The Bodybuilders Thread!

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At the gym, I normally do 3 sets of 15 reps each of all the exercises that forms part of my resistance/strength training.

My question: is it best to complete the 3 sets in a row, or to vary the sets of different exercises, e.g. one set of A, one set of B, then back to A again, and so forth ?? Or does it not really matter ...?
 
blunomore said:
At the gym, I normally do 3 sets of 15 reps each of all the exercises that forms part of my resistance/strength training.

My question: is it best to complete the 3 sets in a row, or to vary the sets of different exercises, e.g. one set of A, one set of B, then back to A again, and so forth ?? Or does it not really matter ...?
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It's up to you but its normally best for muscle fatigue for you to do 3 sets of a particular exercise and then move to the next one. However if you feel spicing things up and you want more of a cardio workout then you can "super set" two or three exercises together at a time. eg. you do a set of exercise A then immediately go to B without rest. You can then do three sets of these combined exercises. Its really up to you but I find it saves me time and spices things up a little bit by doing things this way.

Im currently doing the "Escalating Density Training" which involves me doing two 15 minute supersets of two exercises doing 5 reps per sets with a weight that I can normally do a 10 rep max with. You then try to do as many sets as possible in the 15 min and see if you can improve on it from week to week, It's working very well for me so far ;)
 
blunomore said:
At the gym, I normally do 3 sets of 15 reps each of all the exercises that forms part of my resistance/strength training.

My question: is it best to complete the 3 sets in a row, or to vary the sets of different exercises, e.g. one set of A, one set of B, then back to A again, and so forth ?? Or does it not really matter ...?
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Stick with the same exersice x3, but if you want to vary, then consider:
giant sets - e.g. 6 sets without a break in between, alternating between two muscle groups, then rest, then do it again (x3)
super sets - e.g. 2 sets, same muscle group, different exersices, no rest in between, then rest, then do it again (x3)
 
May i ask what is a good routine for a skinny dude like me? I am 173 cm height and 126 pounds.
If you can get me any tips i will keep them in mind. Here or on pm. Tnx.
 
So - the guys that went on ECA stack- what were your results? I lost over 10kg, and then with the house move, December, work, etc - I put on 7kg :( BUT - I'm finally back at gym for the first time in two months :)
 
MrsBBL said:
400 pm???!!! Crikey. Thats a rip.
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Most the guys do it through their medical aid though - so it works out cheap - I only pay Vitality at the moment, no gym fee's - although I believed it changed for new members.
 
xrapidx said:
Most the guys do it through their medical aid though - so it works out cheap - I only pay Vitality at the moment, no gym fee's - although I believed it changed for new members.
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Ja, I remember being offered something through Oxygen some time ago... at least I don't feel bad for all my equipment purchases now lol... lessee:
R10k treadmill
R2k x-trainer
R3k Weight machine
R2k Bench / barbells / dumbells

So after 5 years they are worth their while :D

Seriously tho, the gym takes more time to drive there and back than it's worth for me. Also love training without the 'check me out' factor.
You know - when Mr Maer puts the pin in 3 weights lower and does 10 poorly formed reps... just after you have almost died on your third giant set of 8 reps lol.
 
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MrsBBL said:
Mr Maer puts the pin in 3 weights lower and does 10 poorly formed reps... just after you have almost died on your third giant set of 8 reps lol.
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I found that at my gym its mostly the bigger guys who are guilty of performing poorly formed reps
 
blunomore said:
I love oats and have it for breakfast most days. I have also noticed that I lost weight since I began eating it, but it is probably more of a combination of eating habits anbd exercise that did it for me. I gym about 3 times a week and run on the days that I do not gym.

Why DOES oats lead to weight loss? Is it simply because it is a low GI food ?
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Oats lead to weight loss because it rids your body of toxins, Oats should be eaten loads for weight loss, it is a natural weight loss food and extremely good for. You are losing weight because of oats. I eat 3 bowls of instant oats a day, don't buy the flavoured kuk. Straight instant oats.
 
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killadoob said:
Oats lead to weight loss because it rids your body of toxins, Oats should be eaten loads for weight loss, it is a natural weight loss food and extremely good for. You are losing weight because of oats. I eat 3 bowls of instant oats a day, don't buy the flavoured kuk. Straight instant oats.
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I eat natural, non-flavoured quick cooking oats for breakfast too.

I am surprised thought that you say it rids the body of toxins. The non-believers in detoxing says that NOTHING can rid your body of toxins, except the body itself through its natural way of functioning.
 
blunomore said:
I eat natural, non-flavoured quick cooking oats for breakfast too.
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blu, do you eat the the oats without anything added like sugar ? I eat Kellogs HiFibre everyday for breakfast, but its becoming a bit too expensive so I recently bought oats, but I need to add at least 1 spoon of sugar.
 
DigitalSoldier said:
blu, do you eat the the oats without anything added like sugar ? I eat Kellogs HiFibre everyday for breakfast, but its becoming a bit too expensive so I recently bought oats, but I need to add at least 1 spoon of sugar.
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I don't like sugar on (any) porridge. I eat with a tiny bit (probably 1/8 of a teaspoon) of Pro-Active Margarine on top and a bit of pepper (odd, but I live pepper!)
 
killadoob said:
Oats lead to weight loss because it rids your body of toxins, Oats should be eaten loads for weight loss, it is a natural weight loss food and extremely good for. You are losing weight because of oats. I eat 3 bowls of instant oats a day, don't buy the flavoured kuk. Straight instant oats.
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Oats is low GI - ie. sustained release - i.e. you don't feel as hungry - i.e. you eat less... you WILL get fat if you eat too much oats ;)
 
blunomore said:
I don't like sugar on (any) porridge. I eat with a tiny bit (probably 1/8 of a teaspoon) of Pro-Active Margarine on top and a bit of pepper (odd, but I live pepper!)
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Pepper on oats! Good grief lol... thats like sardines and condensed milk on provitas that we used to eat on hikes...
Naah, it's worse lol. Or peanutbutter and pilchard sarmies!
 
MrsBBL said:
+1 on the bananas, or cook it with chopped apple. You can even go for low fat yoghurt (my fav)
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Important though is that the banana should not be too ripe, because it has a higher sugar content than a greener banana, therefore the calories are higher (but the food value is good).
 
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