Thread: Bit of Help needed

Hi all
I am new to all this and was wondering if I could get some advise i am 25 and play ice hockey in my spare time I have always been into fitness in the form of team sports but never a great fan of the gym as to be honest don’t have a clue were to start. I have some equipment at my place which i have started to use but seem to be all over the shop I have no idea how to lay down a programme that is of any use to me. I am wanting to lose some fat and tone up but have not got a clue were to start i have recently purchased the lean body stack and am going to start training at home asap i have the following equipment
x trainer
rower
spinning bike
punch bag
weight bench loads of weight and bars

any sort of programme I can put together using this equipment would be greatly appreciated

cheers

hi. welcome to the forum. a large part of cutting is diet so post that up and we'll look at that as well. the supplement stack you have is fantastic when used properly.

as for training. i recommend doing 30 minutes intense weights 4 times per week and 30 minutes cardio up to 5 times per week (schedule permitting that is). vary the cardio to keep yourself interested. seems like you have some good equipment so you shouldnt get too bored. boxing is my cardio so a punch bag is where i would spend most of my time. 10 x 2 minute rounds are a killer but a great workout. as for weights, a full body routine 4 x per week would be great:

standing shoulder press (dumbells or barbell)
chins
bench press
bent over row
squats
bicep curls
tricep dumbell extensions

12-15 reps and 3 sets for each exercise with 30 seconds rest between sets should get your heart rate up and give your ful body a good workout.

cheers -AC-
at the min i dont think my diet is great he is a tyipical day

breakfast x2 wheat a bix with skimmed milk and protien shake
10am i would have a protien bar and a banana
lunch i would have backed potato with a tin of tuna and a shake
2pm a potien shake
dinner usually a spagbol or a tuna pasta bake
7pm a shake after training

however on the days i am on the road and dont get back till late usually have something easy like pizza and chips so missus dont have to cook twice for me and the kids
i find the hardest part is finding some thing quick to cook and some thing i can get easily on the road form service stations

thats the trouble for most people, trying to fit a healthy diet in with their lives. you will never find anything healthy at rest stops. it will be far more beneficial to your goals (and your wallet) if you pre-cook and pack your food to take with you. wholemeal tuna pasta, mashed up sweet potato, chicken and veg. all easy and quick to cook and can be stored in tupperware and taken with you. if you cook these the night before it will take no more than 20-30 minutes and thats the full days healthy diet sorted. add in a couple of shakes and you're sorted. it will work out a lot cheaper than buying food from rest stops. as for the pizza etc, a treat every once in a while is fine but simply ask your wife if she wouldnt mind during the week preparing something healtheir. i dont want to cause any problems so only ask if its not a problem, but what you are doing could benefit the whole family as healthy food is good for everyone.

Hi mate, look into the mass gain article that i posted....and look at thishttp://fitforum.co.uk/showthread.php...&p=283#post283

Diet is very important so dont neglect it!

Best of luck with your goals.

Cheers AC and Josh
I have made myself some wholemeal pasta with a tin of tuna and a little tomoato puree as the tuna is a bit bland and dry i have also added grated carrot and some shredded leetuce for tomora with a shake. for my morninng snack just gonna have a protien bar afternoon snack a bannana and some natural yogurt. missus doing chicked and veg for dinner when i get in before my work out.
so letts see how i get on with that does make sense to make the night before cant belive never thought to do it before.

just noticed on the bottle of lean degree its says not to take after 5pm does this matter as my last workout is well after 5pm more like 8:30 and it also says to take 30 min prior workout?????


cheers for the help

much better. your results will be much more substantial eating like that. it only says after 5 as some may have trouble sleeping. im very tolerant to stimulants so can take it half an hour before bed with no problems. see how you feel if you take it at 8. if it keeps you up then take it earlier.

Cottage cheese and peanut putter on some oatcakes in a great bedtime snack by the way if you want to add that in about 30mins before bed

Originally Posted by JoshLarge

Cottage cheese and peanut putter on some oatcakes in a great bedtime snack by the way if you want to add that in about 30mins before bed

Assuming that (unlike Wilks) you can stomach peanut butter!

eewwww peanut butter. also josh i dont think a mass gain article will help when hes trying to lose fat