My training thread, progress, advice etc

[ono]

alright man, first time ive seen your training log so first time ive posted

what was the radiotherapy for? i havent read all the thread so soz if ive missed something

from your first post it seems you are trying to add muscle(weight) and lose fat at the same time

id say unless you are very young and/or a freak of nature thats probably gonna be difficult

most people do it in cycles (bulk then cut) so say you are 130lbs and 25%bf and you want to be 140lbs and 14%bf, the best thing to do would be to bulk (eat lots and lift lots of weights) for 6months say

reaching 160lbs and 35% bf maybe

then cut (lots of cadio, low cal diet)

dropping then to nearer to your target

its pretty impossible to do it all at the same time

I don't really buy into this cutting/bulking talk. I think that's true for serious athletes, not people just starting working out.

Somebody who is inactive will both lose fat and gain muscle initially as their body is out of shape and muscle underdeveloped.

Obviously if you are already in shape then it wouldn't be possible as youe muscle mass is already developed and your bodyfat already at a healthy level.

An overweight, undermuscled average guy however will start building muscle from working out and losing weight also, providing they eat properly, at least until they are in shape.

As an example, Manny Pacquiao obviously couldnt build muscle and lose fat simultaneously, but Eddie Izzard clearly did when he did his marathon challenge. He lost a lot of fat from his daily marathon regime, he also built up some decent muscle mass in his legs.

Ricky Gervais clearly lost a lot of weight and packed on some muscle when training for his celebrity boxing challenge a few years ago.

It's more the result of losing fat to reveal muscle tone, than genuinely losing fat and gaining muscle.

[Gandalf]

I know nobody is interested, but seeing as we are talking about progress I thought I would share my progress. Since going a little bit mental I have taken up daily exercise. I bought myself one of those funky MP3 things and have been marching around the lake near my home like all the other old people do. No lifting of weights or running or anything like that, though I imagine my walk would involve Bilbo needing to canter to keep up with me. I do 3 and a 1/2 KM in about 35 minutes and I quite enjoy it. I stare into the distance, march and listen to some of the finer artistry from music history. I get home feeling quite content.

During my vacation I plan on doing this everyday. It will be part of my routine as I kind of got a little self indulgent on my last vacation. Exercise, study, reading, eating properly, buying new instruments. Maybe start work on the eclectic literary masterpiece of the 21st century. The usual things a man does to fill in the time when not selling a soul to a corporation.