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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hi everyone . I'm interested to know what you guys and gals resort to in the quest for the body beautiful/ keep fit.

I've been a trainer on and off for many years , tried most training methods with varying results.

I've incorporated sledgehammer training recently and found it very effective and lots of fun . Old tyre , hammer and you are away so, besides lots of sex, how do you let off steam ?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I train on every day off I have. It makes my job easier and a confident me. I've competed in bodybuilding competitions in the fitness category, so I'm not huge, but in shape.

My training consists of weight training with perfect form, low intensity cardio and a near perfect diet. I say near perfect because I like to eat crap food every now and then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Easing myself back into a proper routine, after a knee op last September.

So far it's just running again, and core strengthening, in the great outdoor gym

Diet is hard to tackle though, as I became too used to snacking when I couldn't exercise - not a good combination

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I snack on mixed nuts, chicken breast and rice cakes.

I've always got food with me, even down to my emergency cereal bars in the car. I add bagels to that on occasion too!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Easing myself back into a proper routine, after a knee op last September.

So far it's just running again, and core strengthening, in the great outdoor gym

Diet is hard to tackle though, as I became too used to snacking when I couldn't exercise - not a good combination

Hi. Are you using a wobble board to improve balance a d co ordination, maybe a bosu?.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I snack on mixed nuts, chicken breast and rice cakes.

I've always got food with me, even down to my emergency cereal bars in the car. I add bagels to that on occasion too!"

Always a good strategy mate. I have a sweet tooth, if I take nuts and fruit with me I'm fine. If not, I have to avoid places like Starbucks, not the coffee so much as the cakes. Almonds and pumpkin seeds usually does the trick for me.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I snack on mixed nuts, chicken breast and rice cakes.

I've always got food with me, even down to my emergency cereal bars in the car. I add bagels to that on occasion too!"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I snack on mixed nuts, chicken breast and rice cakes.

I've always got food with me, even down to my emergency cereal bars in the car. I add bagels to that on occasion too!"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I snack on mixed nuts, chicken breast and rice cakes.

I've always got food with me, even down to my emergency cereal bars in the car. I add bagels to that on occasion too!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to run competitively, as well as playing football until I was injured when I was 14... I got jumped and broke my face. But since I was 11, I've studied nutrition so I like to think I know quite a bit when it comes to this field.

And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

I used to be an outdoor pursuits instructor (rock climbing and kayaking mainly) so I've always had a pretty good level of strength, fitness and stamina.

These days, my work still keeps me in reasonable shape as it's also quite physically demanding and I still do a fair amount of white water and open water kayaking.

If ever I feel that's not enough, I have a weights bench, free weights and a cross trainer to top things up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know what I should be snacking on (leave out the rice cakes - yuck!)

But as anyone will say, bad habits are hard to break, so it's a mental thing which needs sorting out

I don't "wobble"

But use other techniques to tighten up

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I used to be an outdoor pursuits instructor (rock climbing and kayaking mainly) so I've always had a pretty good level of strength, fitness and stamina.

These days, my work still keeps me in reasonable shape as it's also quite physically demanding and I still do a fair amount of white water and open water kayaking.

If ever I feel that's not enough, I have a weights bench, free weights and a cross trainer to top things up."

Kayaking is a fantastic core exercise. I tried it for a spell at college, though I never continued , I was amazed at how much strength and control I gained in my mid section.

I've developed a ' home gym' concept , though I use a gym regularly. High tension bands, suspension trainers , sledgehammer training , sandbags ect. It's extremely taxi g if used correctly. And you can't beat training outdoors!.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I know what I should be snacking on (leave out the rice cakes - yuck!)

But as anyone will say, bad habits are hard to break, so it's a mental thing which needs sorting out

I don't "wobble"

But use other techniques to tighten up

Bad habits can be hard to break though the correct strategy can help.

I had an I redeeming chat with a behavioural scientist who specialises in dietary change and hypo kinetic ( lack of activity) issues.

Interestingly enough, she was of the opinion that habits take , on average 3 weeks to break and bed in new ones.

I've tried this in myself and clients and it has been successful where previous strategies have failed.

If its dietary, I sub - divide the changes eg. If a person wants to reduce sugar and fat intake, maybe they focus on reducing the sugar first , then addressing the fat ect.

I find I like most will try to bite off more than I can chew otherwise . No pun intended mate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else. "

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

If you were to take two men with identical genetic potential (we'll just refer to them as twins), both of whom have crap diets and don't train - you give one of them a perfect gym routine but don't touch his diet, the other you give a perfect diet but no training, which one do you think is going to be the visibly stronger and more muscular in a few months?

Ok, so ideally an effective approach to fitness should consist of both, but training outweighs nutrition in terms of importance, and I like to go hard and heavy - I'm a strong guy relative to my small size.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

Diet and nutrition are highly important when training

Your not going to spend 2 hours on a chest/shoulder day and then gorge on takeaways would ruin your hard work

My opinion is that they work hand in hand together

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

Diet and nutrition are highly important when training

Your not going to spend 2 hours on a chest/shoulder day and then gorge on takeaways would ruin your hard work

How would the takeaway ruin it? Presumably you worked your chest and shoulders with the intention of making them bigger and stronger, correct? Your muscles would thank you for all those calories enabling them to recover.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing is wrong with a takeaway but if you gorge the calorie intake also the fact you don't really know what is in it. If your going to look after your body by training you need to watch what you eat. I don't know any personal trainer that would agree just eating or just training, a mixture of both that works for that specific person is what's best

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Good debates going on guys. It's a fascinating subject . Nutrition v training

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By *exycleanerWoman
over a year ago

pontefract

i not eat takeaways even when i was married .didnt buy them .but its my job that tones me up all the mopping and hoovering i do and as i have to dogs

my best form of excersise is theirs too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

Neither would grow massively.

The one training hard and not eating right would be going into an catabolic state, by where he would be breaking down muscle tissue to burn as energy. There wouldn't be much room for anabolism, because the correct nutrients aren't getting in and being utilised as they're meant to.

Good diet and not training... Obviously you're not going to grow, but you will be healthier and leaner. By having a balanced diet and eating at regular intervals, you're going to get the most out of your food.

What you do in the gym is only 10% of the battle, 15% is rest, and the other 75% comes from your diet. I'm a few weeks off competition shape, I'm still vascular across my legs, back and stomach, and that's not from training or drugs, it's down to how particular I am when it comes to food. I'm currently sitting here with two boiled chicken breasts, 100g brown rice (dry weight) broccoli, green beans, baby sweetcorn and carrots. I've just got back from a leg session.

If you want to grow big, then you need to eat big!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both myself and mr edel are crossfit enthuaiasts. Love the community spirit of it all plus getting great results! I also run marathons and enjoy as much of the other sports as i can. My fave is lifting heavy stuff though..

We all eat paleo in our household too, it has done wonders for our sense of well being (amongst other things

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- mrs edel x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

It might make you bigger but you would not be as healthy for sure and it has been proven that this type of approach is only a short term gain..... "you can't out-train a bad diet"

Here's some reading for you...

It starts with food.

The primal blueprint

Becoming a supple leopard

- mrs edel x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

Neither would grow massively."

The one not training wouldn't grow at all.

"The one training hard and not eating right would be going into an catabolic state, by where he would be breaking down muscle tissue to burn as energy. There wouldn't be much room for anabolism, because the correct nutrients aren't getting in and being utilised as they're meant to."

Supplement industry BS - beginners will make gains faster than anyone in bodybuilding simply because the body has masses of room to gain muscle and adapt due to untapped resources, which will be supplied readily by your body, at least initially. Sure, as you start to get stronger and lift progressively greater weights you will need more calories to keep it up, but as most people will never really reach any particularly impressive level of strength anyway, nutrition is vastly over exaggerated - and I speak from personal experience here as my biceps still have the stretch marks from the two inches they rapidly gained when I first started lifting, and I was eating nothing remarkable in terms of diet.

"What you do in the gym is only 10% of the battle, 15% is rest, and the other 75% comes from your diet."

Sorry, but that absolute, unabashed supplement industry BS - read up on the methods of the olde time strongmen sometime. These guys set strength standards that have never been bettered (Like Arthur Saxons 350lb Bent Press and Hermann Goerners one handed 700lb deadlift), and they never followed any specific diet, they just ate well and trained HARD.

Train hard, lift heavy, and your own stomach will tell you what you need to be eating.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

It might make you bigger but you would not be as healthy for sure and it has been proven that this type of approach is only a short term gain..... "you can't out-train a bad diet"

Here's some reading for you...

It starts with food.

The primal blueprint

Becoming a supple leopard

- mrs edel x

I happened on a thread re the supple leopard recently, thanks for reminding me as I wanted to investigate this publication further. The author claims o have achieved some amazing results with athletes in the states.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And trust me, diet is more important than anything else.

Disagree, and I use a very simple analogy to disprove that statement.

Neither would grow massively.

The one not training wouldn't grow at all.

What you do in the gym is only 10% of the battle, 15% is rest, and the other 75% comes from your diet.

Train hard, lift heavy, and your own stomach will tell you what you need to be eating."

So what you're saying is, it's just the calories that count?

If that was the case, then why not eat nothing but fat? Just have a diet that consists of nothing but butter. Every gram of fat has around 9 calories.

Come on mate, let's be serious now. As I said, I compete, and I know that there's nothing more important than food. The fact that I have 7 balanced meals a day has got me into the shape that I'm in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So what you're saying is, it's just the calories that count?

If that was the case, then why not eat nothing but fat? Just have a diet that consists of nothing but butter. Every gram of fat has around 9 calories.

Come on mate, let's be serious now. As I said, I compete, and I know that there's nothing more important than food. The fact that I have 7 balanced meals a day has got me into the shape that I'm in. "

If you had an all butter diet then you'd probably be horribly malnourished from lack of vitamins! I'm not suggesting that people can be healthy eating crisps and all day long, but a reasonable, average diet will take the average trainee a lot further than you think. I apologise if my posts come across as a bit confrontational, but I've been lifting on and off for a long time now, and have personally come to realise an awful lot of what works and what doesn't.

As for the 7 meals a day, if that works to keep you in shape then fine, but its not the all out essential approach that its made out to be - check out a guy by the name of Martin Berkhan sometime, his approach to dieting see's him eating just 2-3 times a day, he insists that overall calories over a 24 hour period are more important than when you eat them, and the mans physique speaks for itself.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

If someone would like to come and whip me into shape then that would be perfect. I have a gym membership and everything...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I interchange between days were I concentrate on cardio and strictly lifting weights. I attend mostly Core classes and have some past experience training in Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai.

Now... as a person who likes to keep fit and healthy I'd say a mixture of both good nutrition and hard training helps in getting me in better shape.

It all depends on your goals. Are you trying to improve definition? Bulk up? Increase endurance or cut body fat percentage?

Resistance training combined with mixed intensity cardio is helping me in my goals to get lean. There are some good apps you can use to get new ideas for exercises.

Now and again I might eat some junk food but in the whole it's a healthy diet for me. Fruit, veg and lean meats/eggs. Mixed nuts for snacking. Oats and cous cous for the carbs (yes I know you can get carbs from green leafy veggies - eat those too)

But every individual is different so what works for me will not work for dive other people.

It is all about seeking what works for you

Silk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive just started a little regime .. nothing like you lot have mentioned on here though

Cutting out all the bad things and only putting what I need inside me

Week one Ive lost so Im assuming this is a good thing - as for training I am need of a personal trainer or a sex slave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ive just started a little regime .. nothing like you lot have mentioned on here though

Cutting out all the bad things and only putting what I need inside me

Week one Ive lost so Im assuming this is a good thing - as for training I am need of a personal trainer or a sex slave "

How did you lose a whole.week ?

And what exactly are you putting inside you ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ive just started a little regime .. nothing like you lot have mentioned on here though

Cutting out all the bad things and only putting what I need inside me

Week one Ive lost so Im assuming this is a good thing - as for training I am need of a personal trainer or a sex slave

How did you lose a whole.week ?

And what exactly are you putting inside you ?

Hahaha in days gone by I was losing weeks - I mean I lost weight this week , and no junk food - filthy mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ah the good old diet debate. I train HARD five days a week, lifting, hiirt training and the some endurance cardio on top as well a 40-50 hours a week in a physical job. I eat A LOT and generally don't watch what I'm eating, just had suasage onion and cheese baguette as a snack. I am in very good physical condition as in fitness. I also look alright, bit of definition going on. However with this diet I never get fully ripped if I stick to a three month diet cutting out starch and wheat I drop about a stone and a half and get fully ripped. Dieat isn't the 75 per cent everyone makes out but it is the difference to someone who looks pretty good and some one who was an extra on 300! Xxx

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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago

folkestone

I tend to keep fit by running 5 and 10k runs. Also do some cardio in the gym, mainly cross training and rowing machine.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I need some fitness help, I think. If anyone had any good suggestions, it would be gratefully received. Am 42, 6ft 2 weigh 12.5 St and veggie. Diet protein low but carbs high but am naturally slim to average. Want to tone up and firm my muscles. Am working on biceps cos theyre easy. Do sit ups and jogging, regular but random and don't follow a routine. Any suggestions?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although there are some diet tips thrown about what works for one doesnt always work for another.

I think if you have alot of weight to lose then to begin with diet is more important than exercise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Although there are some diet tips thrown about what works for one doesnt always work for another.

I think if you have alot of weight to lose then to begin with diet is more important than exercise."

Weight loss is basically calories vs calories out, thusly its much easier to lose weight simply by eating less than it is by exercising.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

boxing, kettlebells, thai boxing. interested to try insanity and px90

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooh you have a lovely smile!

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By *risboy69Man
over a year ago

Bristol

Big fan of hiit training, less time big results.

Also doing a lot of trx training with is excellent for the core and strength .

Agree tyre flips, sledge hammer and burpees are excellent!

If get the chance try rope grappling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am not a fan of workouts,what works for me is getting on the bicycle and going out for a couple of hours

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Big fan of hiit training, less time big results.

Also doing a lot of trx training with is excellent for the core and strength .

Agree tyre flips, sledge hammer and burpees are excellent!

If get the chance try rope grappling"

Great selection.

I use a trx copy or a rip 60 , sledgehammer training and sandbags.

Also, bodylastics high tension band system. They are attached to caribiners for quick release / addition of resistance. Wood shops, high pulls and assisted pull ups if required.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ive just started a little regime .. nothing like you lot have mentioned on here though

Cutting out all the bad things and only putting what I need inside me

Week one Ive lost so Im assuming this is a good thing - as for training I am need of a personal trainer or a sex slave "

A trainer on a payment in kind basis may be an option

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I use a trx copy or a rip 60 , sledgehammer training and sandbags."

My record in the overhead sandbag press is 12 stone for one rep - at the time, I could have lifted a fully grown man over my head.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"boxing, kettlebells, thai boxing. interested to try insanity and px90

Insanity and p90x are pretty good for when you can't get to a gym, insanity has really helped with my flexibility and endurance (quicker running times)

Definitely worth a try x

-Mrs Edel x

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I did the P90X but collapsed on the 89th day lol!! Spent 10 days in bed and lost all my gains!! Funky lil bum face, eh?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weight train 3or4 times a week.

Cardio 1 or 2 times a week.

A diet rich in protein.

It really ain't hard.

A lot of people make it sound harder than it is.

The hardest part is fitting it into your day/life.

If you can stick with it, you will get bigger and stronger as the weeks/months/years go by.

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Weight train 3or4 times a week.

Cardio 1 or 2 times a week.

A diet rich in protein.

It really ain't hard.

A lot of people make it sound harder than it is.

The hardest part is fitting it into your day/life.

If you can stick with it, you will get bigger and stronger as the weeks/months/years go by.

What about your flexibility and your core strength training?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I use a trx copy or a rip 60 , sledgehammer training and sandbags.

My record in the overhead sandbag press is 12 stone for one rep - at the time, I could have lifted a fully grown man over my head."

That's impressive. I don't use have anywhere near that heavy as I focus more on endurance. 40 kg or there abouts.

Yesterday I managed to prize out a large tree trunk using a 10 lbs sledge and a bolster. Boy was that a workout.. I gave it 30 swings , then a set of pull-ups followed by abdominals.

Shame I've dug the trunk out now, it was a good workout .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Big fan of hiit training, less time big results.

Also doing a lot of trx training with is excellent for the core and strength .

Agree tyre flips, sledge hammer and burpees are excellent!

If get the chance try rope grappling"

I've used a battling rope with the end attached to high tension bands, I assume that's what you mean?. Rather than continually pulling you alternate between eccentric/ concentric work. It's superb conditioning work.

Personally I like the trend for no no sense function training, its given many a new focus , being innovative with their choice of apparatus. Tyres , sledge , bands , chains ect .

I met an old boy recently. He had a radio on in his garden, digging into a pile of sand and distributing it on a new pile at the side. He was in the middle of a circuit.

Sand shovelling

Squats using a bag of compost

Old rowing machine

Assisted pull ups , using a chair

And rotational work with several interlinked old cycle in we tubes.

40 secs on 20 off

Normally , 5-8 sets.

He'd come up with the ideas via the net, didn't have much to spend and liked the idea if using stuff around the house to exercise.

I just loved his innovation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Daily 40mile cycle commute, 10k run 4 days a week, kettlebells and gym, I also eat like a horse

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Daily 40mile cycle commute, 10k run 4 days a week, kettlebells and gym, I also eat like a horse"

No wonder. A lot of cardio there buddy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm like the two hobbits in Lord of the Rings and have 2nd breakfasts!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'm like the two hobbits in Lord of the Rings and have 2nd breakfasts!"

Good for you.

I cycle most days. Commute into London a couple of times a week. Use an old hard tail mountain bike , heavy but its easier to commute on . Pompey is a fantastic area for outdoor training too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

This topic made me think of an ex work mate of mine .

He worked as a security manager in a high rise office block in town. Used to use the gym daily. When I last me him he'd packed in his membership.

His routine was :

Stepper

Cycling on a static bike

Body weight exercises.

He decided to commute by bike

Arrive early at work, send the lift up to the 12 th floor.

Jog up to the 12 th, then take the lift down doing press ups. Repeated the sequence several times.

As he said , all he was doing in the gym was replicating what he could do in life .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come on then guys who can do 60 press ups in a minute?

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Daily 40mile cycle commute, 10k run 4 days a week, kettlebells and gym, I also eat like a horse"

You probably are in fact a horse!

How many hours are you in the safdle daily?

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Zumba two hours a week and African dance for one hour.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Come on then guys who can do 60 press ups in a minute?

I couldn't do 60 a week!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Come on then guys who can do 60 press ups in a minute?

I couldn't do 60 a week!"

And to think women want to go on top

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I ran for 2 lots of 90 seconds and 2 lots of 3 mins today.

That might not seem very impressive to you gym bunnies but for this fatty it's a fucking miracle

Going to do some strength and flex podcasts as well starting next week

My knees hurt now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My knees hurt now

Think about perhaps cycling, swimming or using a crosstrainer instead, running is pretty high impact and can be stressful on your joints. I usually advise anyone who's planning on jogging to stick to doing so in fields.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"My knees hurt now

But I wanna run 5k!!! Well jog lol a bit further in to the programme I might go for some of that fancy gate analysis and get me some proper running shoes. I feel a bit of a fraud going now lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Daily 40mile cycle commute, 10k run 4 days a week, kettlebells and gym, I also eat like a horse

You probably are in fact a horse!

How many hours are you in the safdle daily?

Around 3 and a half to 4 hours! Good thing I love road cycling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was training for the gnr. However my tendonitis in my achilles has flared up again. So not able to do too much in the way of running without limping for days after. May have to defer for this year.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I was training for the gnr. However my tendonitis in my achilles has flared up again. So not able to do too much in the way of running without limping for days after. May have to defer for this year.

We can do out own workouts x x

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

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Back to the nutrition and training debate , I think both camps are absolutely correct I don't think however you are comparing like for like thus your disagreement

Ok for mass , training and calories and as long as there are plenty and you are training hard you will grow , however I don't think both of you were discussing the same goals and it is the objective that dictates how important nutrition is

So one goal was size however I would suggest that people looking for definition , a more precise take on both nutrition and timing are very important and easily could be reasoned the most important if a body fat percentage below 8 is desired yet muscularity to be maintained

Back to cave man concepts I'm a huge advocate of nuts and seeds for both growth and body composition

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Evie, I was searching for an old thread and found this one. It's so impressive how far you've come

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Someone point this out to Evie please

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Bumpity

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Someone point this out to Evie please

Ahhh thanks vv!!! I was thinking this morning how far I've come. This is the longest I've ever stuck to any exercise! I love it....I may have thought of the possibility of a half marathon next year

Easter weekend will be my big 5 0 parkrun, have already drafted the run report for it lol that's what I think about when running round the woods

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"Someone point this out to Evie please

Ahhh thanks vv!!! I was thinking this morning how far I've come. This is the longest I've ever stuck to any exercise! I love it....I may have thought of the possibility of a half marathon next year

Easter weekend will be my big 5 0 parkrun, have already drafted the run report for it lol that's what I think about when running round the woods

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