Hi all,
I'm an avid athlete just coming off of a serious injury. Needless to say, I'm not in the best shape of my life. I still play sports and have rejoined my team, but I don't feel the extra step I used to have. I do not feel as strong, my muscles feel weak, and I could probably use with losing 10-15 lbs of fat.
I broke my knee and tore ligaments in my anke and was unable to walk. I peaked at about 250 lbs in August of 2008. I am down to 175 lbs and in pretty good shape, but again, I do not feel as strong, muscles feel weak and tired, and I could probably use with losing 10-15 lbs of fat.
To further complicate the issue, I don't really have a weight set up at my place. I don't care if my muscles aren't big and visible, as long as I'm stronger, I'm dedicated to whatever help is given.
I know there are probably a million threads out there asking the same variation of questions, but I figured I'd ask here and if someone is able to answer specifically for me, I'd be happy.
1) What could I be doing to train effectively to get a stronger body? Leg power and upper body/wrists are essential for my sport (Hockey) as well as a strong back, and pretty much every other muscle.
2) Suppliments: I see a lot of suppliments advertise as a weight gainer, but if I'm interested in gaining muscle but losing the little bit of fat I want to, isn't it counter productive to use a weight gainer, or am I not understanding it properly.
3) Diet: What type of diet should I be concentrating on to maximize potential. Also, what type of diet do you find enables you to workout at your peak for a long period of time? My conditioning is off and I want to be able to play hard for a longer period of time.
4) Cardiovascular workout: I used to train with HIIT (High intensity interval training) before my injury, and am wondering if that's the best way to go? Is there anything else?
5) Workouts that do not involve needing a bench and bar, olympic weights, squat machines etc. The place I'm living at currently has a bowflex type machine, but it's on loan for a few weeks. When it gets back, I can use that.
If there's anything you guru's can help with, I'd be glad to read any and all information. Even a link to a site that will give me the information is good as long as it's information that will benefit me.
Oh, I'm 5'10, 175 lb, athletic. Could definitely lose about 10 lbs of fat though. 15 would probably be too much I think. I can feel my abs and my chest muscles, my biceps etc. The muscles are there... just need to let them show once again.
Thanks a lot!
Jpdos
I'm an avid athlete just coming off of a serious injury. Needless to say, I'm not in the best shape of my life. I still play sports and have rejoined my team, but I don't feel the extra step I used to have. I do not feel as strong, my muscles feel weak, and I could probably use with losing 10-15 lbs of fat.
I broke my knee and tore ligaments in my anke and was unable to walk. I peaked at about 250 lbs in August of 2008. I am down to 175 lbs and in pretty good shape, but again, I do not feel as strong, muscles feel weak and tired, and I could probably use with losing 10-15 lbs of fat.
To further complicate the issue, I don't really have a weight set up at my place. I don't care if my muscles aren't big and visible, as long as I'm stronger, I'm dedicated to whatever help is given.
I know there are probably a million threads out there asking the same variation of questions, but I figured I'd ask here and if someone is able to answer specifically for me, I'd be happy.
1) What could I be doing to train effectively to get a stronger body? Leg power and upper body/wrists are essential for my sport (Hockey) as well as a strong back, and pretty much every other muscle.
2) Suppliments: I see a lot of suppliments advertise as a weight gainer, but if I'm interested in gaining muscle but losing the little bit of fat I want to, isn't it counter productive to use a weight gainer, or am I not understanding it properly.
3) Diet: What type of diet should I be concentrating on to maximize potential. Also, what type of diet do you find enables you to workout at your peak for a long period of time? My conditioning is off and I want to be able to play hard for a longer period of time.
4) Cardiovascular workout: I used to train with HIIT (High intensity interval training) before my injury, and am wondering if that's the best way to go? Is there anything else?
5) Workouts that do not involve needing a bench and bar, olympic weights, squat machines etc. The place I'm living at currently has a bowflex type machine, but it's on loan for a few weeks. When it gets back, I can use that.
If there's anything you guru's can help with, I'd be glad to read any and all information. Even a link to a site that will give me the information is good as long as it's information that will benefit me.
Oh, I'm 5'10, 175 lb, athletic. Could definitely lose about 10 lbs of fat though. 15 would probably be too much I think. I can feel my abs and my chest muscles, my biceps etc. The muscles are there... just need to let them show once again.
Thanks a lot!
Jpdos