Working out daily...

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Paulson
Please read this so we can get it straightened out...

Originally posted by: Paulson
ok, responding to your post sid...

1. I want to lost the fat... you're right... I'm not worried about the weight, because muscle will weight more than fat.
2. I do 30 minutes of cardio on a exercise machine, I don't know what it's called but it burns the calories... at least 500 calories per 1/2 hour and I run the mile
3. I usually don't... I try to workout 30-40 minutes after I eat...

Yeah, I saw that. I still say that mile is pointless. Stretch it out to 4 and drop the machine, or drop the mile and spend 10 more minutes on the machine.

BTW, do you monitor your HR while on the machine to make sure it remains in the target zone?

And about your daily weight lifting... what's up with that?

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Paulson
Ok, right now I weigh 219 lbs... No, I'm not fat, although I would like to lose the belly and love handles I so adequately have gained...

I run a mile at 8 mph, which burns 172 calories, but I also usually go on an exercise machine for 30 to 50 minutes a day eating anywhere from 500 calories to 900

And lifting weights for me is fun. I can max out at 300lbs.. currently I do 200 lbs 8 times on bench press.

I also do situps and exercise my ab muscles (they have a machine for that also which I do 10 times in each direction @ 120 lbs)

Well that their is your problem. Why do abb stuff on a machine?

If they have some sort of incline board which you can stick against a wall that has hooks use that. Do incline sit ups with weights on your chest as high as you can. This makes it very intense for your abbs to work against. They get very strong and they start to *bulk* out to give the 6 pack look. I don't mess with any machine work and especially for the abbs. I hit up an incline for 8 reps x 4 sets and have a 15kg weight as high as I can on my chest. I also do it with straight legs. If you don't work out your back don't do them with straight legs as it will kill your back for now. When you get better you can do it with straight legs.

Squatting helps a lot in adding muscle mass. Also helps to give you a very strong *trunk*. Abbs and back. They will get strong.

Abbs pretty cut no machines. No the most cut but they sure as hell will be when I reach about 25.

Remember this: ALL gains in strength and muscle size are made during recovery. Your muscle recovery is just as important as the time spent lifting. Disrupt that recovery time, and you've wasted your time lifting because your muscles will not grow in strength and size. Recovery for each muscle group is 72 hours minimum, and you really should only work out each muscle group once a week.

Hey so how come top O-lifters can get away with training 5-10 times a week AND get stronger? I sure as hell know they don't do a split body part routine ala body building style. They will work squats and technical lift every single session. With abbs and hypers and a few other things. They are strong and train and don't leave the 72hrs rest period between legs. They will work legs almost every session by doing a Snatch/Clean and Jerk/squat front or back.

I train Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays. Those 3 days I do my O-lifting and squats, abb, hypers, bench, military. On the other days I will also hit bench and military for more conditioning. By your reasoning I would not get stronger. I use to hit only the 3 days and do no training on the other days. Other sports yes but no weight training of any sort. Now I have started to train on the other days and do conditioning. I have gotten quite a bit stronger since.

Got to ask my coach about it.

 

[Trevelyan]

Originally posted by: Paulson
Let me tell you, working out daily sure does suck...

This summer I've gotten pissed at myself and decided to fix some things I find wrong with me...

I'm 6'1... I can easily bench 250 pounds, but I don't do it often... so I started working out the whole last month of june...

My goal... run 1 mile a day, and use the other exercise machines to burn another 500 calories per day (running 1 mile burns 172 calories for me)

I also weightlift every day. I know you're not supposed to but I just don't care. I have a set on about 12 different machines... once the week is up I bump the set up by 10 pounds.

So far I haven't lost any weight (yet I've eliminated drinking pop or eating sweets)

I hope by the end of the summer I actually can see the abs that I work on now

Whoa man... slow down... you gotta give your muscles a chance to rebuild. Eat lots of protein about 1 hour before working out, and eat again immediately after working out. Right before you go to sleep, drink a 100% whey protein shake.... and then wait a day or two before working out again...

Work out like 4 days a week... your muscles gotta rebuild man.