Looking for other gym rats like me.
Anyone else work out?
Looking for other gym rats like me.
yeah I do.. between 4-5 times a week now. shoot me an email about your seo services too [email protected]
I'll have to send it to you tonight, a little wrapped up at work.
Yeah I hit the gym about 4-5 times a week during lunch. I'm eating about 5-6 times a day and loading up on creatine now. I take six star advanced whey protein...tastes fantastic when mixed with juice or milk.
How's the creatine working for you? I stopped taking it after a while, its hard for me to get lean with that stuff.
i used to but now im jsut a lazy fat ass
I just started taking it about two weeks ago. I missed the gym all last week because of work issues and deadlines to meet. My radiator blew Friday, so no gym until I get my new radiator in this week. I probably wont notice anything for another few weeks.
The good thing is that it has no taste, just a little gritty/chalky. I've seen great gains with my current diet (5-6 meals, 2-3 protein shakes a day). I'm looking to bulk up now, so I'm not too concerned with not having a lot of defenition...I want size. I'm about 6'3" 230lbs, down from 240-ish and I've held steady at 230, so I'm turning a lot of this fat to muscle.
I'll probably do a write up on my personal experience with creatine after about 2-3 months. I want to give it time to work with me.
Oh, and I'll send that email today. Last night my son had soccer.
im a gym rat now........i work out 5 to 6 days a week.....some days light work out and some days i work up a really good sweat. and i make sure i swim everyday
yeah, my problem area is cardio. I hate it, but do it only because I should.
Yeah I work out. Not as much as I used to. I down to maybe 1 or 2 days a week. I have gotten super lazy. I gotta get my routine back because I have gained 7 pounds. Got a lot of shoots and shows coming up. Gotta try to get back into a 6 or 7.
It's hard trying to loose weight though. It seems like instead of me loosing weight I am firming up the weight I already have. It sucks. I know I have to be on a diet and shit, but me and diets do not get along. I've lost weight plenty of times before without having to be on a diet. Don't see why I should start now
THAT'S MY JAM!
Originally Posted by Dirty Octopus™
Cardio cardio cardio....you've gotta sweat it off. What's your eating schedule/habit/routine?
Well, at first I would do 30 minutes on the bike as soon as I got there before my workout. I was told to do cardio after my workout. So now I work on upper, lower body, whatever for at least an hour and then do my cardio before I leave. I eat pretty much whatever I want. I just try to stay away from the sweets like desert and stuff. I eat at least twice a day with maybe a snack in between the two meals.
I originally took creatine but I went from 180lbs to 230lbs in a matter of months (was taking in a lot of calories too) I had never lifted weights so I blew up quick.. a bit too quick so I've only done cardio for the past two months. I'll run about 3 miles every other day and I'm comfortable at 215lbs now. I'm going to go back to lifting this week but I'll stay away from the creatine this time around.
You lift but you're trying to lose weight?
Yeah I lift to tone. I do light weight with a lot of reps. At first I was doing heavy weight with like 10-15 reps. I was told I had to stop that too because I was getting a little buff in the upper area. LOL
lol yeah its damn hard to lose weight when you lift heavy like that, I've been told for definition to do more reps at a lighter weight as you said
I'd say you need to eat more if you only really eat twice a day with a small snack. Your metabolism is like a fire. Start it off with a good breakfast. About 2-3 hours later your fire is dying, so you need to add some fuel (eat). Do this throughout the day. Cut off your carbs about 4 hours before bed. Try not to eat until you're stuffed. It's hard to do that, but it can be done. Eat until you're comfortable.
If you've got a good workout, you'll burn this and then some. Oddly, eating more will help you lose weight.
After I started noticing gains in my size, I started wearing sleeveless shirts or tighter shirts so I can see my muscles work, but I'm going back to wearing a sweater while working out.
I'm going for the cut , not buff.
creatine works i saw results in like 3days n thts no bs
project- boost coming soon!
first thing you'll notice is bigger and longer pump...if that's happening, you know it's working. If you accompany that with the right diet, you'll see real results.
Tony, get my email?
I think its the dumbass hotmail filter that is catching my emails, can you just pm me the info?
i work out 2-3 times a week and i do alot of cardio with tennis , skateboarding, and running, also i watch my diet i stay away from sweets and soda if i can. i realized that once i cut out sodas out of my diet my six pack started comin back so the progress of me becoming more defined is slow but steady but i dont want to be this huge ass mofo im like 6' 2" and i weigh 165 and my goals are to get to 180 in muscle and thats it
if you're looking to bulk up a little, take in more protein, make sure your routine is for heavier weight rather than lighter weight/more reps. increase your calorie intake as well.
you need to eat to keep your metabolism going....best thing for fat buring is cardio.
Tell me your goals, I'll tell you how to approach it.
you could always go bike riding this guy i know lost 100 pounds just riding his bike i was like damn thats crazy
Dammit ironchef, didn't we have this whole talk before, like a few months ago??
Well, I'm sure you've heard muscle weighs more than fat. What has happened to me was I lost 10 lbs, and for about 1.5 months I plateued at 230 lbs. At the rate I was working out, I was keeping my weight and turning the fat to muscle.
The best way to lose the fat around your waist is cardio. Sweat it off. Do your typical ab workouts. Get a good workout routine, shoot for heavier weights to help build muscle. You wont drop weight if you're looking to bulk up, or at least you wont drop a lot since you're building muscle.
Let's clear a few things up here. Fat does not turn to muscle in anyway shape or form. It does not happen, that is a myth in the gym. The muscle you build the more fat it will burn naturally.
If you want abs then the only way to achieve them is diet and exercise. Doing crunches and sit-ups will do nothing if you fat intake is to great. This is another myth of the gym that all you have to do is crunches and what not to have abs. Your diet is 90% of what you accomplish in the gym. If your diet is not in check neither will your gains.
There is also no way to spot reduce fat, you can't just target a specific area like your waist. Between diet and cardio the weight will drop in time. Some people hold a majority of there fat in there waist/stomach area.
This is not a bodybuilding site so the answers you are looking for will not be found here. Go to a bodybuilding site and you will learn alot more if you are serious. There is plenty of information on the web, just read up.
The term "turning fat to muscle" is just that, a term. It's a figure of speach, meaning, fat is going away while you build muscle.
The absolute only way to lose fat sitting around your waist is cardio/sweating it out. Diet/nutrition is a given when looking improve any body condition. I assumed he wasn't moron and knew not to eat double cheese burgers if he's trying to drop weight.
Not once did I mention it would ONLY target that area.
I'm in the process of starting a fitness company with two partners, both who are professional trainers and one is a nutritionist. Both have a great track record in the industry. My knowledge comes from what I've researched and them.
Ask away my friend, I'll be happy to answer more questions.
yes
It's a miriade of things, broken down to primarily 3 sections, sports/physical training, supplements, biz dev.
My one partner is an X nfl linebacker for the KC Chiefs, trainer for years working with prof. trainers and atheletes. The other is a prof. trainer and nutritionist, who had his own show on ESPN called Road to the Pros. He's trained/ with guys like Ronnie Coleman and Toni Freeman. We've got something good going on.
What's with the cruise thing? My wife and I have been wanting to go on one. PM me more info on what you do.
good points!don't forget sleep! that is critical!
I never do abs. maybe once a month to wait for traffic to die down and my abs are ripped. it sure as hell ain't from crunches
I go to AnytimeFitness. (24/7 gym)
Sophomore..
170 lbs at 5'8''...8 % bodyfat
Bench: 270(1/24/06) 18 Reps at 185
Squat: 415(1/19/06) ..I'll hit *500*
Powerclean: 230.. *260*
Incline Dumbell Bench:100 lbers repped 8 times strict form.
Pro Agility:4.3..goal is 4.2
40: 4.64(2/21/06)..goal is lower 4.5's consistently.
I use whey protein after workouts and I take creatine.
Thanks for clarifying that for me...my room mate tells me otherwise, and he's the one who has a beer belly.
I'm looking to get cut, but don't know how to approach it, my other roomie works out with me and we've been going to the gym for a few weeks. I know it takes time, and I'm not going to use any supplements or anything to try and speed up the process... I'd rather do it naturally.
I have noticed a loss of fat in my stomach since I can't pinch my stomach as much as I use to be able to... I weigh in at only 150. I used to weigh less... so I guess I'm doing something right?
i workout all the time going for strength and mass
Sweating drops water weight though. If it was possible to sweat off fat then there wouldn't be a need for cardio programs, just sit in a sauna lol. Water weight coming off is gonna seem like fat cuz it makes you look soft from the way it's stored and sweating it off is gonna leave you looking a little more cut.
It definitely takes time, I've been at it since december and initially I was lifting weights, then for two months I did nothing but cardio and I started seeing the gut dissapear, now I'm mixing in a bit of both.
With lifting alone it seemed like I wasnt necessarily losing fat.. just gaining a lot more mass. Just cardio for two months and a healthy diet I lost 19lbs. One thing I did notice is that I would plateau after a couple of weeks where I would drop about 5lbs then it would just stop no matter what I did. I started having "cheat" days where I would eat damn near anything and the cycle started all over again.
I have really fast metabolism, so gaining weight and keeping it on isn't an option for me... It tends to go in and right out through my system...have a hard time keeping nutrients in... I'm guessing it'll eventually slow down and I'll get fat if I stop working out.
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