gym help

[colin lad]

Some good suggestions so far.

 

"Going to the gym" doesn't tell us what you do when you get there. As has been said, there is the weight/resistence side of it and the cardio/exercise part.

 

You said you feel stronger and more defined which is good. You are probably losing fat but as muscle weighs more than fat your aggregate weight may stay much the same. When you say you fluctuate by 4kg do you mean lb's?

 

To get good results I would suggest a) talk to an expert personal trainer or nutritionalist B) agree a plan that works for you c) stick to it.

 

It is about input (food/diet) and output (exercise) being combined. How often you exercise and what you do. You should be able to get a `free` referral and check BMI, weight etc so you know what needs to be done. Starting a food and exercise diary would be helpful as well.

 

My wife runs outdoor fitness bootcamps and the results we see are amazing. Serious life changing stuff. Usually it takes up to 3 months to really see a difference but that is with regular exercise (at least 3 times a week) and some sort of dietry control.

 

Well done for addressing it and wanting to do something but if you don't know how to achieve the results you may end up a little frustrated. Knowledge is everything in this game. Get some professional help - you don't have to sign up for regular PT sessions. Just get pointed in the right direction and have an occasional review to make sure you are still on track.

 

Good luck with it.

the best reply so far

in an earlier post i said it's 80% eating that was not ment as an exact percentage it's what we use to say to people to emphasize the importance of healthy eating

as has been said get your gym staff to sit down and sort you out a program

 

colin

[Marine1980]

i can only speak from my own experiences but here goes,

i was a skinny rake i trained 5 days a week for 23 years although i am a butcher by trade i did work in a gym for 3 years as a fitness instructor and personal trainer after 4 years in 1993 i was at my fittest and entered gladiators i got down to the last 50 from 16,000 entrants and was feeling and looking good,

i didn't make the show and decided then to change the way i trained to a more body building approach lifting some very serious weights now i have given it all up and can look back at what i did ,

well the 1st 4 years was great i got very fit and looked great felt great all by training for both fitness and strength as others have said 80% of your training is done in the kitchen,

then the next 19 years was pumping heavy weights and some silly workout's that made you throw up out side then go back in for more and what did i get out of that,

i gained 5 stone of body mass had a great looking physic big arms a small waist and big chest,

oh yeah and i also got

heart palpitations

high blood pressure

found myself with a very short temper

arthritis

i get awful aches in my knee's and hands in cold months

to name a few

if i had the chance to do it all again would i??

yes but not the body building and heavy weights i would of carried on with the lighter weights and plenty of cardio work

go see the gym instructor and tell what you want and get him to write out a routine that suits what you need,

i am not trying to put you off the heavy weights

most important have fun

 

colin

The short temper would be from the gear you little cheater you!! Lol

 

Low weight, high reps is the way ahead!!

 

Royal