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At least you've stuck with it though buttonlane! This week I've been barely able to do weights at all because of the heat. Hoping to get back into it next week.

Have you ever considered taking a high carb gainer? It's something I'm looking into at the mo as I find it difficult to eat a large amount of calories, but I've always been a bit wary of supplements so I a bit more research is needed I think.

Do still seem to be making some gains though; sticking to 8-10 reps, protein shakes after workouts and eating a ton of brown pasta and rice seems to be doing its bit.

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The heat my arse! Get ya fan out. :d
Ive been working out either early mornings, 7,30ish or late at night 10pm. It tends to be cool around those times.
Im sticking to it because im enjoying it. Seeing gains for the first time was big for me, I havnt looked back since but its come to a bit of a halt gain wise.

I started thinking about supliments and protein shakes in the last few day but I dont trust these big companies. They are happy to feed the public shite and make us sick just so long as they make money. ( speaking generally). Im gonna need to do my homework on these products because I like to know whats going into my body. We shall see :hmm:

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Yeah I'd certainly say there's a lot of companies out there that I wouldn't trust, particularly ones with mad red and orange fiery looking tubs with dudes on steroids on them. I'd recommend myprotein.com coz its cheap and they generally seem to have a good ethos

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Haha. I don't have a fan. Plus my bedroom's in the roof of the house so it gets reallllly hot. And 7.30? Haven't seen that in a few good years :P

Yeah same, I really enjoy it, I actually have to stop myself from doing press-ups otherwise I'd end up doing them every spare second of the day.

Yup, I'm with you in relation to the big companies. When I was looking into protein shakes I found that almost all of them contain artificial flavours, some of which can affect people pretty adversely. Aspartame is something to avoid if I remember rightly.

I take this protein shake: http://www.powerbody.co.uk/product-d...268g,5077.html

It has no artificial flavouring or MSG and the vanilla is really good to mix other stuff - I mix it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, milk and two bananas! It's been good for me I think as I'm not a massive meat eater, so sort of makes up the difference.

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hmm stevia...i've heard of that. These guys do that as well http://www.theproteinworks.com/.

I know myprotein don't use aspartame, but they use sucralose - not sure if that is dodgy, although so far can't say I can feel any adverse effects!

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@Disappear
@this is the one

Thanks for the links, i'll be sure to check them out.

Maybe Im just need to up the kg's im lifting. Im going to give it another month with slightly heavier weights and more reps on the calisthenics. With smoothies with nuts in them as my substitute for protein shakes. See if it makes a difference. Then I'll revise my decision on the shakes depending if ive made gainz or not.

Cheers. :thumb4:

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Ive bought the odd thing from Myprotein and can vouch for them. They are reputable and have a huge range of stuff

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I eat so much chicken its any wonder I dont cluck. :d

I get my protein via a post work out meal. Consume eggs and nuts on a daily basis. Plus smoothies with almonds in them.

I am inconsistent with the smoothies and general protein intake in the last month, mainly because of bad habits coming back but these courses Ive been on hasnt helped, theyve messed up my meal times and im burning alot of nervous energy now ive upped the anti on the exposure thing. When I get home and ive been out all day, sometimes the last thing I want to do is cook. Im starting to adapt to my new social regime, so we'll see what happens in the next four weeks.

My post workout meal has always remained the same though.

Im a slim Jim *clucks at you*

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I might try chucking in some almonds with my shakes actually, sounds nice.

*Laughs at clucking*

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On the flipside, don't assume some jacked dude is just some roided barbell curler. There's guys that have the whole bodybuilder physique going on that are tremendously powerful, all round, as well as very fit.

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of course

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Definitely. Generally though bigger muscles means more strength but not as much as one might imagine.

Yeah they do exist, but they are a rare breed. Some pro mma fighters certainly fit that category.

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New PB on my deadlift. Heading straight for 200kg. LIGHTWEIGHT.

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Does anyone do Abdominal Vacuum Exercise's as part of their workout? Do you find it helps you keep fit, or is it just a lot of crap?

thanks :wave:

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What does it entail ya mad fanny

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Looks like a load of pointless bollocks.

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WITH THIS STOMACH VACUUM, AHNULD WILL NOT BE NEEDING YOUR PHOTOSHOP


http://www.build-some-muscle.com/ima...ach-vacuum.jpg


...but basically i think its more a discipline you practise if you are going to be posing in competitions, rather than an actual exercise. and even at that, pro bodybuilders have immensely overgrown internal organs nowadays from all the HGH, meaning they look pregnant with 2% bodyfat.


so yeah. do whatever tha FUQ you wanna do :thumbpur:

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^ well done for getting started amatus. can i just say, i've seen people over and over again get really discouraged in the beginning by starting off doing too much. people cant seem to accept that if you are unused to exercise and you suddenly start punishing your body, that IT WILL HURT LIKE HELL. theres no need for that, start very gradually and make sure you aint sore for days. :smile2: :hug2: (speaking as an old fart who's put himself through that torture a million times before :L)


do you kinda know what sort of goals you have with exercise? i started exercising regularly a few years back and my main goal right up until today is "to just keep doing it". :thumbpur:

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it does start paying off, one of the great benefits of me doing chinups is that i can go up the side of buildings pretty much like spiderman now :,] i also get stuff like women groping me in pubs on holiday, its pretty rad :smile2: :smash:


anyways...you gotta make sure you do whats right for you, if you feel like crap then you are pushing it too hard. :smile2:

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Eating healthy and exercise are probably your two greatest weapons in fighting anxiety

Requires willpower - maybe the reason it can be so effective. You have to give a lot mentally, but you get a lot mentally in return

Same with most things in life. You get back what you give.