Push Ups are good but it's not really resistance training. You only bench about 60% of your weight when you do push ups. I suggest you need to work more on your strength if you get tired after 8 reps of pushups. As for sit ups I'm not a big fan of it. You need to go to a gym and do some strength training to build some muscles.

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You need 4000 +- kcal to lose 1lbs fat. Go figure

I am 41 yrs old. I used to be much bigger and heavier (78kgs to be exact), as I was into bodybuilding. However I decided to cut down since I'm not that tall and I don't really look being too big, I am only 5'5" (165cm). Then I stopped going to the gym for about 7 years due to work, getting married, having kid and family commitments.

Recently, I started going back to the gym again. I signed up with one of the fitness center in March and started working out again end of March.

This is me now, still 41 but going 42 soon in about 6 months time. My current weight is around +/-56kgs. Sadly, I haven't grown taller.



Losing weight is easy, but maintaining and keeping the ideal weight is hard.

I didn't concentrate too much on losing weight, as I didn't want to have a short term goal only. I wanted an effective way on a long term basis.

These are strictly based on my personal activities and the results may varies from each individuals. I am basically sharing my personal experiences.

1. Having the Determination to achieve what you want, on a long term basis
2. Eat right, eat slow. Chew, chew & chew... Don't rush the food, down your throat. Eat 5-6 smaller portion meals, rather than big meals. Don't starve yourself...
3. Exercise on a regular basis (it can be working out in the gym, running, walking, cycling & etc).
4. Sleep... Get enough and proper rest.
5. Never Give Up!

I have a cousin who took this duromine for weight loss. And yes she did manage to lost some weight but when she stop taking the meds her weight increase more than before.

jogging is the BEST way to lose weight, mix with good diet, anndd BAMMM! weight losss, it will take time, but it is wroth it!

see the blue big guy 2008




now 2012

Hi guys, anyone here did insanity before? I seen a lot of good review and thinking of getting it. I'm a student with busy schedule and got no time to go gym only can take some time out to do in my dorm room. Currently 170cm and 90kg.

Hello there,

I've tried insanity before when I was a lot more heavier than I am today.

For me that time, it was one hell of a workout.It pushed me to my limits in ways you can never imagine.
I've tried other workout regimes before but Insanity introduced me to new ways I never thought of moving my muscles before, all in the comfort of my own home.Of course, by a couple of weeks later I gave up and stopped entirely.It deserves the name "Insanity" I tell you.

From my experience, which is very subjective, no I would not recommend it if you are overweight cause it takes a whole lot of determination and perseverance to complete the entire course.For a normal guy trying to get fit then yeah go for it.

Hey guys need some help from u ppl here...im 21 male, weight 87.5kg and height 172cm...did my body compositon analysis in the gym...this are the stats....fat mass 28.6%(25kg), bmi 29.6 and BMR 1844kcal...as u can see its very very bad...fat mass so high and bmi 0.4 away from obese....so i did my research and so far from what i have gathered i must do cardio n weight training to burn fats and gain muscles....my question here is about weight training coz as for cardio im doing this HIIT.....so how days in a week should i do weightlifting combined with cardio...what im worried is i dunt want to do too much weightlifting which will make me look too bulky...i just want a nice lean body...since im gonna be free for the next 6 months at least...i can workout at least 6 days a week for couple of hours a day...suggestions plz otais?

Hellooos..

I'm 21 years old and about a year ago, I was 75kg. I went overseas and i naturally lost about 12 kgs through cycling and good dieting. I've been back for 4 months now and my weight has more or less mantained as it is. However, I've got this problem with my weight coz it's constantly yoyo-ing. Meaning it fluctuates. I measure like every 2 weeks or so and sometimes I can be 65kg in this week and be like 62kg in the other.

I haven't done any exercise since I came back from overseas until the past month where I picked up jogging. Now I go about 6 days a week for about an hour or so around.. I'm guessing 8km/h? I'm not really sure. And through the past month, nothing much has changed. Weight as i've said, fluctuates. Inches hasn't changed much. Maybe as much as 1/2 an inch only?

The main reason I go jogging is because I made a promise to my dog to bring him out more often than I did before. So I'd hope that if anyone has suggestions to what I should do, could include the activities which I can do it with my dog. >.<

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2. A multi-faceted balanced approach to weight management without going Hungry, Excessive Exercise or Stimulants
3. A re-education of balanced nutrition through practical daily foods (home cook or outside foods).
4. Systematic and Scientific approach to Body Fat Reduction, Muscle Building (Men >33% and Woman >28%) for sustained weight management
5. A focus towards Resetting the Body’s health condition (e.g. Cholesterol reduction, High Blood Sugar, High Blood Pressure, Hyper Tension, Joint Paint etc.)
6. The only program in the market that can reduce 30% of internal dangerous fat (Visceral Fat) that causes Type II Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and High Blood Pressure.
7. Certified by the Singapore Health Science Authority to be completely safe
8. More importantly, with proper focus on body composition and habit forming, the results are sustained with no rebound.
9. TRA is the fastest FAT loss program in the market (we focus on helping a person lose 10% of their weight and 50-70% of that is FAT in 12 weeks.)
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Guys.. just wanna get some advices from you guys that know how to train lose weight and gain muscles..
Not sure whether is this the right section though..

Anyway, I'm a male. Weight and height is unknown as I have not measured in years..
So now I look like kinda fat-ish like this

Pinjam ppl's pic ( Sorry bro )

And I wanna be like from that to a lean shape.. at least with abs that are obvious enough and not under my belly fats and also nice biceps, triceps and chest muscle.

I can't afford to go to gym..

So I just workout/exercise from home.

What I do is:

1) skipping rope - 20 to 30 minutes.. depending on how tired I am on that day
2) sit ups, and some other abs exercise where I lift my arms and touch my leg.. making my body into an U shape, and planking as well.. not like those lie on the floor flat. but my body is in the air except elbows and feets
3) more skipping rope like a short burst of quick repetitions.
4) burpees - 10
5) push ups - 30
6) bicep curls - 30 each hand.. weight unknown as I use stacks of old books ( around 6-8 kg I guess? )
7) tricep extension - 15 ( same stack of books )
8) skipping rope for another 10 minutes - slow and fast burst
Did this workouts every 2 days once.
My diet:
-Breakfast-
Sometimes bread with margerine/ Instant oats ( nesvita ) and biscuits

-Lunch-
White rice with chicken/meat/fish and veges

-dinner-
white rice with chicken/meat/ fish and veges as well

I've cut down on amount of rice intake and increased my meat and veges intake.

What I wanna achieve is like this


My question is; am I doing the right thing?
My waist measurement did cut down by 1/2 inch. So I'm guessing is good.
Advices pls

This post has been edited by technosakai: Oct 8 2012, 08:55 PM

i had try insanity last week day 1 fit test... what i can say is really insane... i only can endure 15mins out of 45mins fit test video...

i will try again day by day.. dun force urself to follow exact 60days program..

this what makes you fail.

May I know where did you guys get the Insanity workout DVDs?

hi! ok here is my suggestion...

1. Workout with free weight (such as dumbbell, ball and body weight - push up, pull up, squat etc) is good to strength your muscle, but not to lift much weight since you want a lean body. maybe u can use 6-10kg dumbbell only.

2. Cardio training is good for warm up and increase your metabolism. Set your cardio machine at least 500kcal target. Then you go for free weight training.

3. Always do your training in circuit. Such as;

a) push up x10 + squat x15 + abs crunch x20 -- repeat 3 reps for all this.. (just example..)

4. Manage your meals. Take not more than 35g carbs in a day. Should take more protein foods such as meat, lamb, chicken, etc.. supplement is good for you to manage your meals.. ;-)

Bad advices.

1. Do you think that squatting using 6-10 kg dumbbell is enough to do work the targeted muscle? No man. And doing 100 kg squats ain't giving you a huge body by accident.

2. Cardio won't increase your metabolism. It helps to burn fat but will not increase your metabolism. In fact, doing excessive cardio does reduce your metabolism. And cardio before weight is a hell no, moreover after burning 500 kcal calorie. How long does it takes to burn 500 kcal? Then do weight training?

my type of body is kind a very slow to tone down. hoping some advice for some simple excercise to do just in your house. simple but burn a lot of calories. thanks

Youtube m100's.

10 mins is all you need to BURN!!