My training thread, progress, advice etc

[Kev]

Bilbo you look like Lance Bass, haha. You should do pilates, it the only other gay workout I could think of that your not doing yet. J/k....you could do knee lifts with that hefty chick sitting on your knee. Ok I'm sorry I apologize for everything I just said. Get a job.

I counted four insults in just that single line of text, eerm well done I guess..

[Gandalf]

Bilbo you look like Lance Bass, haha. You should do pilates, it the only other gay workout I could think of that your not doing yet. J/k....you could do knee lifts with that hefty chick sitting on your knee. Ok I'm sorry I apologize for everything I just said. Get a job.

I counted four insults in just that single line of text, eerm well done I guess..

Haha, we seem to be magnets for hate. You cunt!

[Kev]

Been looking at powerbars online tonight, they go over the doorframe allowing you to perform pullups and chinups. I feel that pullups especially are an important compound exercise and I would benefit from being able to do them.

I only have dumbells at home so no barbell work and it's hard to really work your back. I do bent over rows, and, well that's it.

So I might get this JML Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Leisure

anyone use one?

[Kev]

Another good workout down, slight strength increase so all good.

Thanks for all the feedback on my workout bar idea, it seems you are really not embracing my new home in the cool and swanky culture board.

Ah well, at least I have some peace and quiet..

[Kev]

My weekly weigh in today, and a bit of an anomoly. According to my scales my bodyfat is still 16.1%, unmoved for the last month now, but my bodyweight had increased by two whole pounds.

This is weird as I've been 135.1 for the last month, every Monday, now I'm 137.1.

I will retest tomorrow to ensure I wasn't just constipated or something but if this the case it might mean I'm actually growing some muscle at last. If my bodyfat stays the same I'm happy to gain weight of course as presumably most of it must be muscle mass.

I'd love to get back to 140lbs again, this time of lean(er) tissue.

I took a day off yesterday, first in 11 days and am getting back into things with a row, and Kinect session this evening.

Amazed I'm still keeping this up!

[BIG H]

My weekly weigh in today, and a bit of an anomoly. According to my scales my bodyfat is still 16.1%, unmoved for the last month now, but my bodyweight had increased by two whole pounds.

This is weird as I've been 135.1 for the last month, every Monday, now I'm 137.1.

I will retest tomorrow to ensure I wasn't just constipated or something but if this the case it might mean I'm actually growing some muscle at last. If my bodyfat stays the same I'm happy to gain weight of course as presumably most of it must be muscle mass.

I'd love to get back to 140lbs again, this time of lean(er) tissue.

I took a day off yesterday, first in 11 days and am getting back into things with a row, and Kinect session this evening.

Amazed I'm still keeping this up!

Fair play to you mate - feels good doesn't it!! I'm off to the gym in about an hour and have 2 personal trainer (weights) sessions booked this week. Back to 22 mins for 3 miles on the road as well, so I'm getting there.

[Kev]

Yeah its great that we are both committed. It's got to the stage now where it's enjoyable to me so I stick at it.

I don't do any running obviously but I have now added indoor biking to my cardio along with the rowing. I wish I had normal lungs so I could just really go for it but as long as I'm improving it's all good.

My lungs are slightly better now than they were 8 years ago which is actually pretty amazing with a degenerative disease. I've not tested, but I'm sure my resting heart rate is down a bit too, feels noticeably slower when I can hear it on my pillow at night.