chowder julius wrote:RIXX wrote:this is probably an extremely stupid question but...i wanna get back into lifting and i already have a gym membership (shoutout south wburg BLINK) but...do I need to like, start eating more or can I just add like...one protein shake to my current diet after each workout. i'm sorta cutting and I wanna lose like ten pounds by summer, but I also want to reclaim some of the muscle definition i've lost over the past 2-3 years. i'm not really interested in bulking up or gaining a ton of muscle but like...will doing strength conditioning stuff without adding a lot of protein or extra calories to my diet be useful at all? or just a waste of time. thanks
cutting and gaining muscle are mutually exclusive generally. calorie surplus is necessary to muscle growth. imo do your cut with cardio/hiit (it won't take long to lose ten pounds) then work on medium intensity strength stuff for muscle development
chowder julius wrote:i live across the street from a spin studio. should I just do a class pass? anyone done one?
chowder julius wrote:i live across the street from a spin studio. should I just do a class pass? anyone done one?
Reliable Tradesman wrote:Hi guys, first time poster long time hunk.
I’m 36 and have never signed up for a gym membership, I loosely keep fit by swimming and running, mostly because I can do it alone. Recently, I’m feeling more and more compelled to join a gym, I think the time is right... however I’m genuinely intimidated by having absolutely NO idea what to do when I get in there for the first time. Can anyone give this baby hunk some advice or solid resources for getting started?
Reliable Tradesman wrote:Hi guys, first time poster long time hunk.
I’m 36 and have never signed up for a gym membership, I loosely keep fit by swimming and running, mostly because I can do it alone. Recently, I’m feeling more and more compelled to join a gym, I think the time is right... however I’m genuinely intimidated by having absolutely NO idea what to do when I get in there for the first time. Can anyone give this baby hunk some advice or solid resources for getting started?
chowder julius wrote:just signed up for the ww online component again. $20 a month to track my food is stupid buuuuuut it works!
Brouhaha wrote:chowder julius wrote:just signed up for the ww online component again. $20 a month to track my food is stupid buuuuuut it works!
What does paying for WW get you? I mean if you already know the program, is it motivational meetings or do they provide frozen meal plans?
chowder julius wrote:Reliable Tradesman wrote:Hi guys, first time poster long time hunk.
I’m 36 and have never signed up for a gym membership, I loosely keep fit by swimming and running, mostly because I can do it alone. Recently, I’m feeling more and more compelled to join a gym, I think the time is right... however I’m genuinely intimidated by having absolutely NO idea what to do when I get in there for the first time. Can anyone give this baby hunk some advice or solid resources for getting started?
honestly your best bet if you can afford it is to do a couple sessions with a trainer at the gym so you can get in person advice/guidance re your goals, form, equipment etc. it's such a relief to have someone who can show you how things work or explain good form for certain exercises
RIXX wrote:chowder julius wrote:Reliable Tradesman wrote:Hi guys, first time poster long time hunk.
I’m 36 and have never signed up for a gym membership, I loosely keep fit by swimming and running, mostly because I can do it alone. Recently, I’m feeling more and more compelled to join a gym, I think the time is right... however I’m genuinely intimidated by having absolutely NO idea what to do when I get in there for the first time. Can anyone give this baby hunk some advice or solid resources for getting started?
honestly your best bet if you can afford it is to do a couple sessions with a trainer at the gym so you can get in person advice/guidance re your goals, form, equipment etc. it's such a relief to have someone who can show you how things work or explain good form for certain exercises
yeah i paid for a couple trainer sessions last year when I was stupid enough to pay for a couple months of equinox, i think the two most useful takeaways I got out of it was 1) i learned all kinds of warmup exercises and how to thoroughly stretch and use foam rollers to warm up muscles, etc. i was getting shin splints really frequently and he helped me with it too. and 2, whatever I thought previously was my ceiling of endurance and workout intensity and like "rep to failure" or whatever, I learned I can push myself literally three times as hard. but i guess that second part is what you pay trainers for.
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RIXX wrote:chowder julius wrote:RIXX wrote:this is probably an extremely stupid question but...i wanna get back into lifting and i already have a gym membership (shoutout south wburg BLINK) but...do I need to like, start eating more or can I just add like...one protein shake to my current diet after each workout. i'm sorta cutting and I wanna lose like ten pounds by summer, but I also want to reclaim some of the muscle definition i've lost over the past 2-3 years. i'm not really interested in bulking up or gaining a ton of muscle but like...will doing strength conditioning stuff without adding a lot of protein or extra calories to my diet be useful at all? or just a waste of time. thanks
cutting and gaining muscle are mutually exclusive generally. calorie surplus is necessary to muscle growth. imo do your cut with cardio/hiit (it won't take long to lose ten pounds) then work on medium intensity strength stuff for muscle development
gotcha. this is what i thought i remembered but i guess i was just hoping to cheat at it a little. i've already lost a bunch of weight with cardio in 2018 and i've been itching to get back to lifting, it's just so much more satisfying and fun. i guess i'll set a goal to lose that last 10 in the next month or so and then get a strength regimen started by like feb-march
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