Raynor, a quick question. Whenever I get sick (flu, fever, sore throat), I never try to take medicine, because I think it'll be a good "workout" for my immune system if I just suffer through it. Do I have the right mind set here?

I need to correct my above question. I meant I try NOT to take medicine.

hey there...please see this:


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&p=309974186

Immune System

alright kewl, uhhhhh which eggs are best ? =D does it matter if brown or white haha

nope, doesn't matter which kind. Just get the LARGE or EXTRA LARGE size. I prefer egglands best myself.

kk thanks, and im not sure if i already asked this but, this is what i plan to do on my workout days

CHEST/BACK - Flat Bench / Incline DB bench / Decline DB bench / Barbell Deadlift / Lat Pulldown / Seated Cable Row - 8-12 x 5

SHOULDERS/LEGS - Military DB Press / DB Shoulder Shrugs / Seated Arnold Press / Shoulder Raises / Barbell Squats / Laying Leg curls / DB lunges / DB Calf Raises - 5x5 // 8-12 x 5 ( on the smaller stuff )

ARMS !!! - EZ-Bar Curls / DB concentration Curls / Seated Hammer Curls / Dips / Tricep Cable Pulldowns / DB Tricep Kickbacks - 8-12 x 5

and the other days cardio n sunday rest tagged along with the diet you gave is this suffice enough for a cutting routine ?

that would be fine for a cut...just make sure the cardio is HIIT. It would also be good to do some cardio POST WORKOUT 15-20 mins of HIIT cardio for accelerated results.

Do I need any ''Deload'' weeks when going to gym?

I've soon been going to gym in 1 year, and almost never missed a workout day.

Just wonder if a deload week would be good, heard some doing this, dunno if I need or anything.

Also, in 1 week, I'm going to party, can I still hit the gym that party day, and then party and day after also gym ^^ ?

First, I want to thank you for the help you've given to everyone and that we do appreciate it a lot. Second, I'm very new to this so I might have made some mistakes in explaining my goals, etc. so please don't hesitate to offer critiques on anything (are my goals even reasonable?) Although I am posting in SKCRaynor's thread, I also welcome any other people's tips, comments and help.

Age: 23
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 134 lb (61 kg)
Goals: 154 lb (70 kg) a six pack and some upper body muscle mass would be nice

A little about me: I am not a stranger to exercise having played for my high school soccer and tennis teams. At that time my weight was about 136-141 lb (62-64 kg) during the sports seasons, and 143-150 lb (65-68 kg) in the off-season. I noticed that whenever the off-season came, my weight would balloon up for a month or two since I was eating as much as before but not still going to 5/week 2-hour team practices. However my training for those sports never involved the gym and was on-the-field guided by our coach. Since going to college my fitness has decreased drastically and for many years I wouldn't even get 1 day of exercise in per week. I wasn't terribly bothered by this, however, because my weight almost seemed permanently stuck in the 128-132 lb (58-60 kg) range, no matter what I did, eating/exercise wise. I never cared too much about how my body ended up looking so long as I had the endurance & skill to excel in those sports. I enjoy sports of nearly any kind but I guess I've reached a point where I think it might be nice to add some definition and form to my physique. I have almost NO experience in the gym, and I am not a very good eater; I tend to skip meals, etc. I'm just looking for ways to quickly hit my goals. I have a lot of time & money to devote to this goal so hopefully that won't be an issue in the responses. I'm particularly looking for:

1) Resources to help with vocabulary - I have a hard time understanding what people are talking about sometimes on this forum because these terms are new to me, despite my being in the medical field.
2) A workout regimen AND schedule appropriate to my current physique and goals
3) Diet guidelines including any supplements

I'm really sorry if this isn't the usual format or if the way I'm approaching this is straight up wrong. As I said I'm very new to this and would welcome any feedback.

This post was edited by ishr on Dec 12 2010 04:57pm

hey, is there different types of creatine?

mine says 100% micronized creatine on it and i dont see "monohydrate" ne where on it...

if so, is this brand ne good? i also havnt notice me getting "puffy" (although i wasnt looking forward to looking puffy)

edit:

i also dont drink no where near enough water, so this could be it. Ill start bringing a gallon jug around with me all day

This post was edited by TheOak on Dec 12 2010 07:56pm