The Official Hype Fitness Thread 2.0

[Gotham]

Back from my doctor and he pretty much told me what I was expecting: lose forty pounds.

So, for the experts here, essentially that's treadmill, chicken and vegetables?

 

[ChickenScratch]

Do you have a subscription or did you pick it up somewhere?

Picked it up at Walmart. I don't usually get workout magazines but Arnold was on the cover so I had no choice.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Back from my doctor and he pretty much told me what I was expecting: lose forty pounds.

So, for the experts here, essentially that's treadmill, chicken and vegetables?

Take the amount you're eating now and eat a third less.

I'm partly joking, but it's all about calories. Tally up how many calories you eat in a normal day and report back.

 

[mrvlknight21]

Bump, for everybody who lost their thread suscription

Sorry. I literally just got back from Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Been there since Monday night and the hotel I was at charged $10 a day to use their wi-fi!
Anyways, Im back now.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

No, we were literally unsubscribed from all our threads lol

 

[mrvlknight21]

No, we were literally unsubscribed from all our threads lol

Oh. Well the site is doing a bunch of weird things to me. The spot at the bottom of the SHH Community screen, where you can see the users that are online is gone now for me.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeah, the caterpillar is turning into a butterfly around here haha

 

[SheldonLevene]

Picked it up at Walmart. I don't usually get workout magazines but Arnold was on the cover so I had no choice.

Right on man...I picked it up last night based solely on your recommendation...awesome mag.

 

[ChickenScratch]

Yeah man, I reread the article on Reg Park last night and went back through some of Arnold's routines.

 

[Gotham]

Take the amount you're eating now and eat a third less.

I'm partly joking, but it's all about calories. Tally up how many calories you eat in a normal day and report back.

At the moment, it's about seventeen-hundred. I'm about to start dieting, so I'm aiming for about a thousand a day.

 

[Manic]

How tall are you and about how much do you weigh? 1000 calories is an insanely small amount. 1700 is already pretty small. Do you consume a lot of sweets or something?

 

[Gotham]

Yes. Though, I'm cutting them off completely.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Two questions

1. I'm going to try up my meals to 4-5 a day(small). One thing I was looking up was cottage cheese, low fat. It seems cheese is in a lot of diets I look up. How much cheese should you be eating per week and how much per day?

2. I hate Chicken, but I guess it's a must. Anything I can add to give it some flavor?

 

[mrvlknight21]

At the moment, it's about seventeen-hundred. I'm about to start dieting, so I'm aiming for about a thousand a day.

Whoa. I definitely do not recommend you dropping to 1000 calories a day. First, are you sure about that 1700 number being accurate? Second, what about getting active?

How tall are you and about how much do you weigh? 1000 calories is an insanely small amount. 1700 is already pretty small. Do you consume a lot of sweets or something?

I agree.

Two questions

1. I'm going to try up my meals to 4-5 a day(small). One thing I was looking up was cottage cheese, low fat. It seems cheese is in a lot of diets I look up. How much cheese should you be eating per week and how much per day?

2. I hate Chicken, but I guess it's a must. Anything I can add to give it some flavor?

I will work with number 2...you hate chicken? I honestly have never met anyone who felt that way. Chicken is very versatile (grilling it and baking it are two of my favs) and yes, there are plenty of low-cal ways to prepare it that will add flavor. I personally like lemon pepper chicken and lime grilled chicken. There are tons more-just google chicken recipes or healthy chicken recipes for ideas.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I will work with number 2...you hate chicken? I honestly have never met anyone who felt that way. Chicken is very versatile (grilling it and baking it are two of my favs) and yes, there are plenty of low-cal ways to prepare it that will add flavor. I personally like lemon pepper chicken and lime grilled chicken. There are tons more-just google chicken recipes or healthy chicken recipes for ideas.

I think it's just the plain taste I hate. I'm a real flavor person. I love turkey brest though. I think I will look up some stuff online. I plan to dice is up real tiny and add it to a chilli salad and try different range of salad dressings.

 

[mrvlknight21]

I think it's just the plain taste I hate. I'm a real flavor person. I love turkey brest though. I think I will look up some stuff online. I plan to dice is up real tiny and add it to a chilli salad and try different range of salad dressings.

Wow. Ok. See I dnt mind the taste of plain grilled chicken. In faact I ate a minimum of 1 plain grilled chicken breat per day (via G. Foreman grill) EVERYDAY while I was living on my own.

But again, there are PLENTY of options for adding some flavor and spice to chicken.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

G Foreman rules. Slap a steak on in 10 minutes!

 

[War Party]

Hey guys, haven't been here in a while and I thought I should update my progress with P90X. I would have been finished my first 90 days a month ago but I suffered a shoulder injury playing a pick up game of football and I was pretty sick for a week at one point also. So I'm on day 60 and I've seen good results. Lost around 16 pounds while on the program and 27 pounds total since I started to decide to get back into shape. It's by far the best shape I been in since i was 17. I'll post the final results when I reach day 90.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Glad to hear it man

 

[mrvlknight21]

Guys, I just did a review of the Iron Gym Xtreme and posted it on bodybuilding.com, but I thought some of you guys may want to see it as well.
Here it is below:

Guys, I know we get a LOT of questions here about various doorway pullup bars and often refer people to a number of previous threads about the same topic. However, I wanted to make a legit and comprehensive review about one of these to include as much info as possible to help people make an informed decision.

I will be able to compare this (Iron Gym Xtreme) to the Everlast Doorway Pullup bar seen here:
http://www.everlast.com/prodinfo.asp?number=EVCHBR
and here:
http://www.amazon.com/Everlast-Mult...=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1273443629&sr=8-14


Because I have owned them both. However, most of this will just be my basic impression of the IGX on its own.

Why am I doing this? #1 I am an equipment ****e and because of that I know that we all have different goals and needs when it comes to fitness and what equipment may best serve those goals. #2 I like for people to make informed purchases. There is nothing worse than throwing money down the drain and #3 I have done a few equipment reviews and added them to this site (Progryp ab slings, Ironmind dip belt and Fairtex open palm MMA gloves) and received good feedback/comments/reps.


Now, keep in mind what this type of setup is best made for. This is not for someone wanting to gain a bunch of muscle mass. This type of setup is great for someone who is training for a military style PFT that tests pushups, situps, pullups and a run. Also really good for someone doing P90X.

This will be good for someone that is specifically training to increase their pullup numbers by using "Grease the Groove," "Armstrong Pullup Program," "Twentypullups.com" or some other program that asks you to do daily (or often throughout the day) sets of pullups.

Now, for some pics:

Here is the box, unopened. Again, this is the Iron Gym Xtreme with the extra grip positions. It also comes with some ab slings. It cost me $24.99 at a local Ross discount store. I thought this price was pretty good, since I had seen them from $35.00-$45.00 for this version/model at Wal-mart.

Here are the contents of said box. They were individually wrapped in plastic and had thin foam over certain parts of each bar.

And a shot of the assembled bar from each side of the doorframe.

Note the little silver piece on this side. It is supposed to be there to help prevent the bar from slipping off.

Ok. So, lets break this down into a few categories.


#1 Packaging and assembly: Obviously you can see how it is packaged above. There is nothing breakable, so the packaging for this item works just fine. It took me all off 5 minutes to assemble and comes with all necessary screws and a wrench. Nothing else needed. All the screws seemed strong enough to feel safe and secure.


#2 Strength/Durability: This is a new item, so it has not stood any real test of time. However, it is clearly much heavier and stronger than the Everlast version that I linked above. The metal parts are definitely a gauge or two thicker on the IGX than the Everlast. I just weighed the assembled IGX and it was suprisingly right at 7 lbs! I dont have the Everlast anymore, I gave it to my cousin, but I think it was about 2 lbs. So there is definitely a difference in thickness of the metal as I suggested earlier.
The IGX doesnt seem to want to budge while I do pullups with my 210 lb frame. I would not recommend adding a lot of weight to it, but I feel perfectly comfortable with my bodyweight. The Everlast, however, did tend to "give" a little bit when I used it. The weight limit for the IGX is listed at 300 lbs. For now, I will give the IGX an A for this category.

#3 Ease of use. The IGX gets an easy A for the grade in this category. It goes on the door frame in 2 seconds and you are ready to go and comes down just as easily. Most doorway models do have this same ease of use (except Perfect Pullup). So simple a caveman could do it.

#4 Other exercises/versatility: Well the advertisement tries to make you think that you can do pushups, situps and dips with this device. Is that true?....well, sort of. The IGX will hold your feet for standard situps while in the bottom of the doorframe. The pushup idea is not so great. The way the booklet shows it, the IGX WILL allow a couple of extra inches range of motion, but really only for one hand position, so to me, its not worth it. You can always use nearly anything to extend rage of motion for pushups anyways (dumbbells, books, 2 chairs, etc.
And dips (essentially chair or bench dips and NOT full dips like a power tower would offer)are definitely almost worthless on this device. For me the range of motion was a few (very few) inches. This may be attributed to my large butt or just the fact that the IGX is NOT made for this. Dips are one of my favorite exercises, so I would like to find an easy way to do them anywhere, but again, a set of chairs would work MUCH better. As far as other exercises, this gets a C.
However, the one benefit of the IGX (imo) over some other doorway pullup bars, is the multiple grip positions. If I am counting right, there are 5 positions on this bar, including the wider grips. When you mix up chinups (palms facing away) with pullups (palms facing you), plus the neutral grip (palms facing each other) versions... this gives you plenty of options for pullup training which is great. This offers many more positions than the Everlast version and several others that are popular, including the original Iron Gym seen here:
http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Gym-Tota...e=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1273443629&sr=8-7




#5 Extras/bonuses: Aside from the IGX itself, this came with a pair of ab slings that can be used for leg raises and such. I will say, its nice to get free stuff, but there isnt much to these ab slings. Maybe I am biased because I was so impressed with the quality of the Progryp ab slings I bought, but these are very thin, less padded and attach via velcro. The velcro doesnt inspire much confidence, when you consider that I had this large carabiner on the Progryps:

However, they are free and if I had nothing, I would certainly use them.
This also comes with a 10 page booklet that gives diagrams of the grip positions, different exercises and even some decent eating recommendations. Again, nothing special, but if this was my only piece of equipment and I was completely new to fitness and proper training/diet, this would be somewhat helpful.
Just FYI, aside from what was mentioned above, they also sell a workout wall chart for $5.99 plus $1.99 shipping and a workout dvd for $9.99 plus $3.99 shipping.


FAQ
What about if my doorframe________?

Well just as an FYI, since I see this question here a lot, the IGX fits doorways from 24"-32", however they do sell an attachment that makes it capable to fit doorways 34"-38" ($9.99 plus $6.99 shipping directly from them).
They also sell wall brackets for those who have doorways without frames for $9.99 plus $6.99 shipping.

Also it should be noted that adding a set of gym rings to this really increases the possibilities. I highly recommend it.

Overall, I give this product an A for what it truly is. And what is that? A doorway pullup bar that is strury and offers plenty of hand positions...nothing more, nothing less. Well worth the $24.99.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Great review. My doorframes don't have enough "lip" to support these pullup bars

 

[mrvlknight21]

Great review. My doorframes don't have enough "lip" to support these pullup bars

Then you COULD pay the extra few bucks to get the brackets mentioned (that is, if you even wanted one and didnt mind making a few holes in your house). I know I wouldnt make holes in mine, but some people dont mind.

Also remember, the bar rests on that part of the frame, but doesnt pull on it.

 

[War Party]

I got the same pull-up bar and it's definitely solid. Love it.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Trying out some salads. Made this for my dinner

Prawns, with fried red peppers and onions(virgin olive oil, only a spoon full), lettuce, and baby tomatoes.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Great day! Thinkin about droppin calories to 2000/day. Weight loss has come to a halt at 2400.

Lost 20lbs, would like to lose 20 more so I'll weigh an even 200. Then comes the most glorious bulk EVER. Back up to 230. Woot!