Gym rats unite!

I’ve been off anything wheat and most carbs for over a year now and i feel great, the one problem is i am eating non-stop, to a point if my girl asked me if i have some tape worm. I’ve also been off any supplement for over a year (including protein shakes) and i havent noticed any decline in my lifts. My new program involves sprinting 2-3 times a week, wrestling once a week, boxing once a week, and this weight training program. Have a look if youre interested:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/tomgreen.htm

Couple of points to clarify -

I’m not looking for a huge weightloss, as I think I’m reasonably fit right now - just wanna get shredded. I’m quite strong in terms of legs, back, arms and shoulders - just that I’m not very happy with my stomach area. I used to do abs on/off before but I’ve never had a flat stomach. I’m just not able to get my head around what more I can do to sort it out.

Diet - I don’t eat any junkfood or bread. Brown rice and lots of veggies for carbs.

^could just be a product of stress. Do you frequent the pups often, that will do it too

This makes sense and I’ve heard this before too - just that there aren’t that many people who agree with it. Even on this thread, there are more people suggesting cardio before weights.

From my personal experience though, I’m able to do more if I go straight to the weights area, then come back for cardio, instead of doing it the other way around.

Well, I’m a market maker for my firm so I suppose you could say that stress is high during market hours - but I really enjoy my work, so even if it is there, I don’t feel it so much. My colleagues tell me that when I first started I was like a kid in a candy store :slight_smile:

The only time I do feel it is when people renege on a verbal agreement - it’s a pain in the ass to negotiate how we’re going to settle the price difference.

Serious question. How do I get to enjoy cardio? I despise running - any other options?

^ look in the mirror yes

^LOL.

Swimming is the best cardio because it is less stressful for joints. I do soccer related drills to keep it interesting. eg. dribbling, suicides, etc.

But other people in this thread use cardio as a “warm up”. I’m assuming your focus is to burn fat / cut.

I don’t need to lose weight. But thanks for your serious input

Yes and yes - my idea of cardio is to run as fast as I possibly can for however long I can, then stop to catch my breath and then repeat. So yeah, it’s not really a warmup thing.

I tried that last summer. Fun, but a logistical nightmare. Seems like there are not so many other options though

Jokes on you guys. My years of perfecting the “dad bod” has finally paid off.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/beer-bellies-are-in-biceps-are-out-introducing-the-dad-bod/ar-BBjewl7

I posted this before, but to be safe here it is again. The breakdown of the appeal to the dad bod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQlIPOTbuH8

Oh, and the mom bod, hahah gtfo.

i didnt say u need to lose weight. i said look at hot you are in the mirror and keep running.

thanks for the attitude

truthfully, you cannot. I used to run 6mi/d on a freaking treadmill, it is soul crushingly boring. You just force yourself.

My eyes hurt

join a martial arts gym. 30 mins of MT or 5 mins of wrestling is a 100 times more effective than running and a lot of fun, plenty of girls do this too

You’re still in nyc right. Go to the WAT or 5 points, renzo grazies in midtown, if you are in bk go to gleasons or renzos academy.

Oh my bad. Of course that’s what you meant

You’re not that vain. My being multi-orgasmic makes up for my lack of washboard abs anyway.

Oh yes martial arts is an excellent alternative. Squash too. I really miss playing squash with my colleagues before weights training - too impatient to wait for others to finish