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Konnrade
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: daimyo]
#5877947 - 07/19/06 02:07 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have a horrible ability to remember to workout, I'm pretty lazy and forgetful about it.
But, when I do manage to get around to it, I have a daily routine. ~various stretching ~push-ups (I try for at least 20, but do as many as I comfortably can). --sidenote: for some reason I have a pretty hard time doing pushups. Either I'm doing something wrong, or my strength in those muscles is too low and needs to be built up with some other excercise before push-ups become more practical-- ~curl freeweights (all I have are 12lb, so I just do as many reps as I can) ~sit-ups (again, at least 20, but as many as I can)
Occasionally I've also done jumping jacks so that there's some aerobic excercise amidst all the anerobic.
Mostly, I just do it to build and/or maintain muscle tone. It's an image thing, I have a lot less sex appeal in my normal state without excercise than I do if I put time into working out. I like the knowledge that there's a health benefit too, and I appreciate the increased physical ability, but really the motivator is my appearance.
There are two things I need to improve. The critically important one is that I need to keep it up and stop neglecting to do the workout regularly. The second is that my routine is a really limited workout, I should expand it for a more balanced and complete workout.
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Edited by Konnrade (07/19/06 02:15 PM)
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KingOftheThing
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: Konnrade]
#5877951 - 07/19/06 02:10 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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im trying to get back into it and stick with it. i really wanna look good naked again. i felt so much more self confident while banging and such when i did. i think im going to try a new program called "starting strength" tomorrow.
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hoboblues

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I get some kind of exercise 5 or so days out of the week, whether it's running, biking, lifting, or boxing. I'm not on a consistent schedule though. A group of us have a boxing set up in a barn which consists of a speed bag, heavy bag, mitts, jump rope. We have our bench and other weights set up in the barn as well. If I'm ambitious I run or bike, lift, and box in the same day. I'm not on any routine. Regardless, I'm seeing results.
As to why I do it... I like to stay in shape. Not just physically.. exercise is great stress therapy.
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champ
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: hoboblues]
#5878799 - 07/19/06 07:06 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I just started working out about 2 weeks ago to lose weight. I'm too fat and my mom who is also fat has type 2 diabetes and it's freaking me out. I don't want to get that shit! So I'm doing 40 minutes of cardio 5 days a week, first 35 minutes on the elliptical at a high resistance, and then 5 on the rowing machine just for variety and it seems more hardcore than the elliptical. I'm also cutting out most white sugar from my diet and measuring portions accurately, like with measuring cups and spoons. Whenever I feel hungry, I just eat some fruit or raw veggies instead of junk. I want to lose 50 pounds, but mostly just change my lifestyle to be more healthy.
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daimyo
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: gema]
#5878893 - 07/19/06 07:35 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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gema said: My new year's resolution is to get down to around 140lbs. When I started, my weight was 175lbs. I am now down to 159lbs. I've been stuck around 163lbs for the longest time.
You a girl?
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gema said: All I do is run and changed my diet. I run 6 miles x 5/wk. Especially in this heat, I dropping pounds like crazy. I lost 7 pounds last week.
A lot of that is probably water weight. It's not healthy to lose weight fast, and it is not healthy to be dehydrated. Keep your eye on those things if you don't already.
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xDuckYouSuckerx
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razorbladeshoes said: Actually, they all pull. I get what you mean though. Isn't there a term for it like abducting and extending or something?
No, they don't all pull.
Your pushing muscles are your pecs, your deltoids and your triceps. Your pulling muscles are your back (latismiss dorsii et al) and biceps. Totally different muscle groups.
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kake
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I used to lift weights 2-3x a week, but I spend most of my time running now. I run 2-4 miles twice a week, sometimes more if I can muster up the motivation. I do it because I want to keep my heart strong and kick my ass back into shape. I'm also trying to shed some body fat I've accumulated as a result of my lack of exercise. I was a soccer player once so it just feels good to see my body working hard again... it makes me happy
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Skunk420


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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: Tomcat23]
#5879184 - 07/19/06 09:05 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Tomcat23 said: I find myself working out all the time, sometimes merely just to relax, its funny.
No it isn't funny...exercise is good for the body, it is also good for stress, relaxation, illness and disease.
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Liquidkick
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: gema]
#5879684 - 07/19/06 11:18 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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gema said: My new year's resolution is to get down to around 140lbs. When I started, my weight was 175lbs. I am now down to 159lbs. I've been stuck around 163lbs for the longest time. All I do is run and changed my diet. I run 6 miles x 5/wk. Especially in this heat, I dropping pounds like crazy. I lost 7 pounds last week.
thats mainly a lot of water weight, you better rehydrate yourself.
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xDuckYouSuckerx
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The one thing I can tell you about getting in shape, forget those faggoty "Mens Health" magazines. If you want to look ripped, you add muscle (by doing a few sets of 8-10 reps of heavy weight, increasing each set) and you decrease fat (by cardio and proper diet). My first goal when I start training someone is to get them to leave behind that silly "I wanna do 50 reps and 'tone' my muscle" bullshit. Thats not how your body works. Pick up a copy of flex or start using the working available here http://boards.flexonline.com/ib/ikonboard.cgi?s=d60bd2badbe9370e77b53d796389bb1e;act=ST;f=2;t=9648 http://boards.flexonline.com/ib/ikonboard.cgi?s=d60bd2badbe9370e77b53d796389bb1e;act=ST;f=2;t=9434
Both of those are push/pull type of workouts. Do about 4-6 sets of 8-10 reps with the weights increasing each time.
Also, I do a nightly burnout exercise. On the "push" day, I work my muscles good and hard, drink some protein immediately after the workout and then rest my arms the rest of the day, until just before bedtime, and I do three sets of max pushups. On my pull days, I do a few sets of pullups (mainly negatives with a friend helping, cause I can't do my old 15 pushups from the military anymore). Then, REST!
One Axiom that Schwarzenegger states, you don't go to the gym to build muscle, you go to the gym to tear it down. Thats really deep when you consider it. At the gym, you aren't adding to your muscle, you are putting it under stress and causing the muscle fibers to tear. What rebuilds the muscles? Proper protein (diet), sleep and resting those muscles. Thats why the push/pull/legs is so effective, you can really give your muscles 72 hours to rest between workouts so that they've really rebuilt themselves.
Also, some other things that people say that are wrong...
1) don't eat right before bedtime - BULLSHIT! At night, your body is resting, rebuilding itself. How can it do that without proper nutrition? My favorite before-bedtime drink is a protein shake with a bananna in it. Really helps out!
2) The aforementioned "high-reps, low weight 'tones' your muscles". Complete bullshit. Your muscle is built when it's exposed to conditions that it hasn't been exposed to beforehand. Your muscles look "toned" when two things happen. First, your muscles get bigger. This occurs from strength training. Second, your body fat percentage decreases. This occurs from diet and low intensity cardiovascular trianing.
3) "getting your heart rate up" equates burning fat - NOT NECESSIARILY! You should determine your proper THR (target heart rates) for both cardiovascular training and for fat burning. I forget what the percentages are, but I know that for me to burn fat, I keep my bpm at about 130, while for me to improve the conditions of my cardiovascular system, I keep my bpm's at about 160.
Feel free to ask anything, I'm a fitness guru.
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new_to_shrooms
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72 hours? fuck i thought it was just 48 because i like to do all my shit every other day
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kaniz
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I try and work out. I was going 3x a week for awhile then hurt my back, now its better enough so starting up again but going slow to not aggervate my back again.
Primary reason for working out? - Feel better, more energy, and strenghten my back (so it doesnt hurt me again). Weight loss/etc are just bonus but not my goal.
What do I do?
- 30 mins cardio followed by weights. Do becnh press, lat pulldown, seated row, squats, etc.
Also do situps and then a few things that my Chiro showed me to do to target my back.
But my main concern is getting my stomach and upper/lower back into shape again. I'm sick of my back always being sore.
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xDuckYouSuckerx
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Well, it really depends on how long it takes before you ahve recovered. I like my schedule, it works pretty good and gives good recovery time. As I said, working out doesn't build muscle, it tears it down. Protein intake and rest builds muscle.
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gema
Freedom from the Known

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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: daimyo]
#5880973 - 07/20/06 10:49 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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daimyo said:
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gema said: My new year's resolution is to get down to around 140lbs. When I started, my weight was 175lbs. I am now down to 159lbs. I've been stuck around 163lbs for the longest time.
You a girl?
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gema said: All I do is run and changed my diet. I run 6 miles x 5/wk. Especially in this heat, I dropping pounds like crazy. I lost 7 pounds last week.
A lot of that is probably water weight. It's not healthy to lose weight fast, and it is not healthy to be dehydrated. Keep your eye on those things if you don't already.
lol. No I am not a girl. 140lb was my weight in high school when I was in judo. That was my tournament weight. I'm not interested in muscle. I rather have a swimmer's body and be strong but flexible than be a beefcake.
You're right about losing weight too fast. I read you should lose 2 pounds a week. But since I'm overweight, it doesn't really affect me much.
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gema
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: Liquidkick]
#5881006 - 07/20/06 10:58 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Liquidkick said:
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gema said: My new year's resolution is to get down to around 140lbs. When I started, my weight was 175lbs. I am now down to 159lbs. I've been stuck around 163lbs for the longest time. All I do is run and changed my diet. I run 6 miles x 5/wk. Especially in this heat, I dropping pounds like crazy. I lost 7 pounds last week.
thats mainly a lot of water weight, you better rehydrate yourself.
The reason I'm dropping pounds so fast besides running in this heat is that I really don't eat. So I basically running on an empty stomach. I know it's not healthy but I'm not really hungry cause I'm overweight. When I get hungry I wait an hour, and after an hour I'm not hungry and wonder if eating is just my mentality telling me to eat just because it's lunch/dinner time.
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Asante
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: gema]
#5881014 - 07/20/06 11:03 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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You MUST eat protein, this is non-negotiable.
You can get your energy from bodyfat, but you need protein and micro-nutrients.
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xDuckYouSuckerx
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: Asante]
#5881069 - 07/20/06 11:24 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yup, diets that encourage "cutting out" any part of a complete nutrition plan are foolish. Like that atkins crap, total bunk. "it made me lose weight!" Yea, well, so would smoking crack, but it's not the healthiest way.
For those that take in a decent amount of protein, you might want to consider taking a fiber supplement as well, so it doesn't feel like you are crapping out a steel tube
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HarvestTheBrain
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: daimyo]
#5881441 - 07/20/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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i box 3-4 days a week (well, not this week, lots of work around the house) at boxing i jumprope 3min to warm up 3 rounds of shadow boxing 3 rounds on the rope 3-5 rounds on heavy bag 1 round of situps 50-100 pushups (depends on the guys mood) 1 round of jumprope before i leave
somewhere in the middle when the ring is free, 3 rounds of boxing and in the mornings i do a quick wake up with 70pushups, 75 crunches
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: d33p]
#5881514 - 07/20/06 01:58 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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d33p said: bobjones, do you post at sherdog?
nope, never heard of it
*edit* heh...i'm always amused where the name bobjones pops up. a mushroom message board, and a martial arts message board.
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Edited by bobjones (07/20/06 02:02 PM)
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Liquidkick
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Re: Who Here Works Out, Why? [Re: daimyo]
#5881633 - 07/20/06 02:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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all i do is play tennis.
25-30 hours a week.
I like to play so i can womp people because i am competitve, and also i like to remain fit.
It provides me with extreme explosive sprinting power and agility. I can stop on a dime, cut left and right like there was no tomorrow.
I like to be extrememly agile and quick.
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