P.S. And if we are to take those references at face, then without their steroids not only would they not be anywhere near as muscular, but they would also not have recovered properly between workouts. (Not that I'm suggesting steroids are a good thing.)
No never have but I should since everyone say they liked it. I was told by a friend that American Psycho was a great movie. I didn't like it, so I am not that eager to.
The first few pounds melted off me like butter on a hot skillet. Now, it is getting really difficult and it is annoying me. Maybe I just have to be patient (the endgame always requires it). Still, while if I stopped now I would look ok in clothes, I have stepped up my ambition just one notch (look good without clothes? ). Given how hard I have worked so far, I know what I am getting myself into. One thing I am trying not to do is some fad diet. I am trying to find that magical combination of nutrition, taste, and fulfillment from food, all the while being true to my genetic makeup. I know I could starve myself and lose weight, but if it isn't sustainable, what would be the point? I was sent a really interesting document about the right way to diet for a fit (ripped is more accurate) body (thanks, you know who you are). It is very interesting and goes against much of what is being said here. The logic of it seems airtight, but I am not qualified to judge.
I have switched to Tabata/HIT about a year ago and the difference is absolutely amazing. I use the protocol for core, weight training, and cardio. Anyone else do this? I would like to hear some thoughts.
In a nutshell, be sure to get enough, but not excessive, protein. Eat modest portions of lean meat only a few times a week, at most. Be sure to get enough, but not excessive, fats, focusing on the good kind. Very low fat diets stress the body and leave you hungry. And be sure to eat fiber-rich food. Aside from the health benefits of fiber, it helps satisfy hunger. Strictly limit the intake of the four whites: salt, sugar, refined flour and white rice. Try to eat a fair amount of ground flaxseed for their lignans. Not flaxseed oil, which does not contain lignans. Grind it yourself with a coffee grinder and then refrigerate after grinding. You can add ground flaxseed to salads, cereals, milkshakes, etc. Flaxseed is also the best plant source of omega-3. http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/The-growing-science-of-lignans-health-benefits
Glad that you're making progress, Nitro. My two cents: If you've always been strong and fit, almost anything will get you back there. If the gym thing motivates you, knock yourself out, but if you're naturally big, you probably don't really need it. I'm doing this: http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html And the related squats, sit-ups and pull-ups. Plus 3 hours of jogging a week and substituting cookies, etc. with fruit and junk food with lean meat. Regarding Bale, he didn't necessarily juiced up; when you lose weight below "your" weight you recover it double quick. When I was playing football I had my wisdom teeth removed (which explains its share of things), it went wrong and I lost over 25 pounds in two months. I regained them almost as fast as I lost them and a short while later I was back in shape. He cheats on his push-ups And the Machinist is a great movie - American psycho I barely tolerated, don't let it turn you away. Finally, for stomach fat, I hear that doubling your trading size works wonders (j/k - spare me the one-lot piker flames and the my size is bigger than yours theme)
Yes, he did. The tell-tale signs are there, quite part from the time it had taken him to get there. People don't develop their trapezius muscles like that without juicing it up. It just doesn't happen.
It's intensity that brings the results. I become a bigger advocate of CrossFit the more I do it, and I've spent almost my whole life working out. Here's the workout some friends and I are doing in two days, it's a classic CrossFit workout. If you think you're in shape, try this on for size and post your time. Run 1 mile 100 pullups (fully extended arm at the bottom, chin above bar at top) 200 pushups (chest and thighs touch the floor) 300 squats (bodyweight, full depth) Run 1 mile You can break the reps up any way you want, but must start and finish with a 1 mile run. Oh yeah, it's for time, so do the above as fast as you can.
Thanks. I have been naturally strong. The fit part, uh, that left about ten years ago, but it only started to go south recently because even though I was overweight, I still had a reasonable masculine physique. But recently, I really started to get soft, and that was it. One thing that I didn't realize is that even though I know I am getting stronger, there is this layer of fat around my body that is hiding all the physique underneath. I can't wait to get to 175 lbs. My wrestling weight was 145 solid, but that seems nearly impossible now.
Thanks. I can do the run 1 mile bookends in maybe another month. I can probably do the 100 pushups in an another month or so. There is no way I can do 100 pullups. Even when I was strong, I had a hard time with pullups. Probably means that I was niche strong instead of overall strong. 300 squats body weight, not sure, but that doesn't seem too tough. This seems like a workout for one of those ironman contestants though...