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[fido]

Couldnt see myself joining a gym so bought a pushbike last week.....That will do for me

[Andy J]

It's all good fun Bob 

I'm not convinced to give up the pies though 

Bring on 9am and riding the mountain bike in theforest in the rain and wind ha ha ha


Bob..............did you say chrome and Harley 

[slapknacker]

I've also dicided to get fitter and loose some timber, target is to loose a stone and a half.

My wife is on the weight watchers eating plan so i pretty much eat the same, trying to stay aware from the carbs and coffee, my only down fall is Beer and Wine 

Got free weights set up in the garage and brought a mountain bike, I'm planning on 3 weight training sessions a week, 1 mountain bike session with a handful of regular long walks.

We are also going to be green laning most weekend which is good exercise

Hoping to loose a stone by Christmas

yea and why not, you can put it all back on over christmas mate

[slapknacker]

Well, I have taken the plunge and joined a gym 

This gut and moobs need to go 

I never thought that I'd ever join one but I decided that enough was enough and with the dark nights, rain and a need to win a trophy at mountain biking, I need to improve quite a lot to say the least so here we go 

I'm all inducted and had my first instructed session yesterday and am back before work in the morning 

Damn this fitness malarkey  , but with Chris chasing me around the trails I need to ensure that he stays far enough behind as I've heard all about him when he gets close behind  ;-)you know those 'Welshies' and their wellies 


So, I assume that most of you guys are gym fanatics and are wondering what the fuss is about, well I'm an overweight old geezer having a mid life crisis I guess 


Any advise on what to and not to do fellas ?

my initial routine is

1500m rowing, beat your time each day sort of thing  to warm up

20 mins exercise bike (hill climbs and a reasonably high setting )
20 mins cross trainer (random and a mid setting )
20 mins jobbing on treadmill building incline to mid for last 10 mins)

weights to start in 2 weeks as a good and different warm up




so dieting, I eat anything that can be stuck on a fork     i assume more water, less coffee and smaller portions of food as a starter .
I guess i need to understand carbs etc now and take care with what i eat 
 

fair play to ya Andy, once you get into it and get your freetime planned out it doesnt seem hard work. you
actualy enjoy it.

regards diet just cut out the crap, choc,crisps etc. its ok to have something once a week or so.
i excersie 3 to 4 times a week. mountin bike, weights and boxing.
have a gym set up in my loft with the bags and weights. job done.

i'm still a little fat fooker thow
but hey its good for the mind and soul

[Andy J]

aye slapknacker its all about finding that free time really,it's soeasy to not go, theres always more work to do, feck  'em, i'll be in the gym building my fitness 

I have a mutligym in a shed down the garden so might start using that too as a backup 

I'm a determined old git and will be much fitter by spring 

[markzxr]

i like to watch clubland tv...play with self alot ,ride ninja in summer an ride motocross in shite times through winter,havin fun tryin to get fit for me

[BAD BOY NINJA]

 [clap]well done mate getting started with the fitness thing,ive been training for 22years and one of the best points i can give on the diet is eat what you want and eat it very slowly, like take a bite put your fork down and just chew your food a lot before you swallow it and i garantee you will not eat half as much , dont forget to drink lots of water.Your stomach starts to shrink and you cant each much at one sitting after a while . Keep up the training though . Let us know how you get on . EAT SLOW IS THE SECRET !

[Markyboyzx6r]

I can help with fitness advice, if required. I know a 'fair bit' about it. I'm one of those people with lots of letters after their name *embarassed cough*.

First advice is when you're just starting training, don't turn into a monk. Keep diet the same, wade into the beers with the usual enthusiasm and gradually build it up. Let the fitness come, and the lifestyle changes will gradually happen as a natural by-product of your increased fitness.

I know some personal trainers will want you to cane the arse off yourself. My advice is DON'T.

Any chest pain, get to your GP smart-ish. GP's take this sort of thing deadly serious (quite rightly).

And finally don't try and understand carbs. I've been doing this for 20 years and still haven't got a clue about them. They're not carbs. They're good food.