TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 307

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?

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?

On August 15 2012 09:13 shawster wrote:
phyre do you know what your bodyfat% is? i'm curious because you seemed to have gained your weight over a long period of time

also, i've been stalling on 170lb for a while now... lack of progress due to various injuries and getting a belly for the first time in my life made me apathetic kinda. i need to break outa this cycle.

recently started squatting again so i should be able to put about 20-30 pounds on my squat in 3 gym sessions

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 13 2012 23:20 Cambium wrote:


Only because I <3 U kona:

1. you can't really spot reduce
2. a solid beginner program like SS or SL (read the stickies in this forum) will give you amazing results
3. eating healthy is always good regardless what you are doing
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
5. try a program (see #2) rather than coming up with your own or listening to 'that guy'

Yea, I'm recommending SS like everyone else would in this thread, but really, given his goals, it's what's best for him.

And yea, don't drop any more weight, I'd probably aim for 70 Kg as a minimum (you'll still look very good don't worry ) and possibly move up to 75 Kg if you are keen on lifting, or figure out what you want to do after you hit some results. I'm at 179 and varying b/w 75 and 80 depending on how much skin I want to expose

On August 13 2012 23:20 Cambium wrote:


Only because I <3 U kona:

1. you can't really spot reduce
2. a solid beginner program like SS or SL (read the stickies in this forum) will give you amazing results
3. eating healthy is always good regardless what you are doing
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
5. try a program (see #2) rather than coming up with your own or listening to 'that guy'

Yea, I'm recommending SS like everyone else would in this thread, but really, given his goals, it's what's best for him.

And yea, don't drop any more weight, I'd probably aim for 70 Kg as a minimum (you'll still look very good don't worry ) and possibly move up to 75 Kg if you are keen on lifting, or figure out what you want to do after you hit some results. I'm at 179 and varying b/w 75 and 80 depending on how much skin I want to expose

On August 15 2012 16:43 konadora wrote:

1. Point already taken when I read the sticky threads :p just mentioning them lol.
2. My camp + condo's gym doesn't have a barbell .______. what do I do?
3. + points for me then. Been avoiding rice/bread/noodles/fried and stuff.
4. I feel that I do need to get into shape, all that sitting and lazing around hasn't helped my health. Do I still stop the cardio? In my case, which do I have to do first, or if I can do both, which do I prioritize more? All I want is to be more lean, not too buffed up. I have a slight pear-ish body All I want is to be go around half naked and not have flabs lol. And some meat on my arms/biceps.