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Gorlax



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#21151006 - 01/20/15 04:35 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm curious if I'm the only one who does this. I don't really have a gym at my house but I got a weight set and common sense. I've basically realized I need to start working out because I drank beer way too much and started to get fat.
as of now I've drastically cut beer/alcohol intake down. I don't really eat shitty, drink soda, or any of that. I don't like candy. I picked up a massive thing of whey protein powder to get more protein while not eating massive amounts of meat. I also have a nutribullet and have been drinking healthy ass smothies and blended salads. I'm eating clean.
with that said my main routine has been to start off with this 7 minute pre excersive that is on my phone. It's basically jumping jacks, wall squats, pushups, and etc.. Then I curl dumbbells till I'm sore. I've been pushing sets up. Then I jump rope for 10 minutes. I'll randomly throw in like a few pushups here and there. Other days I use my weight set and bench, do leggs, and curl a full bar of weights.
Has anyone had success just training at home similar to this? I'm going to increase all my times once I've developed more strength. All my friends have gym memberships and I can't afford one. The biggest thing I'm missing out on is running. I need a treadmill I believe because running in place just doesn't seem to be all that beneficial. That's why I substitute with jump roping?!
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Re: Work outs [Re: Gorlax]
#21151039 - 01/20/15 04:44 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Curls get girls.
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Re: Work outs [Re: Me_Roy]
#21151152 - 01/20/15 05:14 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Has anyone had success just training at home similar to this?
For a while, yes, absolutely.
What may help is if you get more friends to do it with you. Even one running or training buddy, even if it's not that fixed and structured, it still goes a long way.
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The biggest thing I'm missing out on is running. I need a treadmill I believe because running in place
Umm, say what?
What happened to outside? Why would the options for running be "running in place" or "running in place on a treadmill"?
What happened to the stairs of your house or apartment building? Sprinting down the street and back, or running in the nearest park?
Give short fast sprints a try, they're awesome. Especially if you do them in the morning, they'll pump you up in no time. Big believer in sprinting over longer duration jogging. 5 mins of sprinting can change your whole metabolism, and when you can do the sprints all right, I'd say DON'T move on to 10 and 20 minutes of running. Keep it to a few minutes, same short bursts, just work on more speed, more distance. Being a good sprinter will optimize a shitload of things in your body, at minimal cost of time to you. It's just the sprint and some warm up.
Also, ghetto training stuff, see what you have around where you live.
Most fit I've ever been in my life is when I made a bet with a mate of mine, about who can get a 6pack abs the fastest, and I was in between jobs, way too poor to afford a gym membership, and also I knew for a fact that the guy I had made the bet with was more disciplined. He could work a routine, ANY routine, better than I could, so my only edge was creativity. Doing stuff that I knew he wouldn't think to google or be too suspicious to try. I got my 6pack and pecs and everything I wanted, just with what I had around my building at the time. Park, roller skates, park benches, running shoes, protein and yerba mate. Ghetto weights made of water bottles or canisters, with some climbing rope. The gym is just one option, by no means the only one or the best one for all.
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TheScientificMethod
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Train at home=failure. I promise. If you have to get a second job , do. You need a gym.
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TheScientificMethod said: Train at home=failure. I promise. If you have to get a second job , do. You need a gym.
Not if you have the right equipment and know what you're doing. But I do agree if you're a bginner it's best to go to the gym first to lean you're way around and find what works best for you. After my membership expired, I've still made steady progress and am bigger than I ever was training at the gym. Have everything needed without having to wait around for equipment, and can get a workout done in half the time.
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Thanks for the input. I don't need to get intergrated really into working out. I've been doing this for 2 months now. I have a bench press and weights, jump rope, and space to work out. My main problem was cardio. As someone mentioned why not just go running outside. As of now that is totally possible but in a month or two it will be fucking blazing inferno outside (110F+) so I'm going to need to find a way to get that cardio in without fucking running in the sun. Currently, I've been hiking and short runs. I'm not at all trying to become some fucking body builder, I'm just trying to get more healthy/fit.
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Re: Work outs [Re: Gorlax]
#21151826 - 01/20/15 07:40 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sprints are the best kind of intensive cardio to do especially trying to burn off stubborn fat. Like 3 times a week, 4 sprints each time. You can either run for a certain amount of time, like sprint for 15 seconds, 20 second break, another 15 seconds, 25 second break, another 15 seconds, 45 second break, another 15 seconds, one minutebreak... or sprint 60m, rest anther 60m, you catch the drift. Sprints will destroy your hams,glutes, and overall lower body
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You can either run for a certain amount of time, like sprint for 15 seconds, 20 second break, another 15 seconds, 25 second break, another 15 seconds, 45 second break, another 15 seconds, one minutebreak... or sprint 60m, rest anther 60m, you catch the drift.
One note I'd make here is sprinting to something, and then actually touching it as you pass it.
The touch is awesome as it instantly gives you the visceral feeling of achievement, of being there, having done the deed, and wham! Dopamine release.
Maybe it's different for different people, but I've found that running up to that pole or tree and just past it, that's one thing, and then running past it and slapping it as you pass it, that's got a lot more woo hoo! in it 
For the more spontaneous people, I'd say rather than go planning, 60 meters, 20 seconds and so on, one great way to do it is simply go walking, then as you feel you're at full energy, just choose a tree, corner, something within visual range and then once you have a target, wham! to it asap. Just blink to it, teleport on full blast. If there were people there you should be at a speed that implies apocalypse following close behind, they should be alarmed and startled and panicking, wondering what sort of cannibals are following close behind with machetes. Hell just go outside, and for 10-20 seconds just act as you normally would if you'd be chased down by dogs, cannibals and angry Muslims
As you pass the target give it a slap, take your woo hoo and feel awesome, cannibals averted, job well done. Ayurveda says don't push things to failure, just do 70-80% of capacity, at the end you should still feel awesome, not near fainting, holding on to your chest for dear life This refers not to speed but to distance. Run at absolute full speed for a short distance, it'll work like a charm. I read of people actually putting bits of zombie movies on their mp3 player for these sprints, but I think that's a bit extreme.
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Oh and here a bit of running magic, for anyone interested:
-------------------- Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. - Matthew 13:16
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TheScientificMethod said: Train at home=failure.
How do you figure that mate?
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Re: Work outs [Re: Gorlax] 1
#21156603 - 01/21/15 12:21 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Gorlax said: Thanks for the input. I don't need to get intergrated really into working out. I've been doing this for 2 months now. I have a bench press and weights, jump rope, and space to work out. My main problem was cardio. As someone mentioned why not just go running outside. As of now that is totally possible but in a month or two it will be fucking blazing inferno outside (110F+) so I'm going to need to find a way to get that cardio in without fucking running in the sun. Currently, I've been hiking and short runs. I'm not at all trying to become some fucking body builder, I'm just trying to get more healthy/fit.
Heh, I work out inside because its so fucking cold out. Coming from the South to the North is horrible and after trying to get out and run in this frigidness...I found I couldn't do it . I used to do indoor workouts like Insanity and got in really good shape...but I live a fairly healthy lifestyle now and really don't want to get huge or workout like a fucking dog every day, I just want to look good and stay healthy. I found a shortened version of the Insanity workout online (called Fast and Furious I think?)...it's fairly easy (easier than that shit I did years ago) and it's not long, like 25 minutes. I do it a few times a week and yoga on the in between days. Works for me. Both are short and I find I don't skip workouts because they're not bad enough that I feel too lazy to do them. This is at least until it starts to thaw and I can go for a jog through the park again.
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Free weights are the best way to work out. You can do hell of a lot of upper body workouts with just a couple free weights and even some core and leg workouts with them.
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Go for a mile jog, and work from there. Add intermittent sprints as you get stronger, i like what space said about touching the object your sprinting to. The streets in my neck of the woods all have evenly spaced wooden phone poles. they are a good marker, Ie jog for a minute, sprint 2 poles, jog... sprint. Cardiovascular health is helpful to many aspects of your life.
Read up and create a balanced routine. Squats & lunges w/ dumbells or whatever form of resistance you have on hand are among the best exercises you could do for all-around mobility and strength. Paired with some core work. Hanging leg lifts off a rafter or pull up bar work great... again, read, and improvise with what you have.
When it comes to upper body strength you will be split into PULLS & PUSHES. PULL movements like chin-ups will be targeting the back and biceps, primarily. While Pushups will target the chest and triceps. It's necessary to create a balance in these groups early on to avoid overdeveloping the parts of your body you enjoy exercising more.
Balance is key to making yourself a stronger, healthier and more mobile living machine 
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" or something like that. If you have a couple dumbells and a pair of sneakers you can easily make a great full body routine.
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You guys familiar with Pavel?
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Gorlax



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Thanks for the input once again. I woke up today dead ass tired from taking some kratom last night. Took some synephrine and wound up doing a spaced out workout.
I'm going to look into that Fast and Furious workout my friend did Insanity and got fucking cut. I do not have time to do Insanity but anything to follow helps me going. I find it hard to just think ok do these now. It's usually sporadic like I'll curl a shit ton, then drop that and do push ups, then jump rope. It's pretty unorganized but I guess that isn't bad when it comes to muscles and fat.
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TheScientificMethod said: Train at home=failure. I promise. If you have to get a second job , do. You need a gym.
Home gym master race
Big difference between training at home and doing bodyweight fitness and curls at home.
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The Doobie Dude said: Free weights are the best way to work out.
Yes, as long as you have the mobility. A lot of people jump into strength training lacking mobility allowing for good form under heavy load. Chronic bad form can be a terrible thing for someone with already poor movement.
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