what punching bag did you buy? i was thinking about having a small home gym at the house so i won't have an excuse not going to the gym. i thought maybe if i buy a treadmill, some dumbbells and a punching bag then i would be set.
This one from Academy at the same price. The rule of thumb is that your heavy bag should be 1/2 your body weight, so you could get one quite a bit smaller.
All right, I guess I'm going to post in here as well. However, I'm going be going in the opposite direction from the rest of you. I'm chronically underweight (6'3.5", 150lbs), and starting the oh-so-cliche new year's resolution of getting in better shape. I'm hoping to put on some weight, though. Starting my workouts today, so I'll be back next Monday with my results.
I did great last week. Not so great over the weekend. Ended up at the same weight 174. I need to find some time during the weekend to at least get one work out in.
Why don't you ask your husband-to-be for some suggestions on what kind of 'exercise' you can do together. I'm pretty sure he can come up with something.................................... AWWWWW YEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!!!!
we are in the same boat. im 6'0" also 150lbs. what do you say we both get up to about 180 by the end of the year/decade. ??????
I just got back from Vacation, so the new year technically starts now for me. I am implementing an elaborate new diet where I drink mostly just water and eat healthy, cutting out most red meat and poultry (fish is ok) More importantly, no fast food any more. A subway sandwich can be done right, and a baked potato and side salad from Wendy's can be decent alternatives when I'm in a rush. But I'm steering clear of all burger chains from now on.
Yup it's digital. Next time I'll do the 3 readings thing. I won't weight myself now since I have ate breakfast. I'm not really on a strict diet but I workout twice a day. Try to only eat sweets only on the weekend. I've lost about 20 pounds since I started this a few months ago. But I'm not consistent. Forgot to mention my height. 5'10 191
I'm right there with both of you. When I was 21, I was 6' and 127 lbs. When I got married at 27, I was 155 lbs. I'm now almost 40 and weigh around 178 to 180. I'm trying to add muscle and lose some gut. I'm trying to reach 200 lbs lean. EAT EAT EAT. Eat 6 meals a day, high calorie, low fat. High protein. Eat breakfast. (skim milk, yogurt, eggs, pancakes, toast, etc) then, between breakfast and lunch, eat a tuna sandwich (or peanut butter), banana, yogurt and milk. Then eat a normal lunch then, between lunch and dinner, eat another tuna sandwich (or peanut butter), banana, yogurt and milk. Then eat a normal dinner Then, before you go to bed, eat a bowl of cereal, banana, and milk. Do that every day. And while you're doing that, lift weights. No jogging or aerobic exercise - that's for people who want to lose weight. Warm up on the treadmill for only about 5 minutes, then do weightlifting. At the gym get one of the people there to build a weight-training program for you to gain muscle mass (not increase strength and not lose fat). I
Tough day for me in the gym.... Just didn't feel like i "had it" today. Did my complete shoulder workout but I could tell my enthusiasm was down. We'll see if tomorrow will be different.
although im fair with knowledge on this stuff. ive never really thought of the differences of strength training versus " a weight-training program" the first thing i would assume would that it would include a lot of core exercises (lunges, squats, leg presses) or am i wrong?
i'm no expert, but i've read that there are 3 main goals for weight training - either size (hypertrophy), strength, or endurance. with some of the differences in program dealing with a % weight lift based on your 1RM (1 rep max), number of repititions, rest period between sets, and number of sets.
