SteveW
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i had my “official weigh in”
Last Friday.. 19st 4lbs
This Friday.. 18st 9lbs
Thats 9lbs !!!
Not bad going !!!
Been going to gym 4 times a week, eating right with enough protein and LOTS of cardio and big weights sessions. 1.5-2hr sessions at a time
pretty happy with that.
goal weight is 17st
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JoeyB
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Nice one fella.
Just don't burn yaself out and then go on a food fest!!!
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Liam
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Thats good. Congrats 
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AdZ9
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Don't want to piss on your fireworks but most of that will be water weight/glycogen loss, usually happens when you start a calorie deficit diet. Keep at it, will probably be a bit less of a drop next week then it will slow down to 2-3lbs a week.
If your losing anymore than 2-3lbs a week then your losing muscle so would need to up protein/calories so your only losing 2-3 a week.
Good work though, keep at it, first week and second week are always good as they drop alot of weight, make sure you stay strong for the 3rd week and keep going.
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SteveW
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oh yeah i know its too much of a dramatic loss to be "proper" weight loss but the routine im doing, for 12 weeks will definately give good results..
my problem is sticking at it... but if i see results when looking in the mirror i will keep going as hard 
my main cardio is rowing.. 40-70mins a day at a pretty steady pace.. works a treat
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paul.mitchell1984
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youd probably loose more, not doing weights as muscle is heavy, id probably loose the weight then bulk up...but im not a fitness trainer or anything so im prob wrong
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AdZ9
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I can't manage 15mins without blowing out of my arse, then again i'm not really into being as fit as i can be, just as strong as i can be
Keep at it though mate, remember its what the mirror shows not the scales
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AdZ9
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quote:
Originally posted by paul.mitchell1984
youd probably loose more, not doing weights as muscle is heavy, id probably loose the weight then bulk up...but im not a fitness trainer or anything so im prob wrong
Yes your very wrong
Quick answer is: Muscle boosts metabolism so keeps you burning fat longer and quicker, the more muscle you have the faster your metabolism.
Doesn't matter how heavy you are... you could be 17stone of pure muscle at 4% bodyfat if you were a bodybuilder, weight means jack shit.
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by paul.mitchell1984
youd probably loose more, not doing weights as muscle is heavy, id probably loose the weight then bulk up...but im not a fitness trainer or anything so im prob wrong
You need to do both mate - if you are toning up then do less a weight and more reps and vice versa for bulking up...
Funny thing is if you are 18st and you do 8 reps of the same weight as someone who is 11st you would have burned more calories....!
Keep at it though steve!
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SteveW
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well its gotta be a good thing when your doing curl to press and the girlie are all staring and when some new bloke is being shown round the gym the trainer says "and if you work hard at it you can get guns as big as Steve..."
made me smile lol
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Andy Stocker
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I've just dropped the weight i'm doing and doing 4-5 sets @ 20 reps, and currently i'm aching more
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SteveW
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yeah lower weight higher reps for weight loss..
bigger weights and lower reps for bulking up
but you already know that Stocker.. cos your a boy band cover model
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AdZ9
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Toning is bull shit, hate the word toning its so annoying.
You don't weight train to "burn calories" you weight train for the after effect, boosting your metabolism for hours afterwards.
God i hate the word toning, and higher reps for weight loss is also bullshit. Either way your tearing muscle fibres, its down to your diet if your "bulking" up.
[Edited on 11-07-2008 by AdZ9]
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Andy Stocker
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I wish
Decided it was time for a change
Plus theoretically i/m actually lifting more weight by doing 20 reps @ 60kg's than I was by doing 10 @ 100kg's.
[Edited on 11-07-2008 by Andy Stocker]
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SteveW
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oh i dunno..
doing stuff like dead lift and squat have gotta burn a few calories
sweat like a bastid doing them
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
Toning is bull shit, hate the word toning its so annoying.
You don't weight train to "burn calories" you weight train for the after effect, boosting your metabolism for hours afterwards.
God i hate the word toning, and higher reps for weight loss is also bullshit. Either way your tearing muscle fibres, its down to your diet if your "bulking" up.
[Edited on 11-07-2008 by AdZ9]
Check the sig 
I was always told "big weights less reps for bulking" and "small weights more reps for TONING"
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AdZ9
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You wanker 
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
Toning is bull shit, hate the word toning its so annoying.
You and Craig don't like the term but you both know what people are referring to when they say it!
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AdZ9
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Yes, its because the little idiots at commercial gyms use the word too much, and its used to much in womens exercise videos and magazines
You don't like anal sex with men (do you?) but you know what people are refering to when they say it
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Marc
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I usually think of Cosmo when people mention that!
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AdZ9
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
You wanker
you love it
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psycho sport
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I always get given unwanted advice from the pretty boys in the gym... you dont wana do it like that mate, thats not effective, you wana do X Y & Z.
To which i reply yes you are right, i am wrong and so are many hundreds of thousands of people around the world... MUPPETS!!
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by psycho sport
I always get given unwanted advice from the pretty boys in the gym... you dont wana do it like that mate, thats not effective, you wana do X Y & Z.
To which i reply yes you are right, i am wrong and so are many hundreds of thousands of people around the world... MUPPETS!!
depends what you are doing I suppose, I've seen so many people in the gym doing things wrong etc for example I guy was doing simple dumbbell curls and swinging his arms where he couldn't control the weight (too heavy for him) why couldn't he have just gone for a lower weight with a nice smooth controlled movement?
he definately wasn't TONING up
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psycho sport
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My routine is a 3 day split. 6 reps @ 4 Sets
Day1: Dead Lifts, Bent over rows, Wide grip pull ups/lat pull downs.
Day 2: Squats, Calve raises, Bench Press, Shoulder press.
Day 3: EZ bar curls, Hammer Curls, AB bench sit ups and twists.
They point out that i dont do enough on each muscle group and squats n deads arent effective ?!
I ve seen brilliant gains since doing this routine and it works for me!
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