how to strengthen the tendons and joints ??
i want to do crazy thing like jet li does >__>
Question.
Iāve been working out for the past month now. Iāve noticed Iāve lost some weight, but Iāve also gained muscle. This is good. Iām starting to see results. More on the muscle side than the losing weight side of it though.
My question is, how do I make sure that I donāt turn my fat into muscle? If thatās even possible?
I donāt want to end up like Bolo Yeung or Triple H. You know, with the big huge man boob chest, and just the bulky/huge look.
ie: http://www.firstuniversal.clara.net/bolo_files/bolofaceoff.jpg
I want more of a lean, ācutā look. With just arms and chest semi-big, and the rest just cut.
ie: http://www.bigmusclesbuilding.com/image-files/building-muscle-men-2s.jpg
My current work out schedule goes some-what like so:
Mon: arms, shoulders, triceps.
Tues: back, lower back, chest.
Wed: legs/abs.
Thurs: arms, shoulders, triceps.
Fri: back, lower back, chest.
Sat/Sun: rest.
I kinda answered my own question in my head (cardio/diet while lifting), but I hate cardio stuff (running). So Iām just wondering if thereās a way to lose fat, while gaining muscle at the same time with weights. Maybe more reps w/lighter weights?
Thanks in advance!
IMO, if youāre feeling that beat about your workouts toward the end of the week, perhaps youāre doing too much. I used to feel that way, when I was keeping an insane schedule, lifting every other day and cardio every day for an hourā¦I was feeling really exhausted all the time. Now that Iām on a more reasonable schedule, lifting 3x/week and cardio 3x/week, I feel much better and Iām able to be more intense with my workouts, and I donāt dread doing them.
Good for you! Iām sure youāll do a good job!
I donāt think thereās any substitute for cardio to lose weight, but maybe if you diet more, eating fewer calories, you could get away with doing less cardio. Iām not sure if you want to turn your lifting into more of an aerobic workout (lighter weights with more reps). You wonāt grow your muscles as much, and would have just a more toned look. I guess it depends on what you want.
Jim
we need calories , we donāt want to lose muscle mass >__> by eating less , eat balancely perhaps .
Good point, but I was thinking like maybe 500 less calories per day instead of a half hour cardio session per day.
Does anyone know the difference between these two options? Letās say you eat the 500 calories and do a half hour cardio to burn it off, versus cutting your diet by the 500 calories and skipping the cardio altogether. I know that doing the cardio work has other benefits than just burning calories, but what other differences are there to these approaches?
Jim
A friend of mine believes that if you do circuit training, you can skimp on cardio.
My personal defintion for circuit training is: Do reps/sets during your breaks for a muscle. For instance, between benching sets, you do squats.
Two things, one, this is very enjoyable. Iām not standing around like an idiot.
Two, he said he felt like vomiting after he tried this type of work out. Iāve never been near vomiting while doing this, so maybe Iām not doing it right?
But anyway, this is half a cardio answer.
Also, clearly you hate running. So many of us do. Have you tried other types of cardio? I canāt understand how ANYONE can like rowing, but then some do. Maybe youād like hiking? Or maybe swimming? (Swimming is great for people that hurt.)
Yea I figured the same thing. But I was thinking maybe if I did the aerobic workout, then maybe I could lose the weight first, then concentrate on gaining muscle. Blah thatāll take too long. Also I donāt think itās necessary.
That sounds like a good solution. I might have to try that curcuit training. Also I have been looking for other means for a cardio workout. I would swim, but no pool. I could during the summer though since pools are always open during the summer. I was also thinking jump rope. I heard it works pretty much ever muscle in your body and is good a good cardio workout.
Iāll have to look into either of those you suggested.
Thanks for replying guys.
500 calories less a day ? O_o thatās insane . youāre starving yourself .
most of us must consume 2000 calories less a day .
I got some creatine today. How best should I use it? I want to use a scoop (56g) in the morning, a scoop in my pre-workout shake, and a scoop in my post-workout shake. Is that too much daily?
HOLY FUCKING SHIT DID YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS?
Fat and muscle are two different types of tissue and they donāt āturnā into either of the otherā¦Want to look more cut and defined?? Diet down and lose the fat covering up the rock hard muscleā¦
There is no rep scheme that targets fat lossā¦different rep schemes target different muscle fibersā¦
I donāt like ur workoutā¦if you want to hit stuff twice a week do upper/lower body splits or maybe a push/pull/legs splitā¦
Iāve read to never workout more than two consecutive days without an off dayā¦I almost always workout in a two on one off two on two off fashion now.
Iāve been mixing fresh strawberries and milk in a blender with a little brown sugar and sometimes bananas and milk (without sugar). Besides that I only drink water and sometimes milk and orange juice. Is that good? I am trying to maintain my weight and possibly loose maybe 4-5 more pounds. Iām about 5,9ā or 5,10ā and weigh 145 pounds. I also eat moderately and often throughout the day. At least five times every 2 hours or so sometimes more as much as 6 or 7 times in a day. Any comments
how much is everyones gym fees nowadays? im looking at diff gyms, lil shabby gym w/ not many ppl = $50 sign up and $30 a month and the more bigger and popular gym is $100 sign up and $40 a month.
i play tennis monday and friday i need to find out some kind of lifting routine to build around that.
I couldnāt find them. They were printed on the contaiiner UNDER the plastic wrapper that had the name, ingredients, and āscientifically provenā blah blah blahā¦why would they hide them like that?
Anyway, they say 1 rounded scoop in 6 ounces of cold water after a workout. I make my post-workout shake with 20oz water and whey powder, so I guess itās okay to toss in a scoop.
I think you misunderstood me, I was saying to reduce your calorie intake per day by 500 calories, not to only eat 500 calories (you would probably pass out I imagine). The lowest Iāve gone, in my insanity, was down to eating only 1000 calories per day (I donāt do this anymore). At the same time, I was doing an hour of cardio every dayā¦during this period I would sometimes have dizzy spellsā¦not recommended of course #_#
Jim
you can have 1000 calories per day , if you are resting ā¦
by just seating your ass at the chair surfing SRK .
but let me calculate
breakfast : 200 cals
noon : 200 cals
afternoon tea : 200 cal
dinner : 200 cals ā¦
late dinner : 200 cals
thatās like eating a total of 10 bananas a day ( 1 banana= 100 cal ) .
by the next morning , youāll probably hungry as fuck .with that outcome , so iāll take that back because that is impossible . The metabolism dropped down drasticly , and begin to burn fat slowly .
anyway , each small meals must be below 500 cals . and i had likeā¦4 meals a day , i guess.
break fast at 7 am , small meal at 10 or 12 , then lunch at the afternoon , cardio then small snack at evening as post workout meal even though is cardio , then dinner .
thatās like 4.5 meals a day >___> , and i need to cut down white rice and fried stuff . my familiy like fry stuff .
oh fuck ā¦guys
help ā¦
my retarded skinny brother bought http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/pl/large.html
and now he donāt want to drink it and heās to lazy to work out .
as for me , i have no choice but to finish this up and going to use this as my post workout meal . and iām taking half-serving 
. because 1 serving is 600 ml ! 1 serving is 6 scoop , i have no choice but to have 3-4 scoop X_x !
iām suppose to do fat burning and ripping . i am so fucked .
review :
"This is definitely one of the best weight gainers out there. The chocolate flavor tastes good, but the vanilla flavor isnāt too good. Itās a good choice for trying to add weight. I recommend that you split up the serving size otherwise you will just waste the calories if you take it in one serving. Each serving has 52 grams of protein, 86 grams of carbohydrates, and 600 calories.
You can purchase a 10 pound bottle, which is 30 servings, for about $38 at bodybuilding.com. Thatās a pretty good deal considering you should break up the servings throughout the day.
I would rate this product an 8/10 because it is a good product, but I feel if you have a good diet then weight gainers are not necessary. "
the reason my brother donāt want to drink anymore of this whey protein concentrate stuff he bought , because the side effect is long term stupidity , which he check it from a doctor . retard .
Milkās basically my main drink throughout the day, but I heard if you drink too much, your bones start to shed calcium or something to that affect which is really bad. Anyone can provide more information or tell me whatās the max amount of milk I should be drinking in a day?
Over the summer I want to get more into supplements.
I havenāt touched anything since I was born, save for a few vitamin C tablets. What are the things that I need?
So far I want to take:
-Centrum one a day for vitamins
-Myoplex for protein (going to lift over the summer as well)
-Calcium Generic
-???
what do you guys take?
that shitās full of sugar, itās just gonna make you gain fat