bah bloody illiterate gym trainers ... they don't even have the knowledge about the weight of bars and dumbells :@ now i come to know that last time i was benching with 110 lbs and not 80 :@ no wonder i was in need of support lol
anyways had shoulders and biceps today
Back press(donno weight): 12,9,8
Front press(donno weight):10,9,7
R.G.Lateral:20 lbs 10,9,9
Bar upright: 12,10,9
EZ bar: 12,9,8
Preacher dumbell(single):20 lbs 10,9,12,11,9,9
Stop hammer:25 lbs 12,10,10
Mike i have an question
You must have heard about keto-diet... Trust me when i had the look at some atkins forum i was puking just by staring that site's recipies heh... but when i saw an report in that site which was conducted by some doctors(donno whether they are really doctors or not)and many other sites which support keto have use some or the other reports proving that keto is safe... i know it isn't ... my question is according to those reports how is that a person who is in keto is compared with the other who consumes a balanced diet show the same reading like same cholestrol level and all(even bettter stats then that carb-up guy)???
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mike on 1-Aug-09
I'm not sure which site you are talking about but couple things to keep in mind... First, never accept at face value information on any website that's trying to sell you something, no matter how trustworthy it may look :) That goes for pretty much anything but especially for all things diet and fitness related since there is so much misinformation out there. Instead, find independent third party reviews (user reviews are usually a good source). Second, while a doctor would be able to give you much more detail than I could about the downsides of keto diets here are some problems:
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Many of the nutrients we require are found only in plant food sources (aka "carbs"). By avoiding carbs completely you'd deprive yourself of these which sooner or later will result in health problems. Synthetic vitamin and minerals can offset this somewhat but they are not perfect replacements for naturally occuring vitamins and minerals.
Fatigue, tiredness, lack of strength, and lack of energy. Glucose that your body produces from carbs is your muscle's preferred source of energy for most efforts and your brain's only source of energy. Keto diets cannot supply the same steady flow of glucose as balanced diets can and because of that your body will not be able to perform at the same level, whether physically or mentally.
Lack of fiber (which is only found in plant foods) can cause all sorts of digestive problems, some of which can be very serious especially in the long term. This can be alleviated somewhat by taking fiber supplements.
Bad breath (aka "keto breath").
guest on 1-Aug-09
and even it doesn't make sense the use of cutting carbs... bcoz even if u are in a keto diet... the deficit should be maintained to loose weight right... so what's the point and advantage of going into a keto? and someone said that it's genetic that a person may or may not get a six pack... does it matter at my age? sorry if i am asking too many questions :( but i can't seem to run out of it :D
Sid on 1-Aug-09
err i keep repeating this...
bigbubba on 1-Aug-09
Genetics plays a big part in muscle development (i.e., the 6-pack), but proper nutrition and exercise certainly helps.
As far as legpressing the 360 lbs, I thought about it, but the image of my knees crashing into and crushing my chest made me change my mind, ha!
Also, I am with Mike on reading user's reviews found on many websites. It was these reviews that prompted me to by my American Standard Cadet 3 toilet bowls.
mike on 2-Aug-09
Big reason why a lot of people find keto or any other low-carb diet attractive is the immediate weight loss. Each gram of carbs we consume also causes our bodies to retain several grams of water so when we drastically cut carb consumption we also immediately lose a lot of water weight. People find such quick weight loss very gratifying even though it's meaningless -- water is neither fat nor muscle and the water weight returns once a normal diet with carbs is resumed. The same is true for all sorts of "juicing", "cleansing" and other starvation diets -- sharp drop in calories and/or carbs leads to large immediate weight loss due to much less water being retained. Again, it's meaningless but people don't know better and think the diet is "working".
As for six-pack, yes, it is to a large degree genetic and there are no guarantees about any one person being able to reach it. Unfortunately in your case it will be extra hard since you were very overweight once and those fat cells do not go away, but just shrink in size. It's not impossible but it will be difficult. On the plus side you should be able to at least reach low teensof bodyfat percentage which while may not give you a true sixpack will still leave you in excellent shape.
