Workin OUt

[jimbo600]

WTF is a sherman you sick puppie ?

Sherman tank....................wank!

[jrandom]

if you are looking to start training get the Body For Life book and follow it to the letter

There's no actual *bad* training information, per se, in that book, but don't believe all Bill Phillips' EAS bullshit. That guy is a slimeball.

History? He used to run a pretty hardcore mag called Muscle Media. Then they went all commercial and pandered to the masses with pictures of juiced-up freaks and articles implying that you, too, could do this if you only spent several hundred dollars a month on (their brand of) supplements (BP himself certainly used the juice plenty back in the day, he wasn't taking nothing but bloody protein shakes, that's for sure).

And suddenly steroids became Evil. That whole fscked-up hypocritical bodybuilding scene is part of the reason why those (very clinically useful) drugs are now Sched. III in the USA, just like marijuana, and GPs won't touch them with a ten-foot barge pole, not even for AIDS patients with severe muscle wasting.

If people like Mr Phillips had promoted honest discussion of pharmacological performance enhancement instead of pretending to demonise it while showing its results as what you could do with a 'healthy lifestyle', and thereby screwing up the entire public image of what was possible, and was was 'good for you', maybe things would be different today.

[750Y]

i've just taken up swimming again.
it's a fun way to increase stamina and burn some fat.
plus i get to have 2 rides in the morning.(1 to the pool & 1 to work) 8-)
when i get to work I am 'alert as' till 1pm when i need more coffee to break through the yawn barrier. hopefully if i get fitter things will come easier for me & i can fit my old leather pants.

[phase]

I went from 60kg to 93kg in 18 months
Was training 5 days a week, all lifting and about 5 mins of cardio per session. Was also spending about $400/week on food.

All of a sudden I got bored and stopped, now I'm down to 85kg. I've realised that being a huge bastard is cool if you wanna be at the gym 30 hours a week for the rest of your life and be perpetually broke, but for the average joe who just wants to keep in shape and look at hotties for a few hours a week, a balanced diet and regular exersize should be enough.

[wkid_one]

There's no actual *bad* training information, per se, in that book, but don't believe all Bill Phillips' EAS bullshit. That guy is a slimeball.

History? He used to run a pretty hardcore mag called Muscle Media. Then they went all commercial and pandered to the masses with pictures of juiced-up freaks and articles implying that you, too, could do this if you only spent several hundred dollars a month on (their brand of) supplements (BP himself certainly used the juice plenty back in the day, he wasn't taking nothing but bloody protein shakes, that's for sure).

And suddenly steroids became Evil. That whole fscked-up hypocritical bodybuilding scene is part of the reason why those (very clinically useful) drugs are now Sched. III in the USA, just like marijuana, and GPs won't touch them with a ten-foot barge pole, not even for AIDS patients with severe muscle wasting.

If people like Mr Phillips had promoted honest discussion of pharmacological performance enhancement instead of pretending to demonise it while showing its results as what you could do with a 'healthy lifestyle', and thereby screwing up the entire public image of what was possible, and was was 'good for you', maybe things would be different today.

And you've only scratched half the story out. I have personally met him.....knowing the full story, it is quite amusing to hear him speak now

[menace]

Well depends what training you guys are talking about...

I hate "training" for fitnness.. But hitting the "giyme" (Homer simpson quote) for muscle building is fun... IMO, as long as you have a good training partner...

[wkid_one]

Even better if you train with the opposite sex

[Deano]

Well depends what training you guys are talking about...

I hate "training" for fitnness.. But hitting the "giyme" (Homer simpson quote) for muscle building is fun... IMO, as long as you have a good training partner...

Im the opposite - prefer aerobic (leading into anaerobic) workouts whilst learning some valuable self defence skills. But each to their own I guess. One thing that used to make me laugh was the 'poser type' weight lifters who would check the mirrors to see who was watching them - "oooh, look at my big muscles". Save the vanity for your bathroom mirror.

Even better if you train with the opposite sex

Fully - nothing like getting slapped around by a hot chickie.

[Wonko]

Well if anyone is interested in a training partner for Les Mills in town, drop me a line.
Currently do a 10 min cardo warmup,run or row, and then about an hour of weights, either upper or lower body. Looking to be a bit more defined, but really after endurance and streigth.

[Dr Bob]

.....
Fully - nothing like getting slapped around by a hot chickie.

Yes, but then comes the inevitable awkward moment when you hit her in the chest or she kicks you in the groin. But perhaps not as bad as a friend of mine who accidently hit a little kid.

I haven't got the time to train at the moment (not so much time in total, but the same time as when everyone else trains). I have resorted to going downstairs and using a wingchun (sp.) dummy (chinese - wooden man). It is a block of pine with rimu pegs and padded bits. You smack it around a bit and it makes you feel better, until you use a closed hand technique on a solid piece of rimu then it gets its own back.