Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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Returned to the gym today (after about a year off), can anyone give me any decent work outs to get back into it? also have bad back so need to take that into consideration (EG cant do sit ups as they strain back)
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
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Do you wana put on muscle or just tone up?
What's your diet like?
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Lynny
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diet = crap  eat loads of fruit and veg, but also pasta etc and my weakness is pickled onion monster munch (anyone who has been in my car will car will understand from all the empty packets  )
i want both, plus improve stamina and general fitness.....
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dna23
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go get a copy of mens health 
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Jambo
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i joined the gym a few months ago and i wish id had one of those personel trainer things as i was free witrh the induction.
Im alot stornger but dont seem to be any fitter :boggle :
keep trying i guess 
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by dna23
go get a copy of mens health
but im not a man, and the bloke on the front cover isnt my type
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by lynny_sxi
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Originally posted by dna23
go get a copy of mens health
but im not a man, and the bloke on the front cover isnt my type
don't be so naive the advice offered is great for both men and women
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ssj_kakarot
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do cardio 3 times a week, run or swim.
lift weights all body work out with lightish weights high reps 2-3 times a week.
change diet no shit, simple as that consume less calories and increase the ammount you burn through cardio you will lose weight.
but its got a LOT to do with diet cut the crips chocolate and beer ect out.
fitness, strenght and body change will all happen overtime.
[Edited on 25-04-2006 by ssj_kakarot]
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
do cardio 3 times a week, run or swim.
lift weights all body work out with lightish weights high reps 2-3 times a week.
change diet no shit, simple as that consume less calories and increase the ammount you burn through cardio you will lose weight.
but its got a LOT to do with diet cut the crips chocolate and beer ect out.
i wanna get fitter, dont wanna be some super thin marathon runner though....not worth cutting out beer for
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by lynny_sxi
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Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
do cardio 3 times a week, run or swim.
lift weights all body work out with lightish weights high reps 2-3 times a week.
change diet no shit, simple as that consume less calories and increase the ammount you burn through cardio you will lose weight.
but its got a LOT to do with diet cut the crips chocolate and beer ect out.
i wanna get fitter, dont wanna be some super thin marathon runner though....not worth cutting out beer for
fair enough but do you know how many empty calories there actually are in beer, it will just hurt your progress drinking in moderation is fine or occasionally but not every day/night or just for the sake of having a few beers in front of the tv.
seems pointless trying to achive something and not doing everything you can to attain your goal.
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iceman
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set your self a taget time at the gym and work as hard as you can for that peirod of time.
As everyone else has said you need to watch wat you eat and drink as work outs alone wont help you get fitter and stronger,
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Andy Stocker
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Why not go to classes like body pump etc
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by iceman
set your self a taget time at the gym and work as hard as you can for that peirod of time.
As everyone else has said you need to watch wat you eat and drink as work outs alone wont help you get fitter and stronger,
you don't actually have to work that hard to burn fat, just get your heart over a certain percentage of max heart rate. It's more boring than strenous!
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Andy Stocker
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
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Originally posted by iceman
set your self a taget time at the gym and work as hard as you can for that peirod of time.
As everyone else has said you need to watch wat you eat and drink as work outs alone wont help you get fitter and stronger,
you don't actually have to work that hard to burn fat, just get your heart over a certain percentage of max heart rate. It's more boring than strenous!
Hence why fat burn on the running machines is set at a fast walking pace rather than running
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