Health/Fitness Routines?

Danglyzoidberg said:
I wish I had the time to get to a facility to do my workouts etc. They have amazing equipment to use and some of the people and trainers are super nice. One of these days if my schedule ever subsides I will definitely be going back to a structured gym.
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I am in the same position. I work at a large University with amazing facilities, but I have no time whatsoever to work out. I really miss lifting.
 
I just found this thread here. lol

For the past 2 months I have been slacking with the gym. Working full time and going to school is really difficult to find any time to hit the gym. I used to go to the gym at least 6 days a week and now twice a week and sometimes only once. Today I stepped on the scale and when I saw 212lbs my jaw dropped:eek2:. Last year around this time I was 190lbs and getting more lean than I was ever before. Any tips from pros on how to get back on track? Most of the time when I go to the gym I try to burn 600-800 calories and lifting weights. I'm always drinking C4 during my workout, 10 minutes later it feels like I'm on some strong drugs. lol Animal Pak and ON 5MG Creatine
 
squiggy said:
Just go. No excuses. Period.
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That's what I'm going to do. I also need to start running in the local park, 1 lap is 3.2 miles long around the lake.:thumb:
 
I do the same thing. With school its hard to find time, but if you go with a friend you can hold eachother accountable. My roomate and I have only skipped two days all semester and its just from forming a habit, as well as holding eachother accountable. The only times we've skipped is like the day before a lab report or something big is due and need the time, because some things really are more important, but that's usually an easy decision to make.

If you are pressed for time, a good warm up run, some intense bodyweight exersice and some hard ab work shouldnt take more than 30 mins and you dont need any equipment. Ive done a lot of short, intense ones that leave you sore for days haha. If your going hard and being effectice a good workput can be quick. And you can do them from home, so thats a tip for busy people.
 
And creatine is really good for bulking, but not so much losing weight. It adds muscle mass, but also water weight. I use it to get bigger during the summer months haha
 
VNPP said:
I do the same thing. With school its hard to find time, but if you go with a friend you can hold eachother accountable. My roomate and I have only skipped two days all semester and its just from forming a habit, as well as holding eachother accountable. The only times we've skipped is like the day before a lab report or something big is due and need the time, because some things really are more important, but that's usually an easy decision to make.
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No way in hell that I will take my friend to the gym.:bleh: Most of them are lazy "som b!tch" that want to go home 30 minutes later. I always go by myself and listen to my music on the phone. I swear I can never do anything at the gym in the morning, my body is still not ready and I literally have to force myself to get anything done. Actually last week I stopped taking creatine since C4 already has few mg's in it.

Do you guys also experience your muscle shaking after working out?
 
Michal006 said:
Do you guys also experience your muscle shaking after working out?
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I bet thats from the preworkout, its probably not bad. Mine are always just tight afterwards, and shake during lifting sometimes
 
VNPP said:
I bet thats from the preworkout, its probably not bad. Mine are always just tight afterwards, and shake during lifting sometimes
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I'm probably taking too much. I take 1.5 teaspoon for 12oz water. I've been taking Musclepharm Assault Strong for a while now and that's even stronger than C4.:eek:
 
Ive never really used preworkout but yeah, that's probably alot for something so concentrated haha.
Honestly though, if youre trying to cut weight i would suggest doing some form of like high intensity cardio/bodyweight excercises (longer sprints/plyos) for like a month or two, and then start doing lifting as well. You'll lose some strength but youll get way more cut once you get big again. Im pretty lean to begin with and its working great for me.
But ive also tried so many different methods, im still trying to figure out what I enjoy the most. I thought I wanted to get as big as possible, but realized thats never gonna happen. So now Im trying to focus on just becoming well-rounded athletic and strong
 
VNPP said:
Ive never really used preworkout but yeah, that's probably alot for something so concentrated haha.
Honestly though, if youre trying to cut weight i would suggest doing some form of like high intensity cardio/bodyweight excercises (longer sprints/plyos) for like a month or two, and then start doing lifting as well. You'll lose some strength but youll get way more cut once you get big again. Im pretty lean to begin with and its working great for me.
But ive also tried so many different methods, im still trying to figure out what I enjoy the most. I thought I wanted to get as big as possible, but realized thats never gonna happen. So now Im trying to focus on just becoming well-rounded athletic and strong
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I was a fatty before 270lbs back in November 2012.:eek2: I used to wear XXL or XL clothing size 38-40 in waist and now I can easily fit in most Medium clothes and 34 in waist. haha The thing is that my weight last year was 190 and then I started working night shift and that totally messed up my eating. I want to go back to that weight or maybe even try and go down to 185. I don't want get big either for that you need get a job at your favorite gym and lift weights for living. Just to look good and stay in shape is my goal.
 
Michal006 said:
I was a fatty before 270lbs back in November 2012.:eek2: I used to wear XXL or XL clothing size 38-40 in waist and now I can easily fit in most Medium clothes and 34 in waist. haha The thing is that my weight last year was 190 and then I started working night shift and that totally messed up my eating. I want to go back to that weight or maybe even try and go down to 185. I don't want get big either for that you need get a job at your favorite gym and lift weights for living. Just to look good and stay in shape is my goal.
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this is a big thing for me, i want to get in shape/stay in shape but occasionally working ridiculous hours for grad school research just kills it, plus i screwed up my knee 2 months ago so my regular cardio options are out the window till i recover. only its starting to look like i need to go see a specialist and find out what exactly did i screw up
 
I have finally made an effort to run on lunch everyday (almost). I have been doing it consistently for a few weeks now after a few failed starts for various reasons over the past few months.

Did 3.5 miles today. Splits were:
1 mile/7:18
2 miles/14:55
3 miles/didn't look
3.5 miles/28:14

I am running on an 1/8th mile indoor track. 3.5 miles is the goal with the time I have for lunch, but plan on upping it to 4 miles by the end of the month as I get a bit faster.

Shooting for a sub 22:00 5k by years end and hopefully a sub 20:00 by June.
 
Do you guys use any protein powders? I want to try the ON protein
 
I used the gnc brand one because i had some nice discounts and i liked it alot. It worked great for mass gaining but i dont use any supplements/powder anymore
 
GNC is very pricey IMO. I always buy stuff from Body Building and get it delivered next day. Their warehouse is only 40 minutes from my house.
 
HeelsandEers said:
I've gained a good deal of muscle mass and fat (unfortunately) since high school :giggle: I was about 165 when I graduated hs and about 185-190 this past year when I graduated college. I'd like to cut down to around 170-180 which shouldn't be very hard.
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Weighed in the 160s today for the first time since high school :giggle: 169 on the nose. My goal now is around 160.. or whatever weight I'm around 13-14% body fat. Anyone have an estimate at what weight that would be for someone who's 5'10? I'd estimate that I'm 17-18% right now but no idea really.

Haven't been doing any cardio since it's been cold... but still lift about 4 times a week. Bench, deads, squats, pull ups, and whatever exercises I can do with body weight and free weights up to 40lbs. I only have 160lbs on the bench and no squat rack so I don't know what any of my maxes are. I'm going to join a gym when I'm closer to really focusing on bulking up. Right now I'm still looking to shed some weight while maintaining/increasing strength.
 
HeelsandEers said:
Weighed in the 160s today for the first time since high school :giggle: 169 on the nose. My goal now is around 160.. or whatever weight I'm around 13-14% body fat. Anyone have an estimate at what weight that would be for someone who's 5'10? I'd estimate that I'm 17-18% right now but no idea really.

Haven't been doing any cardio since it's been cold... but still lift about 4 times a week. Bench, deads, squats, pull ups, and whatever exercises I can do with body weight and free weights up to 40lbs. I only have 160lbs on the bench and no squat rack so I don't know what any of my maxes are. I'm going to join a gym when I'm closer to really focusing on bulking up. Right now I'm still looking to shed some weight while maintaining/increasing strength.
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I think i said something earlier in here, but you should try some plyos and stuff like burpees or box jumps to go with the lifting to lose some weight but stay strong. Pushups and pullups and all those things are great, join that with some abs/ short burst cardio and you'll lose weight for sure. Im 5'11 and never run long distance anymore. And i try to mix it up between bodyweight/plyos and hevy lifting twice a week and it works great.
 
VNPP said:
I think i said something earlier in here, but you should try some plyos and stuff like burpees or box jumps to go with the lifting to lose some weight but stay strong. Pushups and pullups and all those things are great, join that with some abs/ short burst cardio and you'll lose weight for sure. Im 5'11 and never run long distance anymore. And i try to mix it up between bodyweight/plyos and hevy lifting twice a week and it works great.
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Definitely going to start some plyo workouts. I'd like to get back that same agility and burst I had at around 150-155 and I think that would be a great way to start. Ideally I'd like to be able to dunk a basketball and I was very close at around 150 without doing any sort of weight training or anything to increase my vertical.

I was alternating between running 2-3 miles and HIIT exercises 3-4 times a week when the weather was still nice. HIIT does wonders and I need to get back at it. I enjoy it so much more than slow and steady cardio.

Diet/nutrition is still probably the biggest factor in dropping that last 10lbs. I've been basically eating whatever I wanted the last two months and have still lost weight. I'm confident that if I clean up my diet again I'll see some more big results.
 
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