*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

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stiv121 said:
What about setting up your own gym at home or maybe cut a day and train on weekends? :(
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home gym is idea, but is more of a long term solution that i couldnt put in place straight away.

training at weekends is a no no.

might just have to invest in some kettle bells or something for the forseable and deal with that
 
that wouldnt fix anything bud as its the fact i am getting home late thats an issue. Its cool i have a plan, just gonna see how it goes
 
Some times real life does get in the way (clearly not for some of the amazing awesome people on here, who can do no wrong ;)) hope you manage to work around it.



I'm not quite sure what to do this week, or in the long-term for that matter.

Lower body is still pretty tight, ankles and hips in particular. Wrist is still not great.

Long-term wise, I'm not sure whether to stick with strength for a while then switch to hypertrophy?
 
Been doing any mobility on the tight area's, to help loosen them up Sigma?

At the moment, im having to get up at 5am to get routine out the way, although I've not run in to issues and it just fits my schedule better.
 
Well, went to the gym near my house for the first time after it's refit. At first i was like WTF THERE IS STILL ONLY ONE SQUATTING RACK FFS.....


.....then i notice the new power cage. :D :D :D Finally i can bench solo without the risk of dying :) It's funny everyone seemed to be leaving it alone like "what the hell is that thing" lol.
 
Deception said:
Been doing any mobility on the tight area's, to help loosen them up Sigma?
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Yeah, I have been but I think I need to do more. Considering a sports massage too, obviously that won't help with the hips.

Tempted to do mainly legs this week (if the hips allow it) with a second attempt at some light stuff to ease the wrist in.
 
3 Weeks without supplements and after introducing more cardio.. and Ive lost 6lbs... absolutely gutted. I look and feel very skinny right now. I gotta get back on a bulk :(
 
Yeah diet has been poor too. I have had problems with my hip/back for any cardio and when I was heaviest it was more of an issue.

So I figured I could maybe introduce more bike work, and cut a lot of carbs... but I realised now that a hard gainer like me should probably just keep to eating as much as possible and let the cardio just do its thing as a sideline.

My weight always drops fast if I dont eat excessive amounts. Its like im destined to be skinny.
 
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Hedge said:
Yeah diet has been poor too. I have had problems with my hip/back for any cardio and when I was heaviest it was more of an issue.

So I figured I could maybe introduce more bike work, and cut a lot of carbs... but I realised now that a hard gainer like me should probably just keep to eating as much as possible and let the cardio just do its thing as a sideline.

My weight always drops fast if I dont eat excessive amounts. Its like im destined to be skinny.
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Troll. Ban please.

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I had my first real session with a trainer today. It was the hardest I've ever been pushed in a gym, my arms were like jelly after and just washing my hair in the shower was a struggle to get my arms up there lol. And this isn't even where the hard work starts, he said we'll just work with lightish weights for a couple weeks to build a foundation then we'll work on upping the weight bit by bit. It was good fun though!

I'm 1.73m and 65kg with 20% fat and my goal is to get to 75kg and 17% fat, then see where I want to take it from there. I can't wait!
 
Guys,

I am wanting your thoughts on the common idea that a person training alone (ie no holdups) should spend 45m - 1hr 15m in the gym no longer.

I can never seem to get all my training done in this time.
Things to point out
I like a2 min rest between each set
I like to do 4 sets per exercise
I like to do 3 exercises per major muscle group and 2 for minor

so shoulders/quads/chest/back all 2/3 sets
tris/biceps/calves 1/2 sets

Mon is chest and bicep day (normally throw in 1 or 2 ab exercises afterwards as well)
Wed is legs and shoulders
Fri is back and triceps ( I deadlift first then 3 "upper back" exercises)

at the moment I am trying to do a major cut (got a lot of BF to lose) it is going faily well, I don't lose any weight one week, then might lose 1kg the next, I am happy at this rate of loss (although I would love to lose 1kg a week every week)
My training consists of 4 x 12 for pretty much every exercise at the minute
I plan to stay on this for 6 - 8 weeks total, then switch back to heavy (4 x 4/5 reps)


My main question here is should I be looking to get in and out of the gym quicker than the 1hr 30 - 1hr 45 it currently take sme to get everything done ?
 
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