Fat Fighting the Red Beard way.
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Over the last couple months Ive stopped drinking. Originally because my uni studies over the summer were to full on, but now have decided to give it up fully for the rugby season. Since then I have noticed that the gains I have been getting from the limited training Ive been doing is a lot higher than I ever used to get when I was drinking. Plus Sundays are so much more enjoyable when I'm not battling a hang over
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[quote name='Red Beard']Ive also become quite sceptical over bodyfat measurements over the years. Ive seen so many so called qualified trainers take them in slightly different places for all kinds of wacky results. At the same gym two trainers once took my BF levels over two days one tried to tell me I was 12% the other 25%. If I was a betting man I would have said I was halfway between those two figures.<br />
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I feel bloody committed though at the moment, I know if I keep refining and improving I will get there. On reflection it must be the eating holding me back.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Well you are certainly training the house down, if you make an adjustment in the diet as well you'll cruise down. And I was meaning tape measurements, not body fat tests.<br />
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I use the "Can I fit in my old suit/t-shirt/jeans" measurement. Happily, all but one suit I bought when I hit 80kgs last time fits. -
[quote name='BartMan']hangover food - sunday papers, pie, coke and bread roll. Maybe 2 pies. Good old days.[/QUOTE]<br />
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All those calaries on top of the 18-24 beers on the Saturday night, plus the dozen or so had after trainings on Thursday. Still treat my self with the food every so often, but with no added liquid calaries. -
[quote name='Chubby13']All those calaries on top of the 18-24 beers on the Saturday night, plus the dozen or so had after trainings on Thursday. Still treat my self with the food every so often, but with no added liquid calaries.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Bang on there! -
[QUOTE]I use the "Can I fit in my old suit/t-shirt/jeans" measurement. Happily, all but one suit I bought when I hit 80kgs last time fits. [/QUOTE]<br />
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those are the best - the belt notches. I am back to one out from 'skinny' at the moment, got out to two out, and the shorts getting a bit snug. Better now. But clothes certainly the best measure I reckon (and cheapest)!! -
[quote name='BartMan']those are the best - the belt notches. I am back to one out from 'skinny' at the moment, got out to two out, and the shorts getting a bit snug. [B]Better now. But clothes certainly the best measure I reckon (and cheapest)![/B]![/QUOTE]<br />
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Or you use the trusty tape measure and try and be honest with yourself ( ie not too snug around the waist while at the same time not too loose around the bulging guns ) -
Yeah I've never used the tape measure, as I said I dont particularly trust BF testing either. Think Barts belt notch test is the one I like best although have to admit I prob only wear trou (not black Levi Super tapers either before you ask Bart) with a belt for the odd funeral and out to dinner once a month in the winter. Never had too much trouble dropping kegs before, maybe it does get tougher when older! Im sure if I iron out my intake I will be sweet. While I love doing weights, I aint doing all this cardio for nought!!!
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[B]Turei [/B]<br />
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615-7pm <br />
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[B]Gym[/B]<br />
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[B]The Bear:[/B] 40kg 7 reps, 50 kg 7 reps, 60kg 5 sets of 5 reps.<br />
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[B]Treadmill[/B] 10 minutes: 5 x 60 second intervals @ 12kph, One minute between each set.<br />
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20 minute cardio at the end of your weights session, in the fat burning zone is what we are told to do - don't need to go too hard out otherwise you won't be burning the fat, but the muscle and glycogen in the muscle, but as you've just trained hard out, those muscles will be empty, so they will start cannibalising themselves.<br />
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Or something like that!!! -
[quote name='BartMan']20 minute cardio at the end of your weights session, in the fat burning zone is what we are told to do - don't need to go too hard out otherwise you won't be burning the fat, but the muscle and glycogen in the muscle, but as you've just trained hard out, those muscles will be empty, so they will start cannibalising themselves.<br />
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Or something like that!!![/QUOTE]<br />
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I was reading that back when Sean Connery was a bodybuilder he had to run and catch a bus, his fellow competitors however did not as they didn't want to risk burning any muscle ?!?!?! <br />
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"Fuck that" said Sean. <br />
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[quote name='BartMan']I think that might be a little extreme!! Takes more than a run after a bus!!<br />
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it is a mad science though, and my mad scientists seem to know what they are doing![/QUOTE]<br />
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I think Sean being quite an active sort of joker ( and he never seemed to need a stunt double as much as Roger Moore ) gave away the bodybuilding after that. I think the guys he was describing had "arms the size of his legs" and were much more serious than him in any case. -
[B]Gym[/B]<br />
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[B]1240-120pm[/B] (40 minute session)<br />
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Warm Up/Explosive: Hang Snatch 3x3<br />
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Ab Combo 100 reps.<br />
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[B]6pm[/B]<br />
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[B]Cardio:[/B] (30 minute session) <br />
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Run/Jog/Walk on trail, concrete and tarseal. -
It is right decision that red bread should away in fat fighting.<br />
you can only cut your weight in this way if you are <br />
determin.