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Originally posted by Spin Laden great to see women lift weights.. you burn fat even when you sleep. Lots of women want to avoid big muscles.. but all you have to do is high reps with medium weight for that. Looks way better too

When I was in high school I was quite heavy and dropped about 35lbs after teaching myself weight lifting basics...I gained it back and then some in university, then lost 60lbs, now I've gained 10 back. My body seems to maintain itself at 150 without much effort, but without consistent strength training I can't seem to get below that.

I love lifting weights!

I weighed 143 pounds in November of '05... a year later I was up to 165 and I'm at 175 now. I'm 5'9 1/2.

I basically did it by training heavy weights 4 times a week and eating like a horse. I havent eaten any sort of fast food since Nov 05, I think my body fat is around 10%.

What I'd do is take 2 protein skakes a day of around 40g. Any more than that and your body can't process it, so you'll waste it. But if you want to gain weight you need to consume twice as much protein in grams as you weigh. (eg I weigh 175, I should consume 350 grams of protein a day) Don't forget the carbs though. You want your body to burn through those so it uses the protein. Only eating protein won't gain you weight after a while because your body is burning it instead of keeping it.

In between that I eat 5 small meals. I can't eat alot in one sitting but I have a fast metabolism so I get hungry again quickly. This is the best way to do it. Each week I try and add a little more food to the diet to gain although I've been slacking a little on that which I why I haven't gained.

In terms of a workout, I used to go 4 or 5 times a week now I'm down to 3 or 4 because I'm short on time. I take long breaks and do heavy weights to try and build mass. 5 minutes of cardio before the workout makes all the difference I find too.

Hope this helps anyone that'd trying to put some weight on... it worked for me

*paging Killah Monkey* lol

Damn, I guess I should come clean online now...kinda embarassing, actually.

Weight: 235 lbs
BF%: 30.7%
Height: 5'11"

I'm srsly overweight and my target BF is 14% and 195 lbs. and I'm giving myself 6-9 months.

Just joined Extreme Fitness at Yonge & Sheppard 2 weeks ago and have been going every morning at 5 am, before work. I've never felt better (lol in recent memory), and so once I've adapted to the routine (increasing weights every day) I will go on to more functional training.

I have the best workout buddy in the whole wide world

I'll update this thread on my progress!

The last time I worked out was when I was carrying my ECO books up the library stairs. That was yesterday. I've been at this for only a week, but I gotta say, already I'm noticing some respectable gains.

age: 28
bf%: no idea
height: 6'4
weight: 294 (at last check)

I'm just a big guy (size 15 feet etc etc) anyhoo, I do a kind of circuit on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Arms/Chest one day, Shoulders/back the other. Sometimes free weights, sometimes machines. I've noticed a lot more muscle definition in the past 3 months. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, I spin. I've been spinning constantly for a year, and it;s dropped weight off the face. I realize now my eating habits have sucked donkey balls, so I've finally gotten my act together and changed them. I can't wait till the weather gets better so I can ride the bike to work, going up hill on yonge street is the fucking bomb!

This all takes place at Goodlife yonge/st clair.

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Originally posted by Timmah age: 28 bf%: no idea height: 6'4 weight: 294 (at last check) I'm just a big guy (size 15 feet etc etc) anyhoo, I do a kind of circuit on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Arms/Chest one day, Shoulders/back the other. Sometimes free weights, sometimes machines. I've noticed a lot more muscle definition in the past 3 months. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, I spin. I've been spinning constantly for a year, and it;s dropped weight off the face. I realize now my eating habits have sucked donkey balls, so I've finally gotten my act together and changed them. I can't wait till the weather gets better so I can ride the bike to work, going up hill on yonge street is the fucking bomb! This all takes place at Goodlife yonge/st clair.

That's where I work out dude, we should hook up I can always use a partner...

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Originally posted by Speedy2k Haha I'll snap some tommorow

*patiently waiting*

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Originally posted by Dennis Hahn That's where I work out dude, we should hook up I can always use a partner...

I'm there monday-friday at lunch

Ahhh I'm an after work type of guy...

Did anyone do any HIT workouts or any Total Body Training Routines. Im looking at starting that out as some advocates say that it is alot more effective then split routines. Something like
mon/ full body
wed/ full body
fri/ full body

Anyone have any experiance with this type of training routine?

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Originally posted by Skipper When I was in high school I was quite heavy and dropped about 35lbs after teaching myself weight lifting basics...I gained it back and then some in university, then lost 60lbs, now I've gained 10 back. My body seems to maintain itself at 150 without much effort, but without consistent strength training I can't seem to get below that. I love lifting weights!

good stuff. Take measurements too, cause of course muscle weighs more than fat and lots of ppl go by the scale but that doesn't tell the whole story.

Skipper, you can get all the exercise you want by just dancing like a maniac behind the decks like Preach

Mind you, that doesn't work for Carl Cox, does it

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Originally posted by matty BF%: 4-5%

Jesus!

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Originally posted by Spin Laden good stuff. Take measurements too, cause of course muscle weighs more than fat and lots of ppl go by the scale but that doesn't tell the whole story. Skipper, you can get all the exercise you want by just dancing like a maniac behind the decks like Preach Mind you, that doesn't work for Carl Cox, does it

That's because Carl Cox loves his fried chicken and corn on the cob

Well, spring is here and I'm finally getting off my ass to do some exercise.

Age 24
Height 5'6"
Weight 140lbs

Though I'm a runner...

I work out regularly too... well as regularly as work,etc. allows me to.

I try to go 3 times a week... I'll post my routine later; right now I'm late for a meeting

"IT'S TIME TO PUMP YOU UP!

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Originally posted by The Wiz Jesus!

The BF%'s in this thread are fairly suspect IMO.

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Originally posted by Speedy2k Are you happy with your body now? Or do you have a goal in mind?

well, looks wise, im pretty happy, i dont want to put on bulk since im only 5'6-5'7. also, being a golfer, i work on muscle endurance so i end up doing high reps of lower weight. i just want to put on 10 pounds now. get to 150-155 and ill be happy. thats my goal. but i have to eat enough which im not. im probably only intaking 2500 cals or so, prob should get up to 3000-3500

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Originally posted by matty BF%: 4-5%

hmm... really? Bruce Lee was like 3.5

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Originally posted by jchung52 hmm... really? Bruce Lee was like 3.5

i've had it tested on several occasions by several different people. i agree that the tests have some possibility of error but it can't be too much.

EDIT: Arney, back me up, haha

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Originally posted by matty i've had it tested on several occasions by several different people. i agree that the tests have some possibility of error but it can't be too much. EDIT: Arney, back me up, haha

just found that rather impressive

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Originally posted by EvilTree That's because Carl Cox loves his fried chicken and corn on the cob

if you were asian that could be construed as a rice-ist comment

We all know how Sasha stays thin

i play ultimate frisbee on a women's club team here in pittsburgh. i've played a few teams from toronto at tournaments. for ultimate i need speed, endurance, agility, and some upper body strength probably wouldn't hurt.

i run a lot. i try to run at least 3-4 days a week (~40 minute runs during lunch). right now my team is practicing once a week, but that will eventually become 2-3 when we get into the season. i try to hit 1 or 2 pickup games a week as well. once the season gets underway i'll start plyo & sprint workouts too. greg claims that i play ultimate 9 days a week during the summer.

last year i ignored upper body strength, so for this year i've started lifting once a week with a teammate. my goal is to gain some strength in my upper body. i also go climbing 2x/week as well. in the off season i've also been doing a lot of core work by doing yoga, pilates and balance ball stuff. i also do some at-home dvd total body workouts (aerobics & weights) too. for me, cross training is key...

i try to eat a well balanced, low fat diet. if anything i'm heavy on the protein. i'm not trying to lose weight, but i definitely don't want to gain any.

i want to be a lean, mean, ultimate playing machine...

age: 28
height: 5' 1"
weight: 106-108
bf: 16-18%

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Originally posted by Spin Laden if you were asian that could be construed as a rice-ist comment

Yeah, but I am Asian

at 5'6", 140, Carl Cox would probably eat you

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Originally posted by Spin Laden at 5'6", 140, Carl Cox would probably eat you

I'd be just part of the desert

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