The Bodybuilders Thread!

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Ya i also just joined the gym, this home gyming is a bit limiting and i got a good gym buddie now.

Not sure about momentum but i am paying 79 bucks with discovery, once off 550 payment and then 79 a month. Glad i moved from specramed :D.

I was rather shocked to see the rate for non medical aid people R 445 smackers :eek:
 
yeah, 2010 onwards they changed it as killadoob says.

For discovery vitality members that joined VA gym pre-2010 it was about a R850 once off joining fee and zero monthly subs after that. This excludes the mandatory R110 for VItality that one pays as a discovery vitality member. Then for premier membership which allows access to all other branches (excl Melrose Arch) one pays another R102 p.m.
 
A few gym related questions:

1. My better half runs on a treadmill as part of his gym routine.

How accurate is the heart rate monitor on the treadmills and how should it be utilised? He mentioned that on one or two occasions he got an indication from the monitor that his heart rate was too high. Should he just slow down, or is it better to avoid running alltogether and opt for another form of cardio?

2. Is the elliptical trainer any good for particular body parts (in the same way cycling is for e.g. legs) or is is merely all-round cardio?

Thanks
 
blunomore said:
A few gym related questions:

1. My better half runs on a treadmill as part of his gym routine.

How accurate is the heart rate monitor on the treadmills and how should it be utilised? He mentioned that on one or two occasions he got an indication from the monitor that his heart rate was too high. Should he just slow down, or is it better to avoid running alltogether and opt for another form of cardio?

2. Is the elliptical trainer any good for particular body parts (in the same way cycling is for e.g. legs) or is is merely all-round cardio?

Thanks
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1) They are kindof accurate, but your SO would probably know better just on 'feeling' how accurate it is. Generally what is recommended if you want to have an accurate measure is to hook up the heart-rate monitor (strap around the chest) which is far more accurate, or get one of those watches (sorry I forget the details :( )

2) These are very underrated machines IMO. I can run on a treadmill on level 10 for 25 mins and know I've done a workout... I'll find pores I didn't know I could sweat out of doing the same (trying to keep 70+ rpm) on the elliptical. There is also the benefit of lower 'strain' on the knee's. Rambled on a little there, but to answer your question, it is all round cardio, but mainly focuses on the legs/butt.

For full body cardio, there will be few machines that can compete with rowing though.

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This needs to be stickied.
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True that!! :)
 
PhreeMe said:
1) They are kindof accurate, but your SO would probably know better just on 'feeling' how accurate it is. Generally what is recommended if you want to have an accurate measure is to hook up the heart-rate monitor (strap around the chest) which is far more accurate, or get one of those watches (sorry I forget the details :( )

2) These are very underrated machines IMO. I can run on a treadmill on level 10 for 25 mins and know I've done a workout... I'll find pores I didn't know I could sweat out of doing the same (trying to keep 70+ rpm) on the elliptical. There is also the benefit of lower 'strain' on the knee's. Rambled on a little there, but to answer your question, it is all round cardio, but mainly focuses on the legs/butt.

For full body cardio, there will be few machines that can compete with rowing though.
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I found the same with the elliptical trainer .... it really makes you perspire like crazy ... probably cos you use both arms and legs as opposed to treadmill or bike.
 
blunomore said:
I found the same with the elliptical trainer .... it really makes you perspire like crazy ... probably cos you use both arms and legs as opposed to treadmill or bike.
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Blunomore, out of interest, have you tried the rowing machines?? I know it's not everyone's proverbial 'cup of tea', but there are few more-complete workouts than one done there....
 
PhreeMe said:
Blunomore, out of interest, have you tried the rowing machines?? I know it's not everyone's proverbial 'cup of tea', but there are few more-complete workouts than one done there....
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Rowing machines are hardcore. Even the old classic cycling machines can be killer if done right.
 
PhreeMe said:
Blunomore, out of interest, have you tried the rowing machines?? I know it's not everyone's proverbial 'cup of tea', but there are few more-complete workouts than one done there....
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cerebus said:
Rowing machines are hardcore. Even the old classic cycling machines can be killer if done right.
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I normally start off the gym session with 15 or 20 mins of rowing. It does not feel as if it does anything for my legs , though.

Wrong technicque maybe ?
 
Rowing machines don't do anything for legs in my experience. Bicycling is much better. Or treading backwards on the stepper.
 
Cardio is cardio.

Whether your doing cycling or rowing. Youre not going to burn the fat off your arms by doing rowing. As long as your heart rate is increasing, calories is being burned.
 
Djtay said:
Cardio is cardio.

Whether your doing cycling or rowing. Youre not going to burn the fat off your arms by doing rowing. As long as your heart rate is increasing, calories is being burned.
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Not too sure about that statement. For example, by cycling , you do cardio and TONE legs, which I do not think rowing achieves. JMO.
 
You are correct. I was thinking more about trying to lose the fat not toning.

Anyway if you wan't to tone legs, that is what the squat rack is for :)
 
blunomore said:
I normally start off the gym session with 15 or 20 mins of rowing. It does not feel as if it does anything for my legs , though.

Wrong technicque maybe ?
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It could be... My legs are decent and I feel like I get a good "whole body" session done with that. For all I know I may be the one doing it completely wrong.... would explain some of the looks.... :D
Do you do it on a fair resistence? And when moving forward, do you slide as far forward as you can go, or do you pull with your back/arms?

My apologies if it seems like I'm harping on this... I'm not trying to force it on you (but you're already doing it - for 15 mins :eek: ), really just asking.
 
PhreeMe said:
It could be... My legs are decent and I feel like I get a good "whole body" session done with that. For all I know I may be the one doing it completely wrong.... would explain some of the looks.... :D
Do you do it on a fair resistence? And when moving forward, do you slide as far forward as you can go, or do you pull with your back/arms?

My apologies if it seems like I'm harping on this... I'm not trying to force it on you (but you're already doing it - for 15 mins :eek: ), really just asking.
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I agree a bit with blu, whilst my legs do feel it a little, it is mostly cardio and upper body that I feel.
Possibly because of the squash i do my legs could be stronger?

My resistance varies, depending on my heart rate during the day etc, I aim to keep my heart rate between 60-70% of max for toning and 75%+ for fitness
 
Djtay said:
You are correct. I was thinking more about trying to lose the fat not toning.

Anyway if you wan't to tone legs, that is what the squat rack is for :)
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Think i disagree here, if you want to tone, you do cardio with some weights...if you want to build muscle, then a squat rack possibly
 
tau1z said:
Think i disagree here, if you want to tone, you do cardio with some weights...if you want to build muscle, then a squat rack possibly
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Thats a little open to interpretation.... Squatting doesn't necessarily need to involve heavy weight. To tone, you could either use no weights (air squats) or just the bar and squeeze out more reps.
TRUELY a great excercise for quads, butt and even hamstrings to a degree.

I'm not saying you assumed the weight would be piled up, it just seems to be the conclusion many draw when Squats or Bench is mentioned :)
 
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