GOT Fitness LOG

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Back to the grind properly tonight after months away due to ridiculous workloads. Going to take me a while to get up to speed. Will probably match my endurance in the sauna and hydropool though..
 
Yes as I said it's very archaic! But I feel better for looking at it.


But.. I'm a bit chubby like, so the scale is wrong.
 

I'm at 25.5.
BMI is still a useful yardstick IF you are aware of its obvious limitations. I'm quite stocky.. never going to be as low as some people.. Aiming to get down to <24. I'm already lost most of what I want.. just that last few Kgs is taking a lot longer to come off that the first lot (but I'm a bit more muscular too).
 
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FTY said:
Going gym for the first time ever today, I'm looking to put on muscle rather than lose wight, any advice?
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Depends on you to be honest mate. Everyone is different and everyone responds in their own way to a combination of things.

IMHO, the two best things you can do are:

1. Get a book to log your food in. This will point you in the direction of where you need to adjust your diet to suit your goals.

2. Get a book to log your training. Particularly when weight training, remembering what you lifted the last time you trained either a specific body area or just an all over set can be a difficult task. Record the weight you lifted, the number of reps, the number of sets and if you feel like it, how intense you found it (i.e. easy / hard).

I started logging my workouts earlier last year and it immediately helped me in gains as i could track my progress and push on harder to beat my last session.

Also, if you've never lifted weights in a gym before, don't worry straight away about splitting your sessions up in to dedicated body areas, just get used to it for the first week or two and then look at concentrating your workouts to the specifics otherwise i found you can quite easily become confused by it all quite easily!

Otherwise, enjoy and stick at it. It doesn't happen overnight, but it'll creep up out of nowhere if you keep the dedication going!

Oh and P.S. - DON'T CURL IN THE SQUAT RACK! (y)
 

FTY said:
Going gym for the first time ever today, I'm looking to put on muscle rather than lose wight, any advice?
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I'm no expert, but I believe you need heavy weights with a low number of reps to put on bulk. 6-8 reps, max, and you need to work out at least 3 times a week.

BUT you need to work your way up to this.. Start with light/medium weights at 20 reps for the first couple of weeks, otherwise the DOMS will kill you!
 
Back to it tonight for me for a mega chest and triceps session. Haven't trained since Thursday as a reoccurring issue with my neck cropped up again where it randomly stiffens up and gives horrible pain down my left trap. I think though now that it's a nerve issue and not muscular, so have booked in with a therapist who deals with these types of sports related injuries - hope he can sort it so that i can press on properly with my strength training.
 

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