3800 Weightlifters!!!!

[Mike K]

Losing weight is easy if you have self control. Limit your calories and get your heart rate up (heavy biking, running).

If you're biking make sure you're either going for all out speed or that you're in a low gear so that your legs are moving quickly.

Also, if you're into any sport take that up. I play a game called S-U-C-K for a good hour every day to practice catching baseballs. Everytime the opponent misses catching a ball (and it at least touches their mit) they get a letter. Once you spell suck you're... well you get the idea.

I also generally ride 10 miles a day or run 20 minutes all out on an elliptical. An elliptical is a good way to kill 400 - 600 calories in 30 minutes and is very easy on your knees. It might not seem like a lot but your metabolism stays active for hours after working out.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

Reading threads like this always make me want to get in better shape, bulk up a bit, and get some tone. Then my lack of motivation and inexperience of not knowing where in the hell to start, ruins that.

 

[Royalgtp]

I also cant imagine what all the pills, powders and substances are doing to peoples KIDNEYs and LIVERs????!!!!????



In about 10-20 years I dont think people will be to happy that they had taken all that crap.

 

[Blownbyyou]

If you want to bulk all you need to do is eat right, sleep enough for your body (roughly 8 hrs), I definetly do recomend protein. I like Optimised Nutrition 100% whey. Its on DPS Nutrition for relativily cheap. Everything mike is saying is pretty dead on.

 

[MIKES3]

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Your new nickname from me is "pillz"
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haha! nah thats my friends stash... he wants to be a professional body builder/personal trainer. i dont take anything but protien shakes or some carb drinks for now. once i reach the peak where you cant gain anymore and need no shotgun or something to help me put more weight on what im lifting. it will be fun, i moved up on bench big time. in 3 weeks i went from 115 to 145. 3 sets of 10 some of you may say thats not much, but thats alot in that short of time. i was 160 a few weeks ago and now im up to almost 170. with about 5% body fat. i remember mike last year and for him to say he lost that much, gotta see the new man! and i too go to xsport its an amazing workout place, especially the one off finley by fry's.
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You should read this. Very informative. Dont mess with all those supplements. It wont get you anywhere but a hole in your pocket if you decide to proceed that route.


http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topicoftheweek25.htm

 

[Mike K]

Glad to see you already found the site!

 

[MIKES3]

Glad to see you already found the site!
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Oh yeah, I've been on that website for about 8 months now just reading and taking notes. However, a lot of the stuff on there is controversial. You hear one thing from someone and then you hear something totally the opposite from another. You almost have to take what you read and fit it in to how you ant it to work.

Check this out:

My Boss has had a Ballys Membership that he bought off of a guy about 9 years ago maybe even 10. He bought it because this guy wound up getting real sick and could no longer workout the we he was. He sold the membership for $1000. He now pays $5 a year. Yes, $5 a year for this membership and it never goes up in price. He is good until 2012. He called to add me on to his membership and they accepted. I'm paying $200 a year or $17 a month. I took it and ran because they are charging over $50 a month if I were to go through a Ballys branch. I can go to any Ballys in the U.S. I'm a little excited. Its time to broaden my horizon and start lifting heavy. Good times.

 

[imported_PaceCarBoozer]

wow Mike, congrats on dropping all the weight. I wish I had that kind of willpower. I need to drop about 35Lbs. I'm workin on it.

 

[imported_silverbullet]

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Glad to see you already found the site!
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Oh yeah, I've been on that website for about 8 months now just reading and taking notes. However, a lot of the stuff on there is controversial. You hear one thing from someone and then you hear something totally the opposite from another. You almost have to take what you read and fit it in to how you ant it to work.

Check this out:

My Boss has had a Ballys Membership that he bought off of a guy about 9 years ago maybe even 10. He bought it because this guy wound up getting real sick and could no longer workout the we he was. He sold the membership for $1000. He now pays $5 a year. Yes, $5 a year for this membership and it never goes up in price. He is good until 2012. He called to add me on to his membership and they accepted. I'm paying $200 a year or $17 a month. I took it and ran because they are charging over $50 a month if I were to go through a Ballys branch. I can go to any Ballys in the U.S. I'm a little excited. Its time to broaden my horizon and start lifting heavy. Good times.
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that's true about the membership never gone if you are a member for a long time, but i don't know about him paying $5 a year. i know a guy used to worked with me been a member with bally over 10 years and he only pay $90 a year as long as he's a member there. i don't like bally they charge too much. i was a member 4 years ago and they charged me $1200 a year and if i want to play raquetball it an additional charge for that. plus they close too early. xport is probably the best place to join cause they open 24/7 days all year. i only pay $350 a year. xport weight equipments are way better than bally. good luck on your work out!

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Xsport FTW!

I love those late night workouts when no one is in there lol

 

[Toasty]

just joined up @ lifetime. I need to start workin out and loose some poundage and get in better cardio shape. looked at Xsport, but it was way crowded with machines in a smaller space. i didnt figure 90/month for 2 of us (wife and myself) was too terribly bad.

i've been doing 15ish minutes of weight trainging (machines) and 45 of cardio (keeping heart rate up on the treadmill, typically-- eliptical actuall i found harder on my knees.) repeat on 3-4 days a week.

hopefully i'll start to see results not too too long from now.

 

[Mike K]

Bally's gyms are generally not as nice as a Lifetime or Xsport but they are convenient. I have a Lifetime fitness as well and I've used it 10 times since joining in October because it's such a pain to go in there, walk down the long hall, go to the locker room, walk up stairs... It's like a 5 minute ordeal just to start working out. With Ballys I walk in the gym and there I am.

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Ive been going to Xsport for almost 4 months now...I usually go later in the evening so its not crowded at all. It might not be the biggest place but for me and the time I go its perfect. plus its only 5 min from my house.

 

[Toasty]

eh, i just figure as long as it gets me to work out, thats the point.

no bally's near me though. so it was xport or lifetime.... more stuff to do at lifetime if i want, so that's better for me. (raquet ball, wall climbing, etc)




somewhat of a dumb question, i suppose, but anyone have a reccomendation for a website with basic workout/cardio routines/programs so i atleast look like i know what i'm doin?