*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***

is it better to take fish oil before bed? I've been taking 2 after most meals throughout the day but if before bed is better will switch
 
BennyC said:
Powdered oats. Almost similar texture to whey just a bit heavier. Provided you've a decent mesh in your shaker it goes down no problems. Makes a shake nice and thick. Filling too :cool:
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Ah, makes sense...just didn't like the idea of cramming full sized oat grains down my throat :p! What is it with oats anyway that make them so amazing may I ask? With regards to porridge.

tom_e said:
blend it up and its not too bad just give it a quick chew on the way down
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eugh eugh eugh!

Freefaller said:
Pork is not at all an inferior source of protein.
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Nice and to the point :D

Love pork, especially slow roasted pork...mmmm
 
Oats are the 'King of Carbs'. Lots of good **** in them. Low GI, complex carbohydrate which means slow digesting (= filling), Low GI = a steady release of sugar so as not to give a sudden burst of energy followed by a period of fatigue.

Also earns you immediate man points for having oats in your diet instead of 'Special K' or 'Rice Crispies' ;0:p
 
Some advice please guys. I joined a gym yesterday and today was my second day there, the past 2 days I have just been getting familiar with all the machines really, here is what I used:

WED:

seated leg press
rotary calf
lying leg curl
fly
dual link shoulder
dual link seated

THUR:

outer thigh
inner thigh
bicep curl
tricep extension
chest press
thigh extension
lower back


As you can see, there is a bit of everything on wed and then again on thur :o but this was more me familiarising myself with the machines. From next week would it be better if I used all the 'leg' machines on one day, followed by 'upper body' machines on the next day?

The only days I can go to the gym are wed, thur, fri and sat. Should I go on all 4 days or is this too much?

The plan is have a set routine for wed and fri, and use the other set of machines for thur and sat. Once I am about a month or two in, I will slowly start substituting the machines for similar exercises using free weights.
 
First session today with chalk and I love it.

Grip didn't really give out at all, got good pumps in my forearms and no slipping at all.

Towards the end when grip did start to go I knew it was because my grip was fatigued and not because the bar was slipping out of my hands.
 
Since my chalk hasn't arrived from myprotein - got returned to sender for some reason and I had to pay £1.80 just now for redelivery - I found some straps I bought but never used and tried them out in the gym.

Turned out I was using them wrong way round, so that all they were doing was making the bar fatter and harder to grip! Managed to hoik 145kg up to my knees like that before my hands opened. If I'd used them properly it would have been a PR lift!

When my chalk arrives I'll ditch the straps though.
 
Skull said:
Since my chalk hasn't arrived from myprotein - got returned to sender for some reason and I had to pay £1.80 just now for redelivery - I found some straps I bought but never used and tried them out in the gym.

Turned out I was using them wrong way round, so that all they were doing was making the bar fatter and harder to grip! Managed to hoik 145kg up to my knees like that before my hands opened. If I'd used them properly it would have been a PR lift!

When my chalk arrives I'll ditch the straps though.
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I wrap mine and puts hand over, making the bar thicker :)
 
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