Happy New Year

[ezetta0041]

Hey all

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[colonel_wuppass]

Your phone message proclaims that you are out of the country, this may or may not be true yet but I am sleepy, so I guess we'll just have to talk via Skype

[c_hog]

Good to hear things are going well, and I hope of adjunct position thing works out.

I think that trying to gain 10lbs of solid muscle without also gaining a second chin in 10 months would be tough. 5lbs sounds more reasonable. Anytime I had a good weight again, I was doing lots of heavy full squats and deadlifts, and I was eating lots of meat and not much else. I don't think vegetarianism would be a great way to go on thi one.

[colonel_wuppass]

Probably true. My biggest co-worker is a vegetarian weight lifter though. For lunch he's always eating those powerbar protein plus shits. I should probably get into that.

[c_hog]

I really think those protein bars are a wase of money. They are so expensive. You'd probably be better off eating lots of eggs and soy (save some money too).

Weights

[ezetta0041]

Well, thanks for the advice and the reality check - I'll just have to get into it and see how things go. Just getting over jet lag but I'm going to the gym later today - for some reason I got whacked harder than usual this time. My question was more about exercises, or sets, weights and reps, because I know for a fact that for me, training daily with relatively light weight and lots of reps (rowing, or some of the weight training we'd do, which was usually circuits), doesn't really result in my putting on weight or size. I was never as low as 145 though - maybe 155 when I was really looking to lose weight and trial with the lightweights, but usually 160ish or just over. Should I be looking to do fewer reps with heavier weight, and perhaps one or two times per week? I'm sure there are programs in magazines or whatever, but I thought I'd ask if you guys have any success/failure stories

Re: Weights

[ezetta0041]

Here's what I'm doing for a workout these days

[c_hog]

That was me above. Don't know why I wasn't logged in.

[ezetta0041]

Fair enough; I figured it was you.
Two things - do you warm up/cool down? I definitely had problems with soreness, etc., after certain intense rowing practices, and cooling down definitely helped. Even just 5 minutes of moving around (e.g. on an erg with really light resistance), and another 5 of stretching.
Also, that's where the protein stuff comes in - if I have it right after the workout (like within 20min) it seems to help with recovery the next day.

[c_hog]

I do a little bit of warmup on the leg stuff before I start anything, but I've never tried cooling down. I get sore- really sore all the time, but I always thought that was a good thing.