Really off topic, but how do you link displaying a phrase rather than the complete URL? The href code I used at some websites didn't seem to work, maybe I got the syntax wrong. Thanks in advance.

Weird, someone answered that question before Tarlach and the post disappeared...

You may want to look into crossfit for circuit training options:

http://crossfit.com/

They usually post different routines on a daily basis and have a bunch of videos about the particular exercises.

I'll second crossfit. Great range of exercises.

I hate cardio too which is why I quit the gym (£50p/m). It had no free-weights, just machines, and they pushed you to do insane amounts of cardio. The average workout took (including waiting for the machines) nearly 2hrs and I didn't see any significant fat-loss, just an increase in appetite.

So, I picked up a bar-bell (£20ish) and spent a month doing solely this every other day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOP9J7QPwI

I lost 6kg in 4 weeks. Since I was actually building muscle too, that 6kg was all fat.

I prefer kettlebell work-outs now, with plenty of squats & swings. Gets me panting the same as a cardio work-out, but I don't find it in the least boring, and there's no impact on my joints (such as ankles, knees, lower back, that you get from running).

Just saw kettle bells at my local hardware store...hmmmm might go get those today!

Grab them! They're well worth it. So much more fun than paying a teenager to bark orders at you while you run for miles staring at a wall.

Quote from: neocookie on January 19, 2010, 05:15:08 AM

Quote from: confoundit on January 17, 2010, 06:13:07 AM

Just saw kettle bells at my local hardware store...hmmmm might go get those today!

Grab them! They're well worth it. So much more fun than paying a teenager to bark orders at you while you run for miles staring at a wall.

There is a better way?

Yes, apparently there's something called an abdominatorXXXtreme with which you do 2 crunches a day and end up with a six-pack in 2 weeks. It's only 29999.99 + S&H.