TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 306

On August 13 2012 23:02 konadora wrote:
I hope I can do something about my body. After going through some rough times that involved me leading to depression (and thus getting through that by excessive eating and staying at home), i finally decided that my health is getting way out of hand. I used to clock 9mins 30secs running 1.5miles but now i can barely hit 15mins. Doesnt help that im suffering from petalla tendinitis with some weird defect in my knees that has forced me to undergo steroid injection therapy and physiotherapy. The condition has gotten better over the months so i started running again. My knees still hurt but its much better than before. Anyway, here are some info for me lol.
ID: konadora
Weight: 65kg
Height: 176cm
By BMI my weight should be fine but thing is, i feel and i know that most of the weight comes from fats and not muscle mass. My goal is to lose all that fats (mostly in abdominal area + thigh area) and gain muscle mass in return. About the diet, it is kinda hard since im stuck with my army camp's cookhouse food, but i have been selectively choosing which food to eat. I've also been doing exercises such as jogging, cycling and swimming three times a week. I've already lost 7kg over 3months, and i plan to lose a couple more of fats over the next two months. I've also been hitting the gym twice a week to do work out for my chest and arms, which are very thin as compared to my legs.

Is there anything i am doing good/bad and any area i can improve on?
Thanks in advance guys

On August 14 2012 01:15 Xiphos wrote:
Cambium, wanna expand on the number 4? Because that's one interesting claim.

4. cardio is obviously good for you, but you probably don't want to do both weightlifting and cardio at the same time, pick one; I think lifting weight at this point is probably good for you, for 6 months ish at least, it'll give you a very good foundation for physical activities, then you can figure out what you want to do

On August 14 2012 01:49 Cambium wrote:


Anyway, I'm gonna sleep pretty soon, so this is what I said, I think it's pretty self-explanatory, and I don't see any 'claims' other than "but you probably don't want to do both weightlifting and cardio at the same time".

Cardio can be detrimental to recovery especially if you are a novice and following a rigorous program like SS or SL, and that's why I didn't think it'd be a good idea to do both?

On August 14 2012 00:00 decafchicken wrote:
ughhhhhhhhhhh tried to drop in at a crossfit by my parents and they told me i couldn't do my lifts off to the side because it's a safety hazard. doing anything other than the workout of the day is apparently going to injure everyone.

On August 15 2012 03:17 Deadeight wrote:
I know I'm late, but I just saw the batman movie. Bane is one beasty motherfucker.

I've concocted my own routine and I'm calling it the "Bane Workout". It looks like this:

Mon- Shrugs and Snatches
Tue- DB Shoulder Press
Wed- Kroc Rows
Thu- Power Shrugs
Fri- DB Front and Side Raises
Sat- More Shrugs
Sun- Hang Cleans. And some shrugs.

On August 15 2012 05:17 ZeaL. wrote:
So TL, I've got a problem. I've started working out over the last 3 months but instead of gaining muscle weight I've been losing weight. I'm 6 ft and 130 lb right now (182 cm, 59 kg) and I've lost about7 lb since I started lifting again. I lift 4 days a week or so and a typical workout would be something like curls, deadlifts, lat pulldowns, tricep pushdowns, and some bicycles. Its not meant to be anything super serious, just something more than sedentaryness. I was also biking 15 miles a day to go to school/back for awhile and when I was biking/lifting my appetite skyrocketed. Currently I only bike on the weekends for recreation.

So what do you guys recommend for this? I am going up in weight slightly but I feel like I'm not getting enough food to gain weight but its hard to force myself to eat more than I already do (and I do eat quite a bit, mostly carbs and lean protein). Should I get some bulking mix or something?