Bodybuilding

[dainluke]

May as well begin this one too.

I'm going to advise than we don't discuss PEDs too much on here as I don't know that that topic really has a place on Carb.

I'd be curious to see posts asking for advice and generally discussing your own competition preps, or any past/upcoming shows (pro or amateur).

Let's have a go at this guys.

 

[TollieKop]

Will sub since I am getting overweight, but right now I have nothing to say - keen to see the discussions though

@Dom - what progress have you had lately?

 

[Dom]

Will sub since I am getting overweight, but right now I have nothing to say - keen to see the discussions though

@Dom - what progress have you had lately?

Not good with my gym but the stress + anxiety is making me eat less but have definitely lost some gains.

 

[TollieKop]

Maybe I may as well ask here

@affxct - I weigh 83kg, 178cm, size 34 waist - I look proportioned, but with a terrible stomach and it keeps growing!
I don't plan on dedicating to a gym or anything for the time being but I do have access to bars I can do pull-ups on etc

In order to lose the belly I need to apparently do cardio
Would jogging be good enough for me to get started?
I'm quite unfit so I want to at least get started somewhere

Any advice appreciated

*I also have 2 x 15kg plates somewhere, and an E-Z bar with a straight bar - I just haven't seen it in a few years (think I borrowed to someone and it never came back - it might still be at home though - if that's fine I can use that too, just to get myself going)

 

[dainluke]

@Grizzle
Any form of cardio is good. Whether that be hiking for hours, walking around town, jogging or even walking the dog. At the end of the day diet is the only factor that truly matters.

 

[Dom]

Maybe I may as well ask here

@affxct - I weigh 83kg, 178cm, size 34 waist - I look proportioned, but with a terrible stomach and it keeps growing!
I don't plan on dedicating to a gym or anything for the time being but I do have access to bars I can do pull-ups on etc

In order to lose the belly I need to apparently do cardio
Would jogging be good enough for me to get started?
I'm quite unfit so I want to at least get started somewhere

Any advice appreciated

*I also have 2 x 15kg plates somewhere, and an E-Z bar with a straight bar - I just haven't seen it in a few years (think I borrowed to someone and it never came back - it might still be at home though - if that's fine I can use that too, just to get myself going)

Try to eat less - a calorie deficit will help.

 

[clmartin1314]

Maybe I may as well ask here

@affxct - I weigh 83kg, 178cm, size 34 waist - I look proportioned, but with a terrible stomach and it keeps growing!
I don't plan on dedicating to a gym or anything for the time being but I do have access to bars I can do pull-ups on etc

In order to lose the belly I need to apparently do cardio
Would jogging be good enough for me to get started?
I'm quite unfit so I want to at least get started somewhere

Any advice appreciated

*I also have 2 x 15kg plates somewhere, and an E-Z bar with a straight bar - I just haven't seen it in a few years (think I borrowed to someone and it never came back - it might still be at home though - if that's fine I can use that too, just to get myself going)

Unfortunately , as the others said, diet is the main thing here. Good diet and 30 mins of cardio a day, is a good start. Walking, jogging, cycle , hiking etc.

I play premier club rugby, gym hard 4/5 times a week, surf on and off , do 20 Mins cardio everyday I don't have rugby practice or matches and I struggle to get rid of my last stubborn stomach fat, but that's due to not meal prepping and quite a bit of beer haha.

Diet is by far the most difficult part in my opinion, but having said that, every diet is different. I'm trying to gain / maintain muscle and loose fat ,so I have to have high calories, but obviously the good calories, which isn't always possible, and no I will never juice.

182cm, 97kg, 32 waist

 

[mikewazar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1553999134159519744

 

[TollieKop]

@affxct @clmartin1314 @Dom -- thanks gents. Diet is important. I should call my endocrinologist then since a calorie deficit as a diabetic would mean I need to monitor my insulin intake VERY carefully (avoid hypoglycemia)

I'm excited to get started

Thanks again guys

 

[dainluke]

@affxct @clmartin1314 @Dom -- thanks gents. Diet is important. I should call my endocrinologist then since a calorie deficit as a diabetic would mean I need to monitor my insulin intake VERY carefully (avoid hypoglycemia)

I'm excited to get started

Thanks again guys

Eish, yeah that's definitely a factor. Uhm there was a bodybuilding named Jason Poston. He was a diabetic, but he stayed shredded pretty much year round and used to do relatively well on IFBB Pro Men's Physique. I guess what I'm saying is that it can definitely be done.