the new guy has a question

[RoBoTiC DoNkEy]

hey guys, im a noob to the forums here. got a quick question though. i am just starting to workout again after a four year break. but, for reasons of time(busy schedule) and space(live in a small apartment) i am only able to do bodyweight exercises. i have been doing MASSIVE amounts of pushups and pullups, as well as squats. for added resistance, i do variations on these exercises to make them harder. i have been taking creatine, as well as whey protein to supplement my workouts. now here is the problem. i find myself having to piss like 20 times a day sometimes. i NEVER had this problem before( unless i just drank a 12pack...). is this because of the extra water i have been drinking? i am drinking between 1-2 gallons of water per day, because i have been heavily active. also, my weight has been fluctuating between 160lbs - 175lbs like on a daily basis. WTF! sometimes i will weigh myself in the morning, and will be at like 165lbs, but when i go to sleep im like 175 lbs. is this normal? if not, what am i doing wrong?

 

[bigstve12]

creatine make you piss...when i used to be on it, id wake up like 3 times during the night to pee...i felt like an old man with an messed up prostate! Your always lighter in the morning, but 10 lbs is huge...my weight only fluctuates like 5 lbs thruout the day. every body is different though

 

[bigstve12]

as a side note, i dont think you should take creatine if your only doing bodyweight exercises...creatine makes more ATP available for energy....but that AtP doesnt last long...its for fast quick explosiveness (sprinting, max lifts, etc) if your doing bodyweight exercises i dont see how creatine would be beneficial...just a thought

 

[Mike_Rojas]

That wild flucuation in weight concerns me. 10 pounds in 1 day? You might be diabetic if you're pissing that much. I don't know enough about it, maybe some other members can contribute.

 

[RoBoTiC DoNkEy]

That wild flucuation in weight concerns me. 10 pounds in 1 day? You might be diabetic if you're pissing that much. I don't know enough about it, maybe some other members can contribute.

yeah, it concerns me too...

as far as being diabetic though, i am pretty sure im not. i HATE sugary foods, and the thought of chocolates and stuff like that makes me wanna puke.

also, you guys think i shouldn't take creatine if im just doing bodyweight exercises? i thought that stuff was supposed to aid in the building of muscle? like i said, im doing variations of these exercises. an example would be one arm push ups. these are HARD, and i can only do like 10 at a time. that should be pretty close to the same as using weights right?

in addition, i know you guys are all weight training guru's. but, do you guys know of any other HARD bodyweight exercises i can do? like i said, i have no time to make it to the gym, and there is NO room in my small ass apartment for any exercise equipment. however, i do want to train as hard as i possibly can... even without access to weights or special equipment.

i appreciate all of your comments, thank you

 

[supersizeme]

I don't think creatine itself is making you piss more. If anything it's the opposite of a diuretic as it allows your body(i.e. muscles) to hold more water, thus the reason why you get bloated on it. You said in your post that you're now drinking 1-2 gallons of water. You're going to piss a zillion times a day regardless of whether or not you're on creatine as long as you're taking that much water in. And if you're on creatine, you definitely need to have that level of water intake.
When you wake up in the morning, you weigh less because of all the peeing you do during the night. Not to point out to the obvious, but when you pee, that's fluid leaving your body. That fluid has a weight to it. You spend the entire day loading up on food and water so by the end of the day, you're going to weigh more than you did in the morning. You piss a good bit of it out by morning. That is the weight fluctuation you're seeing. It's just the varying levels of water in your body.

 

[Brett44444444]

do you have anything that operates like a pullup bar? there are a ton of great back exersized you can do with just that. Also, you might want to look into some plyometrics stuff for your leg strength and explosiveness. try handstand push ups for your delts, and I bet you could find some 30 or so lb objects to do something like dumbell flys and reverse flys with.

try some of these:
http://www.charlespoliquin.net/articles/chin-up.html

try looking up some other back chin up exersizes on T-mag.com, I know I've seen a bunch there, but I can't seem to find the link.

 

[kingc_79]

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When you wake up in the morning, you weigh less because of all the peeing you do during the night. Not to point out to the obvious, but when you pee, that's fluid leaving your body. That fluid has a weight to it. You spend the entire day loading up on food and water so by the end of the day, you're going to weigh more than you did in the morning. You piss a good bit of it out by morning. That is the weight fluctuation you're seeing. It's just the varying levels of water in your body. [/B][/QUOTE]

i still dont get that tho bc i dont get up to pee in the night...when im out..im out..and i weigh less in the morning...i fluctuate from 182 in morning to 187at night.

 

[JOKER47]

[Bi dont get up to pee in the night...when im out..im out..[/B]

Is your bed wet when you get up, though?


I am about 5lbs lighter in the AM as well. I think it's slight dehydration, myself. Cause I am parched when I get up in the morning. Along with no food in your stomach can make for a few pounds.


Just my .o2,
Joker

 

[kingc_79]

yea...owell...ill be happy when im wakin up about 198lbs or so....then ill get my conditioning up

 

[Zander1983]

yea...owell...ill be happy when im wakin up about 198lbs or so....then ill get my conditioning up

Likewise, though I'd like to see 200 on the scales in the AM

194.5 today. Every half a pound helps!

 

[kingc_79]

Likewise, though I'd like to see 200 on the scales in the AM

194.5 today. Every half a pound helps!

yea i would too...but have to keep it in check a lil for weight class purposes....one of these days i'd like to see 225 but i;ll have to get alot stronger before i think about goin up that high

 

[d3track]

for home workout without a lot of equipment, i would look into geting some thick bands. you may need to double and triple them(or more) but they take up no room and are very diverse in what can be done with them

 

[WalkingBeast]

yeah, it concerns me too...

as far as being diabetic though, i am pretty sure im not. i HATE sugary foods, and the thought of chocolates and stuff like that makes me wanna puke.

also, you guys think i shouldn't take creatine if im just doing bodyweight exercises? i thought that stuff was supposed to aid in the building of muscle? like i said, im doing variations of these exercises. an example would be one arm push ups. these are HARD, and i can only do like 10 at a time. that should be pretty close to the same as using weights right?

in addition, i know you guys are all weight training guru's. but, do you guys know of any other HARD bodyweight exercises i can do? like i said, i have no time to make it to the gym, and there is NO room in my small ass apartment for any exercise equipment. however, i do want to train as hard as i possibly can... even without access to weights or special equipment.

i appreciate all of your comments, thank you

Hey Donkey! Welcome to the boards! I think youll like it alot here! Creatine probabally wont help you get any extra reps on bodyweight exercises. And I think its those extra reps the creatine gives you (by filling up your muscle cells with water) that allows you to push the muscle farther and build muscle. Though Im no "expert", just someone whos been training for close to 10 years. Creatine will help you maintain your bodyweight though, and also should prevent muscle catabolism (the breaking down and loss of muscle, a bad thing) to a degree. I know it helps me to maintain my weight even when Im not eating enough. I like the Cell-Tech best even though its harsh on the stomache. Also with creatine you will retain ALOT more water. Thus your weight will be higher. Muscle is supposedly 80% water anyway, so I think thats a good thing. The guy I train with pisses constantly also, not sure what it is. Chin-ups are an excellent body weight exercise. All depends on what your looking to accomplish though. Hope that helps

 

[Exodus]

well.

knuckle pushups
fingertip pushups
1 arm pushups.
triangle pushups
roman pushups( i think thats the name)
hand stand pushups
pushups with feet elevated
drop pushups
pushups w/ hands on 2 different chairs
polymetric pushups.
static pushups
statick handstands
dips between 2 chairs
static dips between 2 chairs
fat man pullups or rows with broom and 2 chairs

squats
goodmornings
squat goodmornings
1 leg squats
split squats
walking lunges
stationary lunges
jump squats
calf raises off floor
calf raises off steps
st leg close stance goodmornings.

palms facing pullups close
palms facing pullups med grip
wide pullups palms away
mem pullups palms away
towel pullups
static holds at different points

but the best advice i can give you is this. if you cant afford weights......... go to www.elitefts.com click on the shop button at the top, scroll down on the left and look for accesories. then scroll down and look for the bands....... 1 mini band and 1 light band will run you about 30 bucks for shipping and handling and there is a thread by spatts, that is a sticky at the top of the training forum called active recovery. which you could use for actual exercises.

i hope that helps.

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