Biggest Loser

[shelaghfishface]

didnt see this

ive been working my butt off ( quite literally ) for a couple of months now, been dam hard work, but the results are very satisfying

for anyone that cant be bothered, or is shy to go to the gym, get a wii fit board!!great fun.. resort to being a kid again, where the exercise is all fun..
im currently at the point where im resenting paying car tax etc, ive gotten into the habit of walking everywhere and love it,also run.. not only that but my £200+ monthly petrol bill is now around £30

.. more cash for more tanks

i started as i was feeling stuck in a rut.. single, jobless,was drinking a lot, feeling like it just wasnt worth the hassle of getting up in the morning: im now single, jobless ( ) healthier, way more confident, have a job interview on monday..and look forward to everyday..

go for it!!

shelagh xxxx

 

[Night61]

i figured a way to curb my sweet cravings a bit, if i want candy i get a package or hard candies, not only do i get a chance to share, i get solve my sweet cravings at a lower calorie count then a candy bar

 

[Hunterprey]

If possible i'd say low impact cardio like bike, rowing or something.

And pushbups and chin ups aren't cardio

I guess depends on what ur body can take, a buddy of mine was 230lbs he was attending classes at the gym like boxer's training, cycling, and some running on the thread mill. Their trainer really push them too, but also tell them to go easy if they can't handle it, my buddy pushes himself tho n lost at least 15 lbs already.

Its also nice to have somebody training with u that will push u, people tend to slack off when they're by themselves.

I thought push-ups and chin-ups are more of cardio since its similar to rock climbing, guess I was wrong. When I was doing push ups n chinups it only made me more cut, its heavy lifting that put put some size on me.

 

[chrisbassist]

Push ups are working your triceps, and your triceps are lifting almost your body weight. Pull ups, your biceps are lifting you body weight. So they're weight training.

Any good exercise routine will have some weight training as well as cardio.

The good thing about muscle... The more muscle mass you have the more fat you burn while at rest.

 

[Ian H]

push ups are working your chest and shoulders too

pull ups also use your shoulders and back muscles. Also with rock climbing you should be using your legs more than your arms, just you your arms as balance and your legs to push rather than pulling yourself up the wall.


Off to the gym in a bit now, chest and triceps day so no doubt my arms will be useless by the end of it

 

[chrisbassist]

True, but then can you think of a single exercise which will only work one muscle?

 

[Ian H]

concentration/isolation db curl? with a thumb less grip i think its only working the bicep?

 

[chrisbassist]

lol,

once you start going into specialized equipment rather than things people can do at home you will be able to find something a bit easier, but even then it relies on you doing it with the right technique...

i missed a couple of days at the gym recently so tomo is now my bicep/shoulders/etc day...

 

[Ian H]

people can do it at home! just get a dumbell, sit down and place the back of your elbow against your inner leg by your knee and do a curl. The thumbless grip takes away the strain on the forearm and you can really feel it in your bicep. Yeah obviously technique is everything, i hate going to the gym and seeing people wobbling all over the place with weights that are too heavy for them.

Im absolutely shattered after the gym and swimming, got to the point where i couldnt even do 1 dip without shaking

 

[GAB99]

i use something similar to a bowflex with all sorts of stuuf on it but i was wondering,ow far do i go on a certain (idk how to say it) "exercise"? right now im going till i cant do it,and if i double it eventually then i up the weight till i can only do what i started out at, this ok?

 

[chrisbassist]

That depends.

Do you want to tone up or are you trying to build muscle?

 

[Ian H]

Theres quite an argument about going until failure, some people say its the best other say its bad for you. Personally i aim for 3 sets of 7 reps with the last set of 7 being VERY hard to finish. If i manage all 3 sets then i try and up the last set to 10 and when i can do that i then up the weight a bit more and do 7,7,7 again.

i have no idea what a bowflex is though :

 

[chrisbassist]

Yeah it tends to vary between saying 4 sets of 6 for building, and 3 sets of 20 for toning.

In fairness it seems few and far between that go to the extremes, with 3 sets of 12 being a good middle ground.

Obviously the more reps you are doing the lighter the weight would need to be.

The hard part is finding the right weight to start with.

Remember though, no matter what you do it's always good to warm up and stretch first.

 

[Ian H]

yeah i agree with finding it hard to find the right weight to start with, but after the first week or 2 you get into your routine and so long as you can remember the weight you used last time your good to go! I always do 10 reps of something light first as a good warm up, you can really damage yourself without a good warm up!

 

[chrisbassist]

I do 10 minutes on the bike then stretch as my warmup.

Then do about 30 minutes cardio.

Then do 30 mins weights.