Gym thread

[Milk]

What are your collection for your home gym?

Cross trainer because I refuse to run unless a lion is chasing me. (Takes the pounding out of knee & ankle joints)
Spin bike because I refuse to be sworn at by irate drivers
Dumbbells & resistance bands of various weights and pull poundage (tbh restistance bands give a better workout imo)
Bench (for sitting on ….)
Yoga mat … to impregnate with sweat
And a CoreMaster …. Which I look at and think I ought to use. Then put it back in the corner

Plus my online training guru (although he doesn’t know it and I refuse to pay for stuff which is free elsewhere)

 

[Rita_Poon]

Plus my online training guru (although he doesn’t know it and I refuse to pay for stuff which is free elsewhere)

come on, play the game...

 

[summerisle]

I have to walk uphill to my nearest pub ; I'm afraid that's the totality of my exercise regimen.

 

[Bkk Andy]

Trying to rehab yet again after my 3rd elbow operation since tearing my tendon in half lifting. I'm being restricted by a flare up in my Degenerative Disc Disease which is causing shoulder pain when it moves. At almost 50 I'm starting to think that it's just not worth the effort.

 

[chicoazul]

YE DEFYING GRAVITY AGAIN LAD?

LAD BELL ISAAC NEWTON AND TELL HIM HE CANT HAVE IT LAD.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Hi man, creatine addict here. As you’ve read it’s not a common side effect so a) keep an eye on other life style/consumption habits and) perhaps lower the dosage for a week or two and see if it makes any difference.

On the contrary it should give you a nice focus, and extra kick in the gym and a good post gym pump HESSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZSSSSSSSS. Obvs plenty of water with it, when training and in general overall really.

It’s a good supplement and lots of stuff coming out recently of other benefits such as longevity etc. But each to their own, a black coffee might be someone else’s pre gym kick - personally do both because HEZZZZZZ HEZZZZZ HESS I like to hit that cold metal hard and let gravity know it belongs to me.

To add to the HESSing here, creatine is genuinely good for you in moderation AND when you've had a good workout and are genuinely tired. Taking it with no workout/body stress is unnecessary.

My endocrinologist recommends it after a workout, even if you're not a regular gym goer/creatine addict, as it helps recovery and a thousand things, even if taken during/pre workout, as chico said. I am legitimately just now drinking 5g mixed in with protein after a huge 'workout' as we had to build a fence and a thousand things today and I've been at it all day.

Maybe if you've taken a huge coffee dose with it you might get too much of a good thing though, maybe that's where the dizziness came from @Billy Dean ?

 

[Nymzee]

Wait, people take creatine pre-gym for a boost??? How does that even work? It doesn't give you any sort of buzz

 

[Billy Dean]

To add to the HESSing here, creatine is genuinely good for you in moderation AND when you've had a good workout and are genuinely tired. Taking it with no workout/body stress is unnecessary.

My endocrinologist recommends it after a workout, even if you're not a regular gym goer/creatine addict, as it helps recovery and a thousand things, even if taken during/pre workout, as chico said. I am legitimately just now drinking 5g mixed in with protein after a huge 'workout' as we had to build a fence and a thousand things today and I've been at it all day.

Maybe if you've taken a huge coffee dose with it you might get too much of a good thing though, maybe that's where the dizziness came from @Billy Dean ?

Could be mate. I took it in the morning pretty much first thing (after coffee). Was a really small dose, 1.5g I think. Towards evening time I was feeling a bit lightheaded. Did have a good workout that evening though. Might just be coincidence that I was feeling lightheaded for some other reason

 

[chicoazul]

Wait, people take creatine pre-gym for a boost??? How does that even work? It doesn't give you any sort of buzz

Yes it does.

 

[chicoazul]

Great thread lads.

 

[Nymzee]

Yes it does.

What kinda mad creatine are you guys smashing.

 

[Milk]

come on, play the game...

Mike Rosa at Anabolic Aliens.

YouTube vids by the plenty including 30 day muscle group specific programmes and an excellent app (EXERPRISE) which you tailor to your own needs re target area, workout length, rest eg Lower abs, 45s w/o 15s rest for 8 minutes or HIIT 5 minute sessions or equipment focused playlists. Found nothing better tbh and run the vids off iPad through a TV in gym.

 

[jaycee]

Great thread lads.

 

[DualityNSNO]

What kinda mad creatine are you guys smashing.

It provides very good short term energy/boost. Most if not all pre-workouts contain a decent amount of creatine monohydrate too (to go with a bunch of stuff that may or may not stop your heart).

Could be mate. I took it in the morning pretty much first thing (after coffee). Was a really small dose, 1.5g I think. Towards evening time I was feeling a bit lightheaded. Did have a good workout that evening though. Might just be coincidence that I was feeling lightheaded for some other reason

I'd say go for it closer or during/after the workout mate, maybe it'll do you better. Then again, if it's unflavoured it's like licking the pharmacy floor, so I get why you'd want it with something

 

[Nymzee]

It provides very good short term energy/boost. Most if not all pre-workouts contain a decent amount of creatine monohydrate too (to go with a bunch of stuff that may or may not stop your heart).

I'd say go for it closer or during/after the workout mate, maybe it'll do you better. Then again, if it's unflavoured it's like licking the pharmacy floor, so I get why you'd want it with something

I have 7g daily in my protein shake, don’t notice any effects at all afterwards.