Huddle Workout Warriors Part deux

[pstall]

I was gonna play in a coed soccer league but im not about to re aggravate an old groin injury. 

And i LOVE playing sports. Uggh.

I do some cardio from a dvd but don't do much of the weights.  Im sure i need to lift more.

[Doc Holiday]

So my work schedule has pretty much caused me to scrap my ironman 70.3 plans for the summer, may try to get back on training and run the on in augusta in September. but will see.

On the flip side for progress being made weight wise again finally, started a strict no carb diet and a new workout plan, already 10 lbs down in basically 15 days, 207-197. so we shall see how this goes!. goal is to lose about 22 more pounds and down to 175 by august. I'm not expecting this initial rate of loss to continue, after I finally plateau I'll be doing good if it's 1-2 lbs a week.  but good progress for summer not being here yet! 

[toldozer]

Any one go to the new fitness connection in the university area on Harris? Getting a little tired of working out alone. Definitely not a body builder so not really looking to work out with someone throwing up 400lbs on the bench and squatting 800lbs.  I try to go in the mornings but put it off till the evenings most days and it's super busy. If someone was waiting on me there's a better chance I'd be there at 5:30 am.

[PhillyB]

i was making huge gains and then last october the semester started kicking my ass. i haven't been back since. i submit my master's thesis tonight and then it's back to the gym to start over again

[Lumps]

On 4/18/2016 at 1:15 PM, Cary Kollins said:

I stumbled upon this workout plan about a month ago. I don't make it to the gym every weekday, but when I do I hit one of the daily workouts. I don't do the food plan at all, but the exercises and reps are on point.

 

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/dark_knight_workout.htm

The food plan is the most important part lol.

Unless you're going on a major bulk spree, a diet supporting little to no muscle loss while also losing body fat is the hardest thing period in obtaining that body you want. That's why 90% of lifters bulk, cut, maintain, repeat. Much easier.

 

The plan has solid routines but I would not use it at ALL for a complete routine. You will over train doing that and doing cardio every day along with lifting weights, which they mention but response with 'we have a movie to make?', but you don't have a movie to make. And trying to go that fast and do everything at once will certainly restrain your progress to reach full potential.

Take time, experiment. If you put your head down it will take about 12-18 months to perfect your workouts and diet but once you do, you're set for life all you need is determination and obtaining the knowledge for me was much more stressful than finding the will.

[Cary Kollins]

13 hours ago, Lumps said:

The food plan is the most important part lol.

Unless you're going on a major bulk spree, a diet supporting little to no muscle loss while also losing body fat is the hardest thing period in obtaining that body you want. That's why 90% of lifters bulk, cut, maintain, repeat. Much easier.

 

The plan has solid routines but I would not use it at ALL for a complete routine. You will over train doing that and doing cardio every day along with lifting weights, which they mention but response with 'we have a movie to make?', but you don't have a movie to make. And trying to go that fast and do everything at once will certainly restrain your progress to reach full potential.

Take time, experiment. If you put your head down it will take about 12-18 months to perfect your workouts and diet but once you do, you're set for life all you need is determination and obtaining the knowledge for me was much more stressful than finding the will.

 

Yeah, like I said I don't go to the gym everyday. And I do about five minutes of cardio before and after the workout. Major cardio comes from basketball and soccer.  From using those workouts as a base I've had really good results the past couple of months.

[pstall]

Im not a member of a gym anymore so i do need to figure out weights.  I have 20 and 10 lb dumbbells and a 20 lb kettleball.

Maybe just do more bodyweight exercises. 

[Lumps]

On May 13, 2016 at 5:00 PM, 15 said:

I've recently began doing this strategy. I lost a poo ton of weight and have been trying to add muscle weight on but also stay lean without gaining unnecessary weight. I'm going to bulk for the next month or so and then cut for a month or so after that and see if I can get the results I am looking for. I have sort of plateaued so it's time to try something different.  

While bulking, being a little chubby is what you want and isn't an issue. Workout hard, lift weights and eat a ton. Some people bulk for years before cutting but it's not really a month to month type program. I would at least bulk 4-6 months and then cut 2-3. Maintain for however long you want.

[Doyle]

I ran 10 miles today.  It actually felt great.  1339 calories burned and I'm now looking forward to my half marathon in three weeks.  

[Doc Holiday]

anyone have active person calorie calculator that they know of?  I'm trying to figure out how many calories I've been burning while I've been biking this past week, and from what I'm finding sounds awesome, but I've not seen the weight loss that would coincide with this many calories being burnt and I'm not nearly as hungry as I should be for burning 2000 calories today alone.

so I'm wondering if because I've already in decent shape if I'm burning a good bit less than what its telling me.

[Moose Hoover]

NVM

[Doc Holiday]

12 hours ago, thebigcat said:

I have been following Greg O'Gallagher on Youtube with his kinobody routine. Intermittent fasting + Low Carb lifestyle + cardio and I shed 24 lbs in 6 weeks

I'm about a month in now and have lost 8lbs on mine, but I was workingout regularly before I started this diet and routine.

[Lumps]

On May 23, 2016 at 5:00 PM, thebigcat said:

Cool... you have been intermittent fasting as well? A lot of people give this kid flack but intermittent fasting and low carb diet with training has been ridiculous

 

 

My 5 reasons why this (video) is misleading (I didn't read the comments) in order of importance.

 

1. Age - this individual is 24. His metabolism and hormone levels are at ideal levels. He could literally do 100 push ups and sit ups a day and look exactly the same. He states he feels great and my question is what 24 year old doesn't?

2. Genetics - play a HUGE role in what your body will look like doing something like this. Some people will lose fat in areas they don't want to.

3. Fat reserves - when fasting your body eats off fat reserves. If you don't have any, or any carbs, this fasting will eat muscle. Unless you get your body fat professionally checked on a constant basis, fasting like this will likely be very hard to track for most people especially over 24 (all this comes back to age).

4. You will not be big and strong - but you will have abs, that seems to be the main focus here. And indeed if abs are what you want this is the way to go. Unlike every other muscle on your body, abs have a lot to do with body fat and a little genetics and almost nothing to do with actually working them out. As you can see from the video every subject on there has a great set of abs but really no real muscle anywhere else.

5. Real muscle means a real diet - as pointed out fasting like this is best for one thing, cutting body fat. But I would not use it to build muscle. Why does this matter you ask? Because in order to have a nice looking lean body you have to build muscle and then cut the body fat while maintaining the muscle. Fasting will cut the body fat but preserving the muscle at the same time relies on a lot more and just fasting for the average, over 24 year old person who seems to live in a mansion worth no stress in his life. Which would be a 5b subject.

 

I'm just pointing out the fallacies here and the main one is age followed by muscle building. Clearly this is a great way to lose body fat but kind of a lazy way to do it. You can build strength and lose fat by doing something like swimming and have much better results than just fasting.

 

my two cents.

[Paa Langfart]

So I started a threat about heart rate monitors - do any of you use one and or have a recommendation for one?  I don't need to know calories used or steps taken I just want my heart rate during any given point of my work out.