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Workout Thread III (pg. 88)
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
I'd rather thank you for falling on the "Shut the hell up" sword. |
lolburnh@x.
/* IGK HUMOR
I had a 12 year old boy "fall" on my "sword" :haha: :haha: :stongue: |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by Michael19
calves = calve raises
hamstrings = stiffed leg deadlifts |
hehe, my question was more to have him answer the question of how you're supposed to work out those muscles without using a machine. While deadlifts are great, your hamstrings will look much better if you include a machine into your routine at some point. Same goes for calves. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
I'm looking to drop about 30 pounds by New Year's. I've played (American) football all my life, so I've always been into bulking up, etc. But now after a couple too many bone breaks, the doctors tell me I can't play anymore, so I figure it's about time to start losing some of that mass.
At my peak I was about 6'2, 285, ran a 4.9 40m, and benched 325x8. Big enough to be pretty good, but athletic enough not to have to play on the line (I was a fullback). Right now I'm down to about 250, and probably bench considerably less (I've really backed off the weights).
To this point, I managed to lose about 35 pounds purely through diet changes -- I've eliminated most salts and fats from snacking and meals, and cut down on overall volume as well. I'm in a routine of doing 50 sit-ups/50 push-ups 5x weekly and alternate between a slow jog of 15-20 min. or a brisk walk of 1 hour+ about 4 times a week as well, though I'm just starting to get into that as well. I'm leery about getting back in the weight room, as the only programs I've ever really been on were all about adding muscle and increasing weight.
I've never been exactly 'heavy' in a traditional sense, cause I've always been in fairly good shape despite my size. But I figure getting down to 215/220 will probably bode well for my overall health (chronic knee problems, etc.) as well as happiness. After all, the only good impression a guy my size can make on a girl is "hey, I play varsity football... wanna wear my jersey this weekend?", and that one doesn't really fit anymore. Or I suppose I could challenge the guys around me to arm wrestling, but that's not really my style either.
Anyway, any advice? |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I'm looking to drop about 30 pounds by New Year's. I've played (American) football all my life, so I've always been into bulking up, etc. But now after a couple too many bone breaks, the doctors tell me I can't play anymore, so I figure it's about time to start losing some of that mass.
At my peak I was about 6'2, 285, ran a 4.9 40m, and benched 325x8. Big enough to be pretty good, but athletic enough not to have to play on the line (I was a fullback). Right now I'm down to about 250, and probably bench considerably less (I've really backed off the weights).
To this point, I managed to lose about 35 pounds purely through diet changes -- I've eliminated most salts and fats from snacking and meals, and cut down on overall volume as well. I'm in a routine of doing 50 sit-ups/50 push-ups 5x weekly and alternate between a slow jog of 15-20 min. or a brisk walk of 1 hour+ about 4 times a week as well, though I'm just starting to get into that as well. I'm leery about getting back in the weight room, as the only programs I've ever really been on were all about adding muscle and increasing weight.
I've never been exactly 'heavy' in a traditional sense, cause I've always been in fairly good shape despite my size. But I figure getting down to 215/220 will probably bode well for my overall health (chronic knee problems, etc.) as well as happiness. After all, the only good impression a guy my size can make on a girl is "hey, I play varsity football... wanna wear my jersey this weekend?", and that one doesn't really fit anymore. Or I suppose I could challenge the guys around me to arm wrestling, but that's not really my style either.
Anyway, any advice? |
Just a real quick piece:
Don't stay away from the weights for fear of bulking. Even if it amounts to going 3 times a week and just doing light weights on the circuit equipment. The rationale behind this is that, lifting weights burns calories while working out AND while not working out. Your body will require extra calories to repair those muscles and additionally, active muscle requires more calories than inactive muscle. As long as you are keeping your diet straight, you will essentially turn into a calorie furnace and burn them off left and right.
In the grand scheme of things:
Lots of active muscle > hours and hours of cardio
in terms of burning calories and fat.
So as long as you are maintaining a quick paced workout with relatively high reps, you won't really have to worry about bulking. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
Just a real quick piece:
Don't stay away from the weights for fear of bulking. Even if it amounts to going 3 times a week and just doing light weights on the circuit equipment. The rationale behind this is that, lifting weights burns calories while working out AND while not working out. Your body will require extra calories to repair those muscles and additionally, active muscle requires more calories than inactive muscle. As long as you are keeping your diet straight, you will essentially turn into a calorie furnace and burn them off left and right.
In the grand scheme of things:
Lots of active muscle > hours and hours of cardio
in terms of burning calories and fat.
So as long as you are maintaining a quick paced workout with relatively high reps, you won't really have to worry about bulking. |
Hmm... thanks for the tips. I suppose I'm just too used to ladder progressions of high weight, fewer reps. I'm not experienced with the whole "lift to lose" idea, so it takes some getting used to. |
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| Orbax |
Try eating cheese covered waffles 9 times a day
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| Lebezniatnikov |
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"The popular baryard buster is a Columbus Ohio favorite, but lets face it the people that eat this dog food do it at 3am after all the bars close and there is nothing else open."
so true :p |
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| Orbax |
| the hell are those!! that exists?!?!? |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
the hell are those!! that exists?!?!? |
sausage, hashbrowns, eggs, all covered in thick country gravy... get your cholesterol meds ready! |
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| sugardevill |
that looks like someone's puke at 3 am in the morning after the bar closes
mmm mmm good |
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| Dj_Skez |
| quote: | Originally posted by sugardevill
that looks like someone's puke at 3 am in the morning after the bar closes
mmm mmm good |
thats what I was thinking. btw, you look real good in those pics you posted, I would love to show you some new work out positions, planning to come to Michigan anytime soon. ;) |
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| Dj_Skez |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Try eating cheese covered waffles 9 times a day
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Orbax, wtf are you doing? you're slacking...what would your brother say? :p |
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