A 60 day challenge : Getting buffed up

[Silver Wolf]

Didn't do anything yesterday and probably won't do any today... Busy schedule.

[comrade_general]

Dropped a couple pounds I did.  8)

[Jubal]

Increased to 80/night, but none today since I did Judo.

[comrade_general]

I think someone should make a workout video.

[Ladyhawk]

Just got back from camping, which had lots of good food, so no change, if anything Im worse than I was. grr

[Silver Wolf]

I'm back to my normal regime... And I've increased numbers for crunches. From 50 to 60.

[comrade_general]

Are you noticing any gains (or losses)?

I've went down another few pounds on my overall weight and gained about an inch on my biceps.

[Silver Wolf]

None.

And that's really weird...

[comrade_general]

Get some weights involved.

[Silver Wolf]

I did. 3 kilograms, 100+ repetitions in a bit more than 2 minutes...

[comrade_general]

More weight. There have been studies which show that using more weight with less reps gets better results than less weight with more reps.

[Jubal]

It depends what you mean by better results. Exercise makes you better at doing what you're doing.

In terms of muscle bulk, less reps and more weight increases your muscle size more and makes you look bulkier. That doesn't make your muscles necessarily the most powerful though (power, remember, is energy divided by time), since you're just trying to shift max weight and not worrying about speed. The reason I do press-ups is that the activity is fairly fast and thus simulates better the quick arm actions required for Judo.

[Ladyhawk]

Just a little hint, muscles are gooooooooooooood. XD 

[CN2]

Jubal is right, lots of weight and less reps builds muscle, but many reps with a lower weight tones the muscle you have

I am raising what I do a day too now, 20 reps per arm with a 12k weight, 50 with an 8k weight and 100 with a 6k weight. Plus about 6 miles of running a week and 10 miles of rowing every wednesday.

[Jubal]

Massive, untoned muscles are a bit pointless. You might be able to lift massive amounts of weight, but you'll find that there are guys with a tenth of your muscle mass who can hit twice as hard, and not only that but if you run more than about ten metres you'll be panting for breath.