hiya!
Just wondering which of us 80s junkies works out? I do and I go to a gym (so much motivation there than at home!). I've been working out for over 7 years now but it's always been off-and-on kind of thing. Now I'm really dedicated to it (because my getting-old-now-fat genes are kicking in!).

So, who else here pumps iron?

I go to the gym to try to work out for Football, so although I do lift weights it's not what you would call proper bar work. I don't arm curl more than 15.5lb as I don't want to put too much bulk, moreso just keep the shoulders broad. I'll also concentrate on some stomach exercises as much as I loathe them.

I find that it's easy to overdo going to the gym, and I believe you do need your rest days. I try to balance it out with Football practice on Mondays, Gym Wednesday and Friday with Football circuits on a Sunday morning.

Sheesh - that only leaves 3 days for my wife.....

I lift weight 4-5 times a week. I mix it in with cardio too. Ive only started since last sept..... (when i hit the ol' 35! ;) ) It been hard because Ive never been big on physical excercise before. Fourntunately , Ive never needed to do this to lose weight.... just trying to tone and maintain.

I use weights too. I got into it in college. Then sort of fell out of it and got back to it a few years ago. I really enjoy weights. I mix cardio now too. The weights are so much more fun though!

I normally lift between four and six days a week. However, in my current condition, I am not really lifting that much weight for the time being. I still lift, but I only lift weights that will not put my lower back in a bad position. Plus, I am only lifting about one fourth the weight that I used to lift.

I'm another off and on person :p Right now I'm in 'on' mode :D 4-5 days a week for me in my cheap little home gym :lol: Whenever I feel like my strength is slippin a little, I start hitting the weights a lot...someday I may actually put together some consistency and stick with it :p

i go once or twice a week these days (been doing it for about 8 years) just to keep my strength up, but not really to bulk up or anything like that

also do a lot of stretching and balancing exercises

I go from three times to six a week when the gym is open and that's it ! During vacations try to go twice a day ! i got a pretty light frame and I'm pretty thin and all want is to keep my wasp waist look ( you know the shoulder/waist ratio, when it's high ! ). Other than that i always have been fit cause I kinda hanged with firemen for a while .....
I won't dwell at unnecessary lenght on the matter .....

TGND " so my straight answer is yes, i lift ! "

I do about 3-4 times a week of lifting and run 4-5 miles a day4-5 times a week depending on time. Since I turned 30 the weight is harder to keep off.

;) 4-5 miles a day, 4 times at the gym, 6 days a week ... reminds me of someone ..... why, maybe me !!!! ;);) Way to go pal !

TGND " Uhm, nah, I'm not gonna change my sig to put AMK in :D "

I had to stop last month since they raised the cost for membership. But I would jog 3 miles 4 times a week and I would lift weights after I would jog. Now I just watch what I eat. I will start again soon .. since like AMK said.. it is hard to keep the weight off when you reach our age. :lol:

It's rare for me to meet others who are into weightlifting. Me, I'm doing it to bulk up and tone down (hard to do both).

I went back to the gym on Monday fter a month and a half hiatus due to my vacation and to my surprise, I had the best workout ever. You know that 'pump' you feel? I had that with EVERY exercise I did.

I went yesterday (leg day) and it was the opposite. I wonder how Friday will be (shoulder day!).

There so many things i love when you workout till failure .... the blood rush, the hormonal rush, the endomorphine rush, the blood bounce , the catabolism , uhm .... feels like an out of body experince .... gotta try it, once !

TGND " Gym is safe harbour to me ! "

Some of the best workouts i ever had were after giving my body a couple weeks rest. I have some friends that compete on stage and have trained alot with them in the past(no juice for me, i like my package just the way it is). when lifting for bulk you have to go heavy or it is all in vain, my bod doesn't like heavy anymore so i just lift to tune up. diet is the key to cuttin up, cut out most carbs and load up on the protien(but don't forget the air freshener).

Originally posted by amk27
when lifting for bulk you have to go heavy or it is all in vain, my bod doesn't like heavy anymore so i just lift to tune up. diet is the key to cuttin up, cut out most carbs and load up on the protien(but don't forget the air freshener).

That's what I did all those years. I didn't go heavy. It was all in vain... :( But this time it'll be different. And I totally cheated on my diet, too. But now, look out world!

But yes, the air fresheners is a good tip for protein... :lol:

In 'vain' might have been the wrong word, but trust me when I tell you that you have to go heavy and try to failure on your last set to really get those muscles to blow up. No more than 5-6 reps worked best for me. Free advice, take it or leave it, but one more thing......Stretch before, during , and after.........

Yeah I played around alot of years in the gym, sometimes i would disappear from the gym for a couple years, but my last stint was 1993-97 where i was basically doing a 4 day on 1 day off routine, I was only concerned with gaining mass and stregnth, so everything I did was basically heavy with low reps , and lots of forced and negative reps. God i never did cardio, which i should have definately been doing, or ate properly.. now that i don't go to the gym and never will again, i should have watched what i ate.

I may ate sometime, i might buy an 8 foot bar, real plates and a bench and start training at home, but hitting the gym of fitnerss centre just doesn't appeal to me anymore

Originally posted by amk27
trust me when I tell you that you have to go heavy and try to failure on your last set to really get those muscles to blow up. No more than 5-6 reps worked best for me. Free advice, take it or leave it

I believe and I will take it!

In fact, I was looking up some information on the ol' www about slow reps coincidentally and I've decided to start doing that with my workouts. So, in 6 months time, I hope to post a message saying 'I KNEW YOU WERE RIGHT AMK27!' (and of course everyone else who wrote the same, like Caligula ;)).

negatives is a definite must !!! however ... DIET ???? I'm french , remmeber, no way I can diet with all the irressitible food around, no way sir ... fortunately genetics are on my side :D:D How I ache for people who have to diet ...... I agree totally with AMK, failure on last rep is just sooo good !

TGND " Is that like the bulk in the gym club here ? "

Originally posted by That Guy Next Door
... DIET ???? I'm french , remmeber, no way I can diet with all the irressitible food around, no way sir

I'm Italian. All those carbs preventing cutting...

I started back lifting weights today. I know I am going to dread it tomorrow. I think I over did it.
I am going to lift 5 times a day but I only have 30 min. to do it. Is this a good thing to do?

30 minutes a day is plentyof time to lift weights. Try concentrating on a body part or two a day and you should be happy with the results.

Thanks AMK
I am concentrating on my arms, abs, and thighs. Those seem to be the hardest for me to get trim :(