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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 :$
 
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Sheik, just asking, but what type of work out do you actually do.

I got this MMA workout pack that came with a DVD, resistance bands/belt plus a jump rope/ resistance band combo. this workout is legit. it's not that the exercises themselves are hard but the amount your doing makes it a killer workout for me. Also taught me a couple new variations to sit ups and push ups that i've never tried.

Also got these Ab straps that hook up to my pull up bar,so i'll be able to do some more intense ab work.
 
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I got this MMA workout pack that came with a DVD, resistance bands/belt plus a jump rope/ resistance band combo. this workout is legit. it's not that the exercises themselves are hard but the amount your doing makes it a killer workout for me. Also taught me a couple new variations to sit ups and push ups that i've never tried.

Also got these Ab straps that hook up to my pull up bar,so i'll be able to do some more intense ab work.
Before I say anything, are you training for MMA or just using pattern?

better to do both at the saem time at a slower rate, than the other two
Why?
 
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Nice. Best way to do it I guess. Keeps it interesting. I prefer an uphill/downhill route than a flat all the way round. Also prefer to do laps - nothing worse than going out 5 miles and realising that you've outdone yourself and still have to turn around and do it all again.
 
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I run a regular basis. I prefer to run on base outdoors but there are treadmills in the gym that is close to my apartment. At the moment I am for 6 miles under 60 minutes and I stop at whatever comes first (the 6 mile mark or the 60 min mark). So far my best time is 6 miles in 52 minutes. I would like to drop that down to 45 minutes within the next two months, seems like a realistic goal.

I also do MMA. Mon/Wed/Fri I do Cardio Kickboxing/Muay Thai/Jiu-jitsu. I hope to continue this as long as I can. I don't want to be a fighter or anything but it's always good to have that kind of knowledge.
 
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Wow, you have quite a packed schedule there. I bet the latter training is good fun.
I got my 10KM PB down to 35:29 in 2009 but everyone insisting that I should run more miles actually put me off running full stop. If I enter a half marathon for the end of 2011 I will have no excuse but to train as I'm not one of those people who can just jog around a course and race for the sake of it. Once that whistle goes off I get quite competitive and something inside of me makes me want to give it everything.
 
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I usually run on a regular basis when spring time hits until the first snow comes along. In the winter its a little less, I just dislike running treadmills. Its incredible boring.
Probably gonna be atleast 1 month before I can start running regulary again. Hopefully the snow is gone by then.

At best ive gotten 42 minutes in 6 miles, a course that varies a lot from asfalt to soft surface in the woods, uphill and downhill. I aim to be under 40 minutes this summer. As long as my knee´s hold up. If they are not good the first 1 mile, then I will lose all motivation to run the rest of the way.
But ive been way too injury prone as of late. Knee´s, right shoulder and left wrist have not been my friends.

I tried half a marathon 2 summers ago. Wasent a official race, more like I would only do 3 miles but then thought "What the hell" and just continued. Ended up with 14 miles ( 22,5km ). Wrong decision to do it on one of the hotter days in the summer.
I was so dizzy after that, my hip and knees hurt like hell.
 
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My current fitness regime while studying full-time includes running 5km every second night, swimming 3km every second morning and 250 sit-ups four nights a week. I'm going to get into the gym though when it opens up at uni, as you all know gym memberships are quite costly.
 
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Depends what your definition of gym is.
 
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Can anyone reccomend WHEN to start taking supplements/protien shakes ?

Ive been going to the gym for about a month and im not gunna touch the stuff yet but my friends have already started using Accai berries and protien shakes and they say they are good. Im a little more cautious and hesitant, maybe because i dont go as heavy on the wieghts and go more for cardial training for a good mix.

Also what is the most ideal to use ?
 
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Post-workout is the absolute most essential time. If you could only schedule meals twice a day, ideally you would want those meals to be: 1) when you wake up, 2) post workout. Those two times of the day is when your body is the most depleted and feeding off of itself.
 
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Taking EFA's w/ a shake before bed is close to optimal.
 
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Occasionally as a warm up. I'll do some KB swings or snatches to loosen up the tendons so they're well equipped to go through the workout I have in store for them (olympic lifts + squats mainly). As far as centering a routine around kettlebells, I would not. I feel as if the barbell should be universal.

They are effective. If you have an X amount of disposable income, then sure, why not? If not, pass on them.
 
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I don't personally, but I know people who rate them.
 
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Benches don't really take all that much room. I have one in my bedroom (along with dumbbells, a barbell, a kickbag and a climbing rope). Well, it is a pretty big room, so...

As for kettle-bells, if you're into circuit training for endurance then they'd be pretty darn useful, but then again you can easily center the training around a dumbbell as well. If you have spare money, go for it, but it'd be wiser to invest in a barbell (or bigger weights).
 
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