Mermaid Line

[georgemagnum]

Healthiest thread I've come across in SBF....

TS, all the best ..... Take things easy though .... More haste less speed. Cheers!

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[bighead74]

I dunno about tat, din try yet, now jus doing abs set, stopped jogging to rest the kneel cap. Lost 2.5kg till date. Intend to start jogging after weight dropped to 80kg, less stress on the kneel then. Must really exercise regular to stay healthy, 4 hrs with a maid on sun, inner thigh ached till tues

[frostiee]

Its good to see another guy trying to get into shape! Keep up the good work!

However, i will like to advise you to refrain from over training; in this case over jogging.

Jogging is great cardio but if you are overweight, try mixing in some swimming, cycling or even trekking.

Anything to get you to sweat is a good cardio. Gym will be another great mix.

Judging from what you post, jogging can be quite damaging to your kneecap.

Jog once a week and mix in all the others i had mentioned. Diet is also critical to success. Soft drinks and fried food will severely hinder your progress. Do take note as well.

Wish you success!

[nuclearkid]

Hi bro TS,

Good to hear that you are doing your darndest to shed the pounds, no motivation like a hot blooded woman eh? Haha...

Just to share with you guys on this thread that more workout is not necessarily the most efficient. There are a couple of ways of shedding weight quickly with very little time working out. How does 20 minutes, 3 times a week sound? I'll quote from this article, it says:

"Dr. Tabata’s claims may sound crazy, but previous research has also found that performing high intensity exercises for just minutes per week can significantly improve important health indices. One such study found that just three minutes of HIIT per week for four weeks improved participants’ insulin sensitivity an average of 24 percent. This truly is amazing, and while aerobic fitness is indeed important, improving and maintaining good insulin sensitivity is perhaps one of the most important aspects of optimal health."

The Tabata protocol is brutal. It's -

"The original Tabata Protocol requires the following:

5 minutes of warm-up, 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest and 2 minutes cool-down"

Its not at all easy to do, the 10 second break is just not enough! Instead, you could try Peak Fitness. I would refrain from writing too much, its all in the article. Would strongly recommend you to read through, afterall you are investing time reading to save time working out (and suffering). Some of you may be skeptical...probably thinking how can working out less be effective. Give it a try, you'll be flat after the session, if you can complete the full session. Guaran-damn-teed.

Traditional cardio is passe and time consuming. All of us are busy, no point wasting time on unnecessary workout. And not to be accused of talking and not walking, I have personally been doing Peak Fitness for about 16 months and it works for me. Careful if you want to do it through sprinting, you can get injured easily.

All the best to your objective! Write us an FR when you win the prize, yah?! Looking forward to it.

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/1mth2.jpg/
18/05/13: 87.5kg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/0mth2.jpg/
22/04/13: 91.5kg

Now 250 sit-up, 8 sets of squats, 4 sets of 10x8 jumping jack, 4 sets of 4x10m shuttle runs to maintain 1 hrs of continuous exercise

[bighead74]

Originally Posted by nuclearkid

Hi bro TS,

Good to hear that you are doing your darndest to shed the pounds, no motivation like a hot blooded woman eh? Haha...

Just to share with you guys on this thread that more workout is not necessarily the most efficient. There are a couple of ways of shedding weight quickly with very little time working out. How does 20 minutes, 3 times a week sound? I'll quote from this article, it says:

"Dr. Tabata’s claims may sound crazy, but previous research has also found that performing high intensity exercises for just minutes per week can significantly improve important health indices. One such study found that just three minutes of HIIT per week for four weeks improved participants’ insulin sensitivity an average of 24 percent. This truly is amazing, and while aerobic fitness is indeed important, improving and maintaining good insulin sensitivity is perhaps one of the most important aspects of optimal health."

The Tabata protocol is brutal. It's -

"The original Tabata Protocol requires the following:

5 minutes of warm-up, 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest and 2 minutes cool-down"

Its not at all easy to do, the 10 second break is just not enough! Instead, you could try Peak Fitness. I would refrain from writing too much, its all in the article. Would strongly recommend you to read through, afterall you are investing time reading to save time working out (and suffering). Some of you may be skeptical...probably thinking how can working out less be effective. Give it a try, you'll be flat after the session, if you can complete the full session. Guaran-damn-teed.

Traditional cardio is passe and time consuming. All of us are busy, no point wasting time on unnecessary workout. And not to be accused of talking and not walking, I have personally been doing Peak Fitness for about 16 months and it works for me. Careful if you want to do it through sprinting, you can get injured easily.

All the best to your objective! Write us an FR when you win the prize, yah?! Looking forward to it.

Tks bro, still working on it. Jus shift my gaming habit to workout lor.

[nuclearkid]

Originally Posted by bighead74

Tks bro, still working on it. Jus shift my gaming habit to workout lor.

Don't overdo and get injured, bro. Take a full day rest once in a couple of days.

[killer123]

Hi Bro

加油！i am not exercising much but i am shaping up faster.
Losing weight doesnt equal to 6packs.
Muscle is heavy so more importantly is to lose the fat and replace them by muscle. Weight is secondary.
Mermaid lines will form when ur muscle build up.
Also beware if you didn build ur muscle, there will be a rebound effect.

[nhp69]

wow bro...see yr pic, improvement alot, salute to u... maybe can try this abs exercise too?can make the mermaid line out and more obvious... here is the link

[bighead74]

8 mins workout tat's the one i started with but can't keep up with it. Cos i though tat there are hundreds of videos on workout but this one using animations, so got to be more pro rite, haha.

Anyway, the bet was changed to 70kg based on BMI instead of mermaid line. Deadline was initially 31st Dec but she quickly changed it to my birthday, wow still can remember my birthday after just mentioning it once. Fantasizing her being the present, hehe.

Going thru the internet can be confusing cos so many conflicts on each theory. But this Fitness black book more neutral & free, http://fitnessblackbook.com/best-of-fitness-black-book/

I'm on low cal, protein based diet (moderate one cos too much protein hurt the kidney?) + exercise + calories consious. Eg. i gave up on my daily morning teh haria (75 calories,6 mins of workout to burn). Trying to do those exercises tat uses more muscles.

Also trying to get all the facts rite, exercising correctly, the posture the breathing, balancing my diets & workouts. Tks all for sharing.

[Libero]

Good on you, bro. I am also trying to do more exercise and eat less carbs. But it is quite difficult and a challenge because everything has carbs in Singapore for food choices - rice, bread, noodles, unless you eat salad or homecooked everyday

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/46/day0.jpg/
Day 0
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/824/week6t.jpg/
Week 6

Daily: 15mins warm up, 5km slow jog, 2km walking for warming up & down. 50 sit-ups/15 push-ups/15 prisoner squats/30s plank (upper body strength weak, suffering at this) repeat till 250 sit-ups.

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/d52m.jpg/
ippt silver after 7 weeks of exercising

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28/an34.jpg/
current tummy with flexing & pulling, lol

[Tripster]

Congratulations Big,
Your progress is inspirational...I have decided to follow your foot steps...let's all get healthy...!!