Thought I would bring this thread back, has died many times before but hopefully we can keep it going this time. Basically discuss anything to do with working out, weight lifting, body building, dieting, etc. Feel free to give people tips, ask and answer questions, whatever you guys want.
I started pretty recently myself. Never did anything up until I was like 18 as I was always playing high school sports so never had to worry about getting out of shape. Started doing casually since then and now been going hard for the past 4 months about. I am stronger in virtually every area now, stuff is starting to take shape and I am pretty damn happy with the results.
Goal now is to bulk up, which is tougher then it sounds :$
Basic creatine means they're referring to creatine monohydrate, sold at any GNC or Vitaminshoppe or whatever. I would suggest Cytogainer, it's my favorite weight gainer and it has creatine mono already in it.
Yea sugar is key to getting post-workout as well as protein.
Sleep-aids... what are people's thoughts? I recently purchased Somatomax and Somnidren, both are marketed as "HGH" products, which is of course they are not, but ridiculous claims don't stop me from trying something. They are both touted as being great at inducing deep sleep, something painkillers or ambien or whatever doesnt do for me. Tried somatomax last night and though there's arginine in it (which I respond very poorly to) I figured it was worth a shot anyways due to the small amount of it. I had a very deep sleep and all, but I woke up this morning with very irritated skin (due to the arginine) so I dont think I can take this anymore. I'll be trying the Somnidren tonight, and seeing as how it lacks arginine I'm hoping for the quality sleep of Somatomax minus the problems.
deep sleep is known to help raise GH levels as well as testosterone production. take ZMA for help with a deeper sleep and be done with it. ZMA is just a mixture of zinc, magnesium, and B6. Its good for you on top of being a worthy supplement.
I just signed up at a local gym. I'm going to have some sessions with a personal trainer, which is what I need. I have never been serious with working out. But I need to get back into shape for health reasons. While right now, I don't have major health problems, my family history is bad when it comes to diseases, so I would like to avoid them.
Let me explain some things before asking my question.
Me and my family are doing a weight loss challenge. Each week, we weigh in, and whoever loses the most weight, percentage-wise, wins $25. I won the first three weeks. I started at 214, went down to 211, to 208, to 204. And in reality, I wasn't even trying. I just ate less on the weigh-in day, and took a hot bath to sweat off a few pounds.
Well, last Sunday, I jumped back up to 211 (I pigged out with popcorn and Mexican food for a friend's birthday.) So my mom and dad got mad when I tried to explain that I just had an off week. However, my dad made me a bet today. If I'm able to drop under 200 by Sunday, he'll pay me $100. Of course, I accepted immediately.
So, as of right now, I'm 208 pounds. What do I need to do to drop 8 pounds in four days? I'm willing to work for it. I do realize, dropping that much weight in such a short period of time isn't the best for you, but I do need that hundred bucks. Suggestions?
Easiest way would be to do the same thing MMA fighters do. Drop your calorie intake 24 hours before the weigh in and go in a steamer shower or sauna and shed off the water weight. The weight will be gone till you drink some liquids. Alot of the fighters and such drop 10-15 pounds on that day so dropping 11 is right in that alley. Since it would be your first time though I would be careful.
Alright, I can do that. How long do you think I would have to stay in the sauna to drop ten pounds or so? I got a YMCA pretty about an hour from here, but unless the have a scale there, I wouldn't know how much I lost.
Go for about 15 to 30 minute intervals and then check your weight after you get out everytime until you reach your desired weight. Might need to take your own scale if necessary. Be careful though, do not want to totally drain yourself and not be able to walk out of there lol.
Hey guys, I was looking at the Bowflex selectech dumbells, would they be a good investment? I really want to try to stay in shape, as I am starting to gain a bit of weight.
Awesome investment. I do not have the Bowflex brand ones but I do own the exact same thing made by Nautilus. The save a bunch of room because you have from 5 pounds to 52.5 all on one dumb bell instead of having 15 different sets or whatever. Can do so much stuff with dumb bells to, definitely something you want to have if you are working out.
I'd go with a bench set if you don't already have that. Olympic barbell, weights, and an actual bench would do you good with an adjustable rack. That way you can get in all of your main compound lifts (OHP, Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift, Powerclean). Much more versatile to go with this, you can do just about anything with it.
That's assuming you don't have that already though. If you do, I'd say they're worth the investment. You'll easily be able to OHP, DB Row, and Bench Press way more than 52.5 lbs or w/e but you could still do bi's and tri's with that weight. It'd be worth the edition I guess.
Tried Somnidren the last couple nights, and it's quality stuff. Didnt want to get up either morning but when I did I felt very refreshed and physically well rested. We'll see how this continues but as of now this is looking like the best legal sleep aid I've ever taken by far.
So what are the updates on brute and MW? If I remember correctly you guys were getting back into it seriously.
I'm straight. Just bulking and putting on mass right now. Studying nutrition and exercise science at the university in Chicago. Got three more years until I get my degree so I can personal train clients so it'll be awhile.
Plan on building as much mass and strength as possible for the next long while and then possibly competing at some point down the line. Weigh 184 lbs @ 5'8 right now, 10% body fat. Just bulking...
I just got back from my appointment with my personal trainer. It went very well. I found out that I'm in pretty decent shape. I just need to put some muscle on around my body and lose the fat. I'm going twice a week to train with him and then once a week to do cardio, so that should help me out.
Good to hear bud. Will be hard in beginning without a doubt to lose the weight but you will not regret it when it starts to shed off and you gain confidence.
I am sort of the other way around. Hard as hell to bulk up but when it started to happen it felt great and you just want to keep doing it.
It's a damn shame my gym is only open from 6am-12am, I went this morning but have really felt like going for the past hour. I think I'll be staying up tonight and going at 6am for legs. I go hard son!!
My routine consists of running 3 miles a day, ab work everyday, and alternating between weight training on my arms and legs every other day. I'm a gym freak lol.
What is everyone's favorite muscle group target during a workout? What's your favorite exercise?
Personally, I love doing my back more than any other body part there is. Getting that V shape is the most impressive thing one can do, imo. If you look back to all the Mr. Olympia's, the contestant who has the widest/bulkiest back frame usually wins (except for Dexter Jackson last year).
Conventional deadlifts are one of the few exercises I really can say I excel at. 405 max on those bad boys now and it's my favorite exercise to do. While I'm good at benching and decent at squatting, they fail in comparison to my DL.
Honorary mention:
-Shoulders: Love the side lateral raises to work on the side deltoids. There's nothing better to feed your ego than OHP or Push Pressing up a large amount of weight so that'd be my second favorite exercise.
For me, back is probably my favorite... I injured my back in 2005, and since it has gotten better, I put extra work in my back for some reason. My back days are killer for most people... fixin to work it in about 30 min actually. Lat Pulldowns - 4x12 superset with Lat Pulldowns behind the head - 4x12, Bent over BB rows - 4x12, T-Bar - 4x12, Seated Rows - 4x12. All start with warm-up set, then get as heavy as possible w/o hurting myself. I used to do deads frequently, but got too stupid with them and messed up my back again. Haven't messed with them for about 6 months. Going to start back soon I hope.
Next is Shoulders - love them but they hurt if I push too much
Chest - used to be my fav, only prob is the soreness I feel the next couple days
Calves - like working them, but can't get them to grow anymore, sucks
Traps - like them, but pay w/ a headache the next day
Abs - make my back hurt, but making them more of a priority lately
Arms - arm muscles count for 3% of your body's total muscle, so why spend 50% of your time working them. Arms get 3 exercises each per week from me. Tris follow back, and Bis follow chest
Legs - they suck, and my back has trouble handling them. I still work them hard, but just know i'm going to pay the next day or two.... or three
Arms and chest for sure. That is probably when I go the hardest. I still have a day for back, legs, shoulders and abs but doing that stuff is not really enjoyable...just do it because it is necessary where on the other side I like working out my arms and chest.
Need to start doing deadlifts. Pretty sure the way I do them is wrong though. My back tends to hurt pretty easy no matter what kind of technique I do. I do know how to do them as I have watched several videos on how to do them properly but still tends to give me a sore back either way...
I'm sixteen and just want to stay in shape. I'm 5'10 and weigh 170 lbs.
What I have at my disposal:
* No money
* Two ten pound dumbells
* My Room
Okay. I can't run to exercise, my parents have an issue with me doing so...do you guys think that it's possible for me to build any sort of muscle with these limited sources?
Getting in shape is easy. Your body type is important. Take like a 15 - 30 minute cardiovascular routine and then just work on the muscles. As long as you know the technique, two dumbells is all it takes. You won't get bulky with 10 pounds but you'll get a basic outline for your body. You can add mass (if you want) when you're older
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