Caporegime
Yep. Do a form of cardio like Tabata at the end of your weight workouts a few times a week, take something like alcar and green tea two/three times a day and cut the carbs on off days.
GordyR's Beginners Guide to Bodybuilding
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If you really want to cut, ECA is the way forward.
5x5, I started DLs at xmas. You said you benched 110kg a few weeks back, that's pretty good progression.
Yes bench has improved. I am bigger now so no need to start your crap mate. And no I don't want to cut I want to keep bulking but I have to shed some fat off the lower stomach, it's flat yeah but you can see theres fat coming on.
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I hear lat pulldowns are good too
.well then lower your calorie intake. You can't shift the fat off your stomach without lowering your bf.
Well...
My back did begin to improve and I stopped getting the aches when I was at my desk at work or when I was bending over.
Then I tried a few light squats and deadlifts last week, along with good mornings (stood up rather than seated like I had been doing) and it has made it flare up again and start aching.
I have a feeling it was probably the good mornings but it's hard to say. I'm a little annoyed and I should have carried on what I was doing for a few more weeks, at least until I got to see the physio again next bank holiday.
A bit disheartened by this because i'm looking at possibly moving to powerlifting for a while but there's no hope at all for this the way things are at the moment.
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My back did begin to improve and I stopped getting the aches when I was at my desk at work or when I was bending over.
Then I tried a few light squats and deadlifts last week, along with good mornings (stood up rather than seated like I had been doing) and it has made it flare up again and start aching.
I have a feeling it was probably the good mornings but it's hard to say. I'm a little annoyed and I should have carried on what I was doing for a few more weeks, at least until I got to see the physio again next bank holiday.
A bit disheartened by this because i'm looking at possibly moving to powerlifting for a while but there's no hope at all for this the way things are at the moment.
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Are you sure it's not just doms in your erector spinae? You could always use a support belt 
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Positive.
Didn't do any lower back work at all today.
Few sets of dumbbell split squats and some leg exetension and leg curl supersets.
Back felt a lot better after that workout and some stretching so i'll just keep taking things easy and i'm back in the physio next bank holiday.
Few sets of dumbbell split squats and some leg exetension and leg curl supersets.
Back felt a lot better after that workout and some stretching so i'll just keep taking things easy and i'm back in the physio next bank holiday.
How much is your physio per hour?
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Just to let you all know that mixing whey with porridge mix and then puttin it in the microwave is a big school boy error. (I ran out of milk) I m am now picking the congealed lumps out of my porridge.
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Your picking out all the good bits!? ive done this and it was fine, lumpy and chewy yes but quite tasty. Makes a nice change from shakes now and againJust to let you all know that mixing whey with porridge mix and then puttin it in the microwave is a big school boy error. (I ran out of milk) I m am now picking the congealed lumps out of my porridge.
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why didn't you just do the porridge with water, then add the whey after it had been microwaved?Just to let you all know that mixing whey with porridge mix and then puttin it in the microwave is a big school boy error. (I ran out of milk) I m am now picking the congealed lumps out of my porridge.
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I've had a quick scan of this guide and I'm quite interested in getting started.
I'm at that age (nearly 23) where I can't eat the amount I normally do and i'm developing a podge. I have spurts of eating crap but my normal diet is pretty in line with what's been outlined in the guide so that's a good start. I just need to start working out to balance everything plus I really want to build up some muscle.
My main problem with starting is equipment. I haven't the overhead for spending a lot and a gym membership is too much effort and cost. I'd like to keep it to the confines of home and and as cheap as possible without buying crap kit if you know what I mean.
I have a natural, err, can't use the T word, erm definition muscle wise...
I seem to keep a good little bit of muscle despite not doing much in the way of exercise. I walk the dogs often, sometimes some steep uphill walks and I'm cycling 3/4 days a week totalling 16 miles a day.
What kind of kit would you reccomend to a beginer? I don't want anything to easy but obviously don't want to overdo it from the get go. I could probably spend up to £100 initially. I think the first thing is a set dumbbells/weights as bare minimum then as I get more confident with routine I could justify buying a bit more kit or maybe joining a gime if needed.
Also, how important is breakfast? I've never been a breakfast person at all. In fact I used to only have one meal a day at one point and felt great but these days a lack of routine is having a negative effect, esp diet wise.
My apologies if this post is a bit disjointed, im at work and obviously thick when it comes to this sort of thing
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm at that age (nearly 23) where I can't eat the amount I normally do and i'm developing a podge. I have spurts of eating crap but my normal diet is pretty in line with what's been outlined in the guide so that's a good start. I just need to start working out to balance everything plus I really want to build up some muscle.
My main problem with starting is equipment. I haven't the overhead for spending a lot and a gym membership is too much effort and cost. I'd like to keep it to the confines of home and and as cheap as possible without buying crap kit if you know what I mean.
I have a natural, err, can't use the T word, erm definition muscle wise...
I seem to keep a good little bit of muscle despite not doing much in the way of exercise. I walk the dogs often, sometimes some steep uphill walks and I'm cycling 3/4 days a week totalling 16 miles a day.What kind of kit would you reccomend to a beginer? I don't want anything to easy but obviously don't want to overdo it from the get go. I could probably spend up to £100 initially. I think the first thing is a set dumbbells/weights as bare minimum then as I get more confident with routine I could justify buying a bit more kit or maybe joining a gime if needed.
Also, how important is breakfast? I've never been a breakfast person at all. In fact I used to only have one meal a day at one point and felt great but these days a lack of routine is having a negative effect, esp diet wise.
My apologies if this post is a bit disjointed, im at work and obviously thick when it comes to this sort of thing
Any help would be appreciated.
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-home-gym.aspx
Breakfast is VERY important, seeing as you have just gone x hours sleeping with no food.
Breakfast is VERY important, seeing as you have just gone x hours sleeping with no food.
Caporegime
put some pics up, how much fat do you have?
a lean bulk could mean a drop in bf% :]
a lean bulk could mean a drop in bf% :]
lol I cant put pics up of my fat haha I'm currently 13.5stone and 5"11ish can grab a good wedge of fat around my stomach!
Since leaving school two years ago I really haven't done much exercise last week I started playing squash and and sweating out a lot of water!
Since leaving school two years ago I really haven't done much exercise last week I started playing squash and and sweating out a lot of water!
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