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Didnt find them very grippy, especially for natty. Quite good for puncture resistance though, and felt light to ride with, if that makes sense.

The mindset will develop over time, all you need to do is never quit! Judging by your training sounds like you have the ability to get and maintin fitness fella. How were you planning to get there, progress through marines and see what happened?

Lol, you obviously know best... Ive sent you a pm rather than have silly arguments on the forum.

So you've never tried it, and you're quoting what you've read in a workout book... hmmmmm.

At the same time fella, if you work either arms seperately, or work chest and bis or back and tris, you're effectively working those parts twice a week (biceps will get worked on youe chest and bis day, and then be fried when you come to do back a few days later), so cutting down on your recovery time... lots of people debate which is better, but it really makes no odds.

Why would a beginner squat heavy 3 times a week? Once a week is more than enough mate. If i squat properly it takes me 3 days until i can walk properly again, and at least 5 before i want to squat again! (without risking damaging my knees etc)

Why?

Really bad idea for a beginner mate. Bad idea for most people! Keep at 15 reps, high reps can be brilliant on legs. G4vyn - Triathalon sounds wicked mate, have always fancied doing one but never got round to entering. Which part of uksf were you thinking of training for before the change of heart? Not tame at all, chin-ups are brilliant mate. If you cant get one in the house improvise... are there any doorways sturdy enough to use? Trees with low branches? Garden gate have a bar over it when open? football pitches nearby (goal posts are good)? kids playgrounds (i used to do mine off the swings, lol, and re-route a run so it went over a railway footbridge i could swing off) Looks alright fella. To be honest, you'll get told any exercise plan is wrong by 100 different 'armchair experts' or fitness instructors that think they know best, but you're the only one that knows if its working. If you get pumped up, can push yourself on the exercises and feel yourself getting sore the day after, without being really uncomfortable after you've worked out, as a beginners circuit it'll help you to grow. How long have you been training for, and what are you aiming to achieve? One thing id do is to try get yourself a decent bench, worth its weight in gold over a fitness ball... its very hard to push yourself on benched exercises without a sturdy bench below you, without causing yourself an injury. Worth investing in, and most will fold up pretty small too when not in use.

Protein has a tiny amount of calories compared to what it does mate. On a cut you want to keep your protein high, and drop more of the carbs. Will make you grumpy as hell though.

Ceiling wouldnt hold your weight, and if it did would start cracking the plaster... what for anyways mate?

No worries fella. Yup, sit-ups have knees bent and feet wedged underneath something, back flat on the floor, hands touching temples. When you're down your elbows touch the floor with hands on temples, when you're up elbows touch your knees, hands on temples. Leg raises, hands go under your head, head flat on the ground, and you do both feet at once, keeping your legs straight, and small of your back on the floor (pointing your toes helps keep legs straight, lol) Bluegrass - a lot of people call crunches the exercise where you crunch your body into a ball (bring knees in to chest, and bring elbows up to knees with hands on temples. Things have so many different names! lol

Your tailbone shouldnt move mate, it should be glued to the floor! Tuck your feet under the edge of the sofa or bed, keep your knees together, and just move your body up and down... if you're moving your bum thats too much movement. Try correcting form first, and if that doesnt work, put a scatter cushion under your bum. Half sits are a good alternative, where you aim to curl your upper body up as tight into itself as you can, almost seems liek you're just lifting your head and shoulders off the ground.

Where you live fella? Quite a few of us that ride in berkshire area, you'd be welcome to come along

If sit-ups/ leg raises didnt do much, id say incorrect form or not squeezing with your abs enough were the reasons, rather than any fault of the exercise. On leg raises dont let your body come off the floor, and really concentrate on keeping everything strict, rather than just going for numbers. Same drill with sit-ups too fella. Elbows out and to floor, elbows in and to kness (no need to go any higher) and squeeze the abs on every set when you come up, up down up down... Clap press-ups will work explosive strength (which i guess may be good for trials ) but at the risk of face planting and damaging muscles should you land incorrectly, lol. On that note, always look ahead when you do press-ups...

I very rarely do any form of weighted ab exercise mate, not needed. And advising weights for someone who wants to improve abs is a bad idea, if you damage your abs with bad form you cant train at all! Abs hold everything else up! Abs, forearms and calves are not like every other muscle in the body at all... can be trained every day if need be. Dont need any more than good sets of bodyweight exercises to get decent abs. Muel - Do these 7 every day, morning and night, i bet you in two weeks if you do this you'll be able to do at least ten

Muel - Can you do press-ups? Larry - Ah ok, yeah thats a fairly good weight. Have you tried putting it up 5kg to see what happens to your reps? You can try introducing one or two lower reps, higher weight sets in your bench workout if you like, this'll build your strength. I only do maybe one strength set per session ( say put the weight up 10-20kg more than i usually do, and try get 3 or 4 reps out) but it helps stretch your limits. In a few weeks you'll be doing 5 reps of that weight in the strength set, and soon 7... see whats happening, you're getting stronger! G4vyn - what are the respective distances in your triathalon dude? Abs guy - Situps will work mostly your upper abs, and hip flexors. Twisting sit-ups will round off your abs, and work the obliques. Best exercise ive found for lowers is leg raises. Lie on the floor flat, and raise your legs 6 inches off the ground. Should feel a tightness in lower abs. Now try raising your legs up to point at the sky, and then with control back down again, keeping them straight the whole time, without letting them touch the floor (try keep them about 6 inches from it). And repeat... try it with your hands under your head (as if doing a sit-up) but if this is too hard reach your hands out behind you and grab onto the sofa/ table leg etc.

Lol, you rarely see bike vids helmetless

You havnt said what exercise you're doing either, lol. Whatever feels heavy is a reasonable weight, dont try anything more until you're stronger.

Square taper has 4 edges (like a square) so its square peg, and square hole on the cranks. Isis has lots of edges, like a little cog... meaning that rather than a square which can become rounded, you get lots of contact area, and a stronger set-up like for like. Best bet if you're learning is upgrade bits as they break, or if theyre really heavy/ not performing well. Is there a problem with your cranks at the moment?

Wait a few minutes and you'll see...

Main things with cars... make sure theyre running well, all fluids topped up, and good tyres and brakes.

Looks lovely mate, is that yours or being sent someones way?

If it helps i do between 40 mins and an hour 20 when i train, that includes warm-ups, downs and everything inbetween. No worries, what are your aims with training?

Reading back through your workout, sounds like you might have been trying to do too much at once. Rest and recovery is important as working out, you want to stimulate the muscle so it thinks it needs to cvhange, not annihilate it! Do a weights session and maybe a run, but work harder on the weights. If i do just chest and triceps, i can barely stand up and leave the gym afterwards... wouldnt be able to hack all that afterwards and id say im extremely fit.

Aye. Remember that eating and resting are 2/3's of working out mate. Now you've trained eat well, sleep well and keep at it...