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Accumulator · 02-14-07, 11:54

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Originally Posted by pgp

Does anyone goto GNC or Vitamanshoppe ? These two are near me. I want to start lifting my dumbells again and am looking for some whey protein. I noticed some Riteaid stores have a GNC inside, do these sales co-inside with the regular GNC stores?

I get mine from GNC, Accumulatorette gets hers from Vitamin Shoppe- so we get all our stuff from those two places. No idea how the RiteAid places handle the Gold Card/etc. sales. FWIW my wife *really* prefers the Vitamin Shoppe, thinks their selection is a lot better; I always have to get my regular GNC (where they all know me) to order what I want.

Besides the taste issue you'll probably find that you digest some protein supplements a lot better than you do others.

My wife and I both like IsoPure but I find their Zero-Carb stuff inedible, really nasty tasting. I also like MetRX and some others, but you'll have to try different stuff to find what works best for *you*.

Accumulator · 02-14-07, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

...[I got my bodyfat measured]... I'm going on 47 years of age, 5' 10" tall, naturally ecotmorphic (weighed 125 at age 25). I tested 9.8% at 174... We'll see what I can accomplish, I'm gonna get retested again in Feb. and March..

Got it measured again and after a month I've gained two pounds while keeping my bodyfat at the same 9.8% level. That equates to a gain of roughly 1.75 lbs. of muscle and 0.25 of fat. I'll take it

This is as much as I've ever weighed and I'd pretty much given up on adding any more muscle a long time ago. [Accumulator pats self on back]

pgp · 02-25-07, 08:06

I was looking at some ON Wheyat the Vitamin Shoppe. I picked up the double choc which is good. Has anyone tried the Rocky Road, Choc Mint or cookies and cream? I would hate to buy a tub that is terrible tasting.

atticdog · 02-25-07, 08:38

i like the optimum nutrition 100% whey I buy it in a 10lb bag from vitaglo.com
free shipping if you order over $50
I usually order 3 at a time for friends and the free shipping is nice when it weighs 30lbs

Accumulator · 02-25-07, 10:00

pgp- Won't they let you exchange it if you don't like it? We've never returned anything to Vitamin Shoppe but I've taken stuff back to GNC a few times. I'd ask them about it before you buy.

pgp · 02-26-07, 03:52

I would not think they would do that once it's opened? I did not think to ask. It would be nice if companies sold samples or smaller sizes.
To help gain information, routines,motivation etc. are there any good health/fitness magazines out there? Thanks..

Accumulator · 02-26-07, 04:32

pgp- Give the return a try, GNC is absolutely cool with it.

I've kinda gotten away from the magazines/etc. so I don't know which ones are any good these days. So many of them are just BS...all advertiser suck-up, crappy advice, just worthless (or worse).

If you haven't already read Body For Life you oughta read that book

It's one of the few that I can think of off the top of my head and both my wife and my (then elderly) father got some worthwhile stuff out of it.

Danase · 03-14-07, 08:21

I went from 181 pounds to 169 and now I am back up to 175 or so. I was thinking of hitting the gym twice a day now. Once at 5:00 in the morning and another about 6:00 in the evening. Anyone else workout twice a day?

Accumulator · 03-14-07, 08:34

Danase- I dunno...every time you do that you end up burning out. I've done it a few times but not all that often. Much as I enjoy lifting, it's just too much for me- I don't get the actual *results* to justify it. But then I'm an old guy who needs a lot of recovery time

I'm the same old broken record: find a routine that you'll stick with 99% of the time for years on end.

You oughta find a body composition testing place and find out how much of your 175 is really fat. Go from there regarding what you need to change, not just the scale.

Danase · 03-14-07, 09:08

Well, I have not touched weights in probably 6 months. I am only doing cardio stuff right now if that matters.

Nimble · 03-14-07, 10:03

Bob, you should definitely add some sort of resistance training to your workouts. There's really no need to workout twice a day either. Just when you do cardio, try it out on a empty stomach first thing in the morning 3-4 days a week tops. Do something high intensity like the stairmaster, or running, or intervals. This keeps your cardio fun and challenging and keeps it less than 25min workouts. It's great for burning fat too, and then wait about 45min after the cardio to have your protein shake. Doing the cardio first thing also ramps up your metabolism for the rest of the day as well.

As far as resistance training, make sure to do some sort of it 3 days a week, it's great for building muscle, which in turn burns calories, unlike fat. Just gaining 5lbs of muscle can help make tremendous strides towards dropping fat. Even though people often times don't *lose* weight with lifting weights/gaining muscle, they look *far* better and look slimmer than the scale says. Shoot most people are in shock when I tell them I weigh 225.

Danase · 03-14-07, 10:06

I stopped with the weights because of a pinched nerve I have. It gets painfull. LOL What about doing cardio in the morning and then starting light weight training in the evening?