Health & Family "Biggest Loser" Week 2 Weigh In

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  1. Hodor

    Hodor Well-Known Member

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    Spot fat loss is a myth.

    Weights and cardio (HIIT) combined is the most effective widely accepted method from my reading.

    Free weights offer more functional movements IMO which has greater benefits in life.

    Pick your poison for cardio, intervals hurt (or should), bike run or other.
     
    Hodor, 26th Jun, 2016
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  2. WattleIdo

    WattleIdo midas touch

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    Most likely IBS
     
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  3. Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole Well-Known Member

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    More muscle, less gut.
    Best basic equipment:
    Barbell & plates.
    Pull up bar, dip bars or VKR.
    Some sort of suspension training rings - TRX or variations of, etc.
    This is enough to build a lean aesthetic body, when combined with a reasonable diet.
    You don't have to go to extremes to get fantastic results.
    Gradual progressions over time will give you strength and the body you'd never dream of, if you keep at it.
     
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  4. 158

    158 Well-Known Member

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    No. Weigh in is on Mondays.

    Be disciplined grasshopper.

    pinkboy
     
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  5. wylie

    wylie Moderator Staff Member

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    He just wants to weigh in now because he's going to have a HUGE dinner tonight :D:p.
     
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  6. Bran

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    Last time I tell you any secrets.

    Seriously though, grilled chicken and some basmati rice for me.
     
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  7. devank

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    Frequency? How often do we need to do?

    I can do 25 push-ups but I can't lift myself on a pull up bar. Is that because I'm over weight to my arms or lack of strength in certain muscel?
     
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  8. Westminster

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    I'd say it's lack of strength in biceps and shoulders. I can do push ups but can't do a single chin up to save my life - it's really hard to do!!
     
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  9. Player

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    Lack of specificity. Push ups use mostly pectoral muscles and triceps with some shoulder stabilisation from rotator cuff muscles, whereas pull ups or chin ups will require biceps strength (as W'minster mentioned) and also latissimus dorsi (what gives you the "V" look to your torso).

    To do pulls ups more effectively start with a low bar with your feet on the ground and gradually move to doing them with feet off the ground. Start with one, every alternate day and build up from there. The way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. You need to specifically practice the action to become proficient at it. It is a great functional exercise. I'd hasten to add that people who actually train biceps with curls would also struggle with chin ups unless they actually train the functional movement occasionally.
     
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  10. Azazel

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    It's like anything, hard to jump straight into it.
    Start on those weight assisted machines and decrease assisted weight by small increments gradually for weeks.
    You'll be Sarah Conner in no time! Actually, don't go that far.
     
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