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Workout Thread 5?

So what happened, people? A year or two back we used to have a whole bunch of C0R denizens enthusiastically posting about their workouts, and arguing about the nutritional benefits of eggs. Nowadays, nobody mentions lifting a dumbell or going for a jog even in passing. Did everyone just stop giving a shit about their health all at once? Or did you all just get bored of talking about it?

For me, it all fell apart last summer when I moved house. There was no room in the new place to set up my weights so I had to give them up, and I moved from an area full of gorgeous parkland to a dull and aimless scrawl of streets and shops, which (along with starting a new job) killed off my running. I started eating like shit and drinking more heavily, and most of my prized strength, fitness and definition wasted away.

Anyway, I finally got sick of that cloying feeling of unfitness and decided to get back on the wagon. I've just started running again, and I'm pleasantly surprised to discover I'm not a completely unfit slob despite many months of inactivity. My cardio fitness is okay, but what needs improving is leg strength, so I've started off with some short (20-30 minute) hill running sessions to get me past that horrible rubber-leg sensation. I can't wait to get back to the point where I can head out for an hour-long run with some pumping music on.

The weights and shit can come later (I'm doing press-up and pull-up sets as token upper-body routines for now). What's important to me is getting back to that feeling that a day without physical activity is somehow incomplete.

I did my lift routine tonight, been raining too much to go running (thats a pussy excuse though).

I've lost 20lbs since the start of last month, and thats with out really changing my diet at all. If I seriously reformed my diet I'd be shedding pounds like a mofo... But I love bread.

I'm somewhat ambivalent about losing weight. On the one hand, I miss being shredded, but if I get my body fat down to around 10% I start to look extremely gaunt in my face: hollow cheeks and sunken eyes. I also cannot be bothered with the whole bulking/cutting routine of gaining muscle, because I'm never going to be strict enough with my lifestyle to do it properly, and I'm too naturally slender to easily gain muscle.

My motivation for getting fit this time round is less to do with how I look and more to do with how I feel.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I'm somewhat ambivalent about losing weight. On the one hand, I miss being shredded, but if I get my body fat down to around 10% I start to look extremely gaunt in my face: hollow cheeks and sunken eyes. I also cannot be bothered with the whole bulking/cutting routine of gaining muscle, because I'm never going to be strict enough with my lifestyle to do it properly, and I'm too naturally slender to easily gain muscle. My motivation for getting fit this time round is less to do with how I look and more to do with how I feel.

Do you ahve any fat to lose?

I actually bought one of these yesterday; http://www.sportsmaster.no/styrke/m...ekkapparat.aspx

So gonna get ripped lol. Or at least get enough muscle mass to help my spine to not subluxate as much as it does now.

Hey cool, this thread is back. Let's hope it will give me some motivation.

I quit beer, and drink wine now. I've lost 8kg over the winter, but I fear my weight loss will plateau in the next 4 months, because it will be too stupidly hot/humid for me to want to go outside unless I'm being paid to do so.

I'd really like to buy a home weights machine setup in the next couple of months though. I have no idea what to get, or even what's reasonably priced :/

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Originally posted by djdk Do you ahve any fat to lose?

Haha, believe it or not I would have to lose about 10lbs of body fat to bring out my abs. I'm deceptive because I have a naturally slender build and a very lean face, so I can look like a rake without actually having the lithe muscle definition you might expect.

I do wonder if I was just genetically predetermined to be so lean, or if my build partially stems from not eating enough and not doing enough physical activity as a kid.

I have a full free weight set that my brother got in high school when he was losing weight and trying to bulk up (he cant gain or retain muscle mass at all though, compared to me who can go from flabby legs to ripped in like 4 weeks of running/lifting).

It's really nice, though I only use the bar for dead lifts since I don't have a spotter. I do dumbbell flys and presses instead, which I guess you don't really need a bench for.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk I'd really like to buy a home weights machine setup in the next couple of months though. I have no idea what to get, or even what's reasonably priced :/

check the link in my post above yours. you can do pretty much all of your body on that one, as long as you've got the right clip-ons. only paid about 670 AUD's for it too. 100kgs of weights came with it..

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Originally posted by itsamemario check the link in my post above yours. you can do pretty much all of your body on that one, as long as you've got the right clip-ons. only paid about 670 AUD's for it too. 100kgs of weights came with it..

It's all in devil-speak! I can't read Norwegian

Chrome translate wasn't too good either :/

I'll check it out though, thanks

stu you can't go wrong with just plain ol' free weights too. (dumbbells).

the older i get the shittier i feel when working out. i hate running, and i feel like i just can't lift as much anymore. not that i could lift much to begin with, but it just makes me feel like ass.

i'm usually run 1.5 miles 2-3x a week and do random pushups and situps. i'm not in horrible shape, but not in primo shape either. blah

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Originally posted by Sushipunk It's all in devil-speak! I can't read Norwegian Chrome translate wasn't too good either :/ I'll check it out though, thanks

The pictures should be in imagespeak, though :P

It's a wall-mounted pulling apparatus? Haha..
Basically you can set the height of where the wire(s) go out, and you can hook up basically anything with a carabiner hook to it, ie belts, rods etc. and there are two wires going out (that can be set to 1-wire mode), so you can do like those exercises that cross country skiers do during the off-season and when it's too rainy to safely roller ski along the road, and about a million other exercises.

Edit: Imagese?

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Originally posted by Euforix It of course depends on what kind of exercise you want to do but don't spend your money on fancy equipment that don't do sh*t... plus they are usually expensive too. All you need is barbell and lots of iron, later you can also buy a bench but everything else is pretty much pointless if you want to gain muscle. According to many many professional bodybuilders around the world.

Yeah, great advice. If you wanna be like Mac and be all glam muscles and no core.

I bet your dumb ass didn't even click the fucking link.

Jack: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...6&#.UIk5W8WDW7k



Anyways, I've gained a good deal of weight, so I'm fixing my diet and going on runs to help get rid of it. No P90X or any of that crap, I don't have that kind of time.

I've haven't been to the gym nor worked out as previously planned, as I've been too busy with work.

However, due to better eating, I am loosing weight......albeit very slowly. I still need to get my ass exercising though, even if it's just in the hotel gyms/pools.

I need this thread. I've been eating like shit since Thanksgiving, and haven't worked out regularly since, well, about a year ago. I've had so much shit going on my life that I've just been too exhausted to make time for weights and cardio. We were also refinishing our basement, so our weights weren't even set up for quite some months.

Anywho, work out room has been finished now since early summer, and I still haven't touched the weights. We even added a pull-up/dip station! Ughhh.






My only saving grace is that I'm so busy on my feet at work, I can afford to eat the shitty food I've been eating. I haven't actually gained any weight - I'm just soft and flabby. :/

We're going to Jamaica for a wedding at the end of February though, so I have lots of time to get my bod ripped again.

I tried your milkshake idea and i just got fat

With my running, I've been having knee troubles and slight shin splints, so I'm slowing down my pace and having a steadier, more deliberate running style. Do you all think if I did separate leg exercises (lunges, wall sits, calf raises, etc) that those troubles would go away due to increased strength?

In February i started a physical preparation that was necessary for a trip i would have in May. I lost 12Kg (around 26.5 Pounds) thanks to 28Km (around 17.5 miles) of running per week and health food.

After the trip i kept the 'health routine' until July, when the fucking treadmill broke and since then, none in my condominium fixed that shit. And the gym is always massively crowded. It's so annoying.

I definitely MUST restore that routine but i'm afraid it won't happen this year anymore.

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Originally posted by ziptnf Jack: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...6&#.UIk5W8WDW7k

Mind: blown. What the fuck was I doing in January? Oh yeah... drinking heavily and not keeping fit.

Also, regarding your shin splints: I'm no expert but I would guess your running technique is to blame. Do you run flat-footed? Probably better to ask your doctor than the COR.

Shoes too... Running style is something that is very hard to change. If you think about it, running is a very natural thing, so you are probably moving through your stride and landing close to what your body feels right. Its all about getting shoes that support that stride.

J just stick to doing simple compound movements.

You don't want to be an over trained roid head I'm guessing, so on day you're not running just throw in some exercises that will hit loads of muscle build proper strength and get you looking good.

E.G.

Monday - Chin Ups (Hits your arms, back ,traps, abs, 95% of biceps) Do three to four sets of as many as you physically can (or with weights if you can do a lot).

Tuesday - Run

Wednesday - Deadlifts (Works basically every muscle group to the max.) Don't fuck around with light weights, practice with lower weights than aim to lift as heavy as you physically can. Do three sets of LOW rep, but bloody heavy weights.

Thursday - Run

Friday - Dips (Again, works ridiculous amounts of your upper body, better than push-ups and will build a powerful chest and shoulders as well as hitting your core and back. Do three to four sets of as many as you physically can (or with weights if you can do a lot).

Weekend - Do what you like, another run, rest, squats for legs?

The weight workouts can be done easily in 30 minutes depending on your break between sets. Warm up decently and focus on your breathing.

Hope I've not been too condescending. Good luck on your workout!

I took about 3 months off due to being so busy with work, but I'm back on my routine as of last Wednesday. 5 days/week lifting with a weekend day thrown in just doing cardio. Treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, or arc for cardio. 4 day split of back, legs, chest, shoulders. 30-45 mins max for the lifting sessions, followed up with a 20 min cardio session. Diet is pretty much a keto style diet which works really well for me. I'm not looking to bulk up, just be lean. Meathead look is shit

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Originally posted by Euforix Lunar: You clearly are not afraid of overtraining.

I don't get it? Are you taking the piss?

Conditioning twice a week, with 3 big lifts? Over training? How?

If you are taking the piss meaning it is nothing, then it is all you need, unless you wanna ramp up the protein, hgh, etc and Train hours a day to look like a shaved chimp.

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