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pizzaboy
post Oct 13 2010, 08:06 PM

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QUOTE(bakry @ Oct 13 2010, 05:54 PM)
Hi guys,

Am fairly new to strength training (less than 1 year), with my lifestyle, i go to the gym as often as i can 2-3 times a week, and if i cant, i'll just do simple bodyweight workouts at home such as push ups, sit ups, wall handstand pushups. (been away from the gym for 2 months and only started going again 2 weeks ago due to personal matter)

I am 166-168cms tall and weigh 72-74kgs (this depends when i weight myself, after or before lunch etc)

Even with that weight, i am not muscular nor am i big like other people who weigh the same (ppl who train/bodybuilds).
Am not sure where the weight comes from, could be from fats or maybe heavy bones? (i did hear from my auntie who's a doctor who told me that ppl in my family tend to weigh heavier than we look due to our bones...in fact, most of us cant even float)

My situation is when i go to the gym, people who see my body tells me to gain more mass and then cut, while some who look at my weight, tells me to lose weight first, then only should i train.

My question is that, which should i do? I am afraid if i lose weight first, i'd be too skinny.

Will post pics soon when i get back and take some.

thanks
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Do:

Squat
Deadlift
Row
Dip
Pull-up
Press
Run and jump
Pull and push something heavy

Eat:

Meat, eggs, fish, fruits, dark colored veggies and green veggies. Eat seafood, nuts, avoid processed food

Always:

Stretch
Pray
Meditate
Move
Eat
Do the "Do's"

NEVER:

Hoping to be spoon fed
Procrastinate
Give excuses
Say "but"
Say "but if"
Take the easy way out
Change what I tell you to do without first consulting me

That's what I tell my clients all the time. I've never had a single of my clients fail to lose fat or gain muscle. Provided they follow the advice give.


Added on October 13, 2010, 8:06 pm
QUOTE(bakry @ Oct 13 2010, 05:54 PM)
Hi guys,

Am fairly new to strength training (less than 1 year), with my lifestyle, i go to the gym as often as i can 2-3 times a week, and if i cant, i'll just do simple bodyweight workouts at home such as push ups, sit ups, wall handstand pushups. (been away from the gym for 2 months and only started going again 2 weeks ago due to personal matter)

I am 166-168cms tall and weigh 72-74kgs (this depends when i weight myself, after or before lunch etc)

Even with that weight, i am not muscular nor am i big like other people who weigh the same (ppl who train/bodybuilds).
Am not sure where the weight comes from, could be from fats or maybe heavy bones? (i did hear from my auntie who's a doctor who told me that ppl in my family tend to weigh heavier than we look due to our bones...in fact, most of us cant even float)

My situation is when i go to the gym, people who see my body tells me to gain more mass and then cut, while some who look at my weight, tells me to lose weight first, then only should i train.

My question is that, which should i do? I am afraid if i lose weight first, i'd be too skinny.

Will post pics soon when i get back and take some.

thanks
*
Do:

Squat
Deadlift
Row
Dip
Pull-up
Press
Run and jump
Pull and push something heavy

Eat:

Meat, eggs, fish, fruits, dark colored veggies and green veggies. Eat seafood, nuts, avoid processed food

Always:

Stretch
Pray
Meditate
Move
Eat
Do the "Do's"

NEVER:

Hoping to be spoon fed
Procrastinate
Give excuses
Say "but"
Say "but if"
Take the easy way out
Change what I tell you to do without first consulting me

That's what I tell my clients all the time. I've never had a single of my clients fail to lose fat or gain muscle. Provided they follow the advice give.

This post has been edited by pizzaboy: Oct 13 2010, 08:06 PM
pizzaboy
post Oct 15 2010, 08:38 PM

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To actually calculate via a scale, is to take your weight, age, height, calculations. Then what happens is they have this electric thing that is sent through your body. Fat, I THINK, slows the transfer of electricity. Through this, they roughly measure your bodyfat. However, it's highly inaccurate, as the time, amount of static your body has collected, food, water can throw off it's calculation.

The most accurate calculation is believed to be via the DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) machine. I think the machine costs a good, 6 figures.

Another method is of course the ever so faithful bodyfat caliper. Now despite not being able to calculate visceral fat, it's still able to calculate your external bodyfat which to the bulk of us, is pretty darned good already. So cheers!

 

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