[eCKo`Tazerenix]

Originally Posted by Mayo

haha, quality troll Chappo.

That was a guy who had come back from Afghanistan and was being rehabilitated from leg injuries lol.

Not as funny when you know the context.

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	SLCN.Kez:	way to take a joke to seriously and bum everyone out
	nirvAnA:	omg my legs are like that too t_t

[syfCabracan]

Not sure if we have added this yet. Overtraining is a thing, you probably won't run into unless you are doing the same muscle groups on 2 consecutive days though.

[SLCN.Kez]

you have to be training a retardedly high amount to be "over training" tho, to an extent you can do a muscle group 2 days in a row, its just not advisable

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syfCabracan:

Super-super sets erry'day

[TABjornbrandr]

Originally Posted by Kez

you have to be training a retardedly high amount to be "over training" tho, to an extent you can do a muscle group 2 days in a row, its just not advisable

Things like that and also doing drop or forced negative sets for the same muscle group every day. Over-using extremely high intensity exercises can be detrimental but it really does have to be every day for a while.
That said, forced negatives and drop sets are amazing for pushing yourself to the limits. Just very sore the next day :P

[SLCN.Kez]

Yeh even then, you would have to be doing that like, twice a day or for 3-4 hours a day for at least a week or two without eating a whole lot to be really "over training". When you over train you literally feel like you are coming down with the flu and your whole body is to exhausted and lethargic to do anything, and typically you do get sick. And yes I've had this happen to me before lol

[RicocheT]

Be prepared for a world of pain when you wake up.
Started gym today, went to sleep in the afternoon and woke up to extreme pain in my arms.

[PiG]

Originally Posted by FaDeUndoNe

Be prepared for a world of pain when you wake up.
Started gym today, went to sleep in the afternoon and woke up to extreme pain in my arms.

Gotta start out slow! And stretch before and after workouts! Also always warm-up with a short jog on the treadmill! The pain should turn just to stiffness in a day or two and after 2 weeks your workouts shouldn't leave any bad pain!

[nirvAnA]

I believe a good gym routine and a good diet / meal plan go hand in hand.

Anyone have any tips? I wanna start eating healthily!

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	ikki:	PM me dude, I'm a bit of a health nut
	DUCKVILLELOL:	The answer you need can be dependent on your goals - given that there can be a dramatic difference in solutions
	NOM:	1/2 a bowl of vegges for 1 person. this helps me allot

[neKo]

Do you guys seriously just lift metal all day ? what is this the stone age.

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	eCKo`Tazerenix:	http://youtu.be/wlLpCh-lE54?t=1m34s
	ETL.Branno:	^

[FLuX]

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Mukade:

ohhh, a gym

[Mayo]

Eat lots of salad nirv

[nirvAnA]

my goals are simple!

1. to eat healthy + quick self prepared meals
2. have a good diet to reduce the chance of dying from any diseases

[ZachFreeman]

Starting to train bjj. feels good losing 10 litres of sweat in 2 hours.

[NOM]

oh and i forgot, listen to this while you work out..

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	Mukade:	Wayyyyy ahead of you
	VB_heathen:	amazing, i can see myself having a heart attack while at the top of the local hills i run up.

[JiNxXx]

bumping this cause why the hell not? do you guys even lift?! :P

what's everyone's goals for this year in the gym?

mine personally is to dead lift 250kg, squat 180kg and bench 140kg (chest is my hardest area to train, ******* hate it)...

[VB_heathen]

I approve of such bumping. My goals is too get back to these numbers in my lifts

Deadlift - 200kg's (max 210 nearly passed out)
Squat - 160kg's (max 180 - nearly ate shit)
Bench - 100kg's this is my max...i have upper body of malnourished lady-boy. Have so much trouble getting my weight up on this lift.

Right now i'm well under the mark due to MMA & Wrestling injuries ruining by body. Thats what i get for trying to be a tough guy

I would like to try and get close to the shape i was in when i was training like a demon (6 days a week) but i know my biggest enemy is the diet. Regardless if i can get back up to those benchmarks without re-injuring myself i'll be stoked.

[eCKo`Tazerenix]

Dolo just showed me this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BroScienceLife
******* hilarious.

Also: Watch out boys, I can deadlift 30kg!!!

[VB_heathen]

Originally Posted by Tazerenix

Dolo just showed me this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BroScienceLife
******* hilarious.

Also: Watch out boys, I can deadlift 30kg!!!

LOL have to watch more of these, curling in the squat rack.....so glad i lift at home now.

[b3nje909]

So hows progress going????

I was a gym fanatic last year. going about 4 days a week...

Had no intention of becoming a Ronnie Coleman like my mates do (I can bench 4,000lb's *** etc etc).
but more for health, fitness and just general body shape being more attractive when I was naked.
Then, xmas/new years/room mate moving out and my work scheduale changing, and suddenly I have no desire to gym it anymore. so I'm finding it hard to get back into the swing of things.

Once u lose momentum, and a little bit of strength, then it becomes an uphill battle.... So basically, forget about excuses and just go..

this amazing youtube clip, should help (me more so)

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My tips.. There is alot of good advice in here. but in reality, anything, is better than nothing. Diet is super important, the most important. but the tranistion from looking fit healthy, to buff Spartan warrior, IS A MASSIVE STEP and not one most people can do.. it basically means cutting out sugar (the death) and fats from your diet, and keeping that for, well ever.
Essentially, looking great is all about calories in, and calories out. but your body needs more calories to feed itself, so expect your wallet to take a hammering. (this may not apply if your under 30.. once u hit 30 (like me) your motabalisim slows down and its harder to burn off weight).

but you also have to ask how do you want to look or achieve?

most dudes pick the broad shoulders with rippeld abbs to pick up the ladies and wear oversized prada sunglasses at music festivals, looks good, but isnt that useful.
Cross training is useful but everyone I know who does it, looks like htey have aged 20 years in the last 2 as it ravages your body so much (its pretty full on)./.

this pic, although comical, tells so much about strength/body building.


last but not least, make small goals and try and reach them, dont care about other guys and feel intimidated if they can squat 140kg. everyone starts the same and has been through the same phases.

[Mayo]

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Trying to put on some size myself