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taekwonkenpo
taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
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This is a thread for guys to be supportive of other guys. That's it. Please keep it that way. Lady's allowed of course, but let's please stay on topic. Thanks.
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  • zhahn
    zhahn Posts: 10
    I'm 50+ days into my P90X and pressing play everyday! Feel free to add. I'm always on here.
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    Any body ever tried adding a tsp of york peppermint pattie coffee creamer to thier supplement drinks? It's a bit of calories but makes it taste like ice cream. Yummmm
  • jayhoang
    jayhoang Posts: 22
    I'm 50+ days into my P90X and pressing play everyday! Feel free to add. I'm always on here.

    Great progress! I tried it for a month and I found it tough to keep up with. Not because it was difficult, but because I found it repetitive. I knew all his jokes and lines that it almost didn't give me motivation to hear him anymore.
    But that's not to say it's not a good program!

    Ab ripper and plyo was just insane!

    Good luck with the last month or so!
  • zhahn
    zhahn Posts: 10
    I'm 50+ days into my P90X and pressing play everyday! Feel free to add. I'm always on here.

    Great progress! I tried it for a month and I found it tough to keep up with. Not because it was difficult, but because I found it repetitive. I knew all his jokes and lines that it almost didn't give me motivation to hear him anymore.
    But that's not to say it's not a good program!

    Ab ripper and plyo was just insane!

    Good luck with the last month or so!

    Most days I turn the sounds off and blast my own music. Still enjoy it. “Gotta love hearing "You make Gumby look like the Tin Man.” and “Pam the Blam” multiple times a week. Haha
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    what kind of workout routines you guys do?
  • Kisuke30
    Kisuke30 Posts: 668 Member
    I've been trying to do insanity and stick with it. some days I just don't want to though. I've started running at work again, and I do weight lifting while on shift.
  • Flyered_Up
    Flyered_Up Posts: 31
    Any body ever tried adding a tsp of york peppermint pattie coffee creamer to thier supplement drinks? It's a bit of calories but makes it taste like ice cream. Yummmm
    No and Im even from York PA. where they are made !! I do add a squirt of nearby Hersheys chocolate syrup though.:bigsmile: But to make it up to my home town I only use York Barbell weights, dumbbells and equipment.
  • Flyered_Up
    Flyered_Up Posts: 31
    I do Insanity for my cardio 2-3 days per week and lift 4 days per week.
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    I need to come up with two good workouts that pretty much hit every muscle group. ANY THOUGHTS?
  • MiSo_SeXy
    MiSo_SeXy Posts: 210 Member
    Hasfit.com offers free vids that offer a bit of everything.

    From Beginners work outs, all the up to their version of insanity cardio.
  • jayhoang
    jayhoang Posts: 22
    I need to come up with two good workouts that pretty much hit every muscle group. ANY THOUGHTS?

    Steve Cook's Big Man on Campus 12 week trainer is amazing.
    workouts per week, cardio on your off days.

    He hits everything from super sets to drop sets and really pushes your limits. If you're looking to gain muscle - his program is great.
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    Steve Cook's Big Man on Campus 12 week trainer

    Where do i find it at?
  • jayhoang
    jayhoang Posts: 22
    Steve Cook's Big Man on Campus 12 week trainer

    Where do i find it at?

    here you go
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/steve-cook-big-man-on-campus-12-week-college-trainer.html
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    nice
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    i was hoping to get back on track with my strength training today. My wife had different plans but i am still going to get my cardio in. What is most important guys. If only time for one.......cardio or strength training. Seems a loaded question but i would like to hear the answers.
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    I have a race coming up so for now I'm going to pick cardio. Normally however I'd pick strength training as the most important.
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    I use ab ripper x and cardio x myself, then lift 4 days a week, stretch x on sunday.

    Want to work in plyo x, but saw some exercises I liked more from an NFL combine training video.

    I'm also getting very interested in CrossFit, but I want to get under 15% bf before I do things that are too taxing on my knees.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Guys are beautiful.

    Stay beautiful guys!!!!
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    i was hoping to get back on track with my strength training today. My wife had different plans but i am still going to get my cardio in. What is most important guys. If only time for one.......cardio or strength training. Seems a loaded question but i would like to hear the answers.

    If time is of the essence I would say strength training with a bit of HIIT. When I don't have 20 minutes to dedicate to cardio I do 15 seconds sprints on the airodyne bike followed by 45 second rest (trust me, it's a LONG 15 seconds). I do it 5 times and it takes me 5 minutes and is way more intense than my half hour run before I start lifting.
  • JBWILLOW
    JBWILLOW Posts: 108 Member
    Guys are beautiful.

    Stay beautiful guys!!!!

    ^^HAHA agreed =)
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    ..just pretend I'm not here..

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  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    ..just pretend I'm not here..

    [imghttp://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/39/5d72ee6f87c23a4a09f457428a112126/l.jpg[/img]

    You freaking crack me up.
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    for me i feel like cardio is most important. My goals right now are very focused on burning fat. However if i don't do strength training i start to feel like my cardio is just helping me to feel like a smaller marshmellow. lol : )
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    I use ab ripper x and cardio x myself, then lift 4 days a week, stretch x on sunday.

    Want to work in plyo x, but saw some exercises I liked more from an NFL combine training video.

    I'm also getting very interested in CrossFit, but I want to get under 15% bf before I do things that are too taxing on my knees.



    How would you say is best to cut your body fat percentage?
  • Fr33zefram3
    Fr33zefram3 Posts: 163 Member
    Maybe you guys can help me out with this. I've all but stopped my strength routine. I found that when I did strength workouts as well as cardio, my weight never went anywhere and it really screwed with my head.

    I'm now just doing cardio (though occasionally stairs and hills), and my weight is going down like I want it to. Figure I'll burn another 20lbs then pick up on the strength routine.

    Does this make any sense at all? or should I have been doing strength all along?
  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    Maybe you guys can help me out with this. I've all but stopped my strength routine. I found that when I did strength workouts as well as cardio, my weight never went anywhere and it really screwed with my head.

    I'm now just doing cardio (though occasionally stairs and hills), and my weight is going down like I want it to. Figure I'll burn another 20lbs then pick up on the strength routine.

    Does this make any sense at all? or should I have been doing strength all along?

    this is how i see it.............
    Weight is really hard to figure out. When doing strength training it is a very good thing to put on weight. However we all know where we should shoot for when it comes to what we weigh. I say loose some weight and get close to where you want to be. (It help to see initial results faster) Then switch your focus to 50% strentgth training and 50% cardio. After that you would want to switch to mostly just strength training with cardio as a warm up and to conclude your workout. (this is when you not worry about your weight but your body fat percentage.)

    When you have a low body fat percentage your muscle training will actually help you to burn fat. This is of course assuming that eating right stays a priority.

    There is a lot more to it but that is the stripped down basics in my world. : )
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Maybe you guys can help me out with this. I've all but stopped my strength routine. I found that when I did strength workouts as well as cardio, my weight never went anywhere and it really screwed with my head.

    I'm now just doing cardio (though occasionally stairs and hills), and my weight is going down like I want it to. Figure I'll burn another 20lbs then pick up on the strength routine.

    Does this make any sense at all? or should I have been doing strength all along?

    Losing weight comes down to diet. Are you ingesting more calories than your using? You will gain weight. Cardio is more effective at burning calories than strength training which is why you are probably dropping weight. However if you strength trained and cut your calories you would lose weight also so it's really up to you.

    In my opinion a weight loss program should include both cardio and strength training. Preferably 20 minutes of cardio 3 times a week coupled with 3, 45-60 minute strength training sessions 3 times a week.

    I've never done P90X or any other home workout videos but the reason I think that they are so effective with fat loss is that they do bodyweight strength training exercise continuously which makes it aerobic. Much like circuit training.
  • martintanz
    martintanz Posts: 280
    Maybe you guys can help me out with this. I've all but stopped my strength routine. I found that when I did strength workouts as well as cardio, my weight never went anywhere and it really screwed with my head.

    I'm now just doing cardio (though occasionally stairs and hills), and my weight is going down like I want it to. Figure I'll burn another 20lbs then pick up on the strength routine.

    Does this make any sense at all? or should I have been doing strength all along?

    Losing weight comes down to diet. Are you ingesting more calories than your using? You will gain weight. Cardio is more effective at burning calories than strength training which is why you are probably dropping weight. However if you strength trained and cut your calories you would lose weight also so it's really up to you.

    In my opinion a weight loss program should include both cardio and strength training. Preferably 20 minutes of cardio 3 times a week coupled with 3, 45-60 minute strength training sessions 3 times a week.

    I've never done P90X or any other home workout videos but the reason I think that they are so effective with fat loss is that they do bodyweight strength training exercise continuously which makes it aerobic. Much like circuit training.

    Hmm. Currently I do cardio 6 days a week, weights only twice a week.
  • sam308lbs
    sam308lbs Posts: 1,936 Member
    any of you guys tried chalene extreme..if yes wat was your weights range ? i am about to buy dumbells for it so i want to know how many will i be needing.
    thanks :)
  • Vonwarr
    Vonwarr Posts: 390 Member
    Doing cardio and skipping the strength training is the worst thing you can do for your weight loss. You'll burn lean mass along with the extra calories. I'm copying and pasting my answer from another thread:

    It is much easier to establish a calorie deficit via diet rather than exercise. Diet is the key to weight loss. Take in less than you burn and you will lose weight. Weight training will affect the QUALITY of your loss, meaning that you will lose more fat and less muscle if you weight train while eating at a deficit.

    Too much cardio doesn't help. It's an alternative way of establishing a deficit, but it's easier to establish a deficit via diet. From Lyle McDonald (long but in-depth detail): http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/exercise-and-weightfat-loss-part-1.html

    The only cardio I do is some walking and a short (10min) bike ride to the gym as a warm-up. I've been losing steadily since May by establishing a deficit in my diet. Cardio is completely unnecessary for weight loss.


    And some thoughts on too much cardio from one of the world's top strength coaches:

    1. Continuous aerobic work plateaus after 8 weeks of training so anything more is counterproductive.
    2. Aerobic training worsens power locally and systemically – in other words, it can make you slower.
    3. Aerobic training increases oxidative stress which can accelerate aging.
    4. Aerobic training increases adrenal stress which can make you fatter and produce other undesirable health consequences
    5. Aerobic training increases body fat in stressed individuals by contributing additional stress.
    6. Aerobic training worsens testosterone/cortisol ratio which impedes your ability to add fat burning lean muscle.


    http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/25/Getting_Maximum_Results_Part_I_-_Alternatives_to_A.aspx

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