Gym Thread (2013)

[abeybaby]

does anybody here train in the city?

[ldee]

Babes22, how many calories in the plan you posted earlier? And what's your height, weight etc (sorry if it's been asked).

[spectroscopy]

fitness first melbourne central, is good, and theres this other good one on flinders street that does martial arts too but i dont remember what its called,
havent been gym for a month and all muscle has already dissappeared

[abeybaby]

Babes22, how many calories in the plan you posted earlier? And what's your height, weight etc (sorry if it's been asked).

im not sure how many calories, powerlifters counts, bodybuilders start with a plan, and make adjustments every few weeks.

currently im 169cms, 64kgs @11-12% bf. I just took 4 weeks off dieting, and i'll go into a 10 week cut from next monday with the hope of reaching about 6-7%, from there i'll spend all of 2013 on a lean bulk. the heaviest ive ever been was 73kgs @ 17% bf, and i started at 55kgs @ 17% bf.

[abeybaby]

fitness first melbourne central, is good, and theres this other good one on flinders street that does martial arts too but i dont remember what its called,
havent been gym for a month and all muscle has already dissappeared

dohertys, thats where i am atm, so i was wondering if any one else might be around

[Mr Keshy]

Don't forget cycling! (you can always change the gears)

OH HELL NAW! sorry, buttttttt noooooo!!!!!!!!! theres plenty you can do with freeweights at home for legs, squats and lunges should be plenty

also, youll be very upset with yourself if you work really hard on your legs for a year, buyt neglect your calves, and cycling is very good for calves (Y)

Everyday when I wake up, I take the dog for a walk then at 5:30am I take the bike for a ride across the beach, roughly 12km. Very chilled, not intense. Every Mon, Wed, Fri, I do my strength training. Tue and Thurs I run for 5km across the same beach, which I ride to and from.

I've heard that you shouldn't do cardio on the same day as strength.

I will work on those leg exercises too I'll be honest, in the start all I did was my biceps every two days, I felt so unmotivated before because I felt no real difference, but now I've realised that I can increase weight for biceps now so it's pushed my confidence up a lot. I think I'll go all out!!

Diet is my biggest weakness by FAR..

[abeybaby]

I've heard that you shouldn't do cardio on the same day as strength.

not necessarily...

I do my cardio (if im doing any cardio) immediately after weight sessions. after a weight session, your muscles are depleted of glycogen, which means that your body has no ready-to-go fuel source. in that case, the only other way your body can make energy, is by burning fat (Y)

[Mr Keshy]

not necessarily...

I do my cardio (if im doing any cardio) immediately after weight sessions. after a weight session, your muscles are depleted of glycogen, which means that your body has no ready-to-go fuel source. in that case, the only other way your body can make energy, is by burning fat (Y)

You are a legend.

[abeybaby]

disclaimer, everything i know has come from this man:

http://www.facebook.com/Eyad.Trainer?fref=ts

he is absolutely bloody ridiculously amazing and i would turn gay for him. if anybody is actually thinking about this seriously, as in, for competition, this is where you go....

[Mr Keshy]

disclaimer, everything i know has come from this man:

http://www.facebook.com/Eyad.Trainer?fref=ts

he is absolutely bloody ridiculously amazing and i would turn gay for him. if anybody is actually thinking about this seriously, as in, for competition, this is where you go....

I would add him for updates and tips, but I'm a random haha!

[abeybaby]

he doesnt mind

[Mr Keshy]

he doesnt mind

request sent

[Mr Keshy]

Hey, sorry for the tsunami of questions! Once I start, I don't stop.

As long as youre hurting for 2-4 days after your workouts, youre growing

When I first started, I did have doms pain for about 3-5 days, but now, my muscles just feel a bit weaker on the day then the next day they feel fine. Am I doing anything wrong? Because I do my sets to failure so I simply cannot do anymore than I do already.

[abeybaby]

Hey, sorry for the tsunami of questions! Once I start, I don't stop.

When I first started, I did have doms pain for about 3-5 days, but now, my muscles just feel a bit weaker on the day then the next day they feel fine. Am I doing anything wrong? Because I do my sets to failure so I simply cannot do anymore than I do already.

if you dont have doms, youre not growing. this could be for a plethora of reasons. it could be:

not training hard enough
technique isnt there 100%
not being 100% clear on what a muscle is meant to feel like when contracted (for a test, can you tense your lats on demand? if you cant, this means that you havent gotten used to contracting your back, ie, your back technique has been out)
picking the wrong excercises/wrong order

my personal guess, is that its technique. technique for almost everybody, and i was stuck at that position for about 4 months. thats when i decided to get serious, and i found eyad

[thushan]

if you dont have doms, youre not growing. this could be for a plethora of reasons. it could be:

not training hard enough
technique isnt there 100%
not being 100% clear on what a muscle is meant to feel like when contracted (for a test, can you tense your lats on demand? if you cant, this means that you havent gotten used to contracting your back, ie, your back technique has been out)
picking the wrong excercises/wrong order

my personal guess, is that its technique. technique for almost everybody, and i was stuck at that position for about 4 months. thats when i decided to get serious, and i found eyad

I get doms pain for only a day or two, is that bad?