GOT Fitness LOG

[maddison]

Bad news for me ffs.... Been doing really well lately with running and lost a lot of weight... Hurt my leg/back last week and have tried struggling along since...took me 25 mins to run just over two and a half miles last night which is slow for me.....gave in today and went to the doc..... It's sciatic and it could be around for a while.... Got some strong painkillers now for a month...... Gonna rest this week, just walking, fuming now.

If it's sciatic you need to go and see a physio, the painkillers will just mask the problem.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Doing the superset stuff all the time isn't likely to work. I can't think of anyone who does it long term, which would suggest it's not the best method of training.

Four weeks is a bit short for a strength cycle, unless you're doing something that is very volume based. Essentially a large amount of triples and doubles three to four times a week on each movement.

You're better off stretching the strength portion out to six to eight weeks, then moving back to the hypertrophy phase until you feel you've stopped progressing. Having said that there are ways to mix the two in the same training regime

Okie doke, cheers. I'm not really that clued up with weight training so I need all the advice I can get really.

So to put it simply, you think about 6-8 weeks of low reps & high weights followed by 6-8 weeks of generally more reps and lower weights would be beneficial?

I don't mean this offensively, but that is most likely because you are working out and not training. Training isn't for everyone, most people prefer to work out instead.

What do you mean by that mate?

Depends on what your goals are really, I'm training with an ex Rugby lad and we just want to do strength training. We don't want to have a physique like the lads from Geordie Shore, both of us are in our 30's and married.

I think its best to throw in a low weights week on every 4th week, gives the muscles some needed rest. Plus, next week will be good for fat burning.

Bumped in to a lad who I've met in the gym a few times last night, massive black guy who's a similar age and he's great to work out with, so I might see if he fancies working out more often. I've been going the gym by myself for ages now.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Yeah pretty much same here.

Anyway how long did you go for before you noticed a difference? The only new thing for me so far is my biceps are twice as big.

Possibly a month or so, but I've always been incredibly lazy with the gym until recently.

 

[mythbuster]

Done my cardio this morning. I had a 20 minute tommy tank.

 

[maddison]

Okie doke, cheers. I'm not really that clued up with weight training so I need all the advice I can get really.

So to put it simply, you think about 6-8 weeks of low reps & high weights followed by 6-8 weeks of generally more reps and lower weights would be beneficial?



What do you mean by that mate?



Bumped in to a lad who I've met in the gym a few times last night, massive black guy who's a similar age and he's great to work out with, so I might see if he fancies working out more often. I've been going the gym by myself for ages now.

Strength training will necessitate that you need better technique, so bare that in mind or you could get injured. Happy to point you in the right direction if you PM me.

For bodybuilding purposes I think it's a decent strategy to mix strength training for a period with volume training for a different period. Typically that's what my brother does, and where my training partner used to get most of his success. He's train in with me when going through a strength phase, and then bugger off and do his bodybuilding nonsense for a few months.

The training verses working out thing is a state of mind really. When I used to train some rugby lads I would start off by saying I'd not ask them to do anything I wouldn't' put my self through, and then finish off by saying immediately after that I'd not ask them to do anything I would actually do. They'd usually laugh. by the end of the first week I'd always have a reply and be told they didn't know what training was before I got my hands on them.

It's mainly about pushing limits, your body will lie to you quite often when in reality you can continue to push. That's what I mean by training is different to working out. Typically people who prefer working out, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that by the way, don't want to push themselves to a more extreme extent.

 

[Moomin]

Strength is more related to your CNS than your muscles. If strength is your primary goal, go for either a straight linear progression programme (they don't take long to do session wise), or a volume based programme. By volume I mean specifically more sets but less reps, it doesn't always mean the duration is longer.

45 mins, no idle standing around and chatting like you see most people. Yeah, we are doing 5 sets, 4-6 reps of each exercise.

Deadlifts and squats tomorrow, try to use free weight the majority of the time.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Strength training will necessitate that you need better technique, so bare that in mind or you could get injured. Happy to point you in the right direction if you PM me.

For bodybuilding purposes I think it's a decent strategy to mix strength training for a period with volume training for a different period. Typically that's what my brother does, and where my training partner used to get most of his success. He's train in with me when going through a strength phase, and then bugger off and do his bodybuilding nonsense for a few months.

The training verses working out thing is a state of mind really. When I used to train some rugby lads I would start off by saying I'd not ask them to do anything I wouldn't' put my self through, and then finish off by saying immediately after that I'd not ask them to do anything I would actually do. They'd usually laugh. by the end of the first week I'd always have a reply and be told they didn't know what training was before I got my hands on them.

It's mainly about pushing limits, your body will lie to you quite often when in reality you can continue to push. That's what I mean by training is different to working out. Typically people who prefer working out, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that by the way, don't want to push themselves to a more extreme extent.

Great stuff, that helps. Cheers mate.

I think I get what you mean about the training v working out. I try to go in with the frame of mind of trying to push myself to the limit and by trying to beat last weeks performance, but sometimes laziness gets the better of me.

In all honesty though I'm mainly doing it for vanity purposes. Being in good shape makes me feel more confident and combining the gym with healthy eating really effects my mood and makes me more proactive. It's almost essential for me or I just turn in to a lazy couch potato.

 

[Baines' left foot]

45 mins, no idle standing around and chatting like you see most people. Yeah, we are doing 5 sets, 4-6 reps of each exercise.

Deadlifts and squats tomorrow, try to use free weight the majority of the time.

I get really irritated by people who stand around. 45 - 60 seconds is enough rest. Means you get home quicker, too.

 

[Moomin]

I get really irritated by people who stand around. 45 - 60 seconds is enough rest. Means you get home quicker, too.

Yesterday morning, no word of a lie but this fat whale of a man was sitting down doing bicep curls on the bench. We were doing back and Biceps and had planned to go on that next. Instead we done sets of hammer curls, the whale of a man was still sat there when we finished.

So went on one of the resistance machines and done sets on the pull downs, we just wanted to get on with our work out. Finished that and he was still sitting on the bench so we done our sets of bicep curls standing up and as we finished he got up and left. 20 mins he sat on it for I reckon, saw him do 4 sets I reckon in the time me and mate done 15 sets each.

 

[bluemangroup]

Yesterday morning, no word of a lie but this fat whale of a man was sitting down doing bicep curls on the bench. We were doing back and Biceps and had planned to go on that next. Instead we done sets of hammer curls, the whale of a man was still sat there when we finished.

So went on one of the resistance machines and done sets on the pull downs, we just wanted to get on with our work out. Finished that and he was still sitting on the bench so we done our sets of bicep curls standing up and as we finished he got up and left. 20 mins he sat on it for I reckon, saw him do 4 sets I reckon in the time me and mate done 15 sets each.

Sorry, but I just like to pace myself.

 

[maddison]

I get really irritated by people who stand around. 45 - 60 seconds is enough rest. Means you get home quicker, too.

I've taken up to 10 minutes between sets in the past..... lol

 

[Baines' left foot]

Yesterday morning, no word of a lie but this fat whale of a man was sitting down doing bicep curls on the bench. We were doing back and Biceps and had planned to go on that next. Instead we done sets of hammer curls, the whale of a man was still sat there when we finished.

So went on one of the resistance machines and done sets on the pull downs, we just wanted to get on with our work out. Finished that and he was still sitting on the bench so we done our sets of bicep curls standing up and as we finished he got up and left. 20 mins he sat on it for I reckon, saw him do 4 sets I reckon in the time me and mate done 15 sets each.

People using the bench for biceps curls is my biggest pet hate in the gym.

In my gym you get 3 lads stood around one bench doing concentrated bicep curls, so they hog the thing for about half an hour. Do your vanity curls standing up so I can use the bench for what it's intended for you puffs.

I've taken up to 10 minutes between sets in the past..... lol

Shocked here Madds, haha!

 

[Moomin]

Sorry, but I just like to pace myself.

Bring a towel next time, you left massive sweat stains on the seat.

 

[bluemangroup]

Bring a towel next time, you left massive sweat stains on the seat.

Tell your mum the same thing. She's ruined the upholstery.
Standard mum joke, I know. I'm sorry.

 

[maddison]

Bring a towel next time, you left massive sweat stains on the seat.

I have mixed feelings about this. I remember when you didn't wipe anything down, next thing you know people are using paper towels to wipe everything own, complaining because you're making a noise, complaining because you're banging the weights too loudly on the floor when deadlifting, complaining because you're using chalk, and complaining because you're squatting in the squat rack when they're waiting to do curls ........