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I'm a trained Fitness Instructor, any questions on exercise or simple nutrition? :)

This might be a little out of the fitness realm but I have a question about dehydration. I was wondering if someone was stranded in a dry environment with absolutely not water sources, was in a state of severe dehydration and the shot a large animal say a antelope or something along that line. Would they be able to drink the blood and replenish the moisture in their bodies to a functional/survivable level?
 
@ sn0wburton:
I have similar problem to yours. however mine occurs with my shoulder. when stretching or moving it certain ways it will make a strange click or cracking almost. doesn't happen with right shoulder and it isn't painful.. just a little weird and disconcerting. any anatomical experts know what causes this type of shit?
 
Question: I'm not really sure how to word this. I read somewhere that if you work out a particular part of your body-your arms for example-consistently for a long period of time building muscle in that area, then when you stop working out the fat that you gain back goes to that specific area that you were working on. Did that make sense? And is it true?
 
i used to get that clicking, i cant really remember why it stopped, i think it had something to do with extending my arm all the way or not.
 
princehjwc said:
Hi guys, what does everyone recommend as a good daily intake of the following for a 24 year old guy, 150lbs, beginning Weights and Cardio training?

Whey Protien / Protien
Creatine Mono
L-Glutamine
EFA's
Multivitamin / Minerals

And would anyone recommend any other supplements?

Thanks guys

Peace
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That's all I take and its working great. Goodluck.
 
grammarcontrol said:
@ sn0wburton:
I have similar problem to yours. however mine occurs with my shoulder. when stretching or moving it certain ways it will make a strange click or cracking almost. doesn't happen with right shoulder and it isn't painful..
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I get the same thing in my right shoulder when working chest (bench press) or shoulders (overhead press). If I lower the weights/bar further than they should go...click. The click reminds me I am not doing something right. Less weight helps keep proper form and eliminates the click. I also take glucosamine daily.

When I look in the mirror my right shoulder looks higher than the left. Perhaps that has something to do with it too. The click never happens in my left shoulder.
 
hey,
so i've been working out for almost a year and my body seems to be growing bigger and more buff but the problem is my head doesnt seem to be getting fatter or bigger. So i stopped working out cause my head and body seems out of proportion , should i just eat alot and work out continously. Will getting fat and working out make my head proportional to my body ?
 
I bruised my hand about a week ago while lifting and I just lifted with it for the first time this week, the pains worse today (day after), should I wait to lift again until the pain goes away? It didnt hurt while i was lifting BTW.
 
phatbacki3 said:
hey,
so i've been working out for almost a year and my body seems to be growing bigger and more buff but the problem is my head doesnt seem to be getting fatter or bigger. So i stopped working out cause my head and body seems out of proportion , should i just eat alot and work out continously. Will getting fat and working out make my head proportional to my body ?
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if you do head punches into a punching bag it'll make your head grow. do 25 reps daily.
 
aanallein said:
if you do head punches into a punching bag it'll make your head grow. do 25 reps daily.
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your jokin right?

i think poppin too much e made my body not right
 
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I'm just starting to get into fitness in an effort to lose about a stone in weight before my gf comes back from travelling in December. Luckily I've a gym right next to my office on campus and I live 5 minutes walk from campus!

Typically I'm going to the gym in the morning, say 8am to 10am. I never used to much of a breakfast person but given the gym is a major energy burning exercise, I get the feeling I should be eating breakfast. What's the best breakfast to eat and should I have it before or after going to the gym?

I'm mostly after fat burning, though a little bit of muscle growth wouldn't go amiss. What order should I do the exercises in the gym? At the moment I do a run for 20~30 minutes, running about 4~6km and then I do weights machines for 40 minutes or so and then a 10 minute slower run/jog as a kind of wind down. Is this the way to go or should I do it in a different order? Capt. Caveman, in the beginning of this thread, talked about burning glucose first using weights and then doing a run. One issue I have with this is that I generally have to psyc myself up to do a big run and if I'm already knackered I just think "Fuck it, I'm getting off" when I'm on the running machine and it's beginning to hurt a bit because I'm already tired from weights.

I know my run times are a little short, but I'm completely out of practice when it comes to long distance running so I'm still in the process of building up my times. I used to run cross country a lot about 6 or 7 years ago and I'm looking to get back into it or do triathalon.

Thanks guys and girls :)

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About my diet. Generally I'm pretty terrible when it comes to what I eat, particularly when it comes to snacking during the day. Instead now I plan to just take a bag of salad into the department each day and munch through that when I feel like it. Sound alright or should I try some will power and just stick to particular meals at particular times?
 
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Hey,

I was wanting to get some opinions on my training routine.

I am doing this for body fat loss and to build muscle.

I was fairly inactive until about 5 weeks ago when I started the couch to 5ks program....unfortunately I hurt my foot so had to stop that, but have kept going to the gym (with low impact) about 3- 5 times per week.

Am currently going 5 x /week (2 days off) - alternating between cardio only and weights + cardio. I have also begun far more closely monitoring my diet to ensure it remains (on the whole :\) within acceptable calorie ranges.

My program is this:

Day 1

25 mins cardio (elliptical trainer)

Day 2

Warm up - 3 mins cardio (elliptical trainer)

Dynamic stretching

Squats (3 x 20)
Lat pulldowns (2 x 12)
Bench press (2 x 12)
Calf raises (2 x 12)
Shoulder press (2 x 12)
Dumbbell row (2 x 12)
Crunches (2 x 30)

Stretching

15 mins cardio (elliptical)


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I know that I am not varying my cardio as much as I should - unfortunately am restricted by low-impact requirement and I HATE the bike (so boring!!). Once I get orthotics to fix my foot problem I will return to the treadmill and do some classes as well.

Questions I had were:

- On my cardio only days, should I be looking to a) increase length of time b) keep length the same but do higher intensity and if so should this be through increasing speed or resistance or either?

- I have already had much gain with strength (moving up in weights), energy levels and general fitness (can go harder for longer etc), but not much in weight or noticeable mass loss. When should I start expecting these results?

I know muscle weighs more than fat so wasn't expecting immediate huge drops in weight but I guess it has to come off at some point!

- With my weights training, I was going to move up to doing 3 x 12 reps (for applicable exercises) - is this what I should be aiming for and then increasing weights when needed?


Any input is appreciated! Thanks!!!
 
Mary Poppins said:
- I have already had much gain with strength (moving up in weights), energy levels and general fitness (can go harder for longer etc), but not much in weight or noticeable mass loss. When should I start expecting these results?
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How much weight you gain or lose is largely dependant on your diet. There are 3500 calories in a pound of muscle/fat, so 500 calories a day over your "maintenance" will give you 1 pound per week, while a deficit of 500 will lose you 1 pound per week. So long as your training and eating properly the gains should be muscle, and the fat loss around 70-80% fat, the rest muscle. Most people will alternate between "cutting" (-cals) and "bulking" (+cals), as losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time is a difficult and slow process.

Heres a bodybuilding forum where youll be able to get some good information if you ask your questions there:

www.discussbodybuilding.com
 
My legs and arms are pretty skinny but all of my fat intake seems to go straight to my stomach. I'm about 6'2", 150lbs (told you I was skinny...) and I have access to a treadmill, exercise bike and weight bench. I'm not really keen on joining a gym so what's the best exercise routine and diet I can do to lose the flab?
 
Honestly, at that weight you should be more focused on just bulking up. Put on a solid layer of muscle first, then cut away the fat. Eat 300-1000 calories more then your "maintenance", work out 3 times a week, full body exercises are best for keeping lean. Heres a really good routine:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=712752

Cardio youll want to keep to a minimum, no more then 15 min 3 times a week, low-medium intensity.
 
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