Working out.

As some of you may know - or may not know. I do go to the gym and I do enjoy it.

Just wanted to put this thread up in case people might have any questions regarding going to the gym - diet or anything else, as I know its becoming pretty mainstream to stay fit and healthy and for boys (gain muscle mass).

The answers will be what has worked for me and my routine and personal findings, nothing professional. I know nothing about the body or have not had any training with a gym instructor.

If you work hard - you can easily attain a good body with minimal effort (in my mind). Personally I go to the gym once a week for around two hours, sometimes a little less. I eat what I want when I want (without being stupid with it). Very little cardio is needed but I do swim on occasion and do 5 mins rowing and 10 mins cycling before I start my weight training. The only supplement I take is two scoops of protein shake after my gym session - so one shake a week.

You only go once a week and only for 2 hours?
I'm there 4 days a week, starting with muscle workouts then finishing on cardio, and there for around an hour and a half to two hours a session. Take one scoop of protein as I wake up, pre-pump before I do my workout and one scoop protein straight after workout.

When you said you can attain a good body with minimal effort, it really depends what you deem a good body. Is a good body just flat stomached or decent abs? If you think you need minimal effort, I can honestly say your not really working out proper?

Nice to see you handing out advice anyway!

zak is massive

post a pic zak

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Originally Posted by J25T

You only go once a week and only for 2 hours?
I'm there 4 days a week, starting with muscle workouts then finishing on cardio, and there for around an hour and a half to two hours a session. Take one scoop of protein as I wake up, pre-pump before I do my workout and one scoop protein straight after workout.

When you said you can attain a good body with minimal effort, it really depends what you deem a good body. Is a good body just flat stomached or decent abs? If you think you need minimal effort, I can honestly say your not really working out proper?

Nice to see you handing out advice anyway!

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Just think to look a lot bigger in general, big arms, shoulders, triceps, legs, chest.. I've never been an ab man as I can't be arsed to diet to achieve the little effects like a 6 pack.. yep one day a week, one shake, virtually no cardio.

yes stephen:rolleyes:

http://i47.tinypic.com/pygsh.jpg

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Originally Posted by Zak

Just think to look a lot bigger in general, big arms, shoulders, triceps, legs, chest.. I've never been an ab man as I can't be arsed to diet to achieve the little effects like a 6 pack.. yep one day a week, one shake, virtually no cardio.

yes stephen:rolleyes:

http://i47.tinypic.com/pygsh.jpg

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You sure you've never used any get-massive-quickly injections or pills? :rolleyes_ Look awfully big for just going once a week for a 2 hour session. But anyway, you need to work more chest if your biceps are like that, they look quite awkward with your chest only being that big.

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Originally Posted by J25T

You sure you've never used any get-massive-quickly injections or pills? :rolleyes_ Look awfully big for just going once a week for a 2 hour session. But anyway, you need to work more chest if your biceps are like that, they look quite awkward with your chest only being that big.

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No I would never take anything silly. I was a big fan of wrestling when I was younger and to see them all die from HGH, steroids, plus I'm scared of needles rules out the injections. Plus pills I don't see why anyone would bother - I'm guessing you mean steroids which have been ruled out if not maybe creatine or something (I don't know if they're pills assuming here). I hate pills, tablets or anything like that so it's a definate no no for me.

I work really hard in the gym but I focus a lot on my arms, I only got gym membership under a year ago so I never worked my chest before hand. I do work my chest now though at the gym but it can be quite hard as my gym gets very busy. I bench press around 80kg. So my arms were worked before I started gym but not all that much. It's the six takeaways a week, that's what gets you hench :P

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Originally Posted by Zak

No I would never take anything silly. I was a big fan of wrestling when I was younger and to see them all die from HGH, steroids, plus I'm scared of needles rules out the injections. Plus pills I don't see why anyone would bother - I'm guessing you mean steroids which have been ruled out if not maybe creatine or something (I don't know if they're pills assuming here). I hate pills, tablets or anything like that so it's a definate no no for me.

I work really hard in the gym but I focus a lot on my arms, I only got gym membership under a year ago so I never worked my chest before hand. I do work my chest now though at the gym but it can be quite hard as my gym gets very busy. I bench press around 80kg. So my arms were worked before I started gym but not all that much. It's the six takeaways a week, that's what gets you hench :P

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Creatine just supplys energy to muscles when they are recovering, has near enough the same reactions as protein. If you just concentrated on arms I can kind of understand how they are like that :P
Nice to see someone who works out muscles on the forum though, didn't really think there was anyone into that scene!

J25T may I ask you a question about working out plz

I'm just trying to lose weight, so i go swimming four times a week, aquaerboics once a week, and i'm starting gym three times a week as well soon :)

You must curl for two hours straight if you only go one day a week with arms like that, I've just recently starting going and I do 4 days per week but then again I focus on everything and have split days. The only problem I have is eating what I should be, I don't have a very big appetite and with me being skinny I should be eating 2.5k+ calories per day and I find it real hard to manage that. I was going to invest in some shakes but I don't have the money to throw around yet :(

I only do cardio to warm up/warm down