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By *arkRichMan
over a year ago
Manchester City Centre |
Been going for almost a year now...
Best thing I ever did...
I had a beer belly and skinny arms, and as I was just about to turn 33, I thought I needed to look after myself a bit more...
I get a lot more attention off the women now that I have a reasonable physique... I get tired less easily, have more ‘get up and go’, and I find the gym to be the best way to deal with stress  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like The Gym Shag and the delicious male specimens in it.
But, I stuck an extra 10k on a machine yesterday and my back is killing me today.
Back rub anyone? I need some nifty fingers  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt. "
What were the PB's? |
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By *arkRichMan
over a year ago
Manchester City Centre |
"Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt. "
That’s some really good gains mate!!!
I gained half a stone recently... but have otherwise struggled to get above 13 stone
Just recently started having 2 CNP ProMass shakes a day (3 scoops) and am eating a lot more, so hopefully that’ll have a good effect...
I wore a jacket last night that I couldn’t zip up last year! Felt great! |
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By *igertigerCouple (MM)
over a year ago
nr Letterkenny |
"Been going for almost a year now...
Best thing I ever did...
I had a beer belly and skinny arms, and as I was just about to turn 33, I thought I needed to look after myself a bit more...
I get a lot more attention off the women now that I have a reasonable physique... I get tired less easily, have more ‘get up and go’, and I find the gym to be the best way to deal with stress "
fair play how much muscle did you put on in a year?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I go two or theee times a week and to be honest, the hardest part is the bit before, getting my motivation is hard even when I’m seeing the improvement, leg day is hard |
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By *igertigerCouple (MM)
over a year ago
nr Letterkenny |
"Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt. "
well done may I ask what type of programme did you start with?
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By *arkRichMan
over a year ago
Manchester City Centre |
"Been going for almost a year now...
Best thing I ever did...
I had a beer belly and skinny arms, and as I was just about to turn 33, I thought I needed to look after myself a bit more...
I get a lot more attention off the women now that I have a reasonable physique... I get tired less easily, have more ‘get up and go’, and I find the gym to be the best way to deal with stress
fair play how much muscle did you put on in a year?
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Cheers.. last time I used one of those high-tech machines was in Feb...
I had put on 8kg of muscle (1.25stone)
And gone from 28% bodyfat to 16% |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury 
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation. "
Zombie apocalypse.... |
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse...."
Have something EAT my stomach?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse....
Have something EAT my stomach? "
I was thinking more the needing to run away and shortage of food.. jesus man you werent lying about the lazy..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse...."
Jogging is good to get the flab off your belly, swimming helps too |
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse....
Have something EAT my stomach?
I was thinking more the needing to run away and shortage of food.. jesus man you werent lying about the lazy.. "
You know what? Running away didn’t occur to me - I looked round the sitting room and wondered what I’d defend myself with if one came in.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse....
Have something EAT my stomach?
I was thinking more the needing to run away and shortage of food.. jesus man you werent lying about the lazy..
You know what? Running away didn’t occur to me - I looked round the sitting room and wondered what I’d defend myself with if one came in. "
Im a chicken shit.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven’t been for months cos of the car injury
What’s a good way to get rid of my stomach flab? Bearing in mind my age, innate laziness and minimal motivation.
Zombie apocalypse....
Have something EAT my stomach?
I was thinking more the needing to run away and shortage of food.. jesus man you werent lying about the lazy..
You know what? Running away didn’t occur to me - I looked round the sitting room and wondered what I’d defend myself with if one came in. "
Hahaha... fight to the death with an empty coffee cup or tv remote rather than run |
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I like the gym and I'm not in bad shape from it, but I only go a couple of times a week and give myself a right beasting.
I couldn't be one of the gym obsessives who practically live in there and have to video every lift they do to put on Instagram, because they think everyone else wants to watch them pick stuff up and put it back down again  |
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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago
Camberley occasionally doncaster |
I'm in the gym most days. However I am splitting it between weights and heavy bagwork/skipping. Trying to work round several injuries so i wont be hitting PBs anytime soon.
Still battering a lot of the lads way younger than me though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love it, Im just struggling to put muscle on my calves and legs atm. Plus forearms. Feel like my chest workout has hit a plateu too. "
Plateus happen, change angles of exercises, add some supersets, slowler tempo of lifts, change the set and reps numbers and add some different lifts. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love it, Im just struggling to put muscle on my calves and legs atm. Plus forearms. Feel like my chest workout has hit a plateu too.
Plateus happen, change angles of exercises, add some supersets, slowler tempo of lifts, change the set and reps numbers and add some different lifts."
Yeah I want to, just dont want to get form wrong and injure myself, mainly going weights to help with jui-jitsu, so a torn ligament or muscle isnt desireable :P |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love it, Im just struggling to put muscle on my calves and legs atm. Plus forearms. Feel like my chest workout has hit a plateu too.
Plateus happen, change angles of exercises, add some supersets, slowler tempo of lifts, change the set and reps numbers and add some different lifts.
Yeah I want to, just dont want to get form wrong and injure myself, mainly going weights to help with jui-jitsu, so a torn ligament or muscle isnt desireable :P"
You probably mainly need strength work so.. and alot of mobility.
You could lower your sets ti heavy 5x5's and do as much mobility work as lifting in each session |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Deadlifts!
PB 100kgx2 reps
Working on it.. love hearing peoples PBs thats great well done"
I've forgotten what it's like to set a PB, over a year because of illness and injury |
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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago
CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly) |
"Deadlifts!
PB 100kgx2 reps
Working on it.. love hearing peoples PBs thats great well done"
My PB is ....... To turn up at the gym in the first place. I have achieved that every time xxx Suzi |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Deadlifts!
PB 100kgx2 reps
Working on it.. love hearing peoples PBs thats great well done
I've forgotten what it's like to set a PB, over a year because of illness and injury "
Sorry to hear that.. hope the health is better now thats the main thing |
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"Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt.
What were the PB's? "
Never ask peoples pb's on here as you will get all sorts of b.s weights quoted |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ive hit the point where its gone from a chore to a addiction. Beat some pb's today too.
Gone from 9st 2 - 2016
To 12st 5 - 2018
Really happy with my progress and now have the confidence to wear a short sleeved tshirt.
What were the PB's?
Never ask peoples pb's on here as you will get all sorts of b.s weights quoted "
Let the off.. like all of fab wade through the shite for thw odd decent encounter... like that one time I worked really hard and got a 250kg chest press |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I am going to the gym today and I am a doing a full body workout, here is a good motivational video, 3d abs with the great dane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmGfHk46OSU  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Deadlifts!
PB 100kgx2 reps
Working on it.. love hearing peoples PBs thats great well done
Fanks!
And ermm cork is near south London right?..  "
Sure way down there at the bottom |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Been going for almost a year now...
Best thing I ever did...
I had a beer belly and skinny arms, and as I was just about to turn 33, I thought I needed to look after myself a bit more...
I get a lot more attention off the women now that I have a reasonable physique... I get tired less easily, have more ‘get up and go’, and I find the gym to be the best way to deal with stress "
Great quote... I really need to stop being lazy and start turning my attention back to the gym. |
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By *arkRichMan
over a year ago
Manchester City Centre |
"Been going for almost a year now...
Best thing I ever did...
I had a beer belly and skinny arms, and as I was just about to turn 33, I thought I needed to look after myself a bit more...
I get a lot more attention off the women now that I have a reasonable physique... I get tired less easily, have more ‘get up and go’, and I find the gym to be the best way to deal with stress
Great quote... I really need to stop being lazy and start turning my attention back to the gym. "
Just commit to going for 8 weeks...
Take some “before” photos for yourself
And really hit the gym hard...
I got a personal trainer for a bit, as I hadn’t been for years... and it turns out “I don’t know everything”... as much as I liked to think I did...
If you work hard... After 8 weeks, you’ll see a difference, you’ll be enjoying it, and the next 8 weeks will be a pleasure...
After 6 months, you’ll look back at your old pics you took at the start, and you’ll fucking love it mate!!!
You’ll so pleased with yourself |
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It's an addictive cycle: regular gym, bigger weights, more reps, adjust diet, more gains, keep going! I gained about 10kg in weight - in a good way
It's cool when old clothes don't fit because of your gains and when people notice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"God I love the gym, do you? High reps high reps "
I've turned 40 recently and have been going gym for years. Thing is I feel like I can't do what I used do. I like my beer and Scran (food). Still put some younger lads to shame but it's getting hard. Any tips? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Love to train ( gym) but you can train all day every day but can't out train a sh@t diet, abs are made in the kitchen"
We don't all strive for abs, I just need to be as strong as possible, abs not needed |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"God I love the gym, do you? High reps high reps
I've turned 40 recently and have been going gym for years. Thing is I feel like I can't do what I used do. I like my beer and Scran (food). Still put some younger lads to shame but it's getting hard. Any tips? "
Doesn't have to be like that. Main thing is recovery I find now I'm 40. Train hard and rest but drop the frequency. |
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By *inkycouplespainCouple
over a year ago
Malaga Spain but sometimes Manchester and |
"I've just finished, I'm broken
Thats dlifts for ya
Deadlifts 4 x 4
Rack pulls 4 x 4
RDLs 3 x 8
Power rows 4 x 5
That's enough for one session"
You dont want to go to my trainer then, he has me doing 10 x 10 deadlifts, probably lighter weights than yours though lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I've just finished, I'm broken
Thats dlifts for ya
Deadlifts 4 x 4
Rack pulls 4 x 4
RDLs 3 x 8
Power rows 4 x 5
That's enough for one session
You dont want to go to my trainer then, he has me doing 10 x 10 deadlifts, probably lighter weights than yours though lol"
I like to do heavy singles working up to 3 plates -140kg. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"God I love the gym, do you? High reps high reps
Yes. Yes I do. Although I despise cardio! "
Make cardio fun. Play football or other sports that require constant movement. |
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By *pandjMan
over a year ago
Sparkford |
Started lifting properly in Feb after running, cycling and doing bodyweight stuff for years. Fed up of looking skinny fat and my knee gives me grief from running.
Started on 5x5 just using the bar and had some dirty looks but I'm squatting lower with double their weight now. Hardest part is eating enough to put on weight but I'm c.85kg up from 78kg |
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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago
Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro |
"God I love the gym, do you? High reps high reps
Yes. Yes I do. Although I despise cardio!
Make cardio fun. Play football or other sports that require constant movement."
Im a cardio freak |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"God I love the gym, do you? High reps high reps
Yes. Yes I do. Although I despise cardio!
Make cardio fun. Play football or other sports that require constant movement.
Im a cardio freak "
I can think of a few ways you'd like to get your heart muscles pumped  |
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