M.U.S.C.L.E. (Bodybuilding)

throw in some cardio and a balanced weight training program muscle helps burn fat increases your metabolism eat smaller portioned meals 4 to 5 times a day dont skip meals either.50%protein 30% carbs 20% fats.

cool, ill give that a try.

I've been off and on a few years now.

When I first started exercising I weighed 230.
I got down to 169.
Now I'm passed 230 but I have more muscle and have retained a lot of my strength at 245.
When I first started working out I couldn't even do one dip,now at 245 I can get between 4-6 in a set.

But sadly my gym closed down.
Instead of joining another one, I bought my own weight bench.
I work with my bench,medicine balls,and heavy bag for cardio.

I got a lot stricter on my diet lately and haven't had a beer in over 2 weeks (gotta lose the gut).

Damn, smiley, looking at your avi, at 245 you sure don't hold your weight well. 😛

lol when i tried burning of that stubborn flab a few years ago i went 4 hours non stop on a stationary bike at medium speed after that i got of the bike and my testicles were numb like they just dropped of lol

230 down to 169

that is ridiculously impressive or you're just full of shit, but i'll give you the benefit of the doubt, who am i to say you couldn't do that

congrats if you did

but how did you get back up to 245? muscle? or did you just put the fat back on?

what is all this 230, 169 business. Whats that in stones or Kilo´s?

they mean pounds.

Originally posted by Earl Dark
230 down to 169

that is ridiculously impressive or you're just full of shit, but i'll give you the benefit of the doubt, who am i to say you couldn't do that

congrats if you did

but how did you get back up to 245? muscle? or did you just put the fat back on?

I would love to tell you all in muscle but mainly in fat.
Though most people tell me I look better now than I did before I started exercising.

And yes,that's in pounds.

Originally posted by botankus
Damn, smiley, looking at your avi, at 245 you sure don't hold your weight well. 😛

Ha Ha!

I'm busted now!

lol

I'll post some pics for you guys.
Maybe it might inspire somebody.Maybe not.

Here's me before.The best I could find right now.
During practice in a band I was a part of.

I was 230-to 235 in those pics.

A few years later I started working out and got a good diet.

I got in pretty good shape and felt great.
After I got hitched I gained my weight back,but I looked better and still felt better because I didn't give my workout up completely,and though I ate more generously,I still wouldn't eat certain foods.

Current pic of me

I give you credit for posting up pics of your self.I couldnt do that any pictures of me i end up thrownig in the garbage lol. looks like you got in good shape in the 5th and 6th pics.I got hitched to couple of years ago went from 88 kg lean and cut to 115 kg smooth with more muscle mass and half of that fat.Thats what marriage does to ya lol.

A lot of people do have a hard time putting themselves out their and showing their gains and losses,but one thing I always keep in mind is that no matter how much you improve your phsyique,you'll always be your worst critic.
and if people want to put you down for an imperfection or flaw,then forget about them.
What have they done to improve themselves?

Props for the gain man!

That's very impressive Mr.Smiley.

I'm actually trying to gain weight. I'm only about 180 and stand 6'4. It's hard for me to gain weight, but I changed my diet about 2 months ago and improved my training programme and I'm actually gaining weight now, albeit rather slowly, but I'm making gains non the less.

I engage in a 6 day split routine focusing on hypertrophy fiber training.
Monday:Chest, triceps and anterior/alterior deltiods.
Tuesday: Back, biceps and Posterior deltoid.
Wensday: Legs.
Thursday: Shoulders Abs.
Friday: Lats, traps and Errectors.
Saturday: Chest and back selfweight and cardio.

Everday is accompanied by an ab workout about 50% of the effort as my actual ab workout.
Everyday i think of something to do that involves legs besides cycling to the gym, I like to keep my testosterone nice and high all the time.

Monthly split:
3 weeks hypertrophy
1 week strength training.
( not in that order, i always change it)

Originally posted by mr.smiley
I'll post some pics for you guys.
Maybe it might inspire somebody.Maybe not.

Here's me before.The best I could find right now.
During practice in a band I was a part of.

I was 230-to 235 in those pics.

A few years later I started working out and got a good diet.

I got in pretty good shape and felt great.
After I got hitched I gained my weight back,but I looked better and still felt better because I didn't give my workout up completely,and though I ate more generously,I still wouldn't eat certain foods.

Current pic of me

I here you man.
My girlfriend keeps feeding me so its hard to stay in top shape.

you're looking to lose a gut, then you should crank out some crunches or situps

What about the bicycle maneuver exercise? I read this came out on top in scientific experiments, showing it's better than crunches/sit ups.

Any tips for women? I would love to know what the best exercise is to keep away bingo wings that women seem to suffer from compared to you lucky men? anyone.

🙂

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