How's the 6-pack coming along? Did the lat bar stomach crunch help much? Did you tone up as well?<br />
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I'm about 88kg, 6ft, so decent condition-ideally would like to lose 4kg to be toned and gain 6kg muscle. During the last 4 weeks I cut back a little (although went twice this week so far and will go twice tomorrow (longer hike early, and before dark another short and hard one)). I was getting sore hips, ankles and back, so am only doing the hike, knee lifts (3-5 sets), bench press, curls, plus a weekly swim. Cut out the other exercises, and hip has stopped hurting, back likewise. <br />
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Will continue this for a few more weeks, then in August (my Med trip is postponed due to work) join the gym and get some supplement powder and creatine. I've got to watch the form and choice of exercises to avoid straining my back, so will mainly focus on legs, chest, arms, stomach. Will make a journal then. <br />
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hike straight up hill as fast as I can<br />
then 2 sets of:<br />
knee lifts, 12 reps<br />
biceps 15 reps<br />
bench press 12 reps<br />
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small hike to next spot<br />
2 sets of dead lift*10<br />
2 set of bicep curls on same bar, cheating, 6 reps as heavy<br />
2 sets of shoulder press/squats-combined bizarre exercise *6-10<br />
I'm also going to include 2 sets of lunges with no bar<br />
1 set of 12 knee lifts on pull up bar<br />
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down hill to temple starting spot, then repeat if have time<br />
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THat's twice a week for the next month, combined with a longer hike and a swim...aim to toughen up<br />
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July will cut that to once a week, do the gym twice a week for focused muscle building, and buy some body building supplement drink and cut down on the fat %<br />
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Not for the faint hearted. What kind of a body do you get after that? Fairly lean and mean I'd imagine rather than bulky. Do you have weights set up at the top of hills?<br />
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