Senor Bairn Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just now, Bairnardo said: 2 minutes ago, Senor Bairn said: 42 you really are an old f**k x Hes doing ok, seems to have managed to stay 41 for about 3 years so something must be working for him. Breaking News: Fasting cures aging! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Senor Bairn said: Breaking News: Fasting cures aging! Yes. The two days where one fasts can be deducted from one's age. By the time I'm 50 I'll only be 44. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 06/02/2020 at 10:43, Shandon Par said: Found this to be such an easy way to knock off weight. Two days a week you're almost starving yourself but it feels good. Doing cardio those days feels great. Weight drops off really quick then to maintain it just do it once a week. https://thefastdiet.co.uk/ I'm giving this a go. First fast day today. It does not feel good right now. Any fast day recipe recommendations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, die hard doonhamer said: I'm giving this a go. First fast day today. It does not feel good right now. Any fast day recipe recommendations? Stuff that doesn’t trigger your appetite - ie not white bread type stuff. Plenty of herbal teas - peppermint a good appetite suppressant. Black coffee. Soup is good too. A massive bowl still gets nowhere near your calorie limit. Scrambled eggs and chorizo or even fresh chillies. You might start to like the feeling of your stomach growling a bit and you can look forward to eating properly the next day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Stuff that doesn’t trigger your appetite - ie not white bread type stuff. Plenty of herbal teas - peppermint a good appetite suppressant. Black coffee. Soup is good too. A massive bowl still gets nowhere near your calorie limit. Scrambled eggs and chorizo or even fresh chillies. You might start to like the feeling of your stomach growling a bit and you can look forward to eating properly the next day. Agree with the last bit. Once you realise you don't have to go and automatically eat just because you have hunger pangs, you get used to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I was watching videos about barbell training and found this one. I don’t know if it’s good or accurate or anything because I couldn’t take my eyes of the guys bulge. The comments are amusing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, MixuFixit said: I've normally done 3 days: Back/Chest, Arms/Shoulders and Legs. I need to condense this into 2 days so I was thinking of dropping one or two things off the back/chest and leg days and slotting what was in my arms/shoulders day into these. Alternatively I could keep arms/shoulders as is and alternate the chest/back and leg days each week. Anyone been in a similar situation? What worked for you? I would make sure you train legs once a week every week, alternate the other two imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Had a scare at the gym the other night, I was benching and was feeling good so I put 120 on the bar got an easy 3 reps and racked it. Thought why not try a heavy single, so I put 130kg on the bar. asked a boy across on the shoulder press for a spot. I say to him 'don't need a lift off just make sure I don't drop it on my neck or that' I lift the bar off the rack he then grabs it straight away before I can descend. I then with 130kg in hand have to say 'I'm fine mate' then do the rep. Why do people do these things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, staggy1929 said: Had a scare at the gym the other night, I was benching and was feeling good so I put 120 on the bar got an easy 3 reps and racked it. Thought why not try a heavy single, so I put 130kg on the bar. asked a boy across on the shoulder press for a spot. I say to him 'don't need a lift off just make sure I don't drop it on my neck or that' I lift the bar off the rack he then grabs it straight away before I can descend. I then with 130kg in hand have to say 'I'm fine mate' then do the rep. Why do people do these things. Bizarre behaviour, I've had people grab the bar too quick on me before and I've seen some other weird stuff from other people, in my last gym there were two Bulgarian fellas who spotted each other for preacher curls, but that just sounds dangerous. I accidentally achieved a new deadlift PR yesterday, probably lightweight for some of the monsters on his thread but still happy with it considering I only started deadlifting seriously again late last year. I meant to lift 300lbs/136kg after lifting 295lbs/133kg. I should have added a 2.5 lb plate on each end, instead I added 5lb plates and lifted 305lbs/138kg . Again not a lot of weight to some on here but I was happy with my accidental PR. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Hit a new deadlift PR again on Friday, 315lbs (3 plates), felt I could have done more but I wanted to get in some bench press before the gym closed. I used to hate deadlifts, I would put one plate on and quickly do a few sets, just to get it done. But since moving to my current gym I've taken a real interest in deadlifts and have seen a rapid improvement. If I concentrate on working on all the accessories I'd love to get up to 405lbs (4 plates) by the end of the year. I was told by one of the trainers that I'm using the wrong belt though, I have a weightlifting belt but need a powerlifting belt, any one have any recommendations? Preferable a brand that's 'pre broken in' I also tried stacking my pre workout stuff, Redcon1 Total War with a "pump" product Redcon1 Big Noise for the first time on Friday, didn't mix well, didn't taste very good but by f**k I was flying when it kicked in! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I've normally done 3 days: Back/Chest, Arms/Shoulders and Legs. I need to condense this into 2 days so I was thinking of dropping one or two things off the back/chest and leg days and slotting what was in my arms/shoulders day into these. Alternatively I could keep arms/shoulders as is and alternate the chest/back and leg days each week. Anyone been in a similar situation? What worked for you?You could do this 1. One leg exercise, one push movement, triceps 2. One leg exercise, one pulling movement, bicepsIf you’re working hard you’ll find that very effective! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 13:02, MixuFixit said: I've normally done 3 days: Back/Chest, Arms/Shoulders and Legs. I need to condense this into 2 days so I was thinking of dropping one or two things off the back/chest and leg days and slotting what was in my arms/shoulders day into these. Alternatively I could keep arms/shoulders as is and alternate the chest/back and leg days each week. Anyone been in a similar situation? What worked for you? I do 2 days weights. Squat/bench/pull ups one day and Squat/military press/rows the other. Do a quick bit of arm work at the end of both days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 This is my current program. Quite enjoying it. I'm doing 3 days a week most weeks, so do 1,2,1 one week and 2,1,2 the next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Arm workout is a bit vanity related imo. I add it in to the end of a full body compound session just to finish off. Arms get hit with the pushing and pulling lifts, sure you know that though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 18:40, MixuFixit said: Aye I do maybe 30% of the volume as on back/leg days and it is totally for my own vanity Curls for the gurls. I'm up to day 71 of my attempted 366-day streak. Going well although I've had to resort to the treadmill a bit more than I'd like as I'm just heart-sick of this shitty, shitty weather. Grinding out six miles on the treadmill yesterday was not fun. I'm midway through my 18-week training plan for the Edinburgh Half as well. On track for a sub-1:40. Also running a version of 5/3/1 BBB to keep the muscle mass. Won't be breaking any PRs any time soon but I'm definitely losing fat and keeping a fair bit of definition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Any tips for exercising when you are avoiding the gym in case of coronavirus?I think I have an old barbell in the garage and have a few weights but not enough to maintain my current programme. Also my garage roof is too low to do overhead press and I don’t have a squat rack. So deadlifts it is... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, ICTChris said: Any tips for exercising when you are avoiding the gym in case of coronavirus? I think I have an old barbell in the garage and have a few weights but not enough to maintain my current programme. Also my garage roof is too low to do overhead press and I don’t have a squat rack. So deadlifts it is... Get yourself a few resistance bands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Any tips for exercising when you are avoiding the gym in case of coronavirus?I think I have an old barbell in the garage and have a few weights but not enough to maintain my current programme. Also my garage roof is too low to do overhead press and I don’t have a squat rack. So deadlifts it is...Learn the (power) clean and do front squats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Gym is closed until the 19th of April. Need to rattle through the basement and find my dumbbells and come up with a home routine that prevents me from turning into a fat mess again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My local gym is run by the council and has closed for the foreseeable. There's a local Pure Gym thats still open and I was considering joining in the meantime but decided against it. In the grand scheme of things it's probably more risk than it's worth given the goings on.I've ordered some resistance bands to use at home and will probably go the odd run to keep the fitness up. I've been a regular gym goer for about 10 years but have 0 experience with resistance bands. Any exercises or programs that folk can recommend would be much appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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