Mike Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I'm away overseas shortly for a while (nearly 6 weeks) and am unlikely be able to train at all whilst im away, perhaps once or twice if i'm lucky, and that will be in hotel gyms. Going to SE Asia and with the food there can be hard to get decent meals and travelling isn't really that good for eating regularly. Any tips on how not to lose lots of weight. Thought about taking protein powders with me but thought if I get pulled up in customs by some non-english-speaking vietnamese communist customs officer I might come off a little worse for wear. You know, bringing in containers of powder...Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poos_n_wees Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Will you be moving around alot during your 6 week stint? You can try looking up gyms on the internet. Most hotels have FA weight equipment - but you could do some challenging BW exercises (like The McGuyver Workout) or take some resistance bands with you..Have you done some research on whats acceptable in customs in the countries you're heading to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogie2001 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 mate, similar thing has just finished with me moving to the UK. had 8 weeks off completely, diet turned to custard too. It's really hard to get back into it and frustrating because my lifts have decreased so much. not sure what you should do, maybe just accept and call it a recovery period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbelldog Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Take the first couple of weeks off (recovery) then find a gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big MAC Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Burpees, lots and lots of burpees, 400 burpees.Don't do 1000 sit ups a day, you'll get a small midsection like Gwen Stefani. (then in a few years you'll have such huge abs and obliques that you'll have a gut even with low bodyfat, like Britney)Sorry, I'm being dumb tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelbell Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I'd suggest over-reaching a bit. That is, workout out again before fully recovering. Franco Columbo used to do this before going away for a couple weeks, he would overtrain for a couple weeks, and then recover for a couple weeks. Go to t-nation.com and read the super accumulation program for ideas. Do single leg calf raisers, single leg squats (look up pistols), plyometric lunges, jumping squats, push up variations with a back pack full of stuff on your back, hand stand push ups, pull ups on a door, and isometric muscle tensing. Something is definitely better than nothing. You'll get in good condition and be ready to hit the gym when you get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 I'm off to countries in which I prbably wont have much access to gyms - india and 3rd world asia etc. Think I'm just gonna have to give in and get used to getting skinny again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelbell Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 I'm off to countries in which I prbably wont have much access to gyms - india and 3rd world asia etc. Think I'm just gonna have to give in and get used to getting skinny againDid you not read what I said? You don't have to lift "weights" to maintain muscle. Can you do over 30 single leg squats in a row? Can you do thousands of push ups on one and two hands like the guy I posted a picture of? (he has world records for doing like 5000 push ups) His triceps aren't exactly skinny are they? I'm going to assume you can't, which means you could do with a bit of improving in the bodyweight exercises department. If you can, well good on you, your probably in the top few percent of people in the world when it comes to general fitness and strength endurance.That bald guy is Matt Furey, he's pretty big for a guy who doesn't do weights. Heaps of old time bodybuilders did nothing but bodyweight exercises and isometrics. Go to sandowplus.co.uk heaps of massive old school bodybuilders just pullings chains, doing push ups, chin ups, and squats. http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition ... sintro.htm (there is a pic of john peterson, who is the author of some isometric training books, he built his body by doing nothing but isometrics)Look at gymnasts, most of them train by doing bodyweight exercises like pull ups, rings etc. (photo of andreas wecker who trains mostly with bodyweight pulling and static holds, I had a mate who was 3rd in NZ gymnastics, he could do a hundred chin ups easy, he had massive lats, biceps, and abs).Don't let going to another country be an excuse to be lazy with your training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Well I've just got back from o/seas and...Lost 7 kgs in 5 1/2 weeks and have got a little fatter. I'm guessing I lost about 9 or 10 kg of muscle due to the rubbish diet and eating 3 times a day max. Fucken hot too so that didnt help.Anyway back to the gym tomorrow morning to see how weak i've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamWelly Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Haha, no way you lost THAT much muscle bud. You would have had to been massive to lose that much in such a short period - Like arnold massive. I would say maybe 1-4kg at most. Definition and strength will be down a fair bit, but you should be able to regain it fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbelldog Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Sounds a lot to me to Mike! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, gotta understand - Delhi belly +Bangkok belly + only eating twice a day quite often and it being between 30 and 40 pretty much all the time. Perhaps it wouldnt have been so bad if it wasnt for getting sick?I'm naturally really skinny too and quite tall so weight just melts off me. Went to the gym today and am so unfit and weak. Anyway, back into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohjoshua Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I love it!you posted up your situation...people replied with benefical advice and you igroned it...then you regressed just as you planned... funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Killer Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I think the availability of quality food was the major problem-something no-one addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I think the availability of quality foodmaybe the quanititys of food consumed and 2x meals per day, also ther is qulaity food everywhere u just have to find it and most probably prepare it yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah it was a combination of alot of things, and whilst I did get some quality advice - it's pretty hard to action some of that stuff when your away and actually doing stuff all the time, spending nights on buses and in dorms etc. Anyway - no worries - will be interesting to see how long it takes to put that weight etc back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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