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didnt see the other post - still, nearly 8 stone is tiny for 5ft 6. Going up and down like that is so bad for your body though.
I'd need to lose 2/ 2 and a half stone to be a good weight..
thanks
emz
Same!
I'm a scrawny wee thing, so don't want to get thinner, but I got a big stylee dressing down from one of my doctors for not exercising enough and making my breathing worse :grump:
I'm not keen on gyms, more of an activity person, but am struggling finding something to do. Running or anything high impact is out, cause I've got bad hips, and have been advised against it. My physio recommended pilates or yoga, but I just find it SO dull I make excuses not to do it. I'm planning to start swimming in the new year, and I ride horses and snowboard now and again when I can afford it, but what else can I do?
would you be able to do aqua aerobics? isn't that gentle on joints etc? anyone know?
Yeah, it's ideal for that kind of thing, it's just not very interesting! I'd rather avoid doing stuff that's just exercise for the sake of exercise. I lose interest really quickly, and can't motivate myself to carry on. If it's an activity that just happens to be good exercise, I'll get into it, and go regularly. Just need to find one that interests me and doesn't involve running or jumping
GRR.
Got to clean my diet up tomorrow and up the protein, try and keep some muscle on before I hit the weights after christmas
I'm in Clapham/Brixton at the moment (equdistance between the two) but I'm moving to Streatham Hill (the nice end
Besides that, had a good workout yesterday. I've noticed my upper body is taking much more shape since I started trying out pullups and bench pressing the olympic bar (which I added weight to yesterday - v sore today
Since reading this entry on stronglifts, my deadlifting form has really improved, I'm engaging my glutes a lot more, and I concentrate on wiggling my toes so I'm pushing the 'earth away' with my heels.
However, roll on new year!
I've always been a fairly big built lass and due to not having scales in the house whilst I was growing up I tend to measure myself in dress size rather than stones/pounds.
When I was at school I was about a size 18, then shrunk down to a 12 when I left, but I struggled with staying that small, I was never really comfortable with it. So I think a size 14 was my 'happy weight'. I'm a size 16 now; since I stopped lifeguarding/seeing my boyfriend I've put on loads of weight, we eat rubbish all the time
I'd like to get down to a 14 again, but be quite toned too. I'm meant to start my old job again (but I'm not sure if that's going ahead yet...) If I do I get free gym membership which will hopefully help, if I can be motivated to actually go...
Anyway, hopefully this thread will help me out a bit too with the inspiration :thumb:
However i have been good enough at getting up and going on the excersise bike for 1/2 an hour each morning before work which burns 500 calories. I just need to eat a bit more healthily - or rather not drink so much wine.
Tidy - go on girl!
What's your routine lookin like?
My bread and butter routine when I am busy, tired and stressed was wholebody workout alternating as many times a week as I could fit in..
Although you can really make things more fancy, the basic thing I planned around was this -
Workout 1
Squat
Bench
Bent Over Rows
Workout 2
Deadlift
Over Head Press (or known as Military Press)
Chins
Of course you can mix them around but I always keep deads and squats seperate
so e.g. you could do
Squat
Chins
Rows
That way you have two pull exercises on the same day and your two push exercies (bench/OHP) on the other
Whatever works best for you
But I always used to just hit that routine, usually for 5x5 and I still managed to get stronger and bigger easily..
If I had extra time on my hands I would throw extra shitty bits in for weak bodyparts like shrugs, curls, tates etc
Or you could switch bench for wide grip Dips - they are a very good exercise and excellent for chest growth
All this training talk makes me wanna cry:( :crying:
I'm eating alot less/healthier recently but I really don't know what kind of exercise I should be doing to help get rid of this excess fat?! I can't afford the Gym right now.
Anyone got any ideas? Stuff I could do round the house would be great.
At the moment, it's a mix of:
Deadlift
One armed snatches
Pull up practice (some unassisted and some negative)
lat pulldown
Deadlift
Bench press
Pull-ups (again, same format)
Don't know how to describe it, but it's like a reverse push up in the smith machine. Very good for delts
Deadlift
lunges
bench press
push ups
and at the end of each workout I do some midsection work.
Before then I was doing more work with my triceps and using the leg press machine. I think it's time I put some squats back in, but I'm very happy with the upper body progression.
Im a size 10/12 now, ideally I want to be a 8/10...so I know its not much and I'm sure I could do it if I really put my mind to it.
So anyway, now I have wrote it down in this thread I'm hoping I've given myself a kick start to stop being so lazy and just do some proper exercise.
Good luck everyone.
PS I don't weigh myself because I think I could possibly get a bit obsessive, do you think it would be a good idea if I started to so that I can see any progres?
then you'll be pleased to hear coke doesn't contain any fat (just sugar)
sit ups
doing any exercise where you have to hold your stomach in to do it
go running
- all good and all free
I used to aqua aerobics a few years ago, its hard work but as its under water its a lot better if you have joint problems. I cant do quite a few normal excerise things (like jogging and high impactstuff) because I would aggreivate my hip problems.
I didn't think sit ups actually did any good when it came to getting rid of fat?
there is no point feeling really bad now, it's done and tomorrow is another day...this goes for you too curvy lass.
Lacrymosa - If you feel you have eaten badly then it helps beat the guilt if the next day you cut back a little and excercise/ up your activity a bit, however as you are hurt at the moment go easy on yourself, there is plenty of time for the other stuff
If it makes you feel better i had a large mccoys and 2 kettle chips?
I just drank a bottle of vodka too and am on second?
Am about to put garlic bread in the oven to myself too
would have pizza if it was here
binge alert
no point in situps if its fat loss you want mate
you got any weights? even I mean two light dumbbells as you could do a good circuits routine for weight loss with them?
If not you could make a circuit of stuff like -
Jogging on the spot
star jumps
burpees
shadow boxing
press ups
sit ups
Do each of the above for 30 seconds one after the other then have 90 seconds rest and repeat.. say 10 times? let me know how you get on ..
I just need to get rid of this fucking belly and excess fatty bits that I've developed over the last 6 months!