That's a luxury I don't have.
I am most likely going to invest in a treadmill, we had one but it was old and gave out on us.Thanks, I just need to 'hit the ground running' now so to speak....And great news Ill! I hope it works out for you man. It's not so bad going alone, I love it. And I get done with my workout in about 2 hours instead of 3 or 4 with a partner.
Actually since health and fitness are my No. 1 priorities in life, I have been pondering starting a thread like this for a while.
I have been training for six years now and have competed in amateur body building.
I try to keep my body fat percentage low, which guys like Skiman will tell you is a detriment to building bigger, much more thicker and denser muscle. Right now with school starting in just over a week (8 days), I figure it's more important to focus on that vs. trying to make significant size gains. I am more-so just in maintenance mode. I will never ever drop running and weight training. In fact, I want to get back into martial arts/boxing, and even b-boy stuff. What can I say, anything that keeps me physically active, I am all for it!
My diet consists of water, lean chicken breasts, salmon, tuna, fruit (especially blueberries and pomegranates for antioxidants), vegetables, Omega 3 yogurt, jam, old fashioned peanut butter (no hydrogenated oils), cottage cheese, flavoured rice cakes, whole wheat breads (not much), oatmeal, whey protein, granola bars, blueberry pancakes (mmmm), and egg whites. I don't have salt in my cupboards. There is enough sodium in my food as is.
I work out five to six days a week. Not every one of those days is running or weight training. I also know it's important to let your body rest.
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My diet and ^^^^ is spot on i'm just trying to find the best size/strength program.
Ok so just one set to failure then? hold back 1 or 2?
I was lifting heavy in the 5-6 rep range cause i wanted strength. But i want hypertrophy more so i bump it up to 6-12 which is ideal for mass i hear. I just feel that when i lower the weight and do more reps i'm not working as hard lol.
I don't want to be jacked, my goal is to not be fat and to have good definition.
Ideally something like this. I have a completely different build so the result won't be the same exactly, but that's the gist of my goal, when you see my arms you'll see healthy muscle, you see my chest you see pecs not man boobs, you see my stomach you see a six pack or something close to it instead of a kegger. Basically, i just want to look like a healthy person, which I haven't been for 3/4 of my life.
kid u not.
Ahhhhhh, yeah I would strongly decrease the rest periods, it will make it much harder. My stamina is through the roof along with strength because of this it does take sometime but well worth it in the end. Just take ur time with it and drop off a minute and then another one the next week, u'll be amaze my friend trust me. U'll feel like a machine by the time u get use to it. Then what freakishly happens, you'll increase in weight
Being that there's only one set to failure you be ok, just don't do that on every set. Yes keep going to they drop or at least have a spotter there that can push u up a few times in order to tap the muscle out completely. That would be key.
Of course the morning if the most important time to shed. Every tried morning cardio? I've always done the morning "fast" on empty stomach and that drops lbs dramatically. Basically because we are at ground zero whenever we wake up and all the food is digested so there's no carbs in the way of burning muscle. Straight tapping of the fat whenever we wake up and do activity. It's rough at first on empty stomach but again you get used to it.
