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Are you having issues with a stubborn body parts? I might be able to offer some assistance.

In reply to black

yuh bwoy sudden will be all over this like a rash !!!!

he defines the true meaning of stubborn body part

In reply to ponderiver

Gut problems?

In reply to ponderiver

I think sudden will be a no show, gaan a country to rahtid.

In reply to Drapsey

trust me he lurking right now

In reply to ponderiver

I said regularly.

Usually 5-7 times a week.
Mostly just calisthenics.

I spend a lot of times in hotels,motels,guest houses etc so getting to a gym is nigh on impossible for me.I have a decent home gym , but feel like I need to win the lottery to upgrade it to the next level.

In reply to black



maybe I should have said I have a gut feeling yuh bwoy sudden will be all over this like a rash

gym heavy lifting 3 times a week and tennis 3 times a week for cardio.

In reply to deanjones

Are you lifting to build muscle or tone?

Too much cardio can wipe out any muscle gain.

You'll still get the benefit of the exercise but you won't get big muscles.

In reply to ponderiver

thanks for the encouragement, tosser

In reply to black

Jeez! What the heck. Are you going to massage it?

In reply to ProWI

Your mind in the gutter.

In reply to black

My chest....can get tone but doesn't get strong as rapidly as my back or legs...

I find my calves skinny but my wife insists I have nice calves....always been a stubborn area for me....

But hey...44 years old... 5 11, 175 lbs...16 percent body fat...32 waist...i am very content

In reply to DAVE400

Those are very good stats. Do Stronglifts 5x5 to improve your base strength. Can you squat 1x5 your bodyweight?

does that include power walks? I do minimum 5 miles per day 6 days per week

In reply to ponderiver

Every part except the one him boyfriend power though.

In reply to DAVE400

Do you use machine weights or free weights? If you have been doing machine for a while, try barbells and dumbbells. Also, try doing incline and decline. Try adjusting your grip/hold,(barbell) a wider grip will isolate the chest muscles more, a narrow grip use more triceps. My trick has always been to focus on doing the exercise correctly with lighter weights (increase reps). When you use too much weight, other muscles "come to the rescue" so you might not get the desired results from the intended muscle.




This is one area I cannot offer much help on. If you are born with skinny calves, you will always have skinny calves, but you can make them shapely. Try isolation exercises. Use a machine where you can sit and do the exercise or place weights on your knees while seated. Experiment with ways of isolating your calves.

In reply to JahJah

Why you have to come here with your nonsense?

In reply to DAVE400

Discover the secrets on how to ISOLATE your muscles. Look it up or experiment with light weights.

In reply to black

The punishment fit the crime.

I use the word "isolation" a lot, here is an example.

If you are capable of curling 25lb dumbbells and decided to use 30lb instead, what is going to happen? You are going to start swinging your upper arm to get the weight up and when you swing, the deltoids come into the exercise.

The trick is to stabilize the elbow by placing it on the knee (sitting down).

In reply to ponderiver

I come here to answer BLACK and saw your first response...took me five whole minutes to compose myself

In reply to black

I don't think I am regular..but twice to 3 times weekly has been my habit for a few months now.

I am still addicted to chocolate so the invisible abs will only return when I discipline myself again...

so..Thanks for offering but short of something I don't know...

what say you?

In reply to powen001

You carry on Shorty. Kick a brother when he is down. when Nick takes a turn in yuh i will be the first to join in and deliver the critical jook. no more Mr Nice Guy where you are concerned

In reply to powen001

Your "6 pack" is there, it's just covered with fat. If you want ripped abs, diet and exercise will do it.

In reply to black

Hey, you know I like to tease you, but you're offering some sound advice,

My upper body has always being shapely and I have strong well-developed calves from years of a very active sports life .

I was always extremely fit until I tore my meniscus running up Beverly HIlls in Kingston. It was operated on and scraped for calcium build-up, thereafter, I could no longer do any heavy jogging.

I resorted to power walking and very long bicycle rides in the summer and stationary rides in winter. Such actives can be impeded by how my right knee acts up. Indoor swimming helps, which I hate in the summer, and can be a real challenge in winter. I rather just go for long winter walks.

So my main fitness concern is the mid-life bulge which I have to battle with. Sometimes, I seem to be losing the battle and then have to concentrate with a rigorous weight exercise regimen and watch my intake.

Having said that, I am going off for a two hour walk in the within the next hour.

In reply to powen001

In fairness to sudden he can dish it out and tek lixxxxxx when it is his turn

In reply to sudden

powen brudda got more muscles than we have combined.
And taller than powen too. Not that he is tall tho as powen is a low benchmark.

For anyone who is interested in starting a weigh lifting routine, here are some tips.

1. Purchase a book that details all the muscles of the body and routine . (You cannot workout, if you don't know what you are working).

2. Set a "year long" plan (you will be disappointed, if you are looking instant results).

3. Learn how to do the exercises correctly (incorrect methods will stifle your progress).

4. Stay away from the "so called" experts in the Gym, they will teach you bad habits (unless it's someone certified). A good training partner will help.

5. Stay away from the Bullshit supplements , they will drain your pocket. Proper diet will do.

6. Be consistent, it's OK to take a day off.

7. Learn how to isolate the muscles.

8. Do not try to be the strongest person in the Gym, you will get hurt.

9. Alternate body parts e.g. use muscles that pull on one day and muscles that push on other, legs on separate day.

10. Ignore others, you have a right to be there, just like others.

In reply to black

I use to bench press 300lbs in my twenties, now that I am 51 I feel I am a lot stronger with just my Yoga routine....

In reply to black

Here is a read for you. But for a beginner that is not the best advice.

In reply to Ninetenjack

I got up to 340ish one rep max. 500 for squats.

In reply to ProWI

I know you know you stuff.

In reply to nick2020

I won't say it's bad advice, it comes with experience. That's why I stressed, light weights.

Increase weight as you get stronger.

In reply to nick2020

I don't have time to read the whole article. Is this what you are referring to?

It's based on your goals.

I am not saying, not to do compound exercises, you will have to incorporate some in your routine but it will not get you the cuts/striation desired (by itself).

In reply to nick2020

I wonder if you understood what you were reading?

In reply to Ninetenjack

You could bench press sudden then.

In reply to Drapsey

Wait...this is beat up on Sudden day?

In reply to Drapsey

And who seh black is useless......he got dis one covered.

Nice man

In reply to black

I did but you said you did not read the whole article so...

In reply to nick2020

Show me what you are talking about.

In reply to black

In reply to nick2020

Just finished reading it.

The reason I think he is saying that is because he is of the mindset the you should build strength and mass before moving to a more complexed exercise. And, he is worried about beginners over using certain body parts, which can result in someone losing mass but that is only in extreme cases. Again, that's why I stress light weights.

There is no way of avoiding compound exercises, if you want to work all body parts, in fact, it is needed, however, I don't see anything wrong with incorporating isolation exercises using light weights. The reason why I stress isolation exercises is because it allows you to understand the dynamics of how the muscles work.

In reply to DAVE400

Bust and hips?

is sitting on a fence cardio or nocardio?

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

Ask powen

In reply to nick2020

It's not hard to find contradictory information, I saw it when I started working out. There are two schools in body building, guys that go "balls to the walls " lift as heavy (compound) as you can and guys that believe in incorporating a little of both, (light and heavy) I am from the latter.

The key is to find what works best for you, that can only come from trial and error. Continue to read magazines and articles while learning.

In reply to bimbo

Thanks for the feedback. I squat 205 lbs unassisted...1.5 x times my body weight? Will aim for it....what would be your advice for deadlifts...I am up to 260....proper form...weight all the way down for each lift...no bouncing...

I work out app 4 times a week...hard to squeeze in more time than that. Free weights.

Chest: incline press, incline flies, flat press, peck deck...sometimes I throw in pullovers and dips.

Legs: squats, deadlifts, presses or curls, then 6 sets of 4 different calf exercises...high reps

Back/shoulders: Rowing, pull-downs, military presses mixed up with some reverse flies..

Abs almost everyday...targeting entire set, obliques and serratus anterior (damn I like that muscle). I do hanging abs....lifts straight legs so shin actually bounces bar- 12 reps.

couple weeks ago

don't forget to stretch and ice the knees.

where can I get some absorbine jr.

In reply to black

Exercising and good diet, man I need some serious help with these. I am good starter but never carry through. At 40, I know I need to change my whole life style when it comes to diet and exercising.

Great thread so far black.
Some good info here.



My issue has never been exercise or motivation but diet.
Daddy's got a bit of a sweet tooth


Getting my bodyfat to 10% is downright struggle.I'll usually sport a 6 pack for 2-3 weeks in summer and it will be gone by the end of December.

I can lift two women around 200 pounds each when excited. Only from the door to the bed but thats live lift.

I have bacon and egg but I steam my bacon and fry my eggs lightly in virgin olive oil.

The key to my physique is the quick and sudden movements to the departure gate. All my core muscles get worked out in that hectic move from the lounge to the gate.

i haven't managed to do my body fat measurement because the callipers can't get a grip on anything.

All in all I just need ice cream.

In reply to Timpy

Do you go intense everytime you start? There are two things that cause quitting: burnout and impatience from lack of results.

Make it a habit, find a training partner/group, look forward to the chicks in the gym....just motivate however you choose.

In reply to djdrastic and Timpy

Everybody struggle with motivation, if they say different, they are lying. The trick is to get your body to a state where you feel invested in it.

Think of your body as a $100,000 sports car, if you get your body to that level, there's no way you're going to let it go. The maintenance of that Corvette, will be your motivation.

Looking for fast results, will kill that motivation in a minute, just keep going, you're not going to be the one to notice, others will.

In reply to Commie

In reply to DAVE400

Great advice.

In reply to black

fully aware..its the discipline

In reply to nick2020

My Brother is shorter than I am..so you are wrong there...

Yes My Brother is a phenom...can be big wapsy guts like sudden for months..and then decide that in six weeks he is gonna go into a competition for body builders..and actually Pull it off..

I still dont know how he does it.

In reply to djdrastic

Who doesn't have a sweet tooth?

Thankfully, my metabolism is on the high side.

Sorry, my phone keeps inserting words for me.

I find dumbbell weights to be the most effective way to build deltoids, biceps and triceps.

World class sprinters have the most amazing deltoids, definitely a correlation between sprinting and great deltoids.

In reply to DAVE400

I too have great serratus, (not bragging) it takes a lean body to bring out those serratus.

In reply to black

I never liked weights. I always take to the track and do various exercises for strength. In saying I got to get back at it so I am glad to see this thread.

In reply to methodic

Like Dave said, find something that motivates you to go to the Gym. Go to the Gym to look at the women but don't sit around and do it.

Take a friend or teenage son with you.

In reply to black

Dat is some facked up advice ... go to the gym to look at women and take your teenage son with you

In reply to Kay

No it's not, staying motivated is hard, do whatever it takes, just don't be obvious.

In reply to black

Yow blacks, check you PM

In reply to DAVE400

Thanks for the advice. With so many people dying from life style illness, I know that I have to change something. One of the worst addiction is one for starch and sugar.

Here is an alternative exercise option for those who do not like gyms

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

Really? You think Timpy is going to do that?