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Back to the gym

  • 18-08-2013 3:12pm
    #1
    nowimtalking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    tomorrow I've decided I'm going to start back at the gym but I have one concern. I'll give some background to the problem and hopefully I can get some advice.

    Back when I was 16 I was very heavy at 16st, I lost weight very quickly over a year in that time on different fad diets and got down to about 12 st, silly I know. I went to college the next year, at 17 and lost even more, my lowest weight was 9.5 st. Fast forward 2 years and I fluctuated between 10 and 12.5st. I'm at the upper side of that now and need to lose about 2 st to be at a healthy weight.

    My problem is, I never really toned up properly and I'd like to start working on that. Last time I went to the gym however, I started to get bigger around the chest and thighs but it was more solid. This isn't really what I wanted to achieve as I like tighter fit shirts.

    So, goimg back this time, can anyone recommend things to do/not do to avoid this happening?


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  • #2
    dor843088
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭dor843088


    nowimtalking wrote: »
    tomorrow I've decided I'm going to start back at the gym but I have one concern. I'll give some background to the problem and hopefully I can get some advice.

    Back when I was 16 I was very heavy at 16st, I lost weight very quickly over a year in that time on different fad diets and got down to about 12 st, silly I know. I went to college the next year, at 17 and lost even more, my lowest weight was 9.5 st. Fast forward 2 years and I fluctuated between 10 and 12.5st. I'm at the upper side of that now and need to lose about 2 st to be at a healthy weight.

    My problem is, I never really toned up properly and I'd like to start working on that. Last time I went to the gym however, I started to get bigger around the chest and thighs but it was more solid. This isn't really what I wanted to achieve as I like tighter fit shirts.

    So, goimg back this time, can anyone recommend things to do/not do to avoid this happening?

    Do you want to lose bodyfat or build muscle ?


  • #3
    nowimtalking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭nowimtalking


    dor843088 wrote: »
    Do you want to lose bodyfat or build muscle ?

    Lose body fat..


  • #4
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    What exercise do you enjoy doing, are you male or female. Do you want to look muscular or thin, tight shirts look good on either. Last time you went to the gym and started to get bigger what were you doing?


  • #5
    dor843088
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭dor843088


    nowimtalking wrote: »
    Lose body fat..

    Just stay in a small calorie deficit and try to lose 1to 2 lbs a week job done. You can only lose fat or build muscle if you dont want any more muscle then dont lift weights and just do some cardio.


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