Stellaboz Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 The only thing I hate is my belly. Everytime I do a plank i have this horrible small bag of fat hanging down and I need some help getting rid of it. Is diet the biggest answer and if so, can someone please point me in the direction of good advice? A lot of it will be obvious but it'll be inspiration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 The only thing I hate is my belly. Everytime I do a plank i have this horrible small bag of fat hanging down and I need some help getting rid of it. Is diet the biggest answer and if so, can someone please point me in the direction of good advice? A lot of it will be obvious but it'll be inspiration. Diet and cardio.HIIT cardio especially.Its a bummer that there's not an exercise that targets a specific area of fat as most men would be the same as you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Tbh I'd rather do high reps/lower weights/lower rest between sets these days rather than the opposite. I just do the big compound work these days though rarely spend longer than 45 minutes in the gym but swim on days in between. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Started back lifting weights to help with my running. I've been doing two sessions a week, starting with squats then deadlifts, followed by squats then bench press. I used to do 5x5 but found that doing that three times a week and running was too much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I've lost a stone since Christmas, mainly through going swimming 5/6 days a week and the odd gym session, another stone by the end of the year would see me at a relatively healthy weight for a 40 year old man. I want to stop smoking too, vowed id do it when I became a father, my eldest is 14...! Then it was by the time I was 30 ..then 40 and so on. Really serious about doing it this time..honest, but I am a bit concerned I will do what many do and put the weight back on. Any serious tips on how to chuck the tabs and NOT pile on the beef? Are the E-cigs/Vapes an effective intermediate help and/or less deadly than cigarettes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Flybhoy said: I've lost a stone since Christmas, mainly through going swimming 5/6 days a week and the odd gym session, another stone by the end of the year would see me at a relatively healthy weight for a 40 year old man. I want to stop smoking too, vowed id do it when I became a father, my eldest is 14...! Then it was by the time I was 30 ..then 40 and so on. Really serious about doing it this time..honest, but I am a bit concerned I will do what many do and put the weight back on. Any serious tips on how to chuck the tabs and NOT pile on the beef? Are the E-cigs/Vapes an effective intermediate help and/or less deadly than cigarettes? I'm guessing people who stop smoking will still get an urge to be putting something in their mouth *insert Kenneth Williams pic here* at the same time as they would usually be having a fag *insert Kenneth Williams pic here* and substitute it with food which ultimately ends up in them becoming fat dicks. People who say they put on weight because they stopped smoking are fooling no-one - they started putting on weight because they started eating more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 10 hours ago, Dee Man said: fat dicks. *insert Kenneth Williams pic here* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 18 hours ago, Flybhoy said: I've lost a stone since Christmas, mainly through going swimming 5/6 days a week and the odd gym session, another stone by the end of the year would see me at a relatively healthy weight for a 40 year old man. I want to stop smoking too, vowed id do it when I became a father, my eldest is 14...! Then it was by the time I was 30 ..then 40 and so on. Really serious about doing it this time..honest, but I am a bit concerned I will do what many do and put the weight back on. Any serious tips on how to chuck the tabs and NOT pile on the beef? Are the E-cigs/Vapes an effective intermediate help and/or less deadly than cigarettes? There are threads on here about stopping smoking and quite a few people (me included) used Allan Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking. No point trying to describe it. Seems to be witchcraft but very effective and no willpower/cravings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Using a Ouija board to chuck the fags??? Fucking shitting nora ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Just now, Flybhoy said: Using a Ouija board to chuck the fags??? Fucking shitting nora ! It's a bit Clockwork Orange but it does something to your brain to make you not be a smoker. I used to drink more at first as I could show off how drunk I could be without even thinking about a cig. You can get a book, an audiobook or go to a seminar. It sounds like mumbo jumbo if people describe to you how it works so best to just dive in and give it a go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigOutYourSoul Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Started Jim Stoppani's Six Week Shortcut to Shred today - although I'm spreading it over 9 weeks because I have a social life and a job to contend with. I'm going to follow the program as close as I can from a workout perspective but will probably struggle to fit in 6 workouts per week, will be five most weeks but i'm going to take the concept of the program and change it up a little bit as well as being loose on the macro/supplement intake - I'm going on holiday not competing in The Arnold Classic at the end of the day. The basis of the program is what he calls 'Cardio Acceleration'. Essentially HIIT in between weight sets. After day one I have to say I enjoyed, but I is hard. Today is leg an shoulder day and the though of doing a minutes cardio in between sets of squats and deadlifts doesn't sound like it will be much fun. Yesterday was chest and triceps and muscles didn't feel like they'd been worked overly hard compared to previous program but doing 1min cardio between 4 sets of 11 x 60kg bench press was hard work, didn't feel like it got much of a 'pump' muscle wise though. Each muscle group is worked twice a week compared to my previous once a week on a 4 day split which might mean the loads is just being spread over 2 workouts instead of one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 hours ago, DigOutYourSoul said: Started Jim Stoppani's Six Week Shortcut to Shred today - although I'm spreading it over 9 weeks because I have a social life and a job to contend with. I'm going to follow the program as close as I can from a workout perspective but will probably struggle to fit in 6 workouts per week, will be five most weeks but i'm going to take the concept of the program and change it up a little bit as well as being loose on the macro/supplement intake - I'm going on holiday not competing in The Arnold Classic at the end of the day. The basis of the program is what he calls 'Cardio Acceleration'. Essentially HIIT in between weight sets. After day one I have to say I enjoyed, but I is hard. Today is leg an shoulder day and the though of doing a minutes cardio in between sets of squats and deadlifts doesn't sound like it will be much fun. Yesterday was chest and triceps and muscles didn't feel like they'd been worked overly hard compared to previous program but doing 1min cardio between 4 sets of 11 x 60kg bench press was hard work, didn't feel like it got much of a 'pump' muscle wise though. Each muscle group is worked twice a week compared to my previous once a week on a 4 day split which might mean the loads is just being spread over 2 workouts instead of one. I downloaded the app a few weeks back and had a look through it with the intention of going straight onto it after I'd finished my current 12 week challenge but it looks too mental. Fair play to anyone who does it. I've incorporated a few bits of his recommended cardio inbetween my sets to see what it's like and although it's do-able, I reckon you'd deplete your energy too much to push out as much as you usually could by the end of your session. I also wasn't too keen on his wanky terminology either - linear periodization and reverse linear periodization which is just another way of saying pyramid weight training. I thought the diet plan was a bit vague as well. Add that to the fact that I'm being bombarded by his emails on a daily basis trying to flog me his supplements then I'm not overly impressed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 2 hours ago, DigOutYourSoul said: Started Jim Stoppani's Six Week Shortcut to Shred today - although I'm spreading it over 9 weeks because I have a social life and a job to contend with. I'm going to follow the program as close as I can from a workout perspective but will probably struggle to fit in 6 workouts per week, will be five most weeks but i'm going to take the concept of the program and change it up a little bit as well as being loose on the macro/supplement intake - I'm going on holiday not competing in The Arnold Classic at the end of the day. The basis of the program is what he calls 'Cardio Acceleration'. Essentially HIIT in between weight sets. After day one I have to say I enjoyed, but I is hard. Today is leg an shoulder day and the though of doing a minutes cardio in between sets of squats and deadlifts doesn't sound like it will be much fun. Yesterday was chest and triceps and muscles didn't feel like they'd been worked overly hard compared to previous program but doing 1min cardio between 4 sets of 11 x 60kg bench press was hard work, didn't feel like it got much of a 'pump' muscle wise though. Each muscle group is worked twice a week compared to my previous once a week on a 4 day split which might mean the loads is just being spread over 2 workouts instead of one. Isn't the first work out of the week for each body part high weight/low rep and the second work out the opposite? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 i lost 4 or 5 pound out of nowhere so decided to up my game just a little bit. Swimming on a Tuesday (even though I can't actually swim.... Mainly just play with my niece). Gym on Wednesday & Thursday. Think I've been eating less too. I usually snack a lot throughout the day but haven't bothered much for the past couple of weeks. I still have a long way to go before I'm showing any noticeable difference though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Started eating healthier and exercising more frequently as I'm trying to get into decent shape for my wedding in May 2018. Running 3-4 miles a day and doing these "HIIT" workouts has been beneficial in helping me go from 12 stone 9 to 12 stone 5 in a week. Target is around 11 stone 7. Then il be focusing on muscle toning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sorry to sound disheartening but that weight loss may well be water retention so don't be disappointed if it takes longer than you think to get to where you want to be. Reading that Kelly Starret Supple Leopard book just now, really recommend it from what I've covered so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Aye, don't get too hung up on actual weight, you'll hit a buffer eventually. Have a range you want to stay in, and focus on other goals whilst staying in that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Best staying away from the scales if you're not competing in a sport that requires making weight imo just gets people frustrated generally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintax Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Currently training for my first 10k, here in Inverness in September. Been going out running 2-3 times a week for a month and a bit now, surprising how quickly you can get fit. When I started I was barely managing to run 3-4k but am now comfortably doing 7-8k, always feel like I have more in the tank afterwards too. Don't want to be doing too much too soon though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnR989 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Signed up for next years tough mudder. Gives me a whole year to get fit and in shape. Did this years but was knackered halfway through. Doesn't help that I'm a lazy twat and that all the foods I like are bad for me. Always found that the diet part of getting and staying fit the hardest. I've probably just been reading the wrong advice tbh. Mon the curvy lads 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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