Well hell may be freezing over (workout)

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

Nice one. Sounds like you've got it covered. The only other advice I have to give is watch what you eat (especially late at night) and try to cut down on alcohol if you drink.

Maybe if you're feeling ambitious change the running thing to 600m between sprints. 200m sprints at intervals sounds pretty hardcore to me.

[scared?]

also watch the movie "300" over and over again...

[Ryoki]

Hmm, i didn't know about this interval thing, muy interessanto. Will try it out for laffs.

I use other machines for cardio stuffs though, i despise the whole act of running & generally cannot be arsed with it.

[andyman]

Try a tabata workout....

1 round = 20 seconds work followd by 10 seconds of rest, 30 seconds total

8 rounds of each, in order:
Pullups
Pushups
Situps
Squats

No break between movements, 32 consecutive rounds. Total number of reps performed is your score!
pullups - straight arm hang to chin over the bar
pushups - chest to ground, full lockout at the top
situps - shoulder blades touch the ground in the down, shoulders above the hips in the up
squats - crease of hip below the top of the knee in the down, hips fully open at the top.

lets have some scores for simple bodyweight stuff!

[andyman]

also this may help with that....
http://www.beach-fitness.com/tabata/

[xer0s]

Why is it so difficult to get yourself motivated to workout? Any tips for this? Or do you have to just be so fat and disgusted with yourself before taking the initiative?

[andyman]

Why is it so difficult to get yourself motivated to workout? Any tips for this? Or do you have to just be so fat and disgusted with yourself before taking the initiative?

Do you mean motivated to workout in general, or only before a workout?

[xer0s]

Well, both I suppose. You have to be motivated in general first, then you can be motivated for a specific workout...

[andyman]

What is something you look forward to doing everyday?

[xer0s]

Getting some action of course...

[seremtan]

5"8'

Scared?

according to that you're 5 inches and 8 feet tall, so yeah - he probably is

[andyman]

Getting some action of course...

Internet aside, back to my original question :P

[Captain]

BAM

[Don Carlos]

5"8'

Scared?

according to that you're 5 inches and 8 feet tall, so yeah - he probably is

[andyman]

oh yeah and last week we did 100 burpees for time again, did it in 5:49.

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

Burpees are an amazing exercise. I'm not doing them since the knee surgery.

Donnie, one other thing. Try adding whole grains to your diet if you aren't getting them already. The fibre is will help with weight loss and I've been reading that whole grains also help stabilize blood sugar which supposedly can help with weight loss in some way.

Kashi Go Lean is a pretty yummy and healthy cereal.

[andyman]

Others have negative findings on grains... I haven't had any for 3 months and it's great. Don't miss them at all.

http://whole9life.com/2010/03/the-grain-manifesto/

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

If he is prepared to give up grains that's cool but if not, he should switch to whole grains (if he hasn't already) as they're way better than partial grains.

Interesting read. Andy, what do you typically eat for breakfast?

[LawL]

Ok faggots, here's what a real man eats in a day.

Pretty much in this exact order:

Multivitamin
Fish Oil
Protein Shake
Rolled Oats
6 egg whites 1 yolk
2 pieces fruit
Protein bar
Handful almonds
Steak or Chicken breast with vegetables
6 egg whites
Tin of tuna
Tub of cottage cheese
Sashimi
Post workout protein shake
Steak with vegetables
Handful of almonds

1/2 hour cycling 5 days a week (done in 2 x 15 minutes intervals to and from work)
1/2 hour run/walk alternating days, 6 days a week
1 hour weights, 6 days a week

[scared?]

lol pussy...

[LawL]

You eat through a straw.

[andyman]

If he is prepared to give up grains that's cool but if not, he should switch to whole grains (if he hasn't already) as they're way better than partial grains.

Interesting read. Andy, what do you typically eat for breakfast?

Depends when I wake up, for example today I got up at 11am then went to the dining facility at 1130 so I got two chicken breasts and broccoli. Been doing that for a while... unless I have to get up early then I can make it to the breakfast meal where all they really have is eggs and bacon.

[feedback]

Squatting 250 today, down nice and low when... pop pop pop from my left hip flexor

fucking shit

[Don Carlos]

UL Beedy

Gonna smash in a cheeky run and row session today - gonna see if I can hit 4k in one session (time is not important) on the runner and do a sub 9 minute 2k row

Unlikely, but I am willing to give it a go

[Ryoki]

So what should i munch just before a workout? Or shouldn't i munch anything and wait till after? If so, what would be good and why?*

I've really been minding what i eat lately, as in no crappy fatty foods, no sugary stuffs, more veggies and fruit, all the obvious things really - but i'm a bit confused about the pre/post workout stuff. Seems to be quite a lot of contradictory info out there to confuzzle foodnoobs like myself as i don't really follow the reasoning most of the time and have a hard time seperating the bullshit from the truthiness.

Maybe i should mention that massive muscle gainz is not really why i'm at the gym, its more to lose a bit of weight and most importantly because i find it relaxes the shit out of me and makes me feel good. But it'd be nice to optimize things a bit more so to speak.

*i have yet to read this thread from page 1, maybe it's already answered