Official Workout Thread (Come here to lose weight)

[BB]

[trodgers]

[trodgers]

Andrew, I thought I knew of someone who might be able to help you. Here's an article written by Clarence Bass. He is "nearly" vegetarian. You might find it interesting and illuminating. He's known for being ridiculously shredded and he dominated a stress test when he was in his 60s. Here's a picture of him at 60:



Here's something on his nutrition:

http://cbass.com/PHILOSOP.HTM
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[MadMax]

ugh! so frustrating. I've been working out a lot in the past couple months, but I've had the flu for three days now and have barely moved or eaten anything. All that hard work, down the drain.

How long does it take for built up muscles to shrink again?

I really wanna hit the gym up but I dont think its a good idea since I have a sore throat, body aches etc..

[trodgers]

Wait a few more days. Some used to think that decompensation occurred as quickly as three or four days, but the HIT trainers have shown that that's utter crap. Some people don't even recover that quickly, much less recover and then decompensate. If it's been a couple of weeks, you've probably lost a little bit, but the good news is that you re-gain more quickly than you gained in the first place.
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[MadMax]

[BB]

MadMax, you have to thank muscle memory. :) Gaining back is a lot easier than gaining the first time, especially if the break is really short.

[MadMax]

Well it's been almost 6 days since I haven't done any working out and I feel miserable atm.

I had to go to Urgent Immediate Medical Care this morning because I had such a high fever and sore throat. The Doc confirmed that I have a bacterial infection (gross) in my throat, and he prescribed me to Azithromycin(one pill for 5 days), which has already helped the swelling go down in my throat, although I keep getting random 101 fevers. I'm really hurting right now.

Tomorrow is going to be a glorious day too. I was looking foward to my beach excursion, but chances are I will be in bed feeling awful still. Whats really killing me is my loss of appetite. I've literally only eaten one full meal in three days. I try to eat but it just isn't appealing at all. I mean, I'm glad my beer belly went away, but its makes everything worse that I cannot eat.

Ok, venting time is over. I'm going to watch the game in bed tonight (should be a blast) Hope everyone else is doing ok and working out still.

[BB]

MadMax, like two years ago I was super sick... I lost like 15lbs and I was looking like crap. I was able to see my ribs above my breasts and I was like :hurl:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7IkyiekPIrg
My idol... I can squat only 80lbs :( But again, I do more than 5 reps. She squats a little more than my bodyweight. lol

[Mr. Chicken]

Okay I'll share my workout if anyone cares. This is for those who definitely want to get cut--and for those who are worried that they will gain weight and get too big.

*Now granted, I don't know the names and all the technical terms, so I'll try to describe the best I can.

Last summer this was what I did:

Day 1 (Chest, Triceps):
-2 sets of cable pull for your pecs (with reps going from 12,10,8,6,4,2--you do this in order and after that another set).
-2 sets of pushups (12,10,8,6,4,2)
-bench sloped bench presses (this is for the lower part of your chest, especially for those of you who have man titties, this is a great workout)
-3 sets of triceps pulls using weight, cables, or machines (usually in reps of 12)
-pushups with your arms behind your shoulder using a bench. (3 sets of 12--this works on your Tris)

Day 2 (Biceps, Back):
-3 sets of bicep curls with reps of 12 (standing)
-another 3 sets of bicep curls while on sloped chair
-that machine pull that works on your back (sorry I am so bad with names), do 3 sets of these in 15 reps
-find the other machine where you sit down and pull horizontally and works on your back, do another 3 sets in 15 reps

Day 3 (Abs):
-on a mat, 30 sit ups and 40 crunches (do these twice).
-leg pull while sitting down (the move that works on your abs) with a preferred weight on your legs, do 15 reps and you're done. Really tiring, but a GREAT and effective workout for your abs.
-on a mat, get in a pushup stance, except your not on your hands, but your forearms are holding you up. Stay in this position for about 2 minutes. It may seem like nothing but it is very excruciating and great for your stomach.

Day 4 (Run 5 kilos.)
-Go outside and just run. It doesn't have to be 5 kilos. Just run (or jog) outside as much as you can.
-this really is your resting day in between workouts, but it's better to run.

Day 5 (Repeat)

*Every workout before or after it's preferred that you run on the treadmill for about 15-20 minutes to get your heart rate going.

And then I do this repeatedly. I did this for about a month or two, and I lost about 24 pounds. I was pretty overweight, but I followed this workout and ate right and stayed healthy and became very toned and cut. Keep away from the junk food, seriously. If anything, eating right is more important than working out if you wanna lose weight. And for those who do not wanna lift weights because they think they'll get too big, don't worry, this is pretty much a myth. Lifting weight is ESSENTIAL to cutting weight and burning fat off your body.

After a workout, consume about 15-20g (or 30g if you wanna get bigger) of protein. Look for foods like eggs, fish, nuts, and lean breast chicken. Don't worry about consuming too much carbs, they are good for you (don't listen to those fools who tell you to go on carb diets).

Now of course, this was all last year. Now I'm in college and I've had less time to exercise. A GREAT tip for you guys, you should try getting the Perfect Pushups. I've been on it for about 13 days and already lost about 6.5 lbs (I got pretty overweight this year).
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[MadMax]

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[popo]

Has anyone heard of those double chin exercises, how that hell do u do? it, i dont have a big double chin but its still noticeable, i wanna get rid of it.
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[trodgers]

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[Perfecto]

Eff. I'm freaking sore after my first week of weight training [squats, bench, clean, etc.] But I already see improvement.

From what I heard, drink the protein stuff and ice after, and you won't be sore?
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[trips]

^^

Lots of breathing in and out during workout and drink plenty of water throughout it also. Stretch between reps a must. Should help avoid most soreness.
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[popo]

[trodgers]

I see. Like I wrote previously, that's a question of muscle tone and may have some benefit for a 60 year old sedentary person, but not for a teen or tween. The problem is fat and that has to be lost over your whole body.
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[popo]

[trodgers]

[popo]

thanks TRod.
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[Poooky]

is there a place online where i could buy adjustable dumbells?

what i mean by that is you could just change the weight using 1 dumbell?
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[BB]

[Poooky]

[trodgers]

^ It LOOKS like it's two bars, 8 plates, all 5# each so it's 25# per bar if you do it all up. The spin/lock and York bars are all good quality. You might be able to put all the weight on one bar, making it 45#.
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[Poooky]

[shaveice]

Healthy snacks?

Please no fruits.

[trodgers]