I'm going according to the App, and the guy who I am following, Mehdi, has a strict regimen. What do you mean though by heavy or light day?
ok. has it worked for you? lost fat? gain muscle? what was your experience with it? sorry to bother; i just wanna see if it's worth continuing. seems somewhat too good to be true.
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getting back after a hiatus is the worst. It is depressing when you are having a hard time finishing off a set with a weight that you used to warm up with. Good news is that if you trained consistently before your break, then you usually catch back up pretty quick. Getting over that first 3 week hump is a pain though
Got back to it after Ramadan ended. Feels good. The first 2-3 days were hell. Super sore but after all that, i'm back on track. Almost about to finish my workout regime that I picked up from Bodybuilding.com, the jay cutler workout. Having one of those keeps me on track to go back the next day or if I miss the workout, i use my rest day to finish it up.
I have plateau'd. Stuck on 100 lbs flat dumbbell press (4-5 reps) for a long time now. I don't do bench, that **** too risky without a spotter.
At night I get those desperate carb temptations, I kill it with lemonade made with Splenda. Delicious AF. 0 calorie, 0 sugar Make sure you getting a good split and muscles trained don't overlap. Mon- Legs. Squats and Good Mornings. Tues- Back: Weighted pull ups and Barbell Rows, Biceps. Wed- Chest: Incline and Flat Bench, Dips. Triceps. Shoulders. Repeat...
I have a 5 day split Monday: Chest Tuesday: Back Wed: Rest Thursday: Shoulders & Traps Friday: Legs Saturday: Arms Sunday: Rest Throw in about 10 mins of abs after every workout
I walk/jog/run typically 4 miles a day 5x a week. I run hard some days and just walk others when my feet get too sore but I always stretch them before and after with a tennis ball. I just walk over the tennis ball and let it roll under my feet. It's like a mini foam roller in the sense that if you have any tension or soreness it'll definitely help iron out the kinks. Don't overdo it though as I've used it too much or pressed down on what felt like a knot and ended up creating a bruise that affected my mobility even worse. 5 minutes though is usually good. http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/6FAQ.html I don't do barefoot running or use those gorilla foot gloves but I do try to run wearing some plain old black converse shoes. They don't have thick soles and I do find the muscles in my feet have gotten stronger as result of it and my stride does feel more efficient and less impactful on my joints. You might just have weak foot muscles from wearing thick soles or possibly might be overweight. I don't know if this is true but it's one of those I heard lines. I heard that 5 lbs. of weight creates 50 lbs. of additional impact on your stride when you run. Could be true but I do notice it's much much easier for me to run when I weigh less even if it's just a few pounds lost and nothing drastically significant. So perhaps consider walking barefoot around the house or buying flat sole shoes (They're great for lifting in the gym anyways) when you walk/jog. Build up your calf and foot strength then push further as your body permits. My $.02 .
5'9" at 176 lbs. Weak, low muscle, high fat. Trying to get an athletic build. MWF - doing stronglifts 5x5 TTh - 30 min elliptical Every day in the afternoon, I'm doing 40-50 pushups to eventually build up to 100 pushups. I also started the 30 day ab challenge. The biggest obstacle for me is diet. I have a sweet tooth, and it messes me up. Trying to cut out carbs at night and be more conscious about my eating. Any tips on how I can get a lean, athletic build? Should I stick to what I'm doing or change it up?
There's no other way around it. DIET. Best thing for you to do is to track your macros on the fitness pal app. Flexible dieting.
I'd add another day in there of cardio. If/when you get more advanced in weight lifting you can cut down on cardio if you're goal is to add more size, but if that's not your goal then adding cardio would help drop lbs along side weight training.
