I've got a major beer belly

[Lex Diamonds]

The rest of me is normal sized, you could even say skinny. I don't eat much at all, barely ever snack between meals and don't eat particularly large meals. I usually only have two meals a day, too. But I drink quite a lot of beer from the early afternoon onwards everyday, and it's given me a big, round belly. It sucks cuz I don't wanna stop drinking beer and I'm too lazy to work out or anything.

[Bob]

The rest of me is normal sized, you could even say skinny. I don't eat much at all, barely ever snack between meals and don't eat particularly large meals. I usually only have two meals a day, too. But I drink quite a lot of beer from the early afternoon onwards everyday, and it's given me a big, round belly. It sucks cuz I don't wanna stop drinking beer and I'm too lazy to work out or anything.

i've got the same problem. i don't drink quite that much (but if it weren't for early morning classes every day i might, and some days that hasn't stopped me), but i do love drinking beer and don't plan to stop. but i am seeing a beer gut appearing.

i have started working out though, i've been at it for 2 months (a real legit researched routine too, not just "oh i'll walk on the treadmill today and then my tummy will go away"). i haven't SEEN any difference yet (apparently that takes a long time) but i at least feel better. i've been told that drinking beer regularly while trying to stay in shape is a really dumb idea, but i dunno, fuck the people who told me that. i have so few pleasures in my life, and beer's a big one, i'm not about to get rid of it that easily

[Otis Driftwood]

Chicks dig a beer gut. S'all cool!

[Bob]

Chicks dig a beer gut. S'all cool!

just ask this guy (http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5186/cornstorens5.jpg)

aka my hero

[Otis Driftwood]

WTF? That photoshop is mindblowing. He's banging a table that is a chick with a pyramid on the head as well in some black batman duds. Drunk art:confused: + (y)
I'm gonna drink some beer now. See ya!

[Rock]

Start getting rid of it now before it gets too big. I've been meaning to do that for the past 5 years....i'll get around to it someday.

[-T-]

Man I never want to have a fat belly. Its one of those things that would bother the hell out of me.

[skra75]

I feel you broh.
Mine has grown and shrunk over the years.
My secret you ask?


Prison Style workout every night (sit ups and push ups)
lots of water I MEAN LOOOOOTTTSS OF WAATER
The suck-town coffee they have here for free.

[DIGI]

i have started working out though, i've been at it for 2 months (a real legit researched routine too, not just "oh i'll walk on the treadmill today and then my tummy will go away").

PM me your regimen......NOW...........please.

[venusvenus123]

a pint of beer has about as much calories in it as a mars bar so it's not surprising it's making you fat.

[Bob]

PM me your regimen......NOW...........please.


hell i'll just post it

3 days a week i lift weights, using this (http://newbie-fitness.blogspot.com/2007/01/stripped-5x5.html) program. it's a variant of a program called the 5x5, it's a little more beginner friendly. basically, if you don't want to read it, it goes like this

there's an A workout, and a B workout.

workout A is
5 sets of 5 squats
5 sets of 5 bench press
2 sets of as many chin-ups as you can do

workout B is
5 sets of 5 deadlifts (http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBDeadlift.html)
5 sets of 5 bent-over rows (http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/BBBentOverRow.html)
5 sets of 5 military press (http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidAnterior/BBMilitaryPress.html)

and you just alternate the workouts. so if one week is monday A, wednesday B, friday A, the next week would be monday B, wednesday A, friday B

the gimmick of the routine is, every set is heavier than the one before it; you start with a warm-up set and slowly work your way up to your max. the way i've learned to calculate it is, figure out what your max is, take 10-15% of it, and use that number as the amount that you add to each set (so you'd subtract backwards).

it's primarily a strength routine, but weightlifting is one of the most effective (maybe the most effective, i'm no pro) ways to lose fat. this one's especially great because the 5 lifts it uses are generally the most important compound lifts (meaning they work multiple muscles in your body as opposed to something like a curl, which just works the biceps or something) a person can do. so with all of them combined, you're hitting just about every muscle in your body with just 3 lifts a day. so it looks simple, but it's actually pretty intense if you do it as hard as you can

on the off days, i do cardio. usually 30 minutes of running. i tried to do high intensity interval training (http://www.musclemedia.com/training/hiit.asp) (30 seconds of jogging followed by 30 seconds of sprinting followed by 30 seconds of jogging etc., repeat until your legs stop working), but it's too much for me, i'm not much of a runner. i get winded before my legs give up. it's supposed to be far more effective than just normal running for fat loss, but you have to be in decent shape in the first place to be able to do it effectively. right now i can barely go for 4 minutes; by the end of the program you're supposed to be able to do it for 15.

but anyway, with a combined program of resistance training and cardio, you're on your way. i don't know if any weight lifting routines are more effective at burning fat than others, but basically if you lift the heaviest shit you can lift until you can't lift no more (make sure they're compound lifts though; the 5 above are the big ones), you're doing ok, is my understanding

[Bob]

but if you drink like a fish outside of it like i do, you might just be shooting yourself in the foot

i know alcohol's horrible if you're trying to avoid getting fat, i'm just not sure how horrible; like if it completely negates any exercise you do, i dunno.

[Bob]

also, one important thing to know is that you can't lose weight specifically in one part of your body.

http://exrx.net/WeightTraining/Myths.html

so if you have a beer gut, you can't just do 1,000 sit-ups every day and expect it to go away (you can't convert fat to muscle either, you can just lose fat and gain muscle). in fact, doing nothing but sit-ups can actually make you look fatter, since all it does is work the muscles underneath the fat. but if you can't lose the fat, then you don't see the muscles; it just pushes the fat out. but it doesn't matter that much, since unweighted sit-ups are pretty worthless for muscle gain anyway. all they do is help you be able to do more unweighted sit-ups. same with pushups.

i imagine there's some redeeming value to them for just pure fat loss, but i don't know how effective they are for that, either. resistance training is impossibly better, do that instead.



i think i'm turning into joel

oh god why am i nude

[DIGI]

Sweet. You might be interested in this. Last year, I was doing something similar that mickill posted out of Men's Health magazine. It was a program that Adrien Brody used to get ripped for a role. It included chin ups, which I found bothersome, since I had nothing around me to use. So, I found Bruce Lee's workout and did that for about 3 months and had some really exciting results and it's quite easy.

Check it out:
http://www.mikementzer.com/blee.html

Unfortunately, my friend that had all the equipment moved to Virginia Beach, so I had to quit. As of now, I just bought a Nordictrack Elliptical and have been using that for 30-45 minutes a day every day. As soon as I get some equipment of my own, I'll be back on some Bruce Lee shit.

[Bob]

Also Bob, are you sure you haven't noticed any improvements? What were your lifts at the start and what are they now? You shouldn't stay on a program much longer than 2-3 months let alone if you're not improving haha!


oh no, my lifts are skyrocketing (as they are prone to do when you're just starting, as i understand it...i'm expecting to hit a wall any week now), i just meant i'm not sure that i'm seeing any real improvements on my physique. i mean, i feel more confident when i look in the mirror, but i think that might be just self-image; don't get me wrong, i'll take it. but as i understand it, it takes months and months and months before you actually start to look like you've been working out.

strengthwise though, i'm very happy with my progress. every day i go to the gym i'm in the best shape of my life, my lifts keep going up (especially my deadlift. my military press is starting to stagnate though)

i'll look into that workout digi, thanks for the link. looking like bruce lee is an admirable goal for any skinny guy

[cosmo105]

i worked out like clockwork for months and it wasn't until about a month after i had to stop (long story) that i noticed real improvements all around. i lost those troublesome 5 pounds and was amazed at how good i looked. i've since gotten soft but have kept the weight off, it just took a while to see how far i had come.

[Randetica]

i lost an ass load of weight but my belly still looks like im preggies with a kid that has a beer belly

damn you otis!

[ggirlballa]

muthafuckin joel the trainer/nutrionist!

yea get rid of the beer belly paddy cuz the waistline i hear is really important to keep normal because your omentum is an organ or sum shit located in your tummy that stretches out when u gain fat around the waist area and thats not good

read about it hurrr

http://www2.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/numberone/slide_yourbody_numberone_206.jhtml

its from oprah.com but still!

[Planetary]

Beer is terrible. Way too many calories and it tastes like ass.

what a dork

[Randetica]

what a dork

truth hurts

[Medellia]

Or you aren't working out hard enough. Or recovering enough. There are many factors I guess haha.

How many days do you suggest someone work out a week vs. recovery?I've only been going to the gym for a month and I noticed a difference pretty quickly, but feel like I've plateaued a bit, though I haven't been going as often the last couple of weeks, so that could play a part.

[Bob]

Also Bob, what are your physique goals anyway? Want to get bigger? You may be under eating.

yeah, i'm finding that eating is definitely the hardest part of the "get bigger" plan (and unfortunately the most important part). i've done my research in that area too, i'm pretty confident that i know what i have to do, it's just a matter of actually doing it. truthfully i'm being pretty lazy about that, i don't even really track my calories or plan my meals very carefully.

i am eating much healthier than i used to, though. i've quit drinking soda cold turkey (i'm surprised how easy it was), i pretty much drink water exclusively now (well that and beer). i rarely get fast food, i haven't even had pizza in weeks. i'm taking a whey supplement (drinking? eating? i'm gonna go with drinking), but i'm pretty bad about remembering to do it daily, which is a shame, because it's such an easy way to get that extra protein. i always have a shake (2 scoops of the stuff) right after a workout, plus a meal of some sort, but i need to be drinking it outside of that too, and sometimes i forget.

but yeah, eating is the hardest part, i think. lifting makes you strong, but eating makes you big. it's easy enough to lift, i can work lifting into my schedule easily enough, but eating has to happen all fucking day, and my days are long and busy and annoying. i guess i could settle for strong and lean

except for the beer drinking. but i really don't want to quit that

[Planetary]

truth hurts

so do dorks

[Randetica]

so do dorks

you would know?

[Medellia]

but yeah, eating is the hardest part, i think. lifting makes you strong, but eating makes you big.
Eating makes you lose weight too. You're supposed to eat several small meals and snacks. It helps to burn off fat because you don't go hungry and then overeat when you do have a meal. The weight gain comes later, after you've started building muscle.

[Bob]

Eating makes you lose weight too. You're supposed to eat several small meals and snacks. It helps to burn off fat because you don't go hungry and then overeat when you do have a meal. The weight gain comes later, after you've started building muscle.

yeah, i guess it depends on what you eat. me, i should be eating 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day (some of them liquid), with...i forget how many calories, i never even calculated that, that's how half-assedly i'm approaching the eating thing

all the stuff i read gets so damn technical though, it's intimidating. allegedly, i'm supposed to have it so that i have i think a 40/30/30 split between protein, carbs, and fat. but only certain types of carbs, and only certain types of fat! and then there's stuff like i'm supposed to have 70% omega 3 fatty acids and 30% omega 6 or maybe the opposite or maybe something completely different, i dunno, i forget. basically if i can bring myself to cook a chicken breast with brown rice for dinner and remember to take my fish oil supplement every day, i consider it a victory. i don't need to look like brad pitt in fight club, i'm happy with edward norton

[Medellia]

all the stuff i read gets so damn technical though, it's intimidating. allegedly, i'm supposed to have it so that i have i think a 40/30/30 split between protein, carbs, and fat. but only certain types of carbs, and only certain types of fat! and then there's stuff like i'm supposed to have 70% omega 3 fatty acids and 30% omega 6 or maybe the opposite or maybe something completely different, i dunno, i forget. basically if i can bring myself to cook a chicken breast with brown rice for dinner and remember to take my fish oil supplement every day, i consider it a victory. i don't need to look like brad pitt in fight club, i'm happy with edward norton
Brown rice and a chicken breast? What a boring dinner. :(

It's a good idea to "cheat" on any diet every once in awhile as well, so that your body doesn't get used to the same number of calories every day. Pizza or burgers every day is a bad thing obviously, but once every week or two weeks isn't going to suddenly turn you into Mr. Creosote.

And don't worry, Ed Norton is hotter than Brad Pitt. ;)

[Bob]

Brown rice and a chicken breast? What a boring dinner. :(

It's a good idea to "cheat" on any diet every once in awhile as well, so that your body doesn't get used to the same number of calories every day. Pizza or burgers every day is a bad thing obviously, but once every week or two weeks isn't going to suddenly turn you into Mr. Creosote.

And don't worry, Ed Norton is hotter than Brad Pitt. ;)

well i don't eat it every day, but you're right, it is a boring meal. filling though

and yeah, i do "cheat" now and then as a sort of reward

[Medellia]

well i don't eat it every day, but you're right, it is a boring meal. filling though
Is it just boiled chicken? Even if you don't switch it up that often, could still make it more "exciting" by using different spices on it.

[Bob]

foreman grill :(

[Medellia]

Well that makes it easier to do more with it. Spices are fairly cheap. Wild Oats has them really fresh and really cheap. Like $0.16 for a large bag full of basil or thyme or whatever because they weigh next to nothing.

[insertnamehere]

i have a beer gut and i don't even drink beer!

i do drink entirely too much soda, i need to cut down on that. and i tend to over eat. i work at a restarant that has huge sandwiches, and i eat there often, like during my shift, and i eat more than i even want cause it's like, well, i paid for it... i dont want it to go to waste...

i havnt had time to work out lately, i should get on that as soon as the chance presents itself. i mostly want to do cardio stuff. my main concern is having less fat, not so much with the muscles. i have pretty beastly muscles for a girl anyway. just right now they're covered in fat.

my fat is distributed oddly though. most of me is pretty normal i think, with a big fat belly. when im standing up, my weight fluctuates quite a bit, but often you can see my ribs, while at the same time i have a big fat belly.

also, i have a gigantic butt, but i'll keep that. its gigantic and round, not flabby. people seem to like it. sometimes gets to be a bother when im walking sideways through a narrow space, though.

[Medellia]

How much soda do you drink? I only drink two max, the rest is either water or green tea. I've recently discovered green tea tastes wonderful when you sweeten it with honey instead of sugar, and it's supposed to be one of those negative calorie foods, so you might want to try that.

[ggirlballa]

i happily cut out soda from my life, only water and milk and juice basically. soda is like drinking sugar

[insertnamehere]

i dont even know how much i drink. we'll put it this way. i never drink water. i often have a soda on my way to class in the morning, and when i'm at work, where i can drink all the free soda i want for free, i'll drink a ton because the sugar/caffine helps keep me from collapsing after a long day with neither enough sleep nor food. i normally have a soda with every meal, unless i just dont drink anything.

on a related note, i just realized that im laying in bed on my laptop eating mcdonalds. and yes, there is a coke beside my bed.

no wonder im disgusting.

i really didnt realize how bad the soda thing was till i just described it. i knew "i drink a lot of soda" but i didnt think of how much was a lot. i dont know how i dont get too horribly dehydrated to function really, with all the sodium and caffine the soda shoudlnt have any hydrating properties, and its the only thing i drink usually.

i think tomorrow im gonna buy some bottles of water.

[Medellia]

no wonder im disgusting.
You're not disgusting. But yeah, drinking nothing but soda is really bad. You don't even have to totally stop. Like I was saying to Bob, it's actually better for the occasional "bad" thing. One thing you could do is have a glass of water for every soda you drink. That'll help ease you off of it, because with as much as you say you drink, you're bound to feel horrible if you just stop cold turkey.

[insertnamehere]

joel, will you come live with me prepare my meals, and guilt me into working out?

[ggirlballa]

So is juice.

.


orange juice? ORANGE JUICE?

[insertnamehere]

You're not disgusting. But yeah, drinking nothing but soda is really bad. You don't even have to totally stop. Like I was saying to Bob, it's actually better for the occasional "bad" thing. One thing you could do is have a glass of water for every soda you drink. That'll help ease you off of it, because with as much as you say you drink, you're bound to feel horrible if you just stop cold turkey.

no, see, im laying in bed eating fried chicken and french fries. i think that makes me disgusting by default. well, im finished eating now, but that's not the point.

surprisingly enough i DONT go through caffeine withdrawal when i stop drinking soda. it would seem im highly addicted/tolerant because of the fact that drinking caffinated stuff before bed doesnt interfere with falling asleep any, but i can not drink it and be fine, aside from the fact that i want it because it is delicious. some foods just arent right to eat without and ice cold coke.

but yeah, i live a pretty horrendously unhealthy lifestyle. i never sleep enough and i fluctuate between either greatly over or under eating. food is one of my weaknesses, and given ample free time and money, i like to partake in a lot of it, frequently, but a lot of times i go through spells when im too poor/busy to eat and will have only like a pack of nabs as my food for the day.

[Bob]

Anyone can look like Brad Pitt in fight club. Just lower your bodyfat. He's only around 155 pounds in that movie but his definition makes him look much more impressive.


155? wow. i weigh 180, and i'm somehow smaller than that. i have a very narrow frame, so i look skinny. i'm honestly not sure where the weight comes from. maybe it's the beer gut. but it's not even that big. i dunno. something to work on

i havnt had time to work out lately, i should get on that as soon as the chance presents itself. i mostly want to do cardio stuff. my main concern is having less fat, not so much with the muscles. i have pretty beastly muscles for a girl anyway. just right now they're covered in fat.

like i said before, weightlifting is one of the most effective ways to lose fat. maybe the most effective way, i'm not an expert. joel, back me up here

better than cardio, at any rate. some girls don't like to lift weights because they're afraid of getting bulky, of getting big unsightly muscles; let me get rid of that fear for you, it is very very hard to get big unsightly muscles by accident. in fact, it's very hard to get big unsightly muscles on purpose. it's actually pretty damn hard to get even moderately bigger, reasonably attractive muscles on purpose. people who have big bulky muscles work very very hard at it.

women who have big bulky muscles are...something else. if looking at female body builders (you know the ones i mean) makes you want to avoid weight lifting, then do not worry about them, they are freaks. they work out freakishly hard, they take freakishly large amounts of drugs, and they have freakish genes. women are not genetically predisposed to look like that, and lifting weights will never make you look like that unless you want to look like that.

take a look at this woman, sarah bertram (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2XEI2InseCg). she's squatting 315 lbs at some point, i think. that's a lot for a man to squat (well, at least i think so), and a LOT for a woman to squat (and i'm not being sexist here, women are biologically not as able to lift as much as men, at least not without a lot of training, go look it up), and she's not the least bit bulky

i went off on a tangent there, but my point is that women shouldn't be afraid of lifting weights; it's a great way to get in shape, and you will never ever turn into this (http://files.blog-city.com/files/aa/35817/p/f/BodyBuilder.jpg)

[Bob]

i'm 6'2"

i think, i haven't measured in a while

[Medellia]

Well my philosophy is there is no such thing as over-training just under-recovering. It's hard to give a straight answer. Diet plays a big part in recovery and sleep. To get the best gains it's probably more important what you do out of the gym then in.
Well, okay I drink mostly water and tea (like I mentioned when I responded to one of INH's posts). Two sodas a day, maximum, but I don't drink it every day. I drink juice when we've got it, but my roommate tends to drink most of it because she can't drink anything with caffeine for health reasons. I'll have a coffee maybe once a week, though I haven't had any in awhile because it costs so much and I'm saving up for a trip abroad in a few weeks (hence why I want to slim down as much as possible). Water consumption is always equal to or greater than everything else combined, which isn't perfect, but oh well.

Food is always homemade, so even if it's a "bad" food it's certainly healthier than take-out. Also we usually give food to our elderly neighbors, so when we have something like pizza there's never any left over because we gave them dinner and lunch. Mostly eat chicken and fish. Homemade soups, salads, lots of veggies. Don't have deserts very often, I had a few drinks at a family get together a few days ago, but other than that I haven't had a drink in several weeks (I was going out once a week, but money and boredom put an end to that. It was the same thing every week, got tiring).

I work out three or four times a week. I do do the stuff you dislike, like the bikes, treadmills, ellipticals, etc., but I do also lift weights as well. I'm not particularly strong, but I have noticed I can lift more, usually about sixty for my arms, but when I do the leg machines I can do 200 pounds. I could prolly do more actually, but that's way more than my weight, so I don't want to strain anything. And I swim there as well. Also, I don't drive, so when I go anywhere (as long as it's not an unreasonably long distance) I walk there.

So yeah, not perfect I know, but it's not pizza and burgers every day while watching TV.

[Medellia]

no, see, im laying in bed eating fried chicken and french fries. i think that makes me disgusting by default. well, im finished eating now, but that's not the point.

surprisingly enough i DONT go through caffeine withdrawal when i stop drinking soda. it would seem im highly addicted/tolerant because of the fact that drinking caffinated stuff before bed doesnt interfere with falling asleep any, but i can not drink it and be fine, aside from the fact that i want it because it is delicious. some foods just arent right to eat without and ice cold coke.

but yeah, i live a pretty horrendously unhealthy lifestyle. i never sleep enough and i fluctuate between either greatly over or under eating. food is one of my weaknesses, and given ample free time and money, i like to partake in a lot of it, frequently, but a lot of times i go through spells when im too poor/busy to eat and will have only like a pack of nabs as my food for the day.
Nah, you're not disgusting. It sounds like you're in a rut though. Really, drinking more water would help. Just cutting down on the soda would do a world of good. Water is also cheaper than soda. You just need a few bottles that you can keep refilling. You also need to try to sleep more, as your burn more calories when you're well rested than if you only sleep a few hours a night. Again, water might help with that. I'm sure all the soda is affecting you in ways you can't tell yet, but would notice if you cut back on it.

[Medellia]

Italian (B, P) - parsley, basil, oregano

Herbs de Provencal (P, F) – basil, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, oregano

Indian (B, P, F) – curry powder and chili pepper

Cajun (B, P, F) – paprika, celery seed, garlic, cayenne pepper

Three Spice (B, P) – pepper, garlic, thyme, paprika, oregano

Jamaican Jerk (P) – chili powder, garlic, thyme, cinnamon, ginger

Asian (P, F) – ginger, poppy seeds, sesame seeds

Mexican (B, P) – paprika, cumin, garlic powder, chili powder

Poultry Americana (P) – sage, thyme, marjoram

Beef Rub (B) – garlic, onion, pepper, thyme

Salmon Rub (F) – paprika, cumin, garlic, celery seed, oregano
My mom does variations of all of these. It's so good.

[insertnamehere]

i'm not afraid of getting bulky. i know i'm not gonna end up like the chicks in the muscle mags. i am surprised though that that lady in the video bob posted isn't scarier looking. i mean, she looks pretty normal, and she's fuckin insane.

i have kind of an odd build. honestly i think i have some kind of hormonal fuck up, like i posted in randy's gyno thread, when im not on birth control i'll sometimes go months at a time without a period. being on birth control makes me a little fatter too, so i think thats a side effect of more womanly hormones.

i've short but i guess what you could call big boned. my chest (ribs area under the boobies, very minimal fat) is about 38 inches around, and i'm about 5'3" and cant quite fill up a B cup. i've always had a lot of muscle. i actually lifted from probably around age 6-13ish. i remember when my classmates were still all in the double digit weight ranges i was a little over 100, and not from being fat. i mean, i had some fat too, but a lot of it was the fact that i was much more muscular than your average kid. i remember being 11 or 12 and being able to bench more than my mom, haha. i do worry about getting my calves too big. they're pretty huge as it is. if they werent covered in fat, i'd send you pics just to show, but since they are covered in fat, it just looks like they're fat, and i'll spare you.

so yeah, i think i am more able to build/retain muscle than most girls, but a fear of getting huge isnt what keeps me from lifting. i just feel like cardio is better for what i want to achieve. i want to have less fat. which means i need to burn more calories than i eat. i figure lots of cardio is good for that. im not really concerned about muscle tone. maybe if i ever got rid of the fat muscle tone would matter, but right now it's not an issue.

my triceps are starting to get a bit flabby. i should start working on tightening that up, probably, before i get flappy teacher arm.

[Medellia]

200 pounds with what?
60 pounds with what? haha


Over-training works out like this:

If you recover enough, it's not overtraining.

You will know you are overtraining when you start to get worse than you already are.

If you can perform fine through any soreness, not counting that it hurts, like you can lift the same weight, run the same distance etc. It's ok to train through it.
Haha, yes I'm sure I mentioned that it wasn't alot in that post. I wasn't asking about overtraining though. I know I'm not overdoing it. I just want to know if I'm underdoing it. I'm fine with my weight now, I have lost enough.that I'm happy with it. I wouldn't mind losing a tiny bit more, but it's not horribly important that I do. I just want to keep it up, and I want to make sure that I can maintain the results I've gotten until I come back in a month and a half, I can pick up where I left off.

[insertnamehere]

also, i would probably lift at the gym here at school when i went, except that the weight room is filled with huge athletic guys and it kind of terrifies me and i don't really want the football players to watch me while i bench 80 lbs.

it feel safer up in the room with the stair climbers and treadmills. only girls there. with the occasional creepy old man.

[Medellia]

being on birth control makes me a little fatter too, so i think thats a side effect of more womanly hormones.
Oddly enough, the pill has the exact opposite effect on me. I have to go back on it soon, so that's another reason I'm not too worried about losing more weight.

[insertnamehere]

esplain, plz?

edit: joel, esplain, HIIT

[Bob]

i don't really want the football players to watch me while i bench 80 lbs.


i could only bench about 70 when i started. some people (guys, even) can't even bench the bar at first(which weighs 45 pounds). i was intimidated at first too, but really, nobody in there seems to care if you're lifting small amounts. the guys who get laughed at are the guys who do stupid shit, like this (http://img.waffleimages.com/73c03f963c751223b4a6d0e59b3cb13737a6e996/Image125.jpg). i'm still lifting pretty light weights compared to most of the guys at the gym, but i've yet to even get a funny look from anyone. as long as you're in there making a legitimate effort, nobody really cares how weak you are. everyone has to start somewhere.

and i mean, i'm not poo-pooing cardio or anything; any exercise is better than none, by all means, start with what you're comfortable with, i'm just saying there's nothing to be afraid of. it's like, when you see a fat person on a treadmill, you don't laugh at them, you silently applaud the effort. same thing with skinny people in the weight room.

except for dropping the bar on your neck, that's kind of scary

[Bob]

also, as encouraging as i'm trying to be, i should back up; don't just go blindly into the free weight room and start randomly picking up weights and doing exercises, good form is incredibly important. you can hurt yourself with bad form, especially with lifts like the squat and deadlift. so i mean, do some research into good form before you start actually lifting. read things, watch videos, get someone to show you how to do the lifts (obviously the best solution but i can understand not wanting to ask), whatever. free weights are much better than machine weights, but you do have to know what you're doing

[Medellia]

Yeah I know you weren't asking about over training, but you did earlier and I thought I'd just add to it.

I still need to ask again.

200 pounds with what?
60 pounds with what? haha

What I mean is, I have no idea what exercises you are talking about. There are hundreds for your arms and legs.

Ah, okay. Well, I can do 200 pounds on pretty much any leg machine quite easily. But I'll just use power leg presses as an example. I can do 200 with no problem,and could probably do more, but I'm a bit worried about going nearly fifty pounds over my body weight. And honestly, my legs are already muscular enough, I don't really need to do that much. The only reason I even do shit like the stationary bikes is because it helps with my flexibility. I used to do yoga, that didn't do shit for me. No muscle tone or anything, didn't even make me more limber. Fuck yoga.

As for sixty pounds (haha), that's a combination of the weight lifting machines at the gym and the free weights. Basically whatever's open at the time. And yes, I am aware it's not alot, but I've always had rather pathetic upper body strength. And besides, same as the legs, it's not really that important to me. There's a noticeable difference, and I like it, and just want to maintain it.

Anyway, I'm usually there for two hours, and I don't overtrain, nor do I undertrain, despite what you may think of me lifting a measly sixty pounds. So, three to four days a week, two hours each day, I should be able to maintain the results I've gotten with that, right?

[Bob]

Link doesn't work.


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http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8734/image125jf3.jpg

basically he's

1) taking up 3 pieces of equipment for an "exercise" that doesn't require any of them (i'm told that the plates on the floor are the only ones of their kind in that room)

2) not even doing a real exercise. it looks like a decline sit-up, but to do those, your torso is supposed to be at an angle, not your legs. this guy's doing, like, half a sit-up. and full sit-ups aren't even that useful.

[Medellia]

also, as encouraging as i'm trying to be, i should back up; don't just go blindly into the free weight room and start randomly picking up weights and doing exercises, good form is incredibly important. you can hurt yourself with bad form, especially with lifts like the squat and deadlift. so i mean, do some research into good form before you start actually lifting. read things, watch videos, get someone to show you how to do the lifts (obviously the best solution but i can understand not wanting to ask), whatever. free weights are much better than machine weights, but you do have to know what you're doing
To add to this, if you do go to a gym, there should be a trainer there to help you if you don't know how to do something. There's one at my gym, but I already knew how to do everything, so I haven't asked for one to show me around. We had to use the football teams locker room in my freshman gym class when I was in high school. There was nothing but free weights in there.

[insertnamehere]

i could only bench about 70 when i started. some people (guys, even) can't even bench the bar at first(which weighs 45 pounds). i was intimidated at first too, but really, nobody in there seems to care if you're lifting small amounts. the guys who get laughed at are the guys who do stupid shit, like this (http://img.waffleimages.com/73c03f963c751223b4a6d0e59b3cb13737a6e996/Image125.jpg). i'm still lifting pretty light weights compared to most of the guys at the gym, but i've yet to even get a funny look from anyone. as long as you're in there making a legitimate effort, nobody really cares how weak you are. everyone has to start somewhere.

and i mean, i'm not poo-pooing cardio or anything; any exercise is better than none, by all means, start with what you're comfortable with, i'm just saying there's nothing to be afraid of. it's like, when you see a fat person on a treadmill, you don't laugh at them, you silently applaud the effort. same thing with skinny people in the weight room.

except for dropping the bar on your neck, that's kind of scary

when i stopped lifting i seem to remember benching like mid to high 70s, so i guess if what you say is true, with my being a girl and all, i'll look more badass than wussy. of course, i probably coudlnt start off that heavy, even though i was doing that years ago because, well, i havnt done it since years ago.

when i worked at a movie theater, we had 50lb bags of popcorn, and when a girl that wasnt me needed one, theyd go up to some guy and be like " i need the popcorn bag can you get it for me?" i'd never wanna be that weak. if you seriously cant carry a 50 lb bag a couple dozen feet, i dont think you'd fare well in any kind of emergency situation that necessitated any kind of strength

i can't do A pull up, but im pretty f'in heavy. i feel like being able to pull myself up onto things would be a pretty good skill to have though.

come to think of it, i dont know if benching would still be a good idea for me. i have trouble with pushups because of my elbows. after i do a couple my elbows start to pop with every push back up and it gets very painful. are pushups inherently hard on the elbows or do i just have crazy elbows. would free weights somehow be less painful on the elbows? elbows is kind of a funny word. say it. elbow.

[Medellia]

^Yeah, really. He's the kind of tool I go out of my way to avoid.

Oh and yesterday there was some creepy dude following my friend around the gym, then as I was going back to the dressing room he was staring at me . Fun. (n)

Don't get put off by that though, inh. There's douchebag's like that everywhere. Just make sure you have plenty of batteries for your mp3 player. And if you decide to start out on the treadmills, bikes, etc. there might be a TV that you can look at to avoid that creepy stare.

[insertnamehere]

bob has seemed to have learned a great deal. (y)

i feel stupid now, because i used to know the names of various excersizes/muscles and now i cant think of them. its been a long time.

i dont know how good of an idea this is, but my dad used to get this chocolaty protein powder stuff, and i mixed peanut butter in it and drank it cause it was yummy, not for any kind of health reason. i think i put something else in it too... i cant remember, but the jist of it was a chocolate peanutbutter shake. when my dad found out about my concoction, he thought it was a great idea for a weight gain shake. i guess cause the peanutbutter has extra protein? but it also adds a lot of extra calories, so i dont konw if thats the best idea. it might just make you fat. it IS yummy though.

[insertnamehere]

Who would need 50 pounds of pop corn!??!111

50 lb bag of kernels, doofus. we kept the 50lb bags in a storage room. the popcorn popper itself had like a drawer at the bottom to fill with kernels, and then when you popped popcorn, you took a scoop out of the drawer and put it in the kettle. but when the drawer got empty, you had to get another 50lb bag.

speaking of weightlifting in food service, does anyone know how much those boxes of soda syrup weigh off the tops of their heads? i can't decide if they're incredibly heavy or just incredibly awkward to hold

[Bob]

Also, I am impressed by how much Bob has learnt.

^Yeah, really. He's the kind of tool I go out of my way to avoid.


:mad:

when i stopped lifting i seem to remember benching like mid to high 70s, so i guess if what you say is true, with my being a girl and all, i'll look more badass than wussy. of course, i probably coudlnt start off that heavy, even though i was doing that years ago because, well, i havnt done it since years ago.

when i worked at a movie theater, we had 50lb bags of popcorn, and when a girl that wasnt me needed one, theyd go up to some guy and be like " i need the popcorn bag can you get it for me?" i'd never wanna be that weak. if you seriously cant carry a 50 lb bag a couple dozen feet, i dont think you'd fare well in any kind of emergency situation that necessitated any kind of strength

i can't do A pull up, but im pretty f'in heavy. i feel like being able to pull myself up onto things would be a pretty good skill to have though.

come to think of it, i dont know if benching would still be a good idea for me. i have trouble with pushups because of my elbows. after i do a couple my elbows start to pop with every push back up and it gets very painful. are pushups inherently hard on the elbows or do i just have crazy elbows. would free weights somehow be less painful on the elbows? elbows is kind of a funny word. say it. elbow.

i can't really answer the elbow question because i don't know. but pushups always used to give me trouble with my shoulders, they'd start popping, or hurting or...something, i dunno. i haven't noticed any problems with them on the bench press though. i don't think they're very analagous exercises, so it couldn't really hurt to try. unless you drop the bar on your neck. that would hurt. start with dumbbells, just to be safe.

and i wouldn't worry about not being able to do pullups. lots of people suck at pull-ups, including me. i can only do about two unassisted pullups before i have to start kicking my legs up like a jackass. then i start swinging back and forth on the bar and i look like a tool. i've been doing assisted pullups instead, until i can do unassisted ones with proper form. i can do about 6 or 7 with 30lbs of assistance (the lowest amount available).

anyway my point is, everybody sucks at pullups, don't be discouraged by that. it's an exercise that requires you to lift your entire body weight, and if your upper body strength isn't that good (and there are a lot of parts of your upper body that are involved, so you're only as strong as your weakest part in that respect), then you probably aren't going to be able to do them very well at first, if at all. but stick with it!

[Medellia]

Of course yoga doesn't do anything haha. You just sit around for an hour.
Nah, it's more than that. But it's supposed to keep you limber, and help you tone up, but for me it did nothing. And that was doing it for an hour a day, every day for a year. I didn't even see results, then plateau. Zero results for me.

Yes but what exercises haha. A 60 pound bicep curl would be pretty impressive for a female I think. But a 60 pound bench press would be mediocre.
Yeah, bicep curls. I hate benching. Ugh.

To really have an opinion I need to know exactly what you're doing. Do you just bench 60 pounds a few times then leave? If you keep doing the same thing of course you will maintain. But you won't improve.
Okay, I wouldn't mind improving later, but for right now I'm only looking three weeks in the future. I'm happy with what I've done for now, and I think I've gotten some excellent result for only working out for a month.

[Medellia]

:mad:
Not you, obviously. BTW, I'm getting a copy of Spaced on DVD. (y)

[Bob]

bob has seemed to have learned a great deal. (y)

i feel stupid now, because i used to know the names of various excersizes/muscles and now i cant think of them. its been a long time.

i dont know how good of an idea this is, but my dad used to get this chocolaty protein powder stuff, and i mixed peanut butter in it and drank it cause it was yummy, not for any kind of health reason. i think i put something else in it too... i cant remember, but the jist of it was a chocolate peanutbutter shake. when my dad found out about my concoction, he thought it was a great idea for a weight gain shake. i guess cause the peanutbutter has extra protein? but it also adds a lot of extra calories, so i dont konw if thats the best idea. it might just make you fat. it IS yummy though.

peanut butter is very good for protein. i think a lot of people put it in their protein shakes, but it's also great for eating. make sure you get natural peanut butter though, not the sugary kid's stuff. it takes a little getting used to (it tastes like peanuts, basically, and it's incredibly fucking messy), but it's better for you. i toss a few raisins in it when i make a sandwich, i don't like peanuts that much. i hear bananas are good too, but i never buy bananas. they're always green at the store, then i forget to eat them before they turn brown and gross. raisins don't have that problem

[Medellia]

Did you just used the word tone?

You will listen to all advice given by every credible person on this forum and not try to rely on your own understandings of training.
:confused:

I haven't got a clue what you're saying. And yes, it does help a lot of people tone up. Both my mother and my roommate do yoga, and it has toned them up, but unlike me they're both scrawny little things, whereas I am quite curvy and have a quite prominent chest. So I guess you can't do it and expect result if you've got an ass. :/

[Medellia]

While I do agree that it sucks, I have seen the results that others have gotten from doing it. I don't know how yoga is supposed to make someone stronger, or how it would have any affect on bone density, but I have seen people burn fat and I know that for most people it increases flexibility. I've mentioned that my roommate does it. She was in the hospital for a month, with only a 50% chance of living. She dwindled down to 80 pounds (and she was only about 100 to begin with) so when she was finally well enough to go home she was nothing but skin and bones. When she was finally able to do anything, the only thing she could handle was yoga, and it made a HUGE difference.

And unfortunately she had to tell me just how much yoga helped with flexibility. I could do without THAT visual, barf.

I agree that it sucks, it did nothing for me, but it does work for some people.

[paul jones]

padster,you need some more kebabs after a sesh(y)

[insertnamehere]

personally, i think yogas benefits are more in the relaxation/flexibility area. you do get that good post workout feeling from it without having to do the workout, and i agree it's not the best for getting in shape, but i'm terribly inflexible, so it would probably help me out. i did it a few years ago, and i still use some of the stuff that i learned when my back is giving my problems. so, post workout high and less back pain. those are yoga's benifits to me.

but yeah, i woudln't count on it to lose a ton of body fat.

and joel, i think when most people use the word "tone" they do mean increase muscular definition. i think it's just going to have to be one of those misnomers you have to get used to. it's the same with lose weight. or at least, how i use "lose weight." when i say i want to lose weight, i mean i want to decrease body fat. i realize the actual numbers on the scale aren't a good reference. in decresing body fat i will most likely lose weight, but gaining muscle can keep the numbers on the scale from going down as much when you might actually be losing a good deal of body fat. it's just easier to say and i sound less weird saying lose weight.

[Randetica]

I heard once that the amount of sugar in orange juice is the same as that in coca cola. Though I've never bothered to check myself. And the types of sugars would be different though they add a lot in so it's not just the fruits' sugar.

i heard that too

[Otis Driftwood]

If you put 50 sugarcubes in the OJ! This thread about beer and manly gutsiness was turned ghey by armies of ravenous dieters and work-outeers. Oh, you people...

[Lex Diamonds]

Exactly, Otis. I feel like I organised a huge chill-out beach party with beers, barbecues and beautiful girls only for a gang of oiled up, sweaty closet homos to arrive and start feeling each other's ass muscles and wrestling in the sand.

[-T-]

^^^ I'm pretty sure when you organize a huge chill-out beach party with beers, barbecues and beautiful girls you are the only one who shows up. (There are no beautiful girls or even barbecue)

[Lex Diamonds]

Yeah, cuz I organize beach parties all the time, what with the multitude of beaches in London and my constant willingness to plan barbecues.

[mikizee]

Beach parties rule. I live about 10 mintues from a dozen really good beaches. Miles and miles of white sand, nice clean clear water. Last time I went to a beach party I ended up having sex with a chick in the water. While holding a beer no less!

[Bob]

Beach parties rule. I live about 10 mintues from a dozen really good beaches. Miles and miles of white sand, nice clean clear water. Last time I went to a beach party I ended up having sex with a chick in the water. While holding a beer no less!

the ultimate dude

[Lex Diamonds]

Well, the ultimate dude woulda had a smoke in the other hand, but that is pretty damn dudeacious anyway. (y)

[Planetary]

you do organise lots of bbq's

[Lex Diamonds]

Kiss my grits you drippy knob!

[Planetary]

dip your balls in soy sauce and fry them in a wok why dont you

[Lex Diamonds]

Not until you cover your ass in breadcrumbs and bake it on a slow heat for 45 mins, then serve with a drizzling of hollondaise sauce and some new potatoes!

[abcdefz]

Shouldn't this thread be in the recipes section?

Peanut butter, gonads, woks... I just don't think it belongs here.

[Big Gus]

This thread means nothing without pictures...

I bet Padster has one of those crap "kids beer bellies" where some skinny little dude gets a pot belly from too much beer and thinks he has some sort of "proper" beer belly.

I bet it sucks and he still weighs under 12 stone (thats British weights American kids).

It's like when a young man tries to grow a moustache and it's just laughable I bet.... But with beer bellies.

[Otis Driftwood]

I bet Padster has one of those crap "kids beer bellies" where some skinny little dude gets a pot belly from too much beer and thinks he has some sort of "proper" beer belly.

Debatable, not aimed Padster. We're not talking food belly.

"That guy is gross he is so fat."
"I heard it's a proper beer belly."
"That's so cool. Do you have his phone number?" lol

[Lex Diamonds]

This thread means nothing without pictures...

I bet Padster has one of those crap "kids beer bellies" where some skinny little dude gets a pot belly from too much beer and thinks he has some sort of "proper" beer belly.

I bet it sucks and he still weighs under 12 stone (thats British weights American kids).

It's like when a young man tries to grow a moustache and it's just laughable I bet.... But with beer bellies.
Shut up, homo, you're wrong on all counts.

I'm 6'2", weigh just under 13 stone and have been commended on my beer belly by seasoned beer belly experts.

[Kid Presentable]

Shut up, homo, you're wrong on all counts.

I'm 6'2", weigh just under 13 stone and have been commended on my beer belly by seasoned beer belly experts.

Wait a bit man. Mine is a mighty orb of guts and festering yeast. Although impressive at your station in life, give it time. Chicks do dig them.

[Big Gus]

I'm calling you out as a skinnyboy. I'm "lanky" too. But I got a proper beer belly. Took me 33 years to gain this beef just from consuming too much beer.

Don't come here with your "under 13 stone" shit when you are 6 foot 2!! I bet you ain't even packin' moobs.

[Big Gus]

I'm definately not "fat" in the normal sense. I've got wrists and ankles skinnier than Mike D - just a big fat stick out beer belly.

[Big Gus]

No worries, Plumper.

[paul jones]

I have a little belly going on. I keep saying every now and then to do some sit ups like Chuck Norris and flatten it out but I keep forgetting

[Otis Driftwood]

I'm calling you out as a skinnyboy. I'm "lanky" too. But I got a proper beer belly. Took me 33 years to gain this beef just from consuming too much beer.

Don't come here with your "under 13 stone" shit when you are 6 foot 2!! I bet you ain't even packin' moobs.
You're weird units are making this impossible to handle at my beer induced stage. I'm still calling you out, I'm obese around the navel and skinny everywhere else. Post some converting site, we'll crown a beer belly king yet.
BTW: Have you noticed how you don't even have to worry 'bout putting your gut away in todays lowriding jeans? They end exactly below the gut, so you never notice you've grown a more absurdly fat gut.

[venusvenus123]

this thread has a HUGE beer belly.

[na§tee]

padster my dear, i saw the family album and you are definitely not in possession of a beer belly. fuck, i weigh more than you. uh, everyone, gloss over that : (

i know a man who was moaning to me he was about 16 stone recently. an inch shorter than you. i think he is cuddly. gus is right, you are tall and under 13 stone? pleeeease. i say drink more beer! /buys padster a san miguel.

[paul jones]

padster my dear, i saw the family album and you are definitely not in possession of a beer belly. fuck, i weigh more than you. uh, everyone, gloss over that : (

i know a man who was moaning to me he was about 16 stone recently. an inch shorter than you. i think he is cuddly. gus is right, you are tall and under 13 stone? pleeeease. i say drink more beer! /buys padster a san miguel.

are you buying drinks for everyone?(y)

[Bob]

will you jerks stop saying "stones"

that is no way to effectively measure someone's weight. i mean padster looks like an averagely built guy and there's only 13 stones to his weight? there's got to be way too much difference between 12 and 13 stones, 13 and 14 stones and so on to make the statement "i weigh nearly 13 stone" worth a half a stone of crap. pounds, kilograms, use those, jesus, nobody knows what you're talking about

[insertnamehere]

thank you, bob

[TimDoolan]

Skinny+depression=250 lbs.

[Big Gus]

will you jerks stop saying "stones"

that is no way to effectively measure someone's weight. i mean padster looks like an averagely built guy and there's only 13 stones to his weight? there's got to be way too much difference between 12 and 13 stones, 13 and 14 stones and so on to make the statement "i weigh nearly 13 stone" worth a half a stone of crap. pounds, kilograms, use those, jesus, nobody knows what you're talking about

We were weighing things ins stones and pounds when you were a glint in my poor Irish grandmothers grandmothers brothers eye....

A stone is 14 of your american pounds. So do the simple maths. If someone is "under 13" you are looking at someone about 170lbs (who is over 6 foot tall).

I mean - thats like anorexic in America is it not??

[Bob]

We were weighing things ins stones and pounds when you were a glint in my poor Irish grandmothers grandmothers brothers eye....

A stone is 14 of your american pounds. So do the simple maths. If someone is "under 13" you are looking at someone about 170lbs (who is over 6 foot tall).

I mean - thats like anorexic in America is it not??

then just say 170 pounds, geez

[Planetary]

less syllables ftw

[Bob]

i thought british people liked syllables

[Planetary]

ok, less characters.

[DandyFop]

Ughhhh I am trying to lose weight but I love beer so muchhhhhh

[Big Gus]

then just say 170 pounds, geez

Yeah I know your nation likes "everything to be bigger" but we came up with "stones and pounds" as a weight measure before... Well, before you.

Just deal with it. You've fucked with the language we gave you enough, stop fucking with our weights and measures...

Planetary? Whut?

[Bob]

Yeah I know your nation likes "everything to be bigger" but we came up with "stones and pounds" as a weight measure before... Well, before you.

Just deal with it. You've fucked with the language we gave you enough, stop fucking with our weights and measures...

Planetary? Whut?

to be fair i've never fucked with the language at all, and you've never come up with any weights or measurements in your life

"stones" is stupid, there's a 14 pound gap in between each unit. admit it, it's lame and you only use it to sound cool

[Big Gus]

No, I only use it because I'm 33 years old, thats the way I was taught how to measure my body weight when I was a child and I live in a nation that still measures their body weight the same way.

I should change and "be american" then? Be quiet...

Padster is from the UK, he know's what I mean. He also made a thread about his beer belly and you gays made it 5 pages long talking about dietry intake and supliments and shit... I don't think anyone from the UK seriously expects an American to understand the concept of getting fat just through beer intake.

It's a "British themed" thread so I thought I'd address him in a British way.

[Bob]

No, I only use it because I'm 33 years old, thats the way I was taught how to measure my body weight when I was a child and I live in a nation that still measures their body weight the same way.

I should change and "be american" then? Be quiet...

Padster is from the UK, he know's what I mean. He also made a thread about his beer belly and you gays made it 5 pages long talking about dietry intake and supliments and shit... I don't think anyone from the UK seriously expects an American to understand the concept of getting fat just through beer intake.

It's a "British themed" thread so I thought I'd address him in a British way.

now you're just being a dick

[Planetary]

look at it this way. we both know what the other means. so lets just not make a big deal out if it and work it out in our heads with no fuss. dont get me wrong though. i prefer stones, just cause its what im used to.

[Big Gus]

No, you are being a dick with your "WTF is 'stones' are you stupid or something just say it in pounds like we do!!!" bollocks...

Yeah sure....

[venusvenus123]

now you're just being a dick

and a non-circumcised, non-american one at that. (y)

no way you're 13 stone nastee. and if you didn't want people to mention that... you shouldn't have first :P

[Bob]

No, you are being a dick with your "WTF is 'stones' are you stupid or something just say it in pounds like we do!!!" bollocks...

Yeah sure....

i also suggested kilograms

not that i know how to convert those either

[Planetary]

and a non-circumcised, non-american one at that. (y)

whats the deal with american women not liking uncircumcised men.

[Big Gus]

Considering venus isn't American (as far as I know) I'd consider rephrasing the question...

But, yeah, if someone wanted to cut the skin off the top of my cock, I'd protest. Must be the "british" in me.

Damn weights and measures and liking your penis to be unscarred... It's just not the American way...

[Planetary]

ah i thought she was. wheres she from

[Big Gus]

UK you spaz.

[Planetary]

don't call me a spaz you tramp wanker. how should i know.

[Big Gus]

Duh. She doesnt "post in American" you... spaz...

[Bob]

this whole "fuck you american" thing is just lame, it's annoying because i have no comeback for it. it's like, if someone calls me a dumb fat american i can say "i'm not dumb, i have a university degree" or "i'm not fat, i'm under 13 stone" but goddamnit, you did get me, i am an american, i can't dispute that

so i apologize for that. i apologize for murdering your language and your weights and measurements systems that you all worked so very hard on. it seemed like a good idea at the time, i had no idea the world would take it so personally

[Planetary]

Duh. She doesnt "post in American" you... spaz...

oh yeah silly me

on a lighter note, i saw the simpsons movie today, which was enjoyable.

[Big Gus]

this whole "fuck you american" thing is just lame, it's annoying because i have no comeback for it. it's like, if someone calls me a dumb fat american i can say "i'm not dumb, i have a university degree" or "i'm not fat, i'm under 13 stone" but goddamnit, you did get me, i am an american, i can't dispute that

so i apologize for that. i apologize for murdering your language and your weights and measurements systems that you all worked so very hard on. it seemed like a good idea at the time, i had no idea the world would take it so personally

Don't take it personally, you did start it with the "jerks, dont speak about these strange 'stones' when you could just say it in pounds" post.

But, yeah, as you Americans like to say - er "served" or whatever...

[Bob]

Don't take it personally, you did start it with the "jerks, dont speak about these strange 'stones' when you could just say it in pounds" post.


again, i didn't quite say that. i was very careful not to say that, because i knew someone would pull the "you americans have no right to speak ill of our measurement systems" card, so i also said kilograms. otis was confused by the stones too, and i don't think he's american. the whole "stones" thing is just confusing to people who aren't familiar with it and that's a lot of people


But, yeah, as you Americans like to say - er "served" or whatever...

i have never heard anyone say this unironically

[Big Gus]

Regardless of the fact that you can "dress up" saying... will you jerks stop saying "stones" with any sort of "b..but I mentioned kilograms as well" bollocks...

You started going on about protein and throwing raisins or some shit in "shakes" earlier in this thread I think.

In a "beer belly" thread?

Fuck...

[Bob]

Regardless of the fact that you can "dress up" saying... with any sort of "b..but I mentioned kilograms as well" bollocks...


right, but what i'm saying is that i didn't do it in a "why can't you just do it the way we americans do it" type of way, which is what you've been going off about this whole time. i never said anything about the american system being better. you started with that.

You started going on about protein and throwing raisins or some shit in "shakes" earlier in this thread I think.

In a "beer belly" thread?

Fuck...

yep

[Big Gus]

I just love how it went from a thread about not eating much, but drinking lots of beer making someone slightly obese in an unusual way to jogging on treadmills and dietry intake within 3 posts.

It's like you all want to be Sting or something with your yoga... Lol.

[na§tee]

no way you're 13 stone nastee. and if you didn't want people to mention that... you shouldn't have first :P
ha! i mentioned it because i am sick of being ashamed of it, i don't really care if people here mention it or not. i am very much over 13 stone. so it sort of doesn't help for people to assume that i am under that, when i know for sure i am not. after all, why would i lie and say i was heavier than i actually am? oh fuckit, weight is a load of pish.

[Planetary]

weight is a load of pish.

don't say that you'll offend bob and gus. they may even team up on you

[Big Gus]

I think you have bones made of lead or fucked up scales Nastee...

[Planetary]

B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BLAST IT!

[Bob]

don't say that you'll offend bob and gus. they may even team up on you

pish...that's like what, 2.5 stone?

don't complicate this, nastee

[na§tee]

hey boys. i think we should all just eat some chips and hug.

[Planetary]

:) battered chips?

[Big Gus]

Tsk, chips and cheese, if you please. :)

[Randetica]

shut up
i want to talk about padster's major beer cock again

[Big Gus]

If he had a proper beerbelly, he'd have last seen his cock without the use of a mirror in 1989 or something...

[Randetica]

i saw it for him

[Big Gus]

Did you touch it?

It must be hard for him to clean down there properly if he does have a large gut...

[Planetary]

i master the trick just like nixon

[Big Gus]

i master the trick just like nixon

Does that mean you touched Padsters cock?

[Randetica]

Does that mean you touched Padsters cock?

does that mean youre surprised?

[Big Gus]

I'll be frank, no.

Those two have been "pulling hair and kicking footballs at each other" on here for too long for it not to be affectionate..

[Planetary]

randee's jealous.

[Big Gus]

I'm not surprised. You two would only be more obvious if you were playing "kiss chase" with all this "yeah we hate each other and call each other ball lickers" stuff..

[Planetary]

and here's me thinking i was being inconspicuous :O

[Big Gus]

Lol. I'm just kidding and shit.

[Planetary]

shit i thought you'd actually caught me out and ive given myself away for nothing now :(

[Big Gus]

If you really are gay I'd feel pretty bad right now...

I'll be OK in the morning though.

[Planetary]

lol nah im not gay. i <3 tits

[Big Gus]

Tits FTW!!!

[Randetica]

paddy tits (y)

[Planetary]

paddy tits (y)

lol

[Dorothy Wood]

hay guys, I've been lifting weights and now I weigh 25 stone.
:o

[Big Gus]

The stoner countries of course. Dude.

[Bob]

What countries actually use stone?

apparently yours does (i looked up the wikipedia article; i go all out when i get into internet fights)

come on man, get out of the stone age

[Randetica]

stone your anus!

[Bob]

those who live in glass houses

[Randetica]

Hey that's my comeback!

das right

[Randetica]

haha

but youre still ugly on the anus inside hahahahhahhahhaha

[Randetica]

*joel smiley*

[Randetica]

(yes romo)

[Chicka B]

The rest of me is normal sized, you could even say skinny. I don't eat much at all, barely ever snack between meals and don't eat particularly large meals. I usually only have two meals a day, too. But I drink quite a lot of beer from the early afternoon onwards everyday, and it's given me a big, round belly. It sucks cuz I don't wanna stop drinking beer and I'm too lazy to work out or anything.

A big round belly? Pshhh, whatever. I don't think you need to worry about anything. Besides, I think it's cute when guys have a chubby tummy. But that's just me I guess. :o

[Randetica]

you and every other girl in this world!

[Otis Driftwood]

I've started a second beer belly above the navel but it's much smaller... :D

[Randetica]

more otis to love!

[Lex Diamonds]

Oh, well thanks for gaying up my thread, dickheads. I thought this thread might be too manly for even Gus and Bob to faggify but I guess I was wrong.

Suck my tits, fatties.

[Randetica]

thanks for bumping your own thread once again, moobydick (y)

[Big Gus]

Oh, well thanks for gaying up my thread, dickheads. I thought this thread might be too manly for even Gus and Bob to faggify but I guess I was wrong.

Suck my tits, fatties.

Dude, I've seen the pics, you are like a 10 stoner with your best 2 week bumfluff on your face. This isnt about me and Bob. Your beer belly fucking sucks.

[Vic Colfari]

come on man, get out of the stone age

Speaking of the Stone Age, garments were held together with leather straps that were threaded through holes punched in the leather hide with crude implements made of rock. The hides were stiff and did not last long before putrefaction made them unwearable.

[Lex Diamonds]

My beer belly has come on leaps and bounds since I made this thread. The rest of my body is still normal sized but the belly is magnificent. I think I'm about 13 stone now, and about 5 stone of it is the belly. (y)

[Planetary]

Balls