[rahma]

is it silly to ask for dua that I make it to the gym on time for my class? stupid road work, always making me late

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by rahma

is it silly to ask for dua that I make it to the gym on time for my class? stupid road work, always making me late

You could pretend to be me and go half an hour early for classes
I used to do that and read a book when I got there outside the class

[dreamdeferred]

Insha'Allah you'll make it to your class sister. Damn construction *shakes fist*

Originally Posted by thejellymill

Excuse me, what?

I kid.............kind of lol

Originally Posted by sumiyia

i'm a mesomorph

whats recovery time for mesomorphs?

There's no real hard and fast math for this..........you're just basically lucky in the sense that while most people (who are decidedly not mesomorphs) need a day or two in between weight lifting sessions you might not. Generally speaking though.....you're still better off training cautiously and limiting your lifting to 3-5 days a week....you may be able to risk 6 days a week but why risk it? Who wants to be in a gym that much anyways lol? You build muscle while resting/recuperating...not while you're in the gym.

Originally Posted by the_only_one

salaams,

i wanna join again...i did two months of intense working out...(cardio: gym/jogs, weights, controlled my diet)..i saw some great results. mashaAllah..mashaAllah..everything looked great on the scale too..

then I slacked after my trip and ate all the junkfood ...while my extended family was here on vacations..i took a vacation from " healthy lifestyle" bohooooo

now, i wanna start again esp during my study breaks...inshaAllah ...im thinking 20 minute jogs in open field...and simple ab workouts? what do you all think?

Happens to all of us.......most people have an on again/off again relationship to the gym..... the trick is spend more time on the horse than off of it. Check out the link I pointed Revert to.

[Revert]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

That's great bro! I think most guys tend to put on fat in those same areas......usually it goes to my stomach and lower back.......back fat =

I'm looking to get into muay thai as well! Your goals are totally doable......it's really the diet that's key to both. Training is obviously important too but ppl tend to overemphasize "routines"......it's just trial and error some will work better for you than others.

Your diet looks pretty good......just a couple of suggestions. Taper your carbs so that you take in the majority of them earlier in the day and little to no carbs towards the end of the day. The only exception to this general fat loss rule is your post-workout window (roughly 2-3 hours) where your body can metabolize and make use of carbs super-effectively. A couple of reasons for this........ppl tend to be more active during the day and thus burn more cals...+ loading up on a dinner with pasta at the end of the day when you likely won't be doing anything else probably won't be too helpful. Also make sure each of your meals (including snacks) is organized around a serving of protein........this keeps your insulin levels balanced and stokes your metabolism. So for example I would substitute some sort of protein for your pretzel snack and add veggies and a fruit to the side.

Try to work in one more meal.....getting 6 meals a day means you'll be eating every 2.5-3 hours which is also really good to keep your metabolism revved up.

Go crazy with veggies.... it fills you up and won't count against your calorie restriction (as long as there's no sauces.....vinegar and some olive oil are fine). Take in some more fruit as well.....but don't go crazy with it to the same extent as your veggies. When I say I mean go crazy.....I mean don't worry about cals at all when it comes to veggies.... just eat to your hearts content.

For liquids....drink a couple of gallons a day, it keeps your cells hydrated and helps with effective digestion. Start drinking green tea....it's been shown to speed up the metabolism and provide several useful antioxdants.

Honestly your wife would benefit from the same exact plan.......when it comes to fat loss the principles are pretty much fixed across somatypes.

Check out this short article....it's awesome. One caveat.....where it suggests "brisk walking" I would substitute more serious cardio work (if your wife hasn't done any exercise for a while than she may be better off starting with the brisk walks)

Dropping Fat the Safe and Simple Way - by Malek256 - Gaining Mass : Muscle Building Workouts and Diet Advice

JazakAllah khair bro..very insightful!!!

The test said i was inbetween an Ecto and Meso. Which kinda makes snese in some areas.

[dreamdeferred]

Originally Posted by fatima

cool...jazakallah for the info

Originally Posted by Revert

JazakAllah khair bro..very insightful!!!

Al Khairan!

[Revert]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

Al Khairan!

Time to get lean bro!!!

I'm so pumped to have a goal to work towards.

[sally]

today i did lower body supersets

3 sets, 15-20 reps

alternating lunges with deadlifts

then sissy squats with lying leg curls

then adduction with abduction

then 45 mins of a 75 min kickboxing class..cuz im a wimp

i dropped out in the middle..my first time since november when i started this class..

just got really tired even tho it was a lot of fun..swivels, spin kicks and other kick drills..

and i need wrist weights now for this class bc im not getting fatigued or the least bit tired when we do uppercut and jab repetitions until muscle failure

alhamdulillah

[dreamdeferred]

^^^^^^^^You're keepin' it pretty intense Sally.....props on doing deadlifts, I feel like I'm the only sucker doing them at my gym. Everyone else is like....wth is this dude doing?!

Originally Posted by Revert

Time to get lean bro!!!

I'm so pumped to have a goal to work towards.

Let's do this man!!!!

I really feel you bro.........it's awesome when you're able to laser in on a goal and work a plan.

I'm trying to get leaner before Ramadan as well.....keep us posted on your progress/setbacks.....I get motivated reading about other people's successes and challenges.

Let's motivate each other.

[Revert]

Damn sally...


I did a light workout then 40 mins of semi intense cardio

my workout today

3 sets 10 pushups
5 sets of various hellish ab workouts
3 sets 5 one arm push ups


Tomorrow i'm gonna do a hellish workout. I got a jumprope in the mail..oh yeah i'm gonna kill it..i crave a lower bodyfat percentage.

[Revert]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

Let's do this man!!!!

I really feel you bro.........it's awesome when you're able to laser in on a goal and work a plan.

I'm trying to get leaner before Ramadan as well.....keep us posted on your progress/setbacks.....I get motivated reading about other people's successes and challenges.

Let's motivate each other.

Hell yeah..thats my goal too..get lean as possible with the lowest possible amount of bodyfat going into Ramadan.

I found a gym thats pretty close..if i can convince my bro in law to drop me off a few days a week I can do weights there then walk back as my cardio..

[wheelworks]

I biked 20 miles in hellish sun and lost a few pounds of fluid in the process

[Revert]

Originally Posted by wheelworks

I biked 20 miles in hellish sun and lost a few pounds of fluid in the process

Nice...thats a good cardio workout bro...

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by Revert

Nice...thats a good cardio workout bro...

It's unfortunately become too redundant. I don't get much of a workout anymore . Mebbe if I add 10 more miles...