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Hey, just wanted to get a feel for everyone's favorite type of protien. Ive used Optimum Nutrition and Cytosport (not muscle milk) and am looking at switching brands.

Anyone know the difference health wise between sparkling and natural water?

A new log that I will try and keep a daily update on to track my progress and any improvements and mood at current time.

A log of the food that I eat and at what times as well as drinks to correct any bad trends and improve on good ones any advice/comments welcome;

CURRENT WEIGHT 13.5 STONES / 188 POUNDS
NO TARGET WEIGHT JUST A TARGET LOOK

Monday 06/09/2010

Trying a new workout routine this week to break the bonds of boredom and burnout;

Lunch Workout 12:00
6 Minute run on treadmill for roughly 109 calories
4 minute cycle for about 58 calories

10 minutes in the spin room including standing cycle just to get the heart rate and blood pumping

two sets of 25 sit ups followed by some shoulder/rotator cuff work with a 10kg medicine ball

Afterwork Workout 17:00

A)10 minutes cross trainer at level 16 with both forward and back motion and increasing level to 19 for one minute 210 cals burned

B)3 x sets of 12 reps with 10kg dumb bells on arms
immediately followed by 10 overhead tricep extensions with an 8kg medicine ball
immediately followed by 10 sumo squats with 8kg medicine ball

THEN REPETITION OF THIS CIRCUIT FIVE TIMES;
10 minutes on cross trainer as before but increasing intensity to one minute at level 19 one minute at level 18 222 cals burned and so on

3rd circuit 238 cals burned
4th circuit 246 cals burned
5th circuit 258 cals burned

Nutrition
Breakfast 8:25
30g of porridge oats in the bottom half of a 200ml hot chocolate
10:30
as above
Lunch 13:00
65gms of cooked ham
Dairylea Dunker with ritz crackers
Mid-afternoon15:30
30g of porridge as above
Evening Meal 19:30
Lean skinless chicken with rice and peas and sweet chilli sauce

All good up until the Mrs cooked some cupcakes which were for someone else, due to a cooking error they went wrong and 4 went into the human dustbin which was me. Note to self have some restraint for God's sake


Mood: Good all day

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Foam Roller
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Just be aware of that like stretching, the exercise with of a Foam Roller
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Reebok Full Round Foam Roller (Soft) and Reebok Half Round Roller (Soft)

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The word BOSU
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Bosu - the benefits are endless!

how should my workout sessions be laid out?
since im new, should i do a little bit of everything each day, or focus on a certain set of muscles each session?
how many rest days should i take out of the whole week

Hey guys, I'm male, 27 years old, 5'9" and about 165 lbs. I have access to a bowflex because my roommate has one. I have never worked out a day in my life, don't have much knowledge on fitness, don't go jogging or anything, basically nothing. I am also looking towards signing up for a local gym soon as I have friends who go constantly and I believe that will help motivate me. I recently finished college and I now have the time to exercise a lot.

I do not want to become skinny, I used to be 110 pounds in high school! I want to gain a lot of muscle and become very confident.

What advice do you guys have? What type of workouts should I do? Routine? Do I work out only on Monday/wed/Fri like some friends do? ANY tips will help.

The very first thing to remember when you wish to lose weight in a hurry is that it isn't safe to lose too much weight too fast. The truth is weight loss should happen gradually. Losing weight generally is a challenge, but if you are consistent and can incorporate these easy tips in your daily lifestyle, it is probably not as difficult as what it seems.

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Hello all, I'm a graduate student who has had an on-again, off-again relationship with fitness for most of my life. I was a casual weightlifter and third-string varsity runner during high school, and the long-term effect of this is that I have massive leg muscles (built for endurance, not speed, though), and while I've always had a "beer belly," my arm muscles have never completely lost their definition, despite the fact that since I started college I haven't maintained a fitness routine.

At various points in my life since then I've made extensive changes to my diet and lifestyle, ranging from limiting my diet to 1400 calories a day and running 10 miles a day for a month at one point, to complete inattention to physical activity and regular consumption of junk food. ("Complete inattention" still included regular walking of 4-6 miles per day.)

The issue is that regardless of my level of physical activity and the quality of my diet, I've been between 180 and 200 pounds regardless, and this hasn't really changed as one might expect based on activity. While my restricted-diet-and-intense-running got me a few comments about my leg muscles being even larger than usual and a "you look a bit more in shape," it didn't eliminate my beer belly, and my actual weighed-in weight was somewhere in between 180 and 200. Conversely, since starting graduate school the most exercise I've managed is a jog every few nights (plus my regular walking schedule) and I am currently at 192 pounds, where I would have expected to at the very least be at the upper end of the 200 scale. My beer gut doesn't seem visibly larger, although I suppose the weight variability could come from a loss of leg muscles. (Unless I'm actively lifting, which I'm not, my arm muscles tend to remain a fairly consistent size.)

I don't have a consistent diet, really... I eat a lot of carbs, and fewer meats. I would say my daily caloric intake is definitely higher than it should be, and I take antidepressants that have a side effect of weight gain. At various points, feeling insecure about my body has led me to try hard to address this, as I mentioned above - but since I see at most very minimal results, it's grown hard to convince myself to ignore cravings for unhealthy foods. I feel very insecure about being "fat," but what it boils down to is that I have a couple of inches in my "spare tire" area that I can't get rid of, and my dad has the same thing, and despite being a four-days-a-week gym-going ex-Marine who regularly consults with his doctor on his diet, he still has that spare tire as well. I guess I'm not that bothered by the beer gut, since it disappears with a well-fitted dress shirt - but I'm also paranoid about gaining weight in other areas that will make me less attractive.

So, here's my question - I didn't just make this thread to make excuses about why I'm not currently dieting or exercising. If I want to avoid gaining any more weight, reduce my beer gut if possible, but my primary interest is avoiding weight gain that would be noticeable when I'm dressed in professional clothing, what are the best things I can focus on, diet and exercise wise?

Hey everyone, it's great to find a forum for people concerned with physical fitness. I'm a graduate student who has an on-again, off-again commitment to exercise and diet, and quite a bit of insecurity about his body... so I'm looking to find some concrete data on what the best steps I can take to deal with my specific bodily fitness issues are.

Anyway, I'll try to be a contributing member of these forums, and I'm glad to meet everyone.

Hi,

I'm new to the forum, but I wanted to introduce myself, and the classes that I teach. They are an alternative type of conditioning training classes, based on the philosophies of the Ninja & Samurai. I started these classses, while I was practicing this form of martial arts, so that I could get myself in much better condition. These conditioning classes not only work your body, but your mind as well, and you have the added bonus of subtlety learning self-defense.

My Ninja Bo Staff conditioning class is a solid 60 minute workout that combines, aerobics, stretching, and flexibility exercises, all while using a 6 foot stick.

My Samurai Sword conditioning class is a solid 60 minute workout that combines, aeorbics, stretching, and flexibility exercises, all while using a wooden sword.

I have just recently added a 1/2 & 1/2 class that combines both the Ninja Bo Staff and Samurai Sword class into one 60 minute workout.

I offer the First class Free of Charge, and I welcome any of you who may have interest in this form of workout out, to stop by for the class.

For further information, please go to my website at Home- Ninja Bo Staff Conditioning, Hypnosis, Stress Relief.

I look forward to being a part of this forum and fitness website. By the way, I'm located in the West Los Angeles area.

Sincerely,

Janou Lightning
renewing mind,body & spirit
the Ninja & Samurai Way

Hi guys,

Does recumbent bike really help with burning calories?

1) I goto the gym and use the elliptical for 30 mins and really feel like a good workout - bit tired, sweating etc. Burning around 350 calories.

2) I work on the recumbent bike (a very decent model) for 90 mins and supposly burned close to 1200 calories. The problem is I dont feel ANYTHING, no sweating, not tired, it doesnt feel like a workout at all. And yes I set the resistance level pretty high etc..

I mean if i am burning the same amount of calories, so by all means I would prefer the recumbent as it seems a much easier workout.

Thanks

So basically I basically have this craving problem.

I exercise often and eat healthy most of the time

I'm 19 and live at home with my parents and my house is just full of a million different types of chocolate and junk food items. And when I am at home they are constantly being offered to me (mainly in the evening after dinner) by my parents, because the eat chocolate every night.

I know I'm not hungry I make sure I have a big dinner so I shouldn't feel like eating something, but 7 out of 10 times, they cravings will start and I will end up eating something small then something else and this continues until I'm really annoyed with myself.

Even if I'm not near my parents or the any food I just feel like I have to eat something even if I'm not hungry.

I sometimes go a few days but then the cravings get too strong and they get to me.

I need some help please? I need to loose a few kgs before summer.

This has been going on for far too long and I need some tips to get me through.

Thanks in advance, Ben

I was speaking to one of my clients the other day. He was having great difficulty following his eating plan and exercise program, which is why he hired me as a coach. Often times, the only “exercise” an executive or professional person has is “climbing” the corporate ladder. As their professional life is soaring, their wellness is crashing and burning. Deadlines, appointments, “flash” meetings, and traveling often create extreme difficulty in pursuing a balanced life. The saddest reality is, however, that once something happens to “us”, our companies continue to make profits and operate as if we were never an integral part of the machine in the first place. How sad. Sometimes, I believe that we place more value on our roles in our companies than our companies do. What we don’t place value on is our own, personal health.

So, what type of mindset do we need to embrace in order to ‘keep on keeping on’ when everything around us is pulling us in the opposite direction? Well, for starters, I’d open up the obituary portion of your local newspaper. Notice the ages of the people depicted for whom their families are eating at the funeral lunch. Next, I’d like you to think about how YOU feel the moment you step foot out of your bed and onto the floor in the morning. Are you just totally excited about living out the day? Or, would you prefer to either crawl back into bed OR turn the clocks back 20 years?

Well, if you’re like most of us — you really can’t do either one. You could call off sick, but you probably won’t because if you called off sick every time you felt this badly…well…you’d never go to work. As far as turning back the clocks — well — good luck with that one! So, what kind mind game can we play with ourselves to help us along?

For starters, realize that there is no doubt about it. We are all going to pass on some day. I wish I could say that lifestyle plays no part in our life-span. But, let’s face it. If we habitually ride a motorcycle like a maniac without a helmet, we have a pretty good chance of having an accident and not surviving. I believe in miracles and I know God can intervene where-ever and whenever He wants. But, He also gave us a brain and we make our choices. Although, bad things can happen to careful people, bad things can definitely happen to reckless people. The most sobering idea I will share with you today is that many of us are killing ourselves slowly over time instead of quickly while being reckless. Yes, getting old DOES happen over time. But, we can actually “be” 15 to 20 years “older” in age than we really are just by making poor lifestyle choices as they relate to our eating habits, exercise habits, and sleeping habits.

Learning to prepare foods with little or no fat content, choosing a piece of fruit over a piece of cake, doing cardio and strength training 3 to 4 times per week for at least 30 minutes a day, and getting 8 hours of sleep a night will greatly improve the way you feel. In fact, if you implement the first three suggestions here, you’ll see an improvement in your ability to sleep, as well.

Now, please do NOT misunderstand me. You can do everything right and still die what seems to be an untimely death. This is a universal truth for which no one has an answer. God is in control and sometimes we don’t understand the things that life throws at us or our loved ones. But, this universal truth does NOT alleviate us from our accountability for our own health and wellness.

Think about it this way: We’re all gonna die; but, I wanna feel good until I do.

hi, i'm 14, and about 10 st 2lb and i'm quite into running (400m). but i'm having some problems with improving my acceleration. i can get to a good speed, but it seems to take longer than other people. is there a way i can improve this? i'm quite slim, so do i need to bulk out a bit so i've got more muscle power? and are there any exercises that i can do to improve?

cheers

Started a kettlebell routine today, got them about about a week ago (the dragondoor ones) and started doing some stuff. Yesterday I formed a 'plan' and now have a 3 month commitment to try and lose some weight.

Anyone else into kettlebells here?

I used to lift pig iron 10 years ago, then gained a bunch of extra weight and got really out of shape. About a year ago I started a weight regiment and tore my biceps tendon, so after some research I've decided that these will help rehab my shoulder, give me some cardio that feels like lifting, and will hopefully get me in reasonable shape. Well I'm going to try anyway! :cool:

So Im 26, 6' 0", and 213lbs. In the last two years I have cut down from 296lbs and obviously feel a ton better physically. I usually feel great mentally as well(happy). I was about 220lbs for around 5-6months and four months ago started lifting heavier and increased intensity with my lifting and cardio routines and have gotten to 213lbs. I started seeing a lot less gains in the last month and so I started taking protein, and eating more lean meats and fish. Anyways, I feel kind of emotional as of the past month or so. I have also been easily irritated by things that I would usually just blow off and not think twice about. I am wondering if its possibly the protein supplements?

HELLLO (: im a typical asian and Ive been trying to get a six pack but Ive realized that my abs are really screwed up. Is there any way to change this? I know there are stuff like genetics and things ive been hearing but Im pretty sure my abs werent like this at first. I think. Is there any way to change this? I think Im working out incorrectly since im just doing sit ups but please comment and tell me what I should do. I hate how retarded it looks and Im even thinking about gaining weight so it wont show too much.
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