1st day back at the gym ..

.. wasn't as bad as I anticipated ! Had a 45 minute work out, expecting to feel the burn tomorrow. Mind I never put on any pounds over christmas, but having the gym bug back is a great, refreshing feeling ! Back on the chicken and rice for dinner now though ... feel like a dog

Rather you than me Gym? Whats one of those?!?!?

Ha ha that's what it's been like for me the past 2 months ... I usually go with my cousin, but if he can't be bothered, well, I'm not going on my own. Well I braved it on my own tonight. The gym I attend has a ladies section so it's better. But I can't sit on my a55 all day and throw £15 a month away ! Feel good now though !

Stick with it Maria ... the first couple weeks back are the hardest, then you'll be back into it proper

My life used to revolve around the gym and eating the right stuff etc ... tho you wouldnt think so to look at me now

Andy wrote:Stick with it Maria ... the first couple weeks back are the hardest, then you'll be back into it proper

My life used to revolve around the gym and eating the right stuff etc ... tho you wouldnt think so to look at me now

I dunno, you look ok in your profile pic ? :p

My aim is to tone up, but my trainer said I need to put on half a stone ... I lowered my head to that, but when he said it will be half a stone of muscle, I was kind of OK about that. I'm 8st and would be mortified if I ever went a pound over ! I do need to tone up though, but keeping on top of all the right foods is REALLY hard. At the moment I'm on boiled eggs for breakfast, something healthy for lunch in work (always stuck with this so always go without), pineapple to munch on in work, come home, hit the gym then have boiled chicken breast and white rice when I finished. Try to stay away from too many carbs but again, me thinking up healthy food dishes is like giving me a maths exam ... I JUST CAN'T DO IT ! So I stick to the same boring stuff all the time. PAH !

Half a stone of muscle is pretty hard work to acheive as you probably know

I never used to bother too much about too much carbs, A. because I did a lot of cycling as well as the weights, and B. I dont really put fat weight on much (the most I 've ever gained was half a stone last year when I was layed up after my accident for 12wks, and couldnt do a thing )

Hmm see I lose weight more than I put it on. My day job doesn't help where i'm sat on my back side 7.5 hours of the day, then the 45minute journey home in the car ... I'm worried my a55 is gonna be as flat as a pancake If I stick to it religeously, I know I'll look better if I put the effort in !

Stay with it and it becomes a habit after awhile

Maria. wrote:Hmm see I lose weight more than I put it on. My day job doesn't help where i'm sat on my back side 7.5 hours of the day, then the 45minute journey home in the car ... I'm worried my a55 is gonna be as flat as a pancake If I stick to it religeously, I know I'll look better if I put the effort in !

Free weight squats and deep leg pressing will pop ya butt out ... gotta go heavy tho

I'm not bad lifting 25kilos ! But I hit the ladies only circuit section last night ... same kinda of weight machines, but they work by compressing air, so the more you lift, the more the air gets compressed which feels like you're lifting heavier weights. Not feeling the burn today though ?! Hoping it hits me tomorrow !

Well done! I used to do a lot or running and would love to get back into it. Never used a gym though we did do a circuit session which involved weights and exercising. It was an hour long of 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off. Used to kill me, especially as my coach made us jog to warm up for 20 minutes before and 20 mins after. I couldn't move the next day, but did enjoy the rush you get from exercising.

Need to get back into it all again now the kids are older and I have some time to myself. Might well start back after my exams next week, will need to vent after them

I am the same as you, normally around the 8 stone mark, although I did like it when I had a bit more weight on and was around 8stone and a half. Got weighed at the docs for registration appointment the other day and in 9 months I have lost 5 kilos in weight. Haven't done anything, unless it's all this walking up the hills round here with Tinkerbell! Gutted though because now I am only 7.5 that's the lightest I have ever been and no matter how hard I try I can't get the weight back on.

I'd love a personal trainer or a coach to ruin me like that ! I love pushing as far as I can go, but I only do that best when someone is pushing me. When I joined the gym a few months ago, we had a free personal training session around all the kit in the gym. It was SO HARD, but my body felt awesome. All my muscles were tight. The day after I could barely put my hands on the steering wheel, let alone wipe my own a55 !!

Lol been there many times , back in the day I had an old Land Rover with no power steering, and if I was doing say chest and triceps, I literally couldnt get outa the car park after without looking like complete mong ... those were the days

Andy wrote:Lol been there many times , back in the day I had an old Land Rover with no power steering, and if I was doing say chest and triceps, I literally couldnt get outa the car park after without looking like complete mong ... those were the days

haha been there done that to i can remember after doing my legs i couldnt even bend them enough to get in the car

Such a good feeling : )

I didn't go tonight. I had a date with Pizza Hut

My coach was fab, he knew exactly what he was doing. We once had a welsh schools meet, and an athletics meet where I was running for Wales. For months I trained and raced at local meets etc but the aim was to peak for the welsh meetings. I have no idea how he did it but I had a personal best in the welsh schools meet, but had been nowhere near that time before the race. He was great and is still in contact with me now, I have been back to him a few times to start back. But not kept at it because of the kids etc. Will do one day though!

Well ive always felt I was okay for my age but lately I look fat feel fat and am fat so I got to do something about it but reading this your making it sound hard work. I did some with my son over the crimbo hols army style and it nearly killed me should I just accept it and not look in the mirror

Don't be silly gem : ) I'm sure you don't even look as bad as you say! I'm 8st and always think I'm fat! Would love my flat tummy back but to look how you want you've got to really dedicate yourself. It is hard but once you get into it you enjoy it. If your not working out at a gym but at home, it's best to get someone to train with you, for the motivation element to get you going and not feeling the need to give up. Running and jogging is great exercise if you dont want to go to the gym, also swimming! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, so no matter how hard it is when you push yourself, think of the good it's doing to your body and especially to your state of mind : )

Scubasteve wrote:

My coach was fab, he knew exactly what he was doing. We once had a welsh schools meet, and an athletics meet where I was running for Wales. For months I trained and raced at local meets etc but the aim was to peak for the welsh meetings. I have no idea how he did it but I had a personal best in the welsh schools meet, but had been nowhere near that time before the race. He was great and is still in contact with me now, I have been back to him a few times to start back. But not kept at it because of the kids etc. Will do one day though!

I used to run cross country for my school but ant run at that pace anymore as I pulled a ligament in my knee years ago and it gives in after running for a while. I would love a personal trainer mind you, but it's around £30 a session at my gym

gem wrote:Well ive always felt I was okay for my age but lately I look fat feel fat and am fat so I got to do something about it but reading this your making it sound hard work. I did some with my son over the crimbo hols army style and it nearly killed me should I just accept it and not look in the mirror

Dont be daft mate ... I'm a year older than you and I can still stay with my 19yr old lad on a mountain bike, and out perform him in the gym on weights (which is brought up now and then when he gets cocky )

Tho now, I tend to put my efforts into making Max a four legged bodybuilder rather than train myself TBH