on my side with my legs together, arm closest to the floor against my body and the arm in the air rested on the back of my head. I then raise my upper body and legs in a 'V' shape, so that my knees and point of my elbow meet. I go for 25-30 then swap sides.
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 A fun week of gymming eet up. Had a good back workout on Thursday, but then woke up the next morning without that tired woke-up-after-gym-yesterday feeling. However, it came throughout the day, and it's still with me even today, haha. My biceps and forearms ache, as do my lats and around that area. Hammered my shoulders on Tuesday, too. Really enjoyed that. Went tonight to do some cardio and ab stuff. Shattered now. Feel very satisfied, but so tired at the same time.
DuD Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 I like reading peoples gym comments, because i gym it alone at home so don't got a gym buddy its nice to hear how people are doing. I didn't do any gym work last week for the first time in forever. I just felt shit from man flu, so missed some of my workouts earlier in the week and ended up convincing myself it would be better to just have the whole week off. I'm gonna get on the cardio a bit tomorrow, because I feel bad for no exercise plus last night's binge drinking... then i'll get back into the routine on Monday with the ol' chest and back... a good bit of pushing and pulling
The Bard Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 My legs are quivering from the squat rack. Wanted to throw up, violently when I finished, but instead just came home and fell asleep. That was horrible.
DuD Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 I didn't do that cardio i planned on doing Sunday, although i did start back up again yesterday with the chest and back. I've been keeping a record of how i'm doing (only the weights/reps exercises) since i started and the improvements just keep on coming. Loving it I've just finished my Plyo session... which always kicks me round the floor. Absolutely knackered. I'm now going to have a well earned relax in the bath and listen to some music for a bit. Still got my abs to do yet today though.. Think i'll save that till after the Baggies Swansea game
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 I like reading peoples gym comments, because i gym it alone at home so don't got a gym buddy its nice to hear how people are doing. I do not possess a gym buddy, which is probably for the best, haha. I have a particular schedule because of work, so it would be a pain to have to reorganise stuff to suit the needs of another person. Right now anyway. I probably should be doing more forearms and biceps stuff, but it's not really an area I'm concerned about. My arms seem to get a good workout whenever I work my back (or triceps when I do chest), but I think I'm going to try and do a bit more now. I did a little bit when I went today after work, and it felt quite nice.
Daft Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 My gym partner turns up so infrequently I might as well not have one. He's utterly useless.
Guest Captain Falcon Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 I don't so much have a partner as I have a group since there are four of us. I find having more people means you make sure you having a sufficient enough rest between sets and you don't lose track of time. Had a pretty good cardio session yesterday. It was 35 mins on the cross trainer, then 18 mins on the treadmill. After that, it was 10 mins on the rowing machine and finally 12 mins on the exercise bike. Felt pretty good by the end and not as tired as I thought I would be even though there probably wasn't much left in the tank.
Daft Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 More than one other person and I find rests are way too long between sets. Try and keep it to a minute, minute half at the very most.
Guest Captain Falcon Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Well when we were training for strength, then we would take turns - you are only looking about 2 to 3 mins max between sets. At the moment, we have two people exercising at the same time, due to the nature of the routine. To be honest though, when there have only been two of us doing it, the rest ends up being that short that it's difficult to really push yourself.
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 It depends on the amount of equipment you have available to you as well. I've lost count of how many times I've seen small groups of people crowding around the only lateral pulldown machine. What I find annoying is that the one sits on the seat, has a little laugh and a joke, does a few reps, then they alternate between each member of the group. But, fuck, some of them do more talking than pulling. That kind of workout just wouldn't do it for me. Granted, some groups have a routine, so that they're doing different things at once, which is what I would probably do if I went with a group. Then there's the ones that chat on their phones, sitting at the only bench press in the whole place. This one time I actually finished my whole workout in the time that the bloke spent on his phone!
DuD Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 Did my shoulders and arms tonight. I'm well tired. I didn't have much energy before i started, but i've got none whatsoever now. Hopefully I put enough into it to get something out of it... guess i'll find out tomorrow when i'm either feeling it or not
Daft Posted March 17, 2010 Posted March 17, 2010 Did chest and a bit of back. Fucking knackered. I need my day off tomorrow.
danny Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 Went for a booted run again today. Up the steepest ofsteep hills. Go to the top and my leg was starting to hurt. Ran on it a bit more and now i can hardly walk never mind run. Think ive done somethingreally bad. Going to leave it until monday and see if it gets any better, if not i might need a new leg lol.
killer kirby Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 BESTEST NEWS EVAR!!! I just caught up with a friend and we just had an awesome afternoon catching up, anyway, he just moved to another place and doesn't have any room where he is living now for his weight sets...so what does he do? HE GIVES THEM TOO ME FOR FREE!!! AND IT HAS FUCKING GOT EVERYTHING I NEED!!!! I can not wait to pick them up xD Best friend ever confirmed xD
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 BESTEST NEWS EVAR!!! I just caught up with a friend and we just had an awesome afternoon catching up, anyway, he just moved to another place and doesn't have any room where he is living now for his weight sets...so what does he do? HE GIVES THEM TOO ME FOR FREE!!! AND IT HAS FUCKING GOT EVERYTHING I NEED!!!! I can not wait to pick them up xD Best friend ever confirmed xD Lucky sucker. Today/Tonight, I saw the skinniest legs I have ever seen in my life. I was taking a little break after my swim, so decided to sit in the steam room for a few seconds. A lady was lying down in there, and...it just looked quite scary. Very skeletal. A bit odd because the guy she was with was a bit of a fatty. Dunno how that works. Trying to up my cardio at the moment and I'm quite enjoying it. The Cross Trainer and I are in a deeply committed relationship. The downside to tonight is that the back of my foot (the heel-ish) has blisters from my crappy shoes. So, they hurt a little bit when I put my shoes on. Nooo.
Shorty Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Today/Tonight, I saw the skinniest legs I have ever seen in my life. I was taking a little break after my swim, so decided to sit in the steam room for a few seconds. A lady was lying down in there, and...it just looked quite scary. Very skeletal. A bit odd because the guy she was with was a bit of a fatty. Dunno how that works. I wanted to respond to this with relevant family guy clip, but for some reason this was the best quality version I could find ;_;
Fierce_LiNk Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 I've never been a fan of Family Guy, even before that South Park episode where they made Family Guy impossible to watch. But, heh, I chuckled a little at that. That would definitely explain the thinness of the lady's legs. I leave for Belgium on Saturday, so I've got a final week to make myself sexy (uhh) before I get there...
Pyxis Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) I need some help! I bought these weights: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9003132/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CSports+and+leisure%7C14419152/c_2/3%7C15701400%7CHome+gym+equipment%7C14419293/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419293%7CWeights+and+dumbbells%7C14419310.htm But I have no idea what I should be training towards and how many sets n etc I should do in a day. The manual says that I should do 20-25 repetitions, does that sound right? How many times a day should I be doing them? I started off lifting 7kg, but 25 sets of 7kg didn't feel challenging at all, so I have set one of the weights to 10kg and I can comfortably do 22 repetitions for each arm, but should I be trying to push myself and once I decide to do 25 repetitions of 10kg (the max that these weights can offer), what should I do then? Should I just keep lifting 10kg every other day and hope for some sort of improvement? I am worried that the weights aren't heavy enough after having them for just 5 or so days, but I also don't want to plan on lifting something ridiculous with each arm. I am 6ft 3 and 95kg/210lb/15st, so how heavy a weight should I aim for in order to get a nice strong set of biceps? I am guessing that I will need to be able to lift more in order to get the same visual result. Is 10kg a bit pathetic or should I be taking it easy? What do people actually go up to before they stop increasing the weight? How many repetitions? Should I be doing a heavier weight for less repetitions or a smaller weight for more? I suppose after 5 days, my arms look pretty similar to how they were already, but they feel very solid, so I am guessing that the muscle has just replaced whatever fat was there. Normal looking arms.. Edited April 5, 2010 by Pyxis
DuD Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 I'd recommend setting the weights so that your feeling the burn on either 8-10 reps (if you want to build muscle) or 12-15 reps (if you're trying to tone up). You should be feeling it on at least the final 3 reps. If you exercise a couple of muscle groups in the same session, you can then swap between groups to give them a rest.. i.e A Biceps & Triceps routine where you go Bicep.. Tricep.. Bicep.. Tricep.. e.t.c Hope that helps
Pyxis Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) I'd recommend setting the weights so that your feeling the burn on either 8-10 reps (if you want to build muscle) or 12-15 reps (if you're trying to tone up). You should be feeling it on at least the final 3 reps. If you exercise a couple of muscle groups in the same session, you can then swap between groups to give them a rest.. i.e A Biceps & Triceps routine where you go Bicep.. Tricep.. Bicep.. Tricep.. e.t.c Hope that helps Yeah it does, thanks DuD. Since 10 is a good figure, I will switch to 15kg next and see how things look after a few days. I will try doing 50 push ups now to see if I can still manage them after my weights.:p Should be interesting! ok..just (49).. I'm surprised that I can actually do both on the same day. Edited April 5, 2010 by Pyxis
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 I thought I'd revive this thread. How is the gymmage going, people? My brother has bought a bench and now he's looking to buy some barbells. I think he's caught the fitness bug off me. We've been playing a little bit of cricket outdoors lately, so it's getting him active. My abs ache from yesterday, and I'm still feeling a bit "leggy" and tired from the cardio I did yesterday.
nightwolf Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 I've been going the gym at least once a week these days, I've not really been able to go much more than that. Now that uni is nearly over I have classes book to do one or two a week plus two days a week at the gym.
Daft Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 So, I've been hitting the gym hard (protein shakes and all) for a little over six months now. This also includes my daily cycle. It's been hard at times to keep up the intensity but apart from one or two times I've stuck to it. It's definitely made a difference, almost embarrassingly so, I gone from slim to built (the argument that men are more superficial than women is a load of slosh). Did arms and chest yesterday and am still feeling it. Tomorrow is back...I think.
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 Good work, Wolfy. It's been hard at times to keep up the intensity but apart from one or two times I've stuck to it. It's definitely made a difference, almost embarrassingly so, I gone from slim to built (the argument that men are more superficial than women is a load of slosh). I think I only see the difference in myself if I look back at older pictures. Last year I was probably bigger in terms of fatness. I still have a bit more to lose, but I think I look more in shape now. I cleaned through my wardrobe recently and found that a lot of the t-shirts I was wearing last year won't even fit me anymore. I'm still trying to bulk up/build muscle, but the main thing is shifting this fat at the moment. I weighed myself a few days ago and was shocked to find I'm now 80/82 kilos. Heaviest I've even been. But I feel and look less fat than last year. Hoping it's the muscle...somewhere.
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