I got the *insert expletive of choice* kicked outta me today...

[seireikhaan]

By the UNI workout facility. And I gotta say, it feels AMAZING. :charge:

[Strike For The South]

Weights right? YOU DID THIS WITH WEIGHTS RIGHT!?!?!?!?

[seireikhaan]

5 minutes of stretching.

1/2 hour of cardio.

5 minute break.

Roughly 1/2 hour of weights- full run through. :2thumbsup:

Then, barely avoided falling down the stairs from muscle fatigue in my legs. :sweatdrop:

Staggered back to my dorm in the snow.

[Strike For The South]

What are your goals?

[seireikhaan]

I don't really have a specific goal in terms of how much I'm looking to lift or anything like that. Basically just looking to be healthier, fitter, and more muscular. Hence why I'm doing both cardio and weights.

EDIT: okay, I guess to be more specific, I'm still fairly muscular following my semi-stint in high school football, but I really need to shed some excess weight, and a few areas in particular could use some serious toning. But again, I'm looking to judge how healthy I am instead of just looking to attain a certain number in any particular area. The only major one is that I'd like to get down to at least 180 lbs, though honestly, I've never really been all that super-fit, so I'm guessing I could actually end up anywhere between 150 to 190, depending on how much muscle I put on.

[Strike For The South]

I don't really have a specific goal in terms of how much I'm looking to lift or anything like that. Basically just looking to be healthier, fitter, and more muscular. Hence why I'm doing both cardio and weights.


You can do that better with just weights and sprints! But I digress as I usually get yelled at in these threads.

What does your diet look like?

[seireikhaan]

Breakfast:(usually about 8 in the morning, may be pushed to 7:30 this semester due to an early class)

-Two hardboiled eggs
-One bowl of special K, with skim milk.
-One glass of skim milk
-One fruit, usually a banana.
-Two glasses of water.
-And occasionally a slice of grilled ham, if the cafeteria has it.


Lunch:(usually about 11:45 AM)
-Two glasses of water
-One glass of skim milk
-One wheat wrap, with two slices of roast beef, two slices of turkey, two slices of some kind of cheese, depending on what I'm feeling like, a couple tomatoes, and a little bit of onion.
-Usually one piece of fruit if there is cantaloupe or melon available.

Dinner:(usually about 6 PM)
-Similar style of wheat wrap as described in the lunch section.
-Salad, with sunflower seeds, occasionally a few croutons or ham slices, no dressing EVER.
-One glass of skim milk.
-Two glasses of water.

Late night:(usually around 8:30 PM)
-Two glasses of water
-Deli sandwhich of some kind.
-Some kind of fruit. Generally a banana or pear.



On average, that's about what my general diet consists of.

[Strike For The South]

Eat more. 2 eggs should be 4. 1 glass of milk should be 2 and it better be whole. Add more meat more nuts more protein and try to get fish oil as well.

You're burning allot of calories. If you want to see a better body eating more will do that, eating less will merely inhibit you.

This is just my perspective mind you. Don't listen to me if you don't wanna. I'm just happy you're working out.

[Reverend Joe]

Now, waitaminute, Strike, what if you have fat to burn too?

[seireikhaan]

Eat more. 2 eggs should be 4. 1 glass of milk should be 2 and it better be whole. Add more meat more nuts more protein and try to get fish oil as well.

You're burning allot of calories. If you want to see a better body eating more will do that, eating less will merely inhibit you.

This is just my perspective mind you. Don't listen to me if you don't wanna. I'm just happy you're working out.
:shrug:

I have this tendency to puke up little bits of food at a time if I eat too much.

Also, I take a multi-vitamin as well as fish oil capsules.

[Strike For The South]

Now, waitaminute, Strike, what if you have fat to burn too?

For someone like Khan. Eating allot and lifitng will do a wrold more good then a rabbit diet and cardio. Belive me as a former Chubby guy (not saying he is and not saying I couldnt stand to lose a few even now.) I have seen many fellow brethen try this exact same thing and fail. There are few basic rules to fitness

Lift heavy
Eat Heavy
Stay active.



:shrug:

I have this tendency to puke up little bits of food at a time if I eat too much.

Also, I take a multi-vitamin as well as fish oil capsules.

I am so very sorry. :sad: I look forward to more updates! Don't quit!

[seireikhaan]

For someone like Khan. Eating allot and lifitng will do a wrold more good then a rabbit diet and cardio. Belive me as a former Chubby guy (not saying he is and not saying I couldnt stand to lose a few even now.) I have seen many fellow brethen try this exact same thing and fail. There are few basic rules to fitness

Lift heavy
Eat Heavy
Stay active.

:inquisitive: I don't personally consider it to be a "rabbit diet". Also, I'm doing a combination of lifting and cardio.

I am so very sorry. :sad: I look forward to more updates! Don't quit!
Was going for about 3 weeks before christmas break came along and kicked the :daisy: out of my routine. :wall: Hence why I got dominated so bad today.

But ya, I'll keep updates if you want.

Current status:

6'1", 216 lbs.

EDIT: I would like to note that I started the school year at 228.

[Strike For The South]

That just doesn't seem like allot of food. Or maybe I DO eat to much but we may never know. :laugh4:

Keep it up man. I want progress! Good Luck!

[seireikhaan]

That just doesn't seem like allot of food. Or maybe I DO eat to much but we may never know. :laugh4:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=110939

:laugh4:

[Strike For The South]

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=110939

:laugh4:

Yea but I dont do all that time. Before finals and X-mas came along and derailed me I ate probably around 5,000 calories a day and gained very little weight. I was around 244 and was solid now Im about 250 and a little softer :laugh4: Not to mention those 5,000 in calories was about half peanut butter frozen bananas and whey.

These threads always make me sad, not because you're getting healthier but because I just want 1 disciple who wants to get "TEH SWOLE WITH TEH GUNZZZZZ" Is that to much to ask?


Once agian good luck.

[Lemur]

Five minutes of stretching? Dude, if you want to be lean, mean and flexible, you need a half-hour of stretching and yoga at minimum. Just sayin'.

[seireikhaan]

Five minutes of stretching? Dude, if you want to be lean, mean and flexible, you need a half-hour of stretching and yoga at minimum. Just sayin'.
Yeah...

Unless I can manage to find the time to sign up for the Tae-Kwon-Do class, that's just not gonna happen. I don't trust myself to execute 30 minutes of stretching and Yoga and NOT screw myself up somehow. The 5 minute stretching routine I go through is basically just enough to ensure I'm not sore in the morning.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Five minutes of stretching? Dude, if you want to be lean, mean and flexible, you need a half-hour of stretching and yoga at minimum. Just sayin'.

On the other hand you could do something else with your thirty minutes, like hit yourself over the head with a hammer.

[tibilicus]

Breakfast:(usually about 8 in the morning, may be pushed to 7:30 this semester due to an early class)

-Two hardboiled eggs
-One bowl of special K, with skim milk.
-One glass of skim milk
-One fruit, usually a banana.
-Two glasses of water.
-And occasionally a slice of grilled ham, if the cafeteria has it.


Lunch:(usually about 11:45 AM)
-Two glasses of water
-One glass of skim milk
-One wheat wrap, with two slices of roast beef, two slices of turkey, two slices of some kind of cheese, depending on what I'm feeling like, a couple tomatoes, and a little bit of onion.
-Usually one piece of fruit if there is cantaloupe or melon available.

Dinner:(usually about 6 PM)
-Similar style of wheat wrap as described in the lunch section.
-Salad, with sunflower seeds, occasionally a few croutons or ham slices, no dressing EVER.
-One glass of skim milk.
-Two glasses of water.

Late night:(usually around 8:30 PM)
-Two glasses of water
-Deli sandwhich of some kind.
-Some kind of fruit. Generally a banana or pear.



On average, that's about what my general diet consists of.


You don't have a bad diet there. Obviously as your a student I presume you drink a fair amount?

Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.

Try and make it a regular thing if you want to get fit. I started working out around the summer now after coming back of holiday and really not being to amused with the beer belly that I had gained. Anyway if you can stick to it and keep eating right you should notice results in no time.

[seireikhaan]

You don't have a bad diet there. Obviously as your a student I presume you drink a fair amount?

Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.

Try and make it a regular thing if you want to get fit. I started working out around the summer now after coming back of holiday and really not being to amused with the beer belly that I had gained. Anyway if you can stick to it and keep eating right you should notice results in no time.
Actually, I generally reserve alcohol for special occasions, for two reasons:

1) Despite how much I will whine and hiss about it, the fact remains that I'm still about 2 years under age to drink legally(legal age is 21 here:wall:). And I'm frankly a sissy when it comes to breaking the law.

2) I'm too much of a schizoid to be a hard partier- I prefer small engagements with a couple friends, not the sort of house parties that are frequent at UNI.

[Moros]

[QUOTE=tibilicus;2103358]
Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.
[QUOTE]

If you got problems with alcohol, you've got problems with me buddy!

~;)

Gah! After the exams are through I need to start working out decently again. Currently I'm doing only doing some push ups and sit ups and likes. So I was thinking about a good routine for when you have no trainers or weights. After a search on wikipedia I bumped in the physical test of the American army, I tought that might make a good routine, but after reading they only do push ups, sit ups and a mere 3 mile run. And what's even worse is that the standards are really ow too. (Most people who aren't obese, but hardly ever excercise can do them!)

Anyone a good I dea for some quick routines and excercises for examperiods. I'm doing push ups, sit ups, pull ups (with head before and behind the bar.) And that thingy they do in prison of which I forgot the name.

[tibilicus]

Actually, I generally reserve alcohol for special occasions, for two reasons:

1) Despite how much I will whine and hiss about it, the fact remains that I'm still about 2 years under age to drink legally(legal age is 21 here:wall:). And I'm frankly a sissy when it comes to breaking the law.

2) I'm too much of a schizoid to be a hard partier- I prefer small engagements with a couple friends, not the sort of house parties that are frequent at UNI.

That's a good thing then. I normally try and keep my drinks to a maximum of of one every hour. Obviously I occasionally go over but I try not to. And I'm exactly the same. I would prefer the pub to a night club any day. I just don't see how a crammed room full of sweaty people of there heads on drugs is more relaxing than sitting in a nice environment enjoying good conversation.

Damn I've aged badly..




If you got problems with alcohol, you've got problems with me buddy!

~;)

Gah! After the exams are through I need to start working out decently again. Currently I'm doing only doing some push ups and sit ups and likes. So I was thinking about a good routine for when you have no trainers or weights. After a search on wikipedia I bumped in the physical test of the American army, I tought that might make a good routine, but after reading they only do push ups, sit ups and a mere 3 mile run. And what's even worse is that the standards are really ow too. (Most people who aren't obese, but hardly ever excercise can do them!)

Anyone a good I dea for some quick routines and excercises for examperiods. I'm doing push ups, sit ups, pull ups (with head before and behind the bar.) And that thingy they do in prison of which I forgot the name.

You can buy a fairly cheap weight set with a bench for under £120 but if your not willing to do that a routine with out is easy.

try doing some cardio, a 1k run should do at first to build initial fitness. Then do some abdominal work, stomach crunches,sit ups and the like there is a very wide range of exercises, most can be found searching the internet. For pectoral work and building your arms do push-ups on your knuckles, I find that it stops you from cheating and not using your upper body for the push-ups. Pull ups are also good for the arms particularly the biceps and well your running should be able to work your calf muscles and a lot of your legs.

I normally spend about 1 hour on weight work and then 20 minutes on cardio. I would give you a more detailed list of exercises but I'm pushed for time at the minute. If your interested when I have some free time I could draw you up a list of exercises.

The offers always there.

[Moros]

You can buy a fairly cheap weight set with a bench for under £120 but if your not willing to do that a routine with out is easy.
No money, a student remember? ~;) Also I've got some weights, but they're at home.

[/Quote]
try doing some cardio, a 1k run should do at first to build initial fitness. Then do some abdominal work, stomach crunches,sit ups and the like there is a very wide range of exercises, most can be found searching the internet. For pectoral work and building your arms do push-ups on your knuckles, I find that it stops you from cheating and not using your upper body for the push-ups. Pull ups are also good for the arms particularly the biceps and well your running should be able to work your calf muscles and a lot of your legs.

I normally spend about 1 hour on weight work and then 20 minutes on cardio. I would give you a more detailed list of exercises but I'm pushed for time at the minute. If your interested when I have some free time I could draw you up a list of exercises.

The offers always there.[/QUOTE]

I'm no complete beginner either. I tend to do 20 push ups with my hands right next to each other, 20 on my knuckles. And finish with 10-15 with only my right arm and 10 with my left one. Then I tend to do 90 sit ups, of wich 30 normal, 30 to the left, 30 to the right. 10 normal chin ups, and 7 with the bar behind my head and back. Then I build of from 20 to 0 (Every set one less) with the jailhouse excercise which name I forgot. Of course I don't do that all right after each other. That tends to be my semi-daily excercise. Twice a week I try to go to the gym for some cardio (usually 30 minutes of running, 20 minutes of rowing, two times 5 minutes rest) The second hour I spend looking at girls and squash. When at home I also use my cheap weights while watching tv (too rarely though) and during my at home exercise. Never use weights at the gym though, I feel too embarresed surrounded by those big guys.
Personnaly I think I'm in quite a decent shape (especially considering I'm a student and like to party and drink that much.) Not as muscular as I would like to be though, but I guess it's my diet. (Quite unhealthy, not that I'm obese though.) I really have no bit of fat on me, and it's not that I don't eat enough.

[tibilicus]

I'm no complete beginner either. I tend to do 20 push ups with my hands right next to each other, 20 on my knuckles. And finish with 10-15 with only my right arm and 10 with my left one. Then I tend to do 90 sit ups, of wich 30 normal, 30 to the left, 30 to the right. 10 normal chin ups, and 7 with the bar behind my head and back. Then I build of from 20 to 0 (Every set one less) with the jailhouse excercise which name I forgot. Of course I don't do that all right after each other. That tends to be my semi-daily excercise. Twice a week I try to go to the gym for some cardio (usually 30 minutes of running, 20 minutes of rowing, two times 5 minutes rest) The second hour I spend looking at girls and squash. When at home I also use my cheap weights while watching tv (too rarely though) and during my at home exercise. Never use weights at the gym though, I feel too embarresed surrounded by those big guys.
Personnaly I think I'm in quite a decent shape (especially considering I'm a student and like to party and drink that much.) Not as muscular as I would like to be though, but I guess it's my diet. (Quite unhealthy, not that I'm obese though.) I really have no bit of fat on me, and it's not that I don't eat enough.[/QUOTE]

Well it's probably your diet then. But no need to change it your young, eat bad when your young and party hard, you have the rest of your life to worry about being fat.:smash:

[Hooahguy]

5 minutes of stretching.

1/2 hour of cardio.

5 minute break.

Roughly 1/2 hour of weights- full run through. :2thumbsup:

Then, barely avoided falling down the stairs from muscle fatigue in my legs. :sweatdrop:

Staggered back to my dorm in the snow.
all i can say is you would diiiiieeee under a wrestling average workout, which is twice than plus more.


btw, cut out on dairy foods, especially 1/2 hour before working out. it slows you down. and no processed foods!
eat like a caveman. fuits. nuts. meats. just not dairy or processed.

with this diet i lost 30 lbs.

[tibilicus]

all i can say is you would diiiiieeee under a wrestling average workout, which is twice than plus more.


btw, cut out on dairy foods, especially 1/2 hour before working out. it slows you down. and no processed foods!
eat like a caveman. fuits. nuts. meats. just not dairy or processed.

with this diet i lost 30 lbs.

Dairy can be OK as long as it is semi skimmed or skimmed milk. I normally mix my protein shakes with about a pint of semi skimmed milk.


Your right about the meat though especially white meat or steak. Basically the more protein the better.

[Megas Methuselah]

Hehe, "rabbit diet"...

[Hooahguy]

well, no dairy before you excercise, even if skimmed. it slows you down, and you need all the speed you can get when it comes to wrestling.

but yes, lots and lots of protein.

i remmeber last year for about 2 months all i ate was tuna. :sick:

[tibilicus]

well, no dairy before you excercise, even if skimmed. it slows you down, and you need all the speed you can get when it comes to wrestling.

but yes, lots and lots of protein.

i remmeber last year for about 2 months all i ate was tuna. :sick:


yer before hand is bad. To be honest the best energy food for me is bananas :2thumbsup:


And tuna for 2 months? :thumbsdown: You should of just eaten tons and tons of roast chicken! It tastes good and I couldn't see myself getting sick of it.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

You have to eat right, but you can eat more. As Strike said, you're burning a lot of calories and unfortunately if your body doesn't have the right amount of food in the day it will burn muscle, not fat. Fat is a last resort for your body when muscle is gone and it's your last hope for survival (the fat stores).

I have to stress REMAIN eating healthy though. Maybe a few extra glasses of milk and some more fruits to snack on over the day. I like to eat cheese more than anything because it's fairly healthy and has a good amount of calories.

EDIT: And also, eat some nuts for protein instead of loading up on meats. In the long run your body enjoys that sort of protein more than meat.

[seireikhaan]

Captain's log- 18, 2009.

My workout routine is finally starting to get back into order following winter break. There is less :daisy: kicking, though there is still exertion abound. Diet is somewhat inconsistent due to MLK holiday and frigid weather. Still relatively healthy intake, however. Feeling extraordinarily good after workouts. Walking back from the gym was great, due to the incredibly balmy 23 degree Farenheit weather.

[Hooahguy]

keep going man....
just make sure to stay on the diet... its the hardest part....

[tibilicus]

How many times a week are you working out by the way?

[seireikhaan]

Goal is 5 times per week. Tuesday's are just completely jammed in terms of scheduling, and muscles need a chance to rest. Last week, however, I only got three in.:no:

[tibilicus]

Goal is 5 times per week. Tuesday's are just completely jammed in terms of scheduling, and muscles need a chance to rest. Last week, however, I only got three in.:no:

Sounds good. Just remember though you might want to use 2 days a week for cardio if your not already and then use the other 3 for muscles.

3 days a week is pretty much tops for working your muscles as they really do need time to rest and build.

Good to see your keeping at it, keep it up and you'll be a pillar of fitness in no time!

[Kralizec]

About a week ago I bought a dumbell set at a bargain price. I tried going to workout places, but they're either too expensive here for my budget/liking, or to inconvenient for me to reach. Plus as far as sport goes it's boring frankly. Instead I swim about twice per week now.

[seireikhaan]

Captain's Log- 21, 2009.

Workout today was disappointing. Fatigue really set in on my last reps, and I ended up not getting finished properly. :shame: I still got my cardio and *most* of the planned lifting in.

[PershsNhpios]

I am very fit due to my dedication to the horse, and the styles of riding I like to employ - but I will soon be forced into an urban lifestyle and I am worried for my fitness there.

For although I am known for my strength and fitness - and I am considered by no-one to be ugly in face or figure - I am certainly not trusted in matters of nutrition or diet. My health is ignored! Ha ha ha!

But whenever I might see a weakness in my knowledge I am always eager to remedy it.

I believe my greatest issue is my diet - this is largely due to the fact that I do not always have control over what I eat, (I live at home - newly 17), and a lifelong habit of eating only when hungry has made my efforts to construct a healthy meal-schedule very futile.

Would anyone of authority in this thread be willing to lend advice on diet?

If seireikhaan does not believe that to be off-topic.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I firmly believe that Glenn may be King Henry V in disguise. :book:

[Strike For The South]

I am very fit due to my dedication to the horse, and the styles of riding I like to employ - but I will soon be forced into an urban lifestyle and I am worried for my fitness there.

For although I am known for my strength and fitness - and I am considered by no-one to be ugly in face or figure - I am certainly not trusted in matters of nutrition or diet. My health is ignored! Ha ha ha!

But whenever I might see a weakness in my knowledge I am always eager to remedy it.

I believe my greatest issue is my diet - this is largely due to the fact that I do not always have control over what I eat, (I live at home - newly 17), and a lifelong habit of eating only when hungry has made my efforts to construct a healthy meal-schedule very futile.

Would anyone of authority in this thread be willing to lend advice on diet?

If seireikhaan does not believe that to be off-topic.

Well what are your goals? Are looking to lose weight? gain weight? build muscle? I have no idea on the physical benefits of horse riding.

[PershsNhpios]

I am athletic in build, lean but of good proportion - I am approximately 178cm in height, I turned 17 in November last year. I weigh 66 kg, which I believe to be probably too little.
Since I am very fit, I have good strength and can carry a high workload, I imagine that my only problem truly is that I have yet to completely mature,(I consider myself a late physical bloomer! Ha ha ha!) and, 'fill out', as seems to be the natural order of growth.
But I can not help scolding myself and wondering if my diet is to blame.

Generally I had been pushing myself to the three specific mealtimes of each day, and ensuring that I ate slightly over my fill - which difficulty I began to remedy by making sure I did enough work that I held a raging hunger by mealtime.

And, as an exercise of stamina, strength and endurance I would leave my little office at 11 a.m. when the temperature was circa 38 degrees celsius and do 150 push-ups and 100 sit-ups on the stony ground near my garden,
then sprint to the extremity of my rocky, uneven paddock (200m or so on hilly ground - by sprinting I mean moving one's legs as fast as is possible with minimum caution),
run back, do 40 chinups from the rafters in my garage, sprint again, run back,
and do 20 hanging sit-ups from the same rafters.

Instead of increasing the number of.. (reps?) I did this routine thrice daily, in addition to 3-4 hours of strenuous riding (Javelin practice, vaulting etc..).
I truly exhausted myself, but my routine was broken by a short holiday, after which I now wonder if I was causing myself any benefit.
For the first few days I was certainly close to sleeping with my nose firmly in my old deutsch books!


--- Thank you for your interest, I am intrigued and wish to hear an outside opinion..

[Kralizec]

Well what are your goals? Are looking to lose weight? gain weight? build muscle? I have no idea on the physical benefits of horse riding.

A large bum, if you're a woman.

[Strike For The South]

I am athletic in build, lean but of good proportion - I am approximately 178cm in height, I turned 17 in November last year. I weigh 66 kg, which I believe to be probably too little.
Since I am very fit, I have good strength and can carry a high workload, I imagine that my only problem truly is that I have yet to completely mature,(I consider myself a late physical bloomer! Ha ha ha!) and, 'fill out', as seems to be the natural order of growth.
But I can not help scolding myself and wondering if my diet is to blame.

Generally I had been pushing myself to the three specific mealtimes of each day, and ensuring that I ate slightly over my fill - which difficulty I began to remedy by making sure I did enough work that I held a raging hunger by mealtime.

And, as an exercise of stamina, strength and endurance I would leave my little office at 11 a.m. when the temperature was circa 38 degrees celsius and do 150 push-ups and 100 sit-ups on the stony ground near my garden,
then sprint to the extremity of my rocky, uneven paddock (200m or so on hilly ground - by sprinting I mean moving one's legs as fast as is possible with minimum caution),
run back, do 40 chinups from the rafters in my garage, sprint again, run back,
and do 20 hanging sit-ups from the same rafters.

Instead of increasing the number of.. (reps?) I did this routine thrice daily, in addition to 3-4 hours of strenuous riding (Javelin practice, vaulting etc..).
I truly exhausted myself, but my routine was broken by a short holiday, after which I now wonder if I was causing myself any benefit.
For the first few days I was certainly close to sleeping with my nose firmly in my old deutsch books!


--- Thank you for your interest, I am intrigued and wish to hear an outside opinion..

OK. I looked up horse riding and it "claimed" to be as strenuous as aerobic swimming. I'm going to use that as a benchmark, feel free to correct.

You are 5'10 145lbs that is very little, and I think I can see why. If you are doing 3 to 4 hours of excersise that is like swimming you are burning an ungodly amount of calories.

If you want to gain weight you need to eat more and I really think you need to cut out some of the horse riding because frankly you would need to shovel down ALLOT of calories to make up for the deficit you are creating by doing that.

I'm not saying it can't be done but it is highly doubtful. Gaining weight is very simple, Calories in needs to be more than calories out. And right now your body is very much in a hole.

Now if you are serious about the horse riding, Peanut butter and olive oil are fixin to become your best friends, very calorie dense also at 145 lbs I would utilize cheap fast food from time to time. Now obviously this shouldn't be a staple but it is calorie dense and cheap. This is going to help you out allot.

Now if this Urban lifestyle is about to tear you away from the riding I suggest you hit the gym and start doing weights. This is nothing better for gaining weight and muscle.

I would also say your push ups and chins need to be weighted. If you are honestly to do 40 chinups at 3 different times a day thats impressive. Even more so if you are doing this 5 or more times a week but that also means they have stopped being effective if you can knock them out like that consistently.

From a weight gaining perspective this routine is utterly useless, I'm surprised you haven't been losing weight.

Some Calorie dense foods
-PB
-Olive Oil
-Walnuts
-whole milk
-Peanuts
-Starches
-Steak
-Yougurt
-cottage cheese

Eat every 2-3 hours. This "make sure Im really hungry till mealtime" isnt working. Keep shoveling food down throughout the day.

You are going to have to eat more than ever just remember that.


Also water. Drink about 3 hours before you go to bed and when you wake up to relive yourself. Go in the kitchen and eat. That will help you reach your caloric goal.

Write down what you eat, keep track.

[seireikhaan]

~:bump:

Captain's log- 28, 2009.

After two days of no cardio due to time crunch, I got back into the swing of thing with another half hour. Continued on with half of my weight routine(I alternate days to let muscles rest). I'm back to fitting into size 38's quite comfortably, something I haven't achieved since my sophomore year of high school. Currently weighing in at 213 pounds.



Glenn-- By all accounts, you seem to be incredibly fit. A combination of cardio exercise and weight training is usually best. One of the best exercises you can do is hard-core swimming-- look at olympic swimmers and the kind of shape they're in. Granted, the average person isn't going to be training specifically for it, but its an indication of the kind of work it gives the body. If you're looking to put on muscle, I would advise you to look for some whey protein powders to add to the diet, in addition to keeping a healthy intake of calories and vitamins. I believe Strike could probably help you out best for finding good calorie-dense foods for muscle growth better than I.

[Strike For The South]

~:bump:

Captain's log- 28, 2009.

After two days of no cardio due to time crunch, I got back into the swing of thing with another half hour. Continued on with half of my weight routine(I alternate days to let muscles rest). I'm back to fitting into size 38's quite comfortably, something I haven't achieved since my sophomore year of high school. Currently weighing in at 213 pounds.


ATTA BOY! See results already. 38s? Drop another size!!!!

Out of curiosity what does your weight training regimen look like.

[seireikhaan]

ATTA BOY! See results already. 38s? Drop another size!!!!

Out of curiosity what does your weight training regimen look like.
Dumb bells for bicep curls. Also used for calf pushes(holding bells at sides, push up onto toes with calves). Bench Press, of course. For triceps, I do dips. I use two of the machines for my hamstrings and quads. Box squat as well. For upper back, I do push ups with my knees on a chair. For abs, I sit back on on a bench, horizontally, grab the end, and slowly lift my knees up to my chest and then extend my legs vertically into the air. For side abs, there's an ab machine that I sorta twist from its original function to make it do the side abs instead of front.

So basically, a conglomeration of stuff, I guess.:sweatdrop:

EDIT: It should be pointed out, I only do half this stuff each time I work out, so I can keep working out most days but still give muscles time to rest.

[seireikhaan]

Captain's log- 35, 2009

I was disappointed mightily today. I arrived at the gymnasium today at 2:50 PM, unaware that there was a mid-day class and that the gym wouldn't open publicly until 3:00. T'was no problem, however. Or so it would seem. Bizarrely, a giant line had been formulating for who knows how long, and I took my place, albeit a tad puzzled. When the clock struck 3:00, the line began moving, in a fairly orderly fashion. However, when I got to the weight room, it was already chock full, leading me to be quite puzzled as to how this many people had possibly gotten in at such blinding speed. Now, of course, being a sensible person, I began my stretching routine. Keep in mind, my routine is not long- 5 minutes on average. By the time I was finished, everything was being used. My expression promptly took a facade of being something along these lines:
:jawdrop:
However, I tried to regain my composure, and decided to go see if cardio would be possibly open in any way. I get to the track and there are a preponderance of people who apparently decided to simply hop right onto the track and neglected to do any stretching. To have run onto that track would have risked stampede, and I felt that would be hardly beneficial to my health. So, I decide to see if there's any cardio machines open- ellipticals, bikes, ANYTHING. Again, totally full except for a single stair climber, a machine I will never use. Why would I need a machine to emulate stairs when I have a perfectly good, 5 story dorm room? So, finally, I decide to go last resort- the workout machines. These are relatively open, thankfully, so I can get something in without having to sit around for a half hour. After a half hour of working my upper body, something strikes my nerves again- nobody had an ounce of gym ettiquete. I personally would do a set of 10 reps, move to a second machine, do a set of 10 reps, then the first one, then back to the second. I figure this was a more efficient use of machines, as opposed to the method used by everyone else, which was to do 10(or so) reps, and sit there on the same machine for 10 minutes before finally doing another set. This lack of courtesy by people frankly grated my nerves quite a bit.

So, in summary, I left the gym with a half-finished workout, and feeling rather like this:
:wall: :soapbox: ~:pissed: ~:0 ~:angry: ~:mad ~:dizzy: :furious3: :daisy: :bomb:

[tibilicus]

Captain's log- 35, 2009
d. I figure this was a more efficient use of machines, as opposed to the method used by everyone else, which was to do 10(or so) reps, and sit there on the same machine for 10 minutes before finally doing another set. This lack of courtesy by people frankly grated my nerves quite a bit.



This is the exact reason I cancelled my gym membership and invested the money in a set of weights going up to 100KG and a bench for home use. The only reasonably priced gym near me was small, crammed and you could never utilize your work out effectively.

It used to really get on my nerves how people would take a long rest between reps without understanding that by doing that they were just avoiding doing any real work and not working there muscles properly. Now that I simply do my workout in the comfort of my own home with out any distractions I find the results are a lot better and I actually feel myself getting a good workout.

So yer, I can relate to your gym pain.:2thumbsup:

[seireikhaan]

Captain's Log- 36, 2009

Well, after yesterday's shenanigans, I was determined to get back to the gym and get a proper workout in. Arriving at about 6:30 PM, I found fortune. The gym was far less busy, and people were less in my way than usual. Unfortunately, having had 3 days of no real cardio(Monday and Tuesday are packed, schedule-wise) resulted in me being perhaps the grosses, sweatiest looking gorilla in memory. However, according to the elliptical, I burned 500 calories during cardio, and supposedly my heart rate reached 189 at peak. I'm honestly not sure if that's dangerous or not, but it sure felt like it nearly killed me. However, I got my 33 minutes of cardio in, got my weight routine in, and I feel like a champ. :2thumbsup:

[woad&fangs]

Heat wave today. The snow began to melt, which made me think of tennis, which made me think of how out of shape I'm in:sweatdrop:

current height: 5'8''
current weight: 125 lbs.

goal weight: 135 lbs...ish

Other goals: Improved straight line speed, improve lateral movement, improve endurance. These goals are more important than the gaining of muscle weight.

I had a monthly goal plan for myself last year but I gave up on it by the end of February because I didn't get cast as the character I wanted in a play. This year my goals are purely tennis oriented.

I'm going to start off slowly with med ball, abs, and elliptical machine exercises. I'll see if I can get into my school's weight room next week. I'll add in lateral speed exercises and tennis games once the ground dries.

[seireikhaan]

Captain's Log- 52, 2009.

FEEEEEL THE BURRRRRRRN!!!!

https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/greaterkhaan/feeltheburn.jpg


EDIT: I am down to 210 lbs.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Kudos on keeping up with it khaan. Whenever I've kept up with working out for a significant time it's payed off greatly...after a certain point I fell off the wagon though. Guess I'm not a perfectionist. Always something to derail the habit.

[seireikhaan]

Kudos on keeping up with it khaan. Whenever I've kept up with working out for a significant time it's payed off greatly...after a certain point I fell off the wagon though. Guess I'm not a perfectionist. Always something to derail the habit.
I'm actually a bit of the opposite at times- I often want something so "super-perfect" that its not even possible to fulfill the expectations. My weight hasn't usually been the target of this, however, in the past. Maybe its just having gone off to college and seeing all the pretties around campus that's gotten the hormones going... :shrug:

[Vuk]

The Vuk is currently getting his donkey handed to him in Hungary. :P I am doing Taekwondo, Taijichuan, and Wing Tsung Gong Fu 4 days a week, 2 hours a day. I got Taekwondo from 4-5:50, Wing Tsung from 6-7:50, and Taijichuan from 8-10. :P So I spend about an hour stretching a day, over an hour doing strength building exercises, and about 3 hours going through my various forms and combinations. :P It is really tough crap (esp the Wing Tsung, I have never done it before, and it is wooping me). They are a lot harder here than in the states, but they are not taught as well. They push you faster and harder, but you do not generally learn as much. Then on Saturday I am going to TRY to add in wall climbing and Iceskating (while I still can :P). I am also take an hour walk/run every morning. :P
I have been used to hard work my whole life, but this is kicking my butt. :P Currently I am at 6' 4" 270lbs, and a little flabby. If I was to lose the flab and not gain muscle, I would probably be at somewhere around 250-260lbs. I am gonna see if I cannot lose the flab and maintain my weight. :P
I am not used to the food out here, and am still experimenting, so I do not really have a steady diet yet. I am starting to learn what I do and don't like though.

[seireikhaan]

Captain's Log- 55, 2009.

I dunno if it was because I was working out late tonight, or if it was the beef jerky pizza, but I really had to give myself a mental :daisy: kicking to get through the workout.

[Ice]

I'm actually a bit of the opposite at times- I often want something so "super-perfect" that its not even possible to fulfill the expectations. My weight hasn't usually been the target of this, however, in the past. Maybe its just having gone off to college and seeing all the pretties around campus that's gotten the hormones going... :shrug:

I was just thinking about that today.

Edit:

That actually may have to do with elevated levels of testosterone in your body from working out. Usually after i hit the gym, all the ladies walking around campus seem to look even better.

[Strike For The South]

It's because yall are freaking alphas, like me.:laugh4:

[seireikhaan]

Well, I got slowed down by midterms and spring break for a couple weeks, but I'm finally over them. I'm at 207 lbs right now; my goal now is to get to 195 by the end of the semester.

[naut]

Well, I got slowed down by midterms and spring break for a couple weeks, but I'm finally over them. I'm at 207 lbs right now; my goal now is to get to 195 by the end of the semester.
Keep at it! How many weeks until semester ends?

Off-topic: I started working out and eating more two weeks ago, trying to build up some upper body strength for Football (soccer). I started weighing just over 120lbs and I'm 5'10", so I'm pretty skinny in terms of my upper body. My goals are to reach a weight in the range of 140-150lbs, and build muscle and strength, without sacrificing too much speed which is important for Football. My average calorie intake is 3000-3500 calories a day. At the moment I'm doing weights Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, alternating the areas I'm targeting. Thursday is Football practice, which involves mostly sprinting and long distance running; games start soon on Saturdays, which means approx 8-10kms of running in 90mins. So I'm not worried about cardio and/or general endurance. So far I've dropped .5% body fat to 8.5% and sitting pretty at 128lbs. I need to improve the amount of sleep I get though, and I've been trying to increase my calorie intake to 3500-4000 calories on the days I do exercise.

Edit: Just looked at Glenn's post, what's with us Aussies weighing so little?!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

4000 might be a bit much at 128. Although you do get a lot of exercise. Best is to find the amount you used to ate that kept you the same weight, then add 800 plus more for whatever sprinting. I eat 3500 at 190 to gain weight...up from 175 in december btw :beam:

[naut]

4000 might be a bit much at 128. Although you do get a lot of exercise. Best is to find the amount you used to ate that kept you the same weight, then add 800 plus more for whatever sprinting.
Alright, thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[seireikhaan]

Note to self: Never try and skimp on that extra half hour between eating and working out.

Cut that dangerously close today. :embarassed: :dizzy2: