JC in the gym

whatever

Do many of you go to the gym, or follow some other form of strength/resistance training?

In the last few months, I got back into lifting weights to get rid of some flab. Have recently changed my training programme, and would be interested to hear what you get up to – or whether lifting the heavyweight bants is enough?

alistair

whatever you can’t beat a night of dancing to panel beating prog! Watch the pounds melt away!

SM001

whatever If your goal is to reduce excess flab then maintaining a caloric deficit is key. Which involves cleaning up your diet and being active (cardio, weights and or sports etc). At 45 I work out 4 or 5 times a week (weight training mostly and some cardio) Each workout lasts no more than an hour max or a minimum of 30mins. I work at a desk so I take walks when I can throughout the day. I’ve being doing this consistently for nearly 10 years now.

whatever

alistair

Yeah true, not to mention the pounds in your wallet.

Was definitely slimmer when I went to clubs…or maybe that was for a different reason…

SM001

alistair Lol! The jaw muscles of Greek God.

Amps

Have binned off the gym membership and now have a home gym. Nothing fancy, but enough to pump the guns. Have recently shrunk the waist again by essentially starving myself.

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Amps

Fasting?

Yeah, have a basic home gym set up as well.

Have Bern doing high volume, so don’t need a wide range of heavy weights.

Hursty

Amps same here, pull up bar outside, some kettle bells, wall balls etc

I tend to do circuits around 20 mins several times a week to augment endurance sports

As always, consistency is the key

Old-Dutch

Amps

This ftw

Amps

whatever Fasting?

No breakfast, very small lunch, full evening meal, no snacks. Not been trying to time ‘eating windows’ or the like though, and have done my best to not let it effect my social life, so still saying yes to a pint and yes to cake when offered. Working well so far; I’m a grazer, I’d eat all day if I could, but I appear to have the balance right at the moment.

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Hursty

20 mins is a good time to maintain consistency. Are you doing HIIT?

Hursty

whatever yeah pretty much, limited rest as I have limited time! I just like 3,4,5 exercises, and smash through them for a number of rounds.

I alternate between upper body and legs each exercise

For mobility I use BodyweightWarrior on YouTube, he’s a great free resource

whatever

SM001

Yeah, similar. I mainly lift weights, and try to get walks in as regularly as possible. The calorie deficit is the bit I struggle with. I’m doing a body recomp, so trying to maintain a slight calorie deficit to keep myself on the right track but still difficult.

SM001

whatever Yeah, I don’t bother counting calories or measuring protein intake or any of that shite as I’d just lose the will to live.

erik

Sacked off the gym completely last year. It’s now just daily HiiT, cycling and surfing for me.

Work keeps me strong enough and stamina isn’t an issue., it’s all about mobility and flexibility now

Wasily

erik it’s all about mobility and flexibility now

100%

Amps

erik surfing

Where in the world are you that allows you to do this?

whatever

SM001 I don’t bother counting calories

Do you keep your meals relatively consistent (so there isn’t that many variables) or are you just good at eyeballing what you eat?

Dubman

I don’t do nowt these days apart from walking the dog. I’ve had a shite year and haven’t been on the bike once. I’ve been trying to cut out the snacks and only eat two meals a day.

whatever

Hursty BodyweightWarrior

Yeah like the simplicity of that. Cheers for the reco.

Old-Dutch

I have tennis elbow from wanking. Fuck going to the gym. Reckon it would finish ne off

SM001

whatever Yeah i eat the same meals most of the time. I’m at a place now where i’ve been at the same weight for a few years now.

SM001

whatever or are you just good at eyeballing what you eat?

Most people nowadays know whats good for them and what isn’t. The key is finding healthy foods that you like but theres also a lower fat version of the same meal.