Gym Thread (2013)

[kensan]

Yeah I still need to decide which gym I will join. Can you put the UoM gym membership on hold?

And also, do you guys stretch after working out?

[alondouek]

And also, do you guys stretch after working out?

I do light stretching before the work-out, then a proper, intensive stretch after, then I swim for ~30 minutes. I find this works best to avoid cramping/soreness the next day.

[daniel034]

It has pros and cons... it is a fairly noob friendly gym, but also has all the equipment so a full on pro would have everything they needed. It does however get very busy very quickly, even though the gym itself is quite big.
The great thing about melbourne is that it doesnt really have 'benches' per se. its got i think 6 double sided cages that are completely adjustable. that means there are 12 fully adjustable stations that you can use for:
squats, benches, incline/flat, overhead press, pull ups, deadlifts basically whatever you like. So theres usually enough equipment, but bear in mind it gets really busy really quickly.. also, because they all have safety guards, you can do it all safely (including bench press) without a spotter

Thanks! I think I'll have a few casual visits and then decide

[ShortBlackChick]

Guys, I did 200 reps on my rowing machine coz i'm a hard cunt like that, then i found out my friend who is a yoga god gets up at 4am to do yoga with her husband. So then i decided to pull out my wii fit (also instigated by nacho's declaration that wii fit is the bets game ever, even though he has no idea what it is) and it told me i had to set a more realistic goal because the one i set 2 years ago i hadnt met, so i made a goal to lose 1kg in like 2 months,  then i did it for like 30 mins and then i went back and it told me I had lost 0.2 kgs already. WINNING!

[Hutchoo]

Guys, I did 200 reps on my rowing machine coz i'm a hard cunt like that, then i found out my friend who is a yoga god gets up at 4am to do yoga with her husband. So then i decided to pull out my wii fit (also instigated by nacho's declaration that wii fit is the bets game ever, even though he has no idea what it is) and it told me i had to set a more realistic goal because the one i set 2 years ago i hadnt met, so i made a goal to lose 1kg in like 2 months,  then i did it for like 30 mins and then i went back and it told me I had lost 0.2 kgs already. WINNING!

1kg....
in 2 months...

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[sin0001]

Need help guys!
I've been training with weights for the past couple years, but few weeks ago I found out that I weigh 82 kilos! So now I don't have any motivation to lift, feel quite heavy and I'm too tired since school has started. I just come home and do cardio + situps/pushups/squats, but I've noticed my arms are turning into twigs lol
Ironically, now I feel really skinny, is there possibly any way to do cardio while maintaining your muscle mass?

[Hutchoo]

Just do resistance training.

FYI; 82kg is not THAT much.

[abeybaby]

if you want to be VERY sure you dont lose muscle mass doing cardio, put 5g of BCAA's in a drink bottle and sip it before and throughout your cardio, and stick to low intensity cardio. Also, BCAA's are the most vile tasting thing ever, so please get flavoured ones!

[FlorianK]

included sets of pullovers into my chest+trizeps day, loving it

[Wazzup]

Hey guys, what are some good websites to get quality workouts from?

[Mr Keshy]

bodybuilding.com , scooby perhaps..

wait for the pro's to answer

[abcdqd]

yeah, bodybuilding.com

[Mr Keshy]

Just came back from a good run. Was very sick the day before so I couldn't perform nearly as well. Regardless, it did feel alright until the end

My body kinda feels cleansed after a good jog or run

[Markkiieee]

DOYOUEVENLIFTFAGGOTZ?!?!?

nah jokes, but it's so good to see all of you guys starting out gym.. I started this year and I feel better than ever..

[FlorianK]

Tony met Ronny coleman!
I'm so jealous