*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

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All Saints slim fit jeans is what I wear. 34" inch (I'm nearer 32") and the Iggy fit (which is slim) and they're absolutely spot on. Tend to pick them up in Sales tho as they're like £75 a pop.
 
What time do you guys train usually? I finish work about 6:30, head to gym about 7ish then finish about 9pm.

Im usually home about 10 and then make myself a nice meal, e,g chickens breasts and broccoli. Do you guys think this is to late to be eating a 'main meal'

I'm not going to bed until about 1am though so I have plenty of time to digest.
 
Not too late at all, as long as you're not eating a big meal DIRECTLY before bed, you'll be okay. Your schedule is probably reasonably similar to a lot of others, it's just a couple of hours later :)
 
Having just about got myself settled after the move/holiday/new job I've joined a local health club which seems to be fairly comprehensive. Freeweights area isn't massive with only one bar and quite old equipment however it will do the job. They have a large range of machines including lots of ISO rows, hack squat and others I've not had the chance to investigate yet.

I will still make use of my powercage in the garage for squatting & deadlifting when those lifts become involved in any programs soon. The Ironmasters might not get much/any use so might not stick around for too long.

I'm enjoying having the time and focus to train again. I managed to not do too badly with near enough 2 and a half months without training, some minor atrophy and change in composition which can't be helped but nothing I obsessed or am particularly bothered by at the moment! American food & drink isn't kind on the waistline!

In between Monkee's worship for me he has been nagging me to come to the Gymrats meet. Though this time it's a little bit too far away and I'm still reasonably busy at weekends. I know PAz spoke to me a while back about sorting something out a bit closer to us in Herts/Bucks. Once I'm not such a physical state I'll make an appearance.
 
roysters said:
What time do you guys train usually? I finish work about 6:30, head to gym about 7ish then finish about 9pm.

Im usually home about 10 and then make myself a nice meal, e,g chickens breasts and broccoli. Do you guys think this is to late to be eating a 'main meal'

I'm not going to bed until about 1am though so I have plenty of time to digest.
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Sounds fine to me. :)
 
Skillmister said:
I've got dat ass so i'm okay in that respect, but yeah my thighs are only about 24" at the top and even thats enough for 'loose fit' jeans to be a bit tight :o
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They should only be tight if you're buying for your waist line. If you get a couple of inches above, the thighs should scale up to match, just wear a belt.
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Skillmister said:
Make sure you train arms 3x a week minimum, keep carbs as low as possible and consume no more than 31.7g of protein an hour or your body it will turn it all into fat.
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MoNkeE said:
Yeah, don't drop the soap. Apart from that, your body feeds off all the protein in the bicep muscle. So just do lots and lots of bicep curls.
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Thanks. I've been told to make sure to squat everywhere I go which makes walking obsolete. And to also make sure I eat 1KG per lb of bodyweight in dry powdered oats to make sure I'm in a calorie surplus. Combined with my 50 situps and press ups every night and walking up the stairs in my house a couple of times a day, my leg training for the week, I should resemble Ronnie in no time.

Edit: Don't worry I'll purely be sticking to isolations as I know compounds are for gheeeys.
 
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I was in the staffroom a second ago...And they were talking about people 'who go to the gym for weights'. They were commenting on how odd they look and how unnatural it is :o

Never know what to do in those situations...Made me want to cry really
 
Delvis said:
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I was in the staffroom a second ago...And they were talking about people 'who go to the gym for weights'. They were commenting on how odd they look and how unnatural it is :o

Never know what to do in those situations...Made me want to cry really
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Clean to push press them, then do some overhead squats. That'll show them. You might need to stack an anabolic vest + eye patch to achieve this though.

I tend to say how silly I think it is to go to the gym to do cardio, the whole planet is a treadmill for gods sake.
 
I just ignore, it's their loss. Was at the pub a few nights ago and had to endure the 'fat turns to muscle' conversation a few times along with the 'don't want to get too big'.

I'm gonna start running at least 3 times a week now for 5-10 minutes depending on how long my ankle holds up. Not sure i'll much cardio i'll do in the gym as i just cannot stand it.
 
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