Newbie introduction

[kuoyoong]

Hi all,

I'm Alex from melb. You're probably asking why a melbournian is joining an NZ site. Well i just bought my first whey supplement 'Horley's Ripped' and seems like theres no mention of this product as a review in most websites except this one. I'm interested in peoples opinions as to whether its worked for them, as well as what the best method of using it would be. (Ie when to take it).

Thanks for your answers everyone:)

Alex.

[CutTaBits]

Hi their ozzy fulla

Well i have never used Horleys Ripped.

But i believe if your only going to have 1 shake a day it should be straight after training. I shoot for double the amount of simple carbs as protein, i top the carbs up with glucose. Also i take all my shakes with water.

[jono]

welcome

[Pseudonym]

Hi Alex. I haven't used Ripped Factors either, but here's what the Horley's site has to say:

Suggestions: one serving of Ripped Factors in water approximately one hour before a workout, a second serving 60 minutes after completing exercise (in non-fat milk) and a third as breakfast or as a mid-morning or afternoon snack - in milk or fruit juice.

The only change I'd make to that would be to use water, rather than milk. I see you've found the other topic reviewing Ripped Factors - I'd love to hear your opinion of it once you've been using it for a bit.

[sponge]

What does the nutritional info look like? (i can't be bothered looking..)

[deegee]

Hi there, what made you try the horleys? never tried it myself

[kuoyoong]

Hi all, thanks for the welcome. I posted this under horley's ripped topic but it probably doesn't belong there as its not really about the product.

I'll post some comments after i've used it a bit longer.

I wanted to get 'ripped' so it seemed like the better solution than the Mass protein labels. Basically i got sucked in by advertising and labelling but since i don't know anything else about it, was the only thing to go by:)

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I'm definitely trying to get lean and more ripped as opposed to building mass. Generally quite slim just want to get the extra tone/ripped. Esp the abs (who don't want them). I'm figuring the only way to get those abs showing is by getting leaner and losing some of the stomach fat.

Any tips on exercises or routines, schedules?

Currently i'm trying to do:

3 times a week - aerobic exercise (curcuit)

2-3 times a week - 3 reps weights (low weight, high reps (Eg. ~20-30 biceps each rep)

2-3 times abs - 3 reps (5 abs exercises, ~20 each rep)

Not sure which exercise types to combine with which to maximise the effects.

Bascially want tone tone tone.

Thanks for any useful tips you can offer.

Alex.

[Pseudonym]

I think you're on the right path...

You're doing cardio with the aerobic circuit stuff, which will help get you lean.

You'll be developing bigger abs with the abs training, so they'll become more obvious.

The only suggestion I'd make would be to use fewer reps and heavier weights. IMO you're not gaining much by doing 20-30reps - it's too short for cardio, and too light to break down the muscle as in a "proper" weights session. Go for a weight that you can only do 10-15 reps of. This will break down the muscle fibre (just ripping little micro-tears in it), which will constantly use energy over the next few days while your body repairs it - thus burning more calories.

Use those lower reps for every muscle - including abs (because your body adapts to the increased weight, it will develop your abs even more). Does that all make sense?

The other big factor in all this, is diet. It's at least as important as the rest of this stuff, and possibly even more so. Can you post your stats (height/weight) and what you'd eat in a typical day?

Oh, and I think you're getting sets and reps confused. A rep is one repetition, and lots of those form a set. But that's cool - I knew what you meant. :wink:

[kinlon]

I want to know why using water is better than milk? Is it because of the fat content?

Cheers

[Pseudonym]

That's one reason. The other is that it contains lactose, which is a sugar, which won't help your cutting progress.

Also, it contains casein, which will slow your absorption of the protein. This isn't a problem most of the time, but post-workout, the usual idea is to get the protein into your system asap.

[jono]

i use milk in all my shakes, low fat. works for me