For all you guys wanting to gain muscle, size, etc.

[mjb2124]

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I think his ego is growing another inch, not his actual body.

Longhorn - Will do.

[ehh]

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Thanks for that man, thaat sounds like a pretty good approach. I think i get a lot of natural protein in my diet . But i would like to know if whey protein is really a necessity because i see so many people take it, but dont necessarily see improvements.

Whey is a supplement that you should only take if you don't get enough protein from your normal diet. If you get approx 1g per lb of body weight from food you do not need whey.

[ehh]

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Also, that guerilla cardio looks pretty good. People are finally starting to see the light on HIIT.

[Double Eights]

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Enlighten me on the Guerilla cardio routine. I must have missed that in this thread.

[ehh]

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Read the link below and apply it. The guerilla one is just one of many programs that implement this. You can google HIIT and find tons of programs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training

[Double Eights]

Re: For all you guys wanting to gain muscle, size, etc.

Read the link below and apply it. The guerilla one is just one of many programs that implement this. You can google HIIT and find tons of programs.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-in...erval_training

Thanks. I'll have to look into it.

I got lazy and stopped working out in December. Looking to get back into it over the summer.

[USF11]

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Everyone has what's called muscle memory. I would say it would only take two weeks before you gained all what you lost. (strength wise).

And actually, I believe it takes between 6-8 weeks of doing absolutely nothing before your muscles begin to atrophy.

Atrophy kicks in 11-14 days of not working out.

[TheLetterZ]

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I'm going to get on Guerilla Cardio later this week. Looking forward to hearing back from you guys.

[Macar91]

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I think I'll give this HIIT a try, too. I've been working out for about 2 months now and have lost 25 lbs so far. I've kinda hit a plateau I think and maybe this is what I need to get through it. At this point, I'm about 6'3" and 205 lbs, but I've got a little extra body fat I want to get rid of.

[NYJets]

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I'm going to try that Guerilla Cardio thing tonight I think.

I don't need to lose and weight but I need to get in better shape, I've been getting winded too fast playing basketball and ultimate.

[WTF]

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I think I'll give this HIIT a try, too. I've been working out for about 2 months now and have lost 25 lbs so far. I've kinda hit a plateau I think and maybe this is what I need to get through it. At this point, I'm about 6'3" and 205 lbs, but I've got a little extra body fat I want to get rid of.

Be prepared to be sore. It's hardcore stuff. What program are you looking at? I assume you're talking High Intensity Interval Training, right?

[ehh]

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Just a suggestion for all you newbies who are gung-ho about trying HIIT - make sure you push yourself. If you're not going to the max on every high interval you won't get as much out of it as you should.

And for you guys who aren't in shape or aren't athletes, it's going to kick your arse very hard the first couple times you do it. If you aren't in shape and if you don't basically collapse at the end of your HIIT session from exhaustion then you aren't doing it hard enough.

But, if you push yourself and toughen up and get through it you'll be happy w. the results.

[WTF]

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Cosign w/ ehh. Good advice. Just be prepared to feel like dying. Good stuff though. Will definitely work if you really push yourself.

[pfunk880]

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Definitely going to try some HIIT again this summer. I need to get in shape.

[ehh]

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Cosign w/ ehh. Good advice. Just be prepared to feel like dying. Good stuff though. Will definitely work if you really push yourself.

As an ex-college athlete I try to stay in pretty good shape. I was in good playing shape for ball (I play w. all ex-college players too so it's intense) about two years ago when I first read about HIIT.

So the first time I did HIIT I figured I'd be okay since basketball is essentially HIIT. I was wrong. My heart felt like it was ready to explode outta my chest and my legs were so wobbly I was walking like I'd just knocked down my 16th beer of the night.

It had only been three years since my career ended at the time, but wow I was out of shape more than I expected.