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Help from a healthy gym type person

 
 
Bear
12:54 / 24.05.02
Not that you'd know but looking at me (yet) but I'm going through a little bit of a health thing at the moment.

Anyone got any good advice for getting into shape, I'm eating healthy (I think) and I bought a bike to get to work so that works out about 2 miles of cycling a day is that enough to make any kind of difference 10 miles a week doesn't seem that much.

What I really want to know if how to you increase your forearms? Strange question I know but they're far too skinny, dumbells? I'm going to buy some when I get paid would they do it?

Any advice would be cool, I believe there's allot of fit people on here right....
 
 
We're The Great Old Ones Now
13:01 / 24.05.02
Lordy...

First thing, you can't reduce body fat in any specific area, you have to do it over all. If you increase muscle, your resting metabolism gets more energy expensive and your body fat will decrease in proportion.

Forearms will be affected by many exercises, because you have to grip the weights to do the sets. I actually have a problem with this sometimes - I can't do a set of, say, back exercises because my hands won't hang onto the handles after what I've already done. Those squeezey things you buy to strengthen your hands probably have an effect, too. I don't know of any exercises specifically for the forearm, but that's because I've never asked...

The cycling will do you no harm, but if you want cardio or fatburning effects, you'll have to raise your pulse rate to a given level and keep it there for goodly while. I think twenty minutes is somehow significant, but I can't remember in what way.

Don't dehydrate (and that means don't run out of mineral salts either). If in doubt, stop. If you feel light-headed, stop.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
13:02 / 24.05.02
You'll get fairly cheap free-weights in the sports section of all the big dept stores Bearo. Years ago I used to have one of those Bullworker things too and it was quite effective for arm work.

Don't dismiss your cycling. Doing that amount every week and keeping it up, particularly in combination with the sensible eating, will do wonders and will have a much more lasting effect than more dramatic but faddy regimes.

Of course I drink beer, eat chips and smoke fags, so what do I know? & haven't been to the gym for a fortnight. But the benefit of the work done building up my arm muscles has lasted nevertheless.
 
 
Bear
13:05 / 24.05.02
Cheers - yeah I was going to buy a set from Argos but last week I noticed a weight shop, didn't know there was such a thing.

Once I start to feel a little healthier I'm going to start cycling at nights too.

I actually have another body type question regarding hair but I think I'll leave that one for a special occation
 
 
Ethan Hawke
13:27 / 24.05.02
Okay, here's a question for runners:

How do I prevent shin-splints? (and if you just say "stretch", I hurt you. With a plank).

I do 45 minutes of ellipticals at the gym 4-5 times a week, but I'd like to change that up with some jogging/running, on the treadmill at first but as the weather gets nice, in the park. But whenever I run (or even speed-walk) on the treadmill, I get incredible pain in the front of my shins. I stretch out before exercising, but this doesn't seem to help. Does anyone have any specific advice/stretches for me to try?
 
 
Billy Corgan
14:48 / 24.05.02
This thread is so silly - why don't you just hire a personal trainer?
 
 
Bear
14:54 / 24.05.02
Maybe you could start an appeal on your next album "Get Bear Fit" ?
 
 
mate
16:14 / 24.05.02
Regarding Shin splints: Jog on soft ground.
 
 
Logos
20:34 / 24.05.02
Yep. Soft ground.

Also, you might get some advatage out of cycling, swimming, or other forms of aerobic conditioning. Shin splints are caused by the muscles and connective tissue of the calf pulling away from the bone, usually caused by an imbalance in the strength of the muscles of the calf. Rest for a week or two, and then add in some seated and standing calf raises, as well as the biking.
 
 
mate
21:08 / 24.05.02
And the bonging
 
  
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