NONAME'S JOURNAL... ## Weight loss time!!! ##

Well, i've just come back from a 3 mile jog and i feel fcuked now!... In a good way though!

Felt it in my lower back, legs and lungs!

Nice one mate. The before and after pics on the previous page are great results! Must make you feel even better looking at those and give you motivation to go further.

You look like youve got a decent amount of muscle on the after pic, When you are doing your weight training 4 times a week, are you lifting heavy weights small reps? Or vice versa? VERY nice, i think i might pinch your routine if you dont mind lol, its the kind of results im after.

Nice one mate keep it up.

Cheers Mike!

I've never done high reps/light weight.

At the moment im training just for strength, so reps are very low.

When those before/after pictures were done i was doing a rep range of around 6-10 reps lifting as heavy as i can and aiming for around 4-5 sets. Just did 2 exercises per bodypart and did each bodypart once a week.

A rough guide of sets could be - 10, 10, 8, 8, 6 or 10, 8, 8, 6, 6.

I do think the above is a good plan to follow, although please bear in mind that simply following someones weight lifting routine does'nt mean gains will follow likewise.

You train just like me noname, i have only just started training like this but have to say it is a killer lol

Do you do any drop sets or super sets?

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You train just like me noname

Do you mean the 10, 10, 8, 8, 6 ??

If so, i don't do that at the moment, i just used that when i was dropping bodyfat last year.

At the moment it's low reps for me, around 1-6 for 4-5 sets, just training for strength gains.

Ref drop sets or super sets... no, never really got into them. I tend to just stick with the real basics, always have done.

I just up the weight as i lower the reps.

Got back from a 3 mile jog about an hour ago.

Boy was my lower back sore from muscle ache, i recon i'd only done half a mile when the pain really kicked in! I really wanted to stop and walk but just kept saying to myself 'it will only take me longer if i walk' so i kept jogging till i got home.

Still pi$sed off with my injured thumb, i want to get back on the weights asap!!! Just hope it's ok for Monday, i don't want to train through it then end up making it worse.

sorry to hear about your thumb, i dunno how you jog mate after 3 miles i nearly die. keep up the good work. BTW i find drop sets and supersetting exercise good you should try it good luck

Yeah, it has pee'd me off a bit, especialy as it was injured from messing around (details in post #75).

Today i did nearly die whilst jogging!... well, felt like it at least

I did try supersets at some point years ago. Not really for me, i tend to stick with the same thing untill i stop making progress, then look at changing. I often find just changing the rep range is enough to get me out of a rut.

its all fun and games till noname`s thumb gets broke do you not use the bike anymore?

I mainly use the bike if im wanting to cut, as i can keep a steady pace for a long duration on it.

Of course i could just cycle at a higher intensity for fitness gains, but overall i find jogging much better for fitness improvements.

Although at the moment i plan to use both. I don't plan on jogging tomorrow because i want to recover fully for next week, so tomorrow i will probably do some light cardio on the bike instead.

Nice journal you've got here mate. Nice progress too. I'll be popping in regular now

Got a dencent figure under that bit of 'loveable stuff' your shifting mate, you'll be in top shape in no time at all!!

Pecs,delts,outline abs sneaking through laready in the AVI TOP WORK

Cheers fella.

Reading all these posts and journals is getting me so eager to get back on the weights again!!!

Hope my thumb has recovered enough so i can start again on monday!

Iron, unfortunatly the avatar picture is from 2003!

Very recent pictures are on page 3!

I was reading everyone uses the bikes for cardio but what about the X trainers?? i was thinking of swapping every week or so, so i dont get bored on one bit of equipment?

Hope the injury is ok for Monday how did you do it?

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Hope the injury is ok for Monday how did you do it?

Have a look at page 4, post #75.


As for the cross trainer, i see no problem with that, it really comes down to what machine you can keep a steady heart rate on.

I personally find it easy to maintain 1 hour at a steady pace on the bike, easier than i would on a cross trainer, rower or treadmill.

Also because i train at home and like good solid equipment, an ex-commercial cross trainer is much bigger and costs far more than an ex-commercial bike. So the bike is also a more practical choice.

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You train just like me noname

Do you mean the 10, 10, 8, 8, 6 ??

If so, i don't do that at the moment, i just used that when i was dropping bodyfat last year.

At the moment it's low reps for me, around 1-6 for 4-5 sets, just training for strength gains.

Ref drop sets or super sets... no, never really got into them. I tend to just stick with the real basics, always have done.

I just up the weight as i lower the reps.

Ah rite no i mean i aim for reps between 8 - 10 if i get 10 i up the weight

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Hope the injury is ok for Monday how did you do it?

Have a look at page 4, post #75.


As for the cross trainer, i see no problem with that, it really comes down to what machine you can keep a steady heart rate on.

I personally find it easy to maintain 1 hour at a steady pace on the bike, easier than i would on a cross trainer, rower or treadmill.

Also because i train at home and like good solid equipment, an ex-commercial cross trainer is much bigger and costs far more than an ex-commercial bike. So the bike is also a more practical choice.

Ah rite ok cool

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Ah rite no i mean i aim for reps between 8 - 10 if i get 10 i up the weight

I see, i personally think thats a pretty good plan for hypertrophy and i would expect decent results from it. Although i would like to throw in a 6 repper for the last set just to so my muscles get to feel a bit for weight.

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Ah rite no i mean i aim for reps between 8 - 10 if i get 10 i up the weight

I see, i personally think thats a pretty good plan for hypertrophy and i would expect decent results from it. Although i would like to throw in a 6 repper for the last set just to so my muscles get to feel a bit for weight.

Yeah i know what you mean bit like pyramid but not if you know what i mean lol

Acturley that is a good idea and i might do this now, after every exercise on the last set up the weight and really kill the muscle for 4 - 6 reps, what you think.