At 5/24/07 06:36 PM, Trypper wrote: Also, I'm up to 150lb, I've never been this heavy in my life. I'm loving it.

lmao, I'm like 155. Lucky bastard, getting all the muscle. >:3

I need to build myself some gymnast's rings. Then I'd be cool.

I'd love to join. I've been working out since i was 12 and i'm definetley more developed in frame,shoulders and arms etc although my gut is somewhat ample sadly.I usually do heavy wieghts on low reps and i play rugby. I've recently started some treadmill and air-walker work to try and loose the excess flab.

can anyone recommend me some good protein shakes i can take? like hte powder ones? i heard Whey Protein in the way to go?

At 6/7/07 08:15 PM, Freakish-Beast wrote: can anyone recommend me some good protein shakes i can take? like hte powder ones? i heard Whey Protein in the way to go?

Just go with a nice big tub of whey protein powder.

I like to mix it with skim milk, personally, but I know a lot of people make it into a shake, or just drink it in a shake-like concoction with water.

Go with a standard flavor too, either unflavored, vanilla, or (if you prefer, though i'm not big on the taste) chocolate. For the most part, the berry-flavored ones are either overpowering in taste or become watered-down when applied to a drink, in my experience.

That reminds me, I need to order some more whey protein... blah.

Hey i got a question for ya. I'm trying to increase my bench pressing by hella this summer. ( free weight bench) I am at 170 right now and just wondering how i would increase it fast.

Thanks to anyone who can help

Am I doing it right ?

At 6/13/07 06:17 PM, NeoSoviet wrote: Am I doing it right ?

You look puny, like me.

PUNY BRETHREN UNITE FOR THE CAUSE!

;_;

Hey guys,
Could you help me get a routine that could get me fit, flexible, and strong so I could join cross country, and basically get alot fitter, flexible, and stronger cause I got a whole holidays freed up to get fit, and have fun with my mates.

i'd like some tips right now i'm drinking ensure to gain weight and get vitamins i need but i'm extremely lazy anybody have tips on making working out fun or easier

Hey guys,

I'm turning an empty room in my house for the sake of convience. I will keep on working out at school but I need a home gym for at least a little working out because last year after nearly every school break we've had I had a hard time getting back into the gym.

Anyways, I just want to know for you guys who have home gyms, what store would be a good place to get some equipment, specific products you recommend would be cool too.

Thanks :)

At 6/20/07 12:40 AM, Trypper wrote:

At 6/19/07 11:37 PM, Bazi wrote: Thanks :)

If you aren't looking to spend thousands on machines and whatnot, invest in a powerrack, bench, an olympic barbell, and some weights. With this combo you will get the most bang for your buck, and never really need any new equipment, ever. I need a powerrack myself. :P

I will look at how much money I can get from my parents to start this project out.

The room I'm going to turn into a gym is a big rectangular room with a hard wood floor surround by windows. (it's out houses sun room but my parents don't really want to use it)

It's big but tommorow I will get the dimentions and what not to see if a powerrack would fit well. I'd like to make use of the chin up bar it has :P

Before a power rack though I'm just gonna get some dumbells to work with to start out.

At 6/27/07 02:46 AM, Grubby wrote: It's Summer, and I'm losing-shape!

I have some ideas; swimming, soccer, running, going to the gym.

But I can't do that at the moment, or for this week. I can't go to the gym, the pool, the field, or a track.

Do you guys have any ideas of what I can do around my 21,450 sq. feet house? My backyard is a hill that slopes down, so I can't do much down there. Also my neighborhood is very unsafe, so I don't want to run around the neighborhood.

Jumping jacks, you can do them anywhere and they're fun, too! :D

Other then that the other basics are good.

Push ups, crunches, reverse crunches, you can proly find a place to do Flat Bench Triceps Dips or something, and wall sits I guess.

Hey everyone, I'm back on the BBS for the Summer ^^

Rugby season is over so I've gone way off my training schedule: however I am still doing a few runs a week as well as the old body excercises although not as strenuosly as before :)

Hows everyone keeping in shape over the drink-filled Summer then?

At 6/30/07 02:53 PM, Grubby wrote:

Running always helps.

I am doing a bit of running each week, normally at night after dinner.

Apart from that I'm being a lazy bastard, which is gonna feel like a bitch once my pre-season training begins lol :(

Hey guys, lately I've been focusing on the most neglected part of my body ever, my abs.

Right now I do crunches and reverse crunches, are just doing these plus other cardio and exercise going to give me a 6 pack or are there some specific ab exercises anyone recommends.

Thanks :P

also the crunches I do are just straight up and down, do I have to do crunches where I'm leaning to the left or the right or?

At 7/14/07 11:44 PM, Bazi wrote: Right now I do crunches and reverse crunches, are just doing these plus other cardio and exercise going to give me a 6 pack or are there some specific ab exercises anyone recommends.

Are you a skinny kid, or do you have a bit of excess fat on your midsection, like myself? (we're not talking a lot, 5lbs or less would qualify)

At 7/17/07 06:49 PM, Buddhist wrote: Are you a skinny kid, or do you have a bit of excess fat on your midsection, like myself? (we're not talking a lot, 5lbs or less would qualify)

Yea I have a little bit of excess fat on my stomach.

At 7/17/07 10:56 PM, Bazi wrote: Yea I have a little bit of excess fat on my stomach.

then it's more a matter of losing the excess fat first. you can't show off the abs if there's some extra fat covering them, believe you me.

however, you can still tack on extra muscle underneath the fat using abdominal excercises, which is what i do. crunches, serratus crunches, barbell good-mornings focusing on using mainly the abs, etc. will help out.

At 7/17/07 09:02 PM, Trypper wrote: Well, been a while since I posted in here. My weight has not budged at all, still 145. My bench, however, has increased to 215. Getting a power rack soon so I can do squats and all of that other cool shit. Doing some deads tonight or tomorrow.

i hate you so much. 145 and a 215 bench. i'm 160 and i can't even bench my own weight. I BENCH LIKE A WOMAN.

damn you and your low-body fat, high-muscle body, trypp. :[

I envy you all...I'm built, but I'm not that strong (except I can bench 300). But I'm talking in the arms, I can work out and out and I don't get any stronger. I don't over work though. I'm gonna go work out right now.

At 7/22/07 03:28 AM, anime-man10 wrote: I envy you all...I'm built, but I'm not that strong (except I can bench 300). But I'm talking in the arms, I can work out and out and I don't get any stronger. I don't over work though. I'm gonna go work out right now.

A good diet and a protein shake + supplement can help you.

As soon as I start really weight lifting again (going to the gym in school) I'm going to start taking a protein shake.

Right now I'm just doing basic cardio and other stuff (ab stuff, push ups, 3rd grade shit :P)

Sorry about double posting but I think my problem is that I dont commit to my workouts, back when I started doing chests years ago, I loved them bc of the rush I got from doing them. Now that I've started arms, I do a really hard workout session then quit for 2 weeks. I am always just too damn busy, but I guess I'll make time. Im trying some new pills so maybe that will help some.

At 7/22/07 03:49 AM, anime-man10 wrote: Sorry about double posting but I think my problem is that I dont commit to my workouts, back when I started doing chests years ago, I loved them bc of the rush I got from doing them. Now that I've started arms, I do a really hard workout session then quit for 2 weeks. I am always just too damn busy, but I guess I'll make time. Im trying some new pills so maybe that will help some.

I might be misunderstanding what you said but when you work out do you just focus on 1 part of your body?

At 7/22/07 03:57 AM, Bazi wrote

I might be misunderstanding what you said but when you work out do you just focus on 1 part of your body?

Yes and no. I work two parts of my body every day except Saturday. On Sat I only work 1.

I would like to ask a question , i am trying to lose weight. Around 40-45 lbs , i am 1.80 and up and i also generally watch my diet , although sometimes i fuck it up.

So , i would like to ask , is 3 and a half hours of physical exercise per week sufficient for losing weight?

i do half hour boxing every day , and boy , do i get sweaty.

At 6/11/07 06:53 PM, MARINE wrote: Hey i got a question for ya. I'm trying to increase my bench pressing by hella this summer. ( free weight bench) I am at 170 right now and just wondering how i would increase it fast.

Thanks to anyone who can help

Here's my advice to you;

Smith Bench Press

1 max rep
3set of 4-6-8reps

After you've started 6 of your training with this movement, switch with the same set up but with Dumbbells...

Then after 6 other training jump back to the bench and watch the difference!

P.S. You might want to strength those shoulders and triceps of yours.

At 7/23/07 10:25 PM, Trypper wrote: You are suggesting the use of a smith machine? I've never heard of anything so rediculous. To truly get stronger in every aspect, you need freeweights, not a fixed range of motion smith machine. Hit some straight up BB bench.

What I found ridiculous is someone who's been out of gyms for 4 months, which never used a Smith machine openly criticizing... Machine have their good, you've failed to mention muscle isolation. You try it your-self but I'm positive, to have a massive quick gain in strength he should do the little routine I gave him. Then after hit the real bench.

Well guys, I got myself a gym membership today with a bunch of badass machines, including crossover machines, pulldown machines, rowing machines, and all of that other good shit. They also have freeweights, kettleballs(fucking awesome), a large assortment of dumbells, squat racks, a smith machine(I'll never use it), and a roman chair. Also, punching bags, treadmills, and a speedbag. This place has everything I'll need for the next month, absolutely awesome. I did squats for the first time today in 4 months, my squat has gone down ALOT. But, within the next week or so, I should be getting much bigger, muscular wise. :)

I'm glad you seem back on track. I hope you won't stick with the same type of training over and over... You'll hit a plateau too soon.

At 7/21/07 11:45 PM, Trypper wrote: Eh, I eat everything from chicken breasts to fried chicken to pizzas and french fries every single day of the week. Lotsa pizza and chicken. Still can't gain weight, oddly enough.

>:[ i have so many friends like that. I'm like the only one with a naturally slow metabolism, so they're all like OMGZ PIZZA & SODERZ & CANDY AND JUNK FOOD YEAH!!!1! and i'm like "thx, buffalo and peanut butter for me". I don't really mind cause i'm not huge on that kind of food anymore, but it kind of sucks not having a fast metabolism. I don't want like an uberfast one like some of my friends, but just one where it's not like not like "carbs? CARBS?! OH JESUS INSULIN OVERLOAD GOGOGO ZERG RUSH" etc.

anyway, been working on a ketogenic diet for the past ... 3 weeks or so, gonna continue it for the rest of the summer leading into the first week or so of school. I take in about 50g carbs, 60-90g fats, and 200g+ of protein, with carb-up days every 10 days at about 110-150g carbs. I want to toy with that for a little bit more before I decide to change it up a little. I may increase fats, if only to stick in an extra meal or so to add in protein and fats.

It's more of a cutting aim, but it's been doing what I need so far, I think. I can never tell.

For bench, make sure your shoulder blades are touching each other, and grip the bar in whatever way feels most comfortable. I myself like my grip fairly wide.

Don't forget to arch your back, plant your ass, and explode. :P

Ye, it's just that the chest is the weakest part of my body, imo. Most of my strength is in my legs and back. It's not a huge issue because personally I do prefer clean & press to benching, but I still need to work on getting my bench up, at least past my body weight. I never do 1RMs of benching though, so :I

speaking of which, i should really do 1RMs soon enough for deadlifting and clean/press.

I may be going to a gym soon, then buying a power rack after summer. Also, even though I haven't deadlifted in 4 months, I can still dead over 315. L33t.

If I have money left over from my paycheck (which I should, considering I'm only gonna spend like $500 tops), i want to buy a nice barbell with lots of weight plates. The one I have now is 75lbs max or the bar is liable to snap, but considering I'm getting up to there with arm curls, that would signify it's time to just spend the cash and get a nice bench, barbell and plates...mmm, i'd like to get a 300lb max of barbell & plates, and get my deadlift up to that and my bench up to 200. i'd like a 300/200/200 max, and go from there,though i'm pretty sure that soon enough i'll easily be able to clean&press 200. When I was like 140 pounds back in April or so and just coming off the buttrape diet where I lost all the weight, I was still able to clean&press 110 on an off-day. So a max of 200 would be an easy goal. I think setting a goal of 300/300/200 for deadlift/clean&press/bench would be reasonable, considering my deadlift max (last done in like...late may) was about 250. Again, the circle spins around and it's back to the bench being my weak point, lols.

I just checked the scales in my house (which I'm sure are somewhat broken) but anyway... last time I checked two months ago maybe, I was 12.5 stone (175 Ibs).
Now since then I've been doing lots of weights and been eating healthy food to maximise the muscle growth (protein and the like).
Now however, I weigh 13 stone (182Ibs).

Now, whilst there is a clear and huge difference in my muscle, I see little change in my fat, and I'm sure I've lost nothing, maybe I'm being sceptical.

But yeah... I'm a little worried that my fat isn't diminishing.

Thoughts, comments?