Looking to get "shredded" by the end of this year wondering if anyone else is a gym rat on here  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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actually I've been Gyming for a few years now looking to reach the next level  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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I used to go to a gym 2 to 3 times a week when i was (a lot) younger. But my excuse was as I went through my forties that regular gym sessions coupled by playing a RL prop forward position (and having a body to match lol) it bloody well hurt so I gave up.

Now I have taken up dog walking and digging my allotment

Or even better let the wife walk the dog and use a petrol rotovator on my allotment

I've spent 30 years and hundreds of thousands of pounds to look like this, I'll be if I'm going to pay to lose it.

Depends what you want to achieve really, do you want to look like poldark or the rock. The only advice I would give is to get a personal trainer, see them twice a month for a while, gets you focused and stops you wasting time at the gym, then you know how to achieve what you want and can crack on by yourself and check in with the trainer every few months making sure your on target. This is working for me, I've had a bad back for years, the trainer got rid of that in 2 visits and I'm now lifting weights and running miles.

I would agree with Wurzel - a good trainer is worth the money. I've had 2 in the past, both who focused on whole body workouts using things like kettlebells and those are by far the most effective methods. Also need very little kit so you can carry on what they teach you at the gym or home.

I lost 3 stone while using a PT and nothing more than a treadmill, skipping ropes and a kettlebell. Sadly I then herniated a disc in my back and the long break stopped me ever getting back into it  FL2 TD4 GS 60 reg Facelift - so many issues
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that's the problem with the gym, you can do yourself more damage than good, a bit like long term running.

better to get into a walking or swimming routine long term and eat a sensible diet.

Iain

You need one of those persons who runs along with you to give you encouragement, sort of like a slim fit bird with a nice bum to run just in front of you whos wearing a teeshirt saying catch me if you can

would do wonders for motivation

Iain

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iain cooper wrote:

would do wonders for motivation

Iain

but come to think of it I don't know if I'd be up to it if I caught her (think my new blood pressure tablets are having an affect on my wee man )

Iain

I don't need to go to the gym,I get paid by my company to get fit.I walk up to 10 miles every day at work.