Gym And Supplement Discussion

[jangles]

Sounds good Birds. Hope it all goes well for you mate. An old PT mate of mine stuffed a tendon in his wrist (forget the exact injury but basically sheared off the bone I believe) but it was depressing the number of exercises that ruled out. He found ways to use wraps or particular machines to work around it as much as possible until it healed up completely

With legs being such a big muscle group too I think it should help burn the calories up

I've always had decent upper legs, they would be my best body part. Have never had to do too much to them to maintain volume and they respond well for me. Whereas back , shoulders etc I seem to need to work continually to maintain any size. I'm going to focus on the calves a lot more and hope for some sort of development there. apparently for some people it doesn't seem to matter what you do they just wont respond.

I'd near say thats me, starting with match sticks certainly doesn't help though.

on the contrary, don't have to work back, shoulders, chest as much for results.

[UNR33L]

Dat feel when you see people you haven't seen for like 6 months and straight away told me I look buff/bigger and what the hell have I been doing the last 6 months, Gym!

Twas' some good extra motivation

[-FIGJAM-]

finally got round to watching Bigger, Stronger, Faster the doco, not sure what the point of it was, didnt seem to have much of a conclusion either for or against steroids.

made out that all supplements are crap and a waste of money but steroids may not be as harmful as we are lead to believe.

might have missed something but yeah, thats what i took from it.

[NickR33]

finally got round to watching Bigger, Stronger, Faster the doco, not sure what the point of it was, didnt seem to have much of a conclusion either for or against steroids.

this is what good documentaries are supposed to do... present both sides of the argument and let you make an informed decision... this is what journalism was like before people lost the ability to think for themselves and only respond to sensationalism

tell me what to think so I don't have to use my brain! aaaargh

[God_speed]

Loved Bigger Stronger Faster. Love it when Gregg Valentino is in a restaurant eating a steak with his hands...

[Birds]

I'm surprised he could bring it up to his mouth...guy looks like he'd need someone to feed him.

Damn legs are killing me after that legs workout, but it feels great! Shows me how neglected some groups are and that isolation movements do have their place in the gym.

[TM7GTR]

finally got round to watching Bigger, Stronger, Faster the doco, not sure what the point of it was, didnt seem to have much of a conclusion either for or against steroids.

made out that all supplements are crap and a waste of money but steroids may not be as harmful as we are lead to believe.

might have missed something but yeah, thats what i took from it.

because they're not

[No Crust Racing]

Good to hear from a less Angry Birds...

Nutrition question.

If I'm looking at say Yoghurt (though question applies to anything) am I better off with the tub that has less saturated fats or less sugar per hundred grams given roughly equal protein and normal fat amounts.

Just using Yoghurt as the example but I'm trying to make better choices with my foods, especially snacks, and get caught wondering if I should be aiming for less sugars or less fats in general.

It seems you either get one or the other.

I realise it's going to be dietary specific, so I'm just talking as a general guideline.

Edited April 13, 2013 by ActionDan

[Vera]

Less sugar

[NickR33]

go grab a tub of natural Greek yoghurt... it's pretty bitter so I sweeten mine with honey

don't buy diet yoghurt... they just take out the fat and replace it with sugar

fat is good... sugar is bad... mmmkay

Edited April 14, 2013 by NickR33

[No Crust Racing]

I was on the right track then as I've been choosing the lower sugar options.

I get the Jalna yoghurt, set in pot and far less additives.

It's fine without honey, but I do throw in some almonds.

Edited April 14, 2013 by ActionDan

[Nee-san]

I throw frozen berries and roasted oats in mine, it's awesome.

[UNR33L]

What types of post workout meals do you guys have?

[No Crust Racing]

Protien shake + creatine immediately following, then dinner not too long after.

Edited April 14, 2013 by ActionDan

[Mangune]

I have a protein shake afterwards in the car, then go home to cook and eat tea. Can be different when you train. Pack in the protein and carbs

[TTT]

Protein and dextrose shake, then dinner, then ice cream with pancakes and syrup, then some Kingston biscuits

[jangles]

What types of post workout meals do you guys have?

Pizzas and pasta yesterday.

Anything from roast meat and veg to KFC usually.

[God_speed]

I'm surprised he could bring it up to his mouth...guy looks like he'd need someone to feed him.

Damn legs are killing me after that legs workout, but it feels great! Shows me how neglected some groups are and that isolation movements do have their place in the gym.

Sounds like a good leg session

Yeah, same, his biceps are too big to bend arm at elbow

What types of post workout meals do you guys have?

Universal Torrent straight after evening workout, is higher in carbs than protein

go home to have steak and some prawns maybe, plus steamed veggies and maybe a small portion of pasta depending on what carbs I had earlier in the day.

[Birds]

Sounds like a good leg session

Bloody oath. Overdid the calves methinks...can't stand flat footed. Really looking forward to squatting 3-4 times a week though!

Tried an empty bench bar in the same session and it didn't present any pain...I could be back to upper body sooner than I thought

Playing it safe though. Do we think it's worth doing movements like bench with an empty bar for rehab? Or just wait until completely healed and get back into the weights?

[God_speed]

Bloody oath. Overdid the calves methinks...can't stand flat footed. Really looking forward to squatting 3-4 times a week though!

Tried an empty bench bar in the same session and it didn't present any pain...I could be back to upper body sooner than I thought

Playing it safe though. Do we think it's worth doing movements like bench with an empty bar for rehab? Or just wait until completely healed and get back into the weights?

No idea mate and personally I wouldn't want to offer my broscience and screw you up even more... What's the physio say?

3-4 a week for squats = sounds pretty full on! You'll be getting doms for at least a day or two after each heavy squat session yeah?