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Originally Posted by cubanref
Got a few questions for you guys. My girl has been on a diet for the past few weeks, just eating healthier basically. She's also been working out 3-5 times a week with me. She can't do to much cardio because she has bad knees from basketball. Her goal is to lose 25-35 lbs in the next 4-6 months.
Are there any substitutes she can do for her cardio? Also would incorporating a protein shake after her workouts be a good idea? Just want to know if that would help with her weight loss.
Originally Posted by TheeQuickness
Originally Posted by cubanref
Got a few questions for you guys. My girl has been on a diet for the past few weeks, just eating healthier basically. She's also been working out 3-5 times a week with me. She can't do to much cardio because she has bad knees from basketball. Her goal is to lose 25-35 lbs in the next 4-6 months.
Are there any substitutes she can do for her cardio? Also would incorporating a protein shake after her workouts be a good idea? Just want to know if that would help with her weight loss.
25-35 lbs is definitely doable in the allotted time frame that she has.
How overweight is she? (you don't necessarily have to give me a number). I only ask because the more overweight you are...the easier it is to lose off that first couple lbs. From my own personal experience...the more weight you lose towards your ideal body weight, the more harder it is to lose 1 lb.
When I was 32 lbs overweight, I lost 12 lbs in a month. Fast forward to now (152 lbs) I can lose 2-4 lbs a month now while maintaining the same diet I did back then.
As for cardio substitutions...does she want to avoid anything that deals with her lower body? (IE, sprinting, jump roping, plyometrics etc..)
holy +%%*Originally Posted by cubanref
Originally Posted by TheeQuickness
Originally Posted by cubanref
Got a few questions for you guys. My girl has been on a diet for the past few weeks, just eating healthier basically. She's also been working out 3-5 times a week with me. She can't do to much cardio because she has bad knees from basketball. Her goal is to lose 25-35 lbs in the next 4-6 months.
Are there any substitutes she can do for her cardio? Also would incorporating a protein shake after her workouts be a good idea? Just want to know if that would help with her weight loss.
25-35 lbs is definitely doable in the allotted time frame that she has.
How overweight is she? (you don't necessarily have to give me a number). I only ask because the more overweight you are...the easier it is to lose off that first couple lbs. From my own personal experience...the more weight you lose towards your ideal body weight, the more harder it is to lose 1 lb.
When I was 32 lbs overweight, I lost 12 lbs in a month. Fast forward to now (152 lbs) I can lose 2-4 lbs a month now while maintaining the same diet I did back then.
As for cardio substitutions...does she want to avoid anything that deals with her lower body? (IE, sprinting, jump roping, plyometrics etc..)
Hmm...I'm not really sure how overweight she is but I'd say around 20lbs for her height (she's 6'4)...she loses weight quickly when she's back home because of a healthier diet but puts it back on when she's back at school because she can't cook her own meals and falls into fast food about 2-3 times a week...She is staying with me for the summer so she's been eating a lot better and eating smaller portions. This year she will have an apartment on campus with a kitchen so hopefully she will continue eating better. It took me a while for me to convince her that weight training was essential for her to reach her goal. Her dad is an old school guy that thinks that she's gonna end up like a body builder lol. Yeah she can't do anything that puts a lot of pressure on her knee for about another month until school starts and starts practicing with her team. She rides the bike and does the eliptical(sp?) but other then that I haven't found anything else for her to do
he just came up to you randomly and said "dont do abs?"Originally Posted by imvictor
Today in the gym someone told me not to do abs, why?(joined 3 months ago, 140lbs. if that mattters)
No lol, I was about to do my first exercise, I thought it was because im skinny, idkOriginally Posted by Club 27
he just came up to you randomly and said "dont do abs?"Originally Posted by imvictor
Today in the gym someone told me not to do abs, why?(joined 3 months ago, 140lbs. if that mattters)
maybe you were botching an ab exercise and he said it as an insult
Originally Posted by imvictor
No lol, I was about to do my first exercise, I thought it was because im skinny, idkOriginally Posted by Club 27
he just came up to you randomly and said "dont do abs?"Originally Posted by imvictor
Today in the gym someone told me not to do abs, why?(joined 3 months ago, 140lbs. if that mattters)
maybe you were botching an ab exercise and he said it as an insult
Another question: how many times a week should i do abs? Trying to get that six pack.
Your form is probably off, so you're pushing more with your left pec and right tricep. Take it slow and make sure you get your form perfect, ask your spotter to watch you from several different angles if possible.Originally Posted by diew its james
Originally Posted by DrTobaggan
OK serious question. And I don't know how this happened.
But lately I'm noticing that my left pec is getting bigger than my right. But my right arm is getting bigger than my left. It's not significant but noticeable.
If this keeps progressing I'm going to look like a knockoff picasso. Any advice on how to even this back out would be greatly appreciated.
I read somewhere that the left should be slightly bigger because your heart is under the muscle mass making it wider. I have the same problem with my chest but just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be fine
Originally Posted by JOE CAMEL SMOOTH
holy +%%*Originally Posted by cubanref
Originally Posted by TheeQuickness
25-35 lbs is definitely doable in the allotted time frame that she has.
How overweight is she? (you don't necessarily have to give me a number). I only ask because the more overweight you are...the easier it is to lose off that first couple lbs. From my own personal experience...the more weight you lose towards your ideal body weight, the more harder it is to lose 1 lb.
When I was 32 lbs overweight, I lost 12 lbs in a month. Fast forward to now (152 lbs) I can lose 2-4 lbs a month now while maintaining the same diet I did back then.
As for cardio substitutions...does she want to avoid anything that deals with her lower body? (IE, sprinting, jump roping, plyometrics etc..)
Hmm...I'm not really sure how overweight she is but I'd say around 20lbs for her height (she's 6'4)...she loses weight quickly when she's back home because of a healthier diet but puts it back on when she's back at school because she can't cook her own meals and falls into fast food about 2-3 times a week...She is staying with me for the summer so she's been eating a lot better and eating smaller portions. This year she will have an apartment on campus with a kitchen so hopefully she will continue eating better. It took me a while for me to convince her that weight training was essential for her to reach her goal. Her dad is an old school guy that thinks that she's gonna end up like a body builder lol. Yeah she can't do anything that puts a lot of pressure on her knee for about another month until school starts and starts practicing with her team. She rides the bike and does the eliptical(sp?) but other then that I haven't found anything else for her to do
how tall are you bro?
Lol, thanks i'll try to get a better routine.Originally Posted by JewSeeJay
Originally Posted by imvictor
No lol, I was about to do my first exercise, I thought it was because im skinny, idkOriginally Posted by Club 27
he just came up to you randomly and said "dont do abs?"
maybe you were botching an ab exercise and he said it as an insult
Another question: how many times a week should i do abs? Trying to get that six pack.
dude was prolly jus ur typical gym idiot... maybe he meant dont overtrain your abs by going to the gym and doing 1000 exercises you coulda been doin at home?
alot of newbs in training go hard on the situps and v-ups and knee hangs and wonder why they have little progression. theres alot better compound core stabilizing routines you could be doing and obv cardio if its a 6 pack specifically your lookin for...
maybe you jus walked right in and started busting crunches and like Club said he was sneak dissin
not laughable at all, a workout routine should fit your goalsOriginally Posted by ngbetter11
alright guys.. got a question.. ive been doing the starting strength program recently.. and ive been getting good results so far but ive noticed my thighs are getting HUGE from doing squats 3 times a week (combination of my muscles getting bigger + fat around them).. i know im not supposed to change anything in the program cause its super fine tuned or whatever.. but is there anyway i prevent my thighs from getting like humungous.. i can barely fit into my jeans lol
big legs is something i really dont want.. i know thats looked down upon in the bodybuilding community (laugh/make fun of me all you want.. i dont mind.. just please give me some tips as well aha).. but im not trying to be a bodybuilder lol.. i actually like being slim and being able to wear slim fitting cloth, and my goal is to put on maybe 10-15 pounds of lean muscle..
Originally Posted by JOE CAMEL SMOOTH
not laughable at all, a workout routine should fit your goalsOriginally Posted by ngbetter11
alright guys.. got a question.. ive been doing the starting strength program recently.. and ive been getting good results so far but ive noticed my thighs are getting HUGE from doing squats 3 times a week (combination of my muscles getting bigger + fat around them).. i know im not supposed to change anything in the program cause its super fine tuned or whatever.. but is there anyway i prevent my thighs from getting like humungous.. i can barely fit into my jeans lol
big legs is something i really dont want.. i know thats looked down upon in the bodybuilding community (laugh/make fun of me all you want.. i dont mind.. just please give me some tips as well aha).. but im not trying to be a bodybuilder lol.. i actually like being slim and being able to wear slim fitting cloth, and my goal is to put on maybe 10-15 pounds of lean muscle..
SS doesn't fit yours, and TBH it doesn't fit 99% of people's.......bunch of out of shape "powerlifters" on the internet love telling people to do it but you'll look stupid if you stay on it
try a 5 day body part split, you'll focus less on adding mass and strength to your quads and glutes and more on building a well rounded phsyique.
Drink it in moderation. If you start to feel tired and dependent, stop drinking for a bit.Originally Posted by nealraj006
I3 wrote:
Quick question, how detrimental is caffine to overall health in the long run? I don't drink coffee, maybe had 10 cups of it my whole life. But tonight im rather sluggish and I want to hit the gym, had a strait coffee (no sugar, milk etc) as a pre-workout pick me the +@*@ up..