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At the beginning of the year I made a resolution to get my fitness sorted.
I bought a hugely expensive rowing machine and one of those blow up balls.
In the mean time I sorted out my diet, cutting out the crap.
Well a month or so ago I sold the rowing machine to a mate as I was using it as a wardrobe more than a rowing machine and the exercise ball gathered dust in the corner.

Where is my motivation God damn it :(

Kicking myself yet again for letting it all slide.
Well god damn it I will find a way to get motivated.. somehow.

I got myself a personal trainer last week.:D
Just a meeting to start with to find out what I want from him.
He's suggested I just go cycling instead of buying another rowing machine and I actually like cycling too. :rolleyes:
Although he has suggested I buy some dumbells.

So next week is the start of the routines, toning up first then may switch to bulking up towards the end of the year if I can stay focused that long.

I am quite able to say to myself "ahh I'll start tomorrow" and obviously tomorrow never comes, what I find more difficult is letting other people down. That is why I am writing this and have got a personal trainer in to kick me in the nads should I start to waver.

So as of Monday I have written down a routine ready to start.

20 secs of each superset, then a 30 sec break

Pushups
Dumbell squats (just squats until the dumbells arrive :D)

Chin ups
Forward lunges

Shoulder presses (need something to lift until weights arrive)
Hamstring curls (on the ball)

Mountain climbing
plank.. oooh the pain

rotate that lot three times

Then cardio,
20 second sprint
walk 30 secs
repeated six times
Finish.
Subject to change when I get a mail off my trainer with a programme..**


Current weight in a pair of shorts is 12st 9.6 / 81.1 kg (178cm tall)

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO want to stick with it. I'm fed up of having moobs :(
 
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Keep us updated on here, good source of motivation.

Make sure you take pictures to so you can look back and observe your gradual improvements.

Best of luck :)
 
I have a few pictures I'm not sharing... well not until it doesn't look like me any more anyway. :D

Yes, posting on here is another kick up the ass for me in motivational terms.
I will keep it updated.
 
I find it a lot easier to do exercise with other people eg going to the gym rather than doing it myself, so you might find a bit more motivation that way. Also you'll be shot down for saying tone up so I assume you mean lose fat, and that plan looks pretty reasonable although you'll have to get the diet in check too.
 
You are paying a personal trainer to tell you what you already know or what you can get online or in any gym or sports club (of your chosing) :p

yes, people buy equipment for home and it becomes a clothes horse. training at home needs a different mind set to training in a gym or going for a ride :]
 
Yea, lose fat, get in shape. look less like a wobbly blob with **** , whatever you want to call it.

Diet I believe is in check and has been since the end of month 1 of this year, the odd slip up with biscuits the and a few too many pints (of cider) over the last few weeks but nothing catastrophic. I don't actually like sweets / or choccy bars so it wont be hard to stay away from that lot
 
Some quick advice:

- Cut your carbs down, and try to replace them with Protein.
- Try to consume all carbs before 5:00pm
- HAVE breakfast. If like me you have little time, I suggest doing porridge (Oat so simple in the mivrtowave)
- Eat reguarly (once every 2 hours) even if it is a yogurt, fruit, etc, etc
- Drink water throughout the day, aim for AT LEAST 2 litres
- Cut out un-ncessary crap (Sugar, Salt, Sauces, Caffiene, etc)

Trust me when I say when you start to make a difference, the motivation is ALWAYS there. Seeing results and feeling better about yourself makes it worth it. I'm not exadurating by saying it can change your life by getting into shape and feeling good about yourself.

If you ever want help/advice, post up, some knowledgeable folk on here and muscletalk.co.uk

Good luck.
 
Morba said:
You are paying a personal trainer to tell you what you already know or what you can get online or in any gym or sports club (of your chosing) :p

yes, people buy equipment for home and it becomes a clothes horse. training at home needs a different mind set to training in a gym or going for a ride :]
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I am paying a personal trainer to MOTIVATE me into doing something, yes I probably could do it all myself, at home, or in a gym. but I wouldn't because I am a lazy ****
 
Matt, i've seen other people say the same thing but never questioned it (that i can remember): why do you suggest no carbs after 5pm?
 
nokinidea said:
I am paying a personal trainer to MOTIVATE me into doing something, yes I probably could do it all myself, at home, or in a gym. but I wouldn't because I am a lazy ****
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So whats to stop you phoning the trainer and saying 'cant make it because my dog has eaten my shorts'?

Motivation is something that you need to find in yourself, by doing something that you enjoy and by having some sensible targets that you can reach (both short and long term).

I wont knock PTs, there are some very good ones out there, but if you need one just to motivate you then maybe you need to look at doing something else to reach the goals you want :p

If letting someone down is a motivator for you, do something with friends. its harder to let a friend down than someone whos time you pay for ;]
 
Morba said:
Matt, i've seen other people say the same thing but never questioned it (that i can remember): why do you suggest no carbs after 5pm?
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Hey dude,

To be honest I personally don't know, all I know is carbs are generally harder to break down an are for energy. I've heard that if your body isn't using them, and you sleep the carbs are stored as fat.

I was told to intake my carbs earlier in the day, and use them for energy when exercising and finish off on a high protein meal (poached eggs/meat/fish/boiled veg)

I could be wrong, but I remember reading it a lot of times on various sites. To be honest, my diet and exercise regime is intense, and I've been religously doing it for months with some average results, but im now stuck and unsure how to move on. I did post on muscletalk but didn't get a response. Currently I do pure cardio, very little weights.
 
Matt-Page said:
Some quick advice:

- Cut your carbs down, and try to replace them with Protein.
- Try to consume all carbs before 5:00pm
- HAVE breakfast. If like me you have little time, I suggest doing porridge (Oat so simple in the mivrtowave)
- Eat reguarly (once every 2 hours) even if it is a yogurt, fruit, etc, etc
- Drink water throughout the day, aim for AT LEAST 2 litres
- Cut out un-ncessary crap (Sugar, Salt, Sauces, Caffiene, etc)

Trust me when I say when you start to make a difference, the motivation is ALWAYS there. Seeing results and feeling better about yourself makes it worth it. I'm not exadurating by saying it can change your life by getting into shape and feeling good about yourself.

If you ever want help/advice, post up, some knowledgeable folk on here and muscletalk.co.uk

Good luck.
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One of the must do's at the beginning of the year was to make sure I had breakfast, and apart from the odd Saturday morning hangover where I couldn't stand anything, I have been religious about that.

meal times are a little more difficult, currently it's
8.00 breakfast
11.00 sandwich from the van that comes round
12.30 lunch
3.00 Protien shake or one of those Go-ahead muesli bars
6.00 dinner
9.00 Protien shake
11.00 bed..
 
nokinidea said:
One of the must do's at the beginning of the year was to make sure I had breakfast, and apart from the odd Saturday morning hangover where I couldn't stand anything, I have been religious about that.

meal times are a little more difficult, currently it's
8.00 breakfast
11.00 sandwich from the van that comes round
12.30 lunch
3.00 Protien shake or one of those Go-ahead muesli bars
6.00 dinner
9.00 Protien shake
11.00 bed..
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I may be wrong, but I would cut out that sandwich. Bread and Potatoes is something I cut right back on.
 
couple of questions on your diet:
breakfast, lunch, dinner - what exactly are you having?
why the 2 protein shakes?
arent go ahead muesli bars full of sugar?
sandwich from the van - what sort of sandwich and what bread?
 
Morba said:
So whats to stop you phoning the trainer and saying 'cant make it because my dog has eaten my shorts'?

If letting someone down is a motivator for you, do something with friends. its harder to let a friend down than someone whos time you pay for ;]
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Because I'd be lying and I can't do that.

You need friends that exercise to do that and they are all lazy ****.

I have ONE mate who I go out on the bike with, that's it.
 
Morba said:
couple of questions on your diet:
breakfast, lunch, dinner - what exactly are you having?
why the 2 protein shakes?
arent go ahead muesli bars full of sugar?
sandwich from the van - what sort of sandwich and what bread?
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I have got "most" of the diet sorted.

Breakfast varies, always cereal, bran flakes, cornflakes, fruit and fibre, strawberry clusters, swiss musli etc
Bread is always granary
Van, if they have it on board is chicken and bacon ( bit dry without salad cream (yes I resist the temptation to lash it up with mayo :D ) ))
sandwiches at lunch have been,
scrambled egg and salmon
chicken mango chutney and lettuce
Ham with cheese and onion

protein shake replaces the cuppa tea or coffee break

muesli bar I thought was natural sugar like honey to make it stick together.

anyway, bed time is another thing that should be regulated so I'm off.
Alarm was set for 11 and you kept me replying :p

Oh main meals have been..
Chicken pieces in honey and mustard sauce on a bed of wholemeal pasta
Mixed veg on brown rice with salmon steaks and side salad
Pork curry on brown rice ..oops :D

Al puddings have been mixed fruits apple, banana, strawberries etc
 
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