Poll: ***The all new gymrats thread***
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Caporegime
cheap stuff is cheap for a reason ;]
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Soldato
The cheap stuff usually has higher fat content though (up to 20% ?)
I normally pay around £4.50/400g from Waitrose - but will go to the butcher this time and pick up some freshly minced
I normally pay around £4.50/400g from Waitrose - but will go to the butcher this time and pick up some freshly minced
Man of Honour
Quick diet check, I'm weighing in at around 98kg at 5'8 at the moment. My weight loss has stalled slightly after the first few months how does this diet look for gettin it moving along again.
I train 3 times a week with weights and a little cardio after with maybe an extra 1 or 2 days of about 40mins cardio thrown in
Breakfast
2 scoops BSD regenerate (just using it because I'm running low on whey and oats and it was lying around)
1 egg
5 omega 3 caps
Snack
2 oat cakes
half tin tuna mixed with a splash EVOO
Lunch
50g wholewheat pasta
100g chicken
50g broccoli
50g spinach
1tbp pesto made with olive oil
sprinkle parmasan
5 omega 3
Snack
2 oat cakes
rest of tuna
Dinner
100g turkey
100g cooked basmati rice
30g broccoli
50g spinach
5 omega 3
Before bed
250g cottage cheese
1 options sachet
20g oats
50g mixed berries
Throughout the day il throw in some more berries and a grapefruit as well
Also on workout days there will be 40g of whey added PWO
According to food focus this works out about 2200kcal 72g fat 165g carb 193g pro
I train 3 times a week with weights and a little cardio after with maybe an extra 1 or 2 days of about 40mins cardio thrown in
Breakfast
2 scoops BSD regenerate (just using it because I'm running low on whey and oats and it was lying around)
1 egg
5 omega 3 caps
Snack
2 oat cakes
half tin tuna mixed with a splash EVOO
Lunch
50g wholewheat pasta
100g chicken
50g broccoli
50g spinach
1tbp pesto made with olive oil
sprinkle parmasan
5 omega 3
Snack
2 oat cakes
rest of tuna
Dinner
100g turkey
100g cooked basmati rice
30g broccoli
50g spinach
5 omega 3
Before bed
250g cottage cheese
1 options sachet
20g oats
50g mixed berries
Throughout the day il throw in some more berries and a grapefruit as well
Also on workout days there will be 40g of whey added PWO
According to food focus this works out about 2200kcal 72g fat 165g carb 193g pro
Caporegime
Something I learned the hardway.. doing a leg session the day before a house move will make said moving a lot more painful 
Looks like a pretty good diet to me blitz. 
Similar to my day but with just bigger helpings! 
Similar to my day but with just bigger helpings!
Man of Honour
Looks like a pretty good diet to me blitz.
Cheers, I don't know how you manage it I feel like im eating all the time as it is never mind eating more. Its surprising coming from eating crap to eating clean just how much you need to eat to get some decent cals in
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I'm a bit confused with what you're doing blitz. I assume from your original post that you're trying to lose weight, but then you complain that you're eating all the time? If you feel that you are eating more than you want to, why not eat less and lose more weight? Or are you trying to cut whilst keeping as much muscle mass as possible?
Man of Honour
I am trying to loose fat the diet above has me pretty much constantly grazing with a bigger meal every 2ish hours, if I dropped the cals much more then I'd be doing more damage than good I want to hold onto as much muscle as possible as its much more difficult to put it back on rather than just keeping it, plus I can't afford to try and work with no muscle on me
Blitz calorie intake is low for a start, and with weightlifting his body is metabolising the food more readily, by keeping his body "ticking over" it's actually more beneficial. If he was eating large quantities of food I'd question his logic, but since he's not then I see no issues with his eating pattern.
Soldato
What do you guys think about the Ryan Reynolds workout that he did for Blade Trinity? I've just watched the film again and looked it up, is it really that credible?
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/index.php/chatroom/topic/302517
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/index.php/chatroom/topic/302517
right so my back has been in agony lately... since last thursday morning
I had just unmounted my bike, walking upwards towards college and i got this awful back pain that seemed to go down the top half of my right leg, it was really really painful all that day but everyday since it seems to be getting better, but today running up the stairs its bloody sore again
i can move my leg about easily now, unlike before where I couldn't fold my legs without pain, but getting up/sitting down i have to use my arms + straight back
i've already missed squat/shoulder day because of this... probably going to miss back day today
anyone had similar issues or know good exercises to overcome such a thing?
I had just unmounted my bike, walking upwards towards college and i got this awful back pain that seemed to go down the top half of my right leg, it was really really painful all that day but everyday since it seems to be getting better, but today running up the stairs its bloody sore again
i can move my leg about easily now, unlike before where I couldn't fold my legs without pain, but getting up/sitting down i have to use my arms + straight back
i've already missed squat/shoulder day because of this... probably going to miss back day today
anyone had similar issues or know good exercises to overcome such a thing?
Caporegime
Might want to get that seen to dude.. the last time I knew someone with that sort of pain it was a slipped disc, which trapped a nerve.
Man of Honour
Hes not overly muscled in the film just very ripped, so a normal 3 day split with plenty of cardo thrown in and a restrictive diet will do it
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Really pleased with my leg day today, thought that it went really well. It's the first time that I've done it "properly" i.e. with free weights (previously leg days I'd done all on machines) I still did use some machines, but mostly as a warm up, and for another reason which I'll ask about at the end of my post.
My first foray into squats was... interesting. Started off with 50kg on my very first time, nearly overbalanced backwards and had to set the bar down, before crawling off my ass underneath it
Turned the weight down and all was well. Later on a nice chap was kind enough to give me some form tips, and it was going great.
here's what I did:
Quad machine: 10x40kg 10x50kg 8x50kg I find this really easy
Dumbbell Lunges: 10*x36kg 8x40kg 8x36kg *10 reps each leg
Calf raise: 10x28kg 10x30kg Problem with these, there's no real decent block at my gym, I was actually using a disk =\
Calf extension (machine): 10x55kg 10x65kg 8x65kg (these were easy, next time I'm gonna try for 65 70 70)
Squats: 10x30kg 10x30kg 8x40kg 10x30kg
Squats #2: 10x30kg 10x40kg 10x40kg
Hamstring machine: 10x60kg 8x65kg 8x65kg
NB That list isn't in order
I know that those squats are pretty small numbers, but it was my first time, so I'm getting used to it, and I did feel that I have a lot more to give. Next time I'll be starting with 40kg and will go up from there. My legs are also pretty strong compared to y upper body, so supporting muscles will probably start to hold me back, but they're getting a workout on leg days from squats, and on my upper body days as well, so they'll soon fall into line
Can anyone give me any tips as to how to exercise my calf muscles? We don't seem to have a block, so shall I just do them off the floor (and do lots of reps)
Hamstring exercise wise, what exercises are there for hamstrings? The internet tells me that straight leg deadlifts exercise the hamstrings, what exercise do you guys use?
My quads are feeling pretty fatigued at the mo, standing up from my chair was a bit of a shock And I'm going out tonight, great
My first foray into squats was... interesting. Started off with 50kg on my very first time, nearly overbalanced backwards and had to set the bar down, before crawling off my ass underneath it
Turned the weight down and all was well. Later on a nice chap was kind enough to give me some form tips, and it was going great.here's what I did:
Quad machine: 10x40kg 10x50kg 8x50kg I find this really easy
Dumbbell Lunges: 10*x36kg 8x40kg 8x36kg *10 reps each leg
Calf raise: 10x28kg 10x30kg Problem with these, there's no real decent block at my gym, I was actually using a disk =\
Calf extension (machine): 10x55kg 10x65kg 8x65kg (these were easy, next time I'm gonna try for 65 70 70)
Squats: 10x30kg 10x30kg 8x40kg 10x30kg
Squats #2: 10x30kg 10x40kg 10x40kg
Hamstring machine: 10x60kg 8x65kg 8x65kg
NB That list isn't in order
I know that those squats are pretty small numbers, but it was my first time, so I'm getting used to it, and I did feel that I have a lot more to give. Next time I'll be starting with 40kg and will go up from there. My legs are also pretty strong compared to y upper body, so supporting muscles will probably start to hold me back, but they're getting a workout on leg days from squats, and on my upper body days as well, so they'll soon fall into line
Can anyone give me any tips as to how to exercise my calf muscles? We don't seem to have a block, so shall I just do them off the floor (and do lots of reps)
Hamstring exercise wise, what exercises are there for hamstrings? The internet tells me that straight leg deadlifts exercise the hamstrings, what exercise do you guys use?
My quads are feeling pretty fatigued at the mo, standing up from my chair was a bit of a shock
And I'm going out tonight, great
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Agreed. He's not particularly big, just low body fat with some good average muscle.
Soldato
Ben M - For hamstrings try good mornings (http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBGoodMorning.html)
Once ou get used to squats , you'll see the weights go up pretty quickly - I'm starting a routine at the moment which will have me squatting 4 x per week
I'm assuming Lunges is total weight, not per hand??
Once ou get used to squats , you'll see the weights go up pretty quickly - I'm starting a routine at the moment which will have me squatting 4 x per week
I'm assuming Lunges is total weight, not per hand??
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Ben M - For hamstrings try good mornings (http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBGoodMorning.html)
Once ou get used to squats , you'll see the weights go up pretty quickly - I'm starting a routine at the moment which will have me squatting 4 x per week
I'm assuming Lunges is total weight, not per hand??
Cheers, I'll try them =]
Indeed it is, I'd struggle to hold 40kg dumbbells
As it was I was feeling my shoulders towards the end of the set (20 lunges take a while!) as my they were a bit sore from yesterday still.- Status