Should I be losing weight

Vain

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

get some wheel pics up!

What you mean lad? Im guessing you mean real pics? If so what you looking for? Iv only a crappy phone for taken pics im afraid.

celestial

Mate, you won't go far wrong listening to rubadub's advice on here.

Looking at those pics I would say that there is prob quite a bit you can do if what you want is to build yourself up and get a bit more ripped (and no doubt that's what you want).

Two things you're doing which aren't great are too many exercises in your programme and too many carbs in your diet. It really does make a difference cutting out some carbs - esp the bread. Cut down or cut out bread and other starchy carbs like spuds for a couple weeks and see the difference.

Also - quit focusing on weight - you could lose 2kg and think 'great' - but most of it could be muscle. This is why weight/resistance training is so damn good - you get to lose fat while keeping and/or building muscle at the same time, esp when you are a newbie.

James Mcfadden

Well if your'e not going to do cardio before the weights mate make sure warm up correctly and strech first atleast or you will be doing yourself more damage in the long run.

Im really concerned about some of the crap advice being given out here guys to beginners. How does a beginner know whats right and whats wrong on this forum? :eek:

floggg

James Mcfadden wrote: »

Well if your'e not going to do cardio before the weights mate make sure warm up correctly and strech first atleast or you will be doing yourself more damage in the long run.

Im really concerned about some of the crap advice being given out here guys to beginners. How does a beginner know whats right and whats wrong on this forum? :eek:

WTF?

And what would make you more qualified. Why should he trust you either?

Just because you disagree with advice doesn't mean its crap. I'm not claiming to be an expert, i'm just telling him what worked for me. I at least tried to explain the rationale behind my advice. Whether its right or wrong, i'd expect you to explain to me why you disagree, instead of calling the advice crap.

blackgold>>

This thread is hilarious.

Anyway Vain,

Fact of the matter is your losing 0.4lbs a week.That isn't great progress at all.You could be doing alot better than that.It's all down to your diet.

9am half cup of porridge , 2 egg whites + 2 whole eggs omelet

11:30 banana

12 gym

2pm tuna 2 slices of whole wheat brown bread

4pm apple, hand full of peanuts

6pm dinner meat 3 green veg

9pm Low fat yogurt, protein shake

Try out that diet for a few weeks and see how you get on with it.
When you find yourself not losing weight, have a big meal of anything you like .4 quater pounders etc .... It helps to kick start your weight loss again By the above diet alone and your exercise you should lose atleast 2 lbs of weight a week.

FunkZ

James Mcfadden wrote: »

Oh and what qualifies me?:mad:

Or maybe it's your gigantic penis?!!

Vain

blackgold>> wrote: »

This thread is hilarious.

Anyway Vain,

Fact of the matter is your losing 0.4lbs a week.That isn't great progress at all.You could be doing alot better than that.It's all down to your diet.

9am half cup of porridge , 2 egg whites + 2 whole eggs omelet

11:30 banana

12 gym

2pm tuna 2 slices of whole wheat brown bread

4pm apple, hand full of peanuts

6pm dinner meat 3 green veg

9pm Low fat yogurt, protein shake

Try out that diet for a few weeks and see how you get on with it.
When you find yourself not losing weight, have a big meal of anything you like .4 quater pounders etc .... It helps to kick start your weight loss again By the above diet alone and your exercise you should lose atleast 2 lbs of weight a week.

Cheers will give it a blast. I hate eggs tuna and nuts tho:D

floggg

Vain wrote: »

Cheers will give it a blast. I hate eggs tuna and nuts tho:D

Eggs are fairly versatile, so if you don't like em boiled etc, try em scrammbled or in an omlette. I scramble em em up and add some chilli sauce, or fresh chilli and garlic, or herbs etc, with a bit of tomatoes and onion. Mmmmm.

Tuna - i don't like so much, but find those new John West no drain tuna steak in sunflower oil is actuallu quite nice. I find its the gooey texture which puts me off most, but that one is not gooey at all!

As for nuts, i love em. There's lots of different nuts out there though, so try em all till you find ones you like. Unsalted Peanuts or cashews can be quite bland, but i love brazil nuts, hazelnuts and macadamia nuts. Aldi do some lovely bags of mixed nuts and fruit (in a red bag) and mixed nuts (in a blue bag). I can't remeber what they're called, but they're not the ordinary cheap "Snackrite" ones, and they're a bit more expensive (~1.70 per bag) but they're lovely.

Vain

So I said giving cardio a go after my weight training, and man was it hard from the very start I was sure my legs would fall off. I done 20min up on 15min I used to do.

Heres what i got up to:

Rower 5min 84 cals

Swiss ball squats 3x15

Leg curl 3x8 50kg

Leg ext 3x8 50kg

Calf raises on step 3x8 10kg

Bent over row 3x8 14kg

Shoulder press 14kgx8 16kgx6 16kgx3

Back ext 3x15

Upright row 3x8 12kg

Rear deltoid raises 3x8 8kg

Concentration curls 3x8 9kg

Bicep pulldown 3x8 50kg

Treadmill 20min interval training level 10 276 cals


Maybe its because its only my first day but didnt seem to be able to lift easyer with out doing cardio first. I say im going to have the DOMS tomorrow, legs not feeling great calves tight and sore.

Vain

floggg wrote: »

Eggs are fairly versatile, so if you don't like em boiled etc, try em scrammbled or in an omlette. I scramble em em up and add some chilli sauce, or fresh chilli and garlic, or herbs etc, with a bit of tomatoes and onion. Mmmmm.

Tuna - i don't like so much, but find those new John West no drain tuna steak in sunflower oil is actuallu quite nice. I find its the gooey texture which puts me off most, but that one is not gooey at all!

As for nuts, i love em. There's lots of different nuts out there though, so try em all till you find ones you like. Unsalted Peanuts or cashews can be quite bland, but i love brazil nuts, hazelnuts and macadamia nuts. Aldi do some lovely bags of mixed nuts and fruit (in a red bag) and mixed nuts (in a blue bag). I can't remeber what they're called, but they're not the ordinary cheap "Snackrite" ones, and they're a bit more expensive (~1.70 per bag) but they're lovely.

Cheers must go shopping:D Lets say for lunch would lets say 2 or 3 fresh drumsticks be as good as the tuna?