H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
volleyball 10/28/2009 12:50:23 AM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
^^
I have trouble with a traditional squat due to poor flexibility in my wrists. I know the arm should be straight but I am not that flexible. It doesn't cause me much pain though.
i need help with the power clean technique . any good videos? 10/28/2009 12:53:55 AM |
begonias warning: not serious 19578 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I want to deadlift but I can't tell if I have good form, and I don't really trust the people who work there to tell me. And I've never seen anyone else do it at my gym or I'd ask them. I am kind of stuck on what to do about that." |
What gym do you go to that you don't trust the employees?10/28/2009 6:56:03 AM |
Wadhead1 Duke is puke 20897 Posts user info edit post |
I ran like...3.5 last night in the rain. Had a side stitch almost the whole time but didn't stop, so that was good. 10/28/2009 8:24:58 AM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^^i have the same issue. some gyms arent ran by people who are in it for fitness, but more for the money. especially depending on where your from and the options are limited. (ie -one of the gyms ive been too had ONE employee working at any given time and he or she was at the front desk checking people in)
i've seen a pt in a gym close to here that is really nice, but i would NOT pay him to train me.
i think its equivalent to a fat nutritionist (which there are several of these!). sure they may be certified, but c'mon.....
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM. Reason : fds] 10/28/2009 8:51:30 AM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
I hate running, but I got 2 miles running + a half mile walking cooldown after my back night at the gym yesterday. 10/28/2009 8:52:10 AM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
This Morning 30 minutes of elliptical
This Evening 1-hour yoga class
Also, I'm skeptical about the trainers at Planet Fitness. They never seem extremely knowledgeable.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 9:15 AM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 9:11:32 AM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Yep. My gym has 3 staff members. Two are personal trainers, and if they are there they are always with clients. The other is the guy at the front desk. 10/28/2009 9:14:01 AM |
elkaybie All American 39626 Posts user info edit post |
Another 4 mile walk 10/28/2009 11:42:27 AM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
My PT said I need to stop focusing solely on my glamour muscles and pay more attention to my back and core 10/28/2009 11:44:36 AM |
begonias warning: not serious 19578 Posts user info edit post |
^^^Sorry to hear that. I don't think I would ever go to that kind of gym.
I live/work in Cary and would be happy to show you (or anyone for that matter) whatever you need. 10/28/2009 12:04:20 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
i totally agrree with you...but for some of us it's our only option 10/28/2009 1:47:13 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "My PT said I need to stop focusing solely on my glamour muscles and pay more attention to my back and core" |
This is good advice.10/28/2009 1:56:50 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
I never am really good enough to worry about the details.
I'm either working out or not working out.
That is I'm either jogging and lifting the weights or I'm not.
I always wonder why most people would give a shit about the details. For 90% of people, just being in the gym or out running is 95% of the solution already. 10/28/2009 2:01:23 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Not true...
the women who spend 1 hour going 1mph on the recumbent bike with a Redbook in front of them are failing despite being in the gym. 10/28/2009 2:03:34 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^i think thats the other 10% he's referring to
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:05 PM. Reason : to not too! durrrrrrr] 10/28/2009 2:04:47 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^^
but what they're doing is still better than being in front of the teevee eating junk food 10/28/2009 2:07:11 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Unless they use "I worked out today" as justification to do just that later on. 10/28/2009 2:08:41 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "but what they're doing is still better than being in front of the teevee eating junk food" |
Yeah, but sometimes these are the same people who reward themselves for working out by eating milkshakes and cookies.10/28/2009 2:09:15 PM |
porcha All American 5286 Posts user info edit post |
biked to school and back...45min each way...~16mi round trip? idk
upon leaving my house, i was hit by a car, I'm fine, bikes fine, driver's fault...i dented his shit up pretty good, went on to the hood and everything, pretty exciting! 10/28/2009 2:11:21 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
^^
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:12 PM. Reason : volleyball] 10/28/2009 2:11:28 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ and ^^^^ that could be said for ANY person that works out, even the ones that bust ass.
are we justifying that its ok for the others to eat that crap?
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:12 PM. Reason : just playing devils advocate here...i know what i think ] 10/28/2009 2:12:00 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
^ It's rarely okay for anyone to eat that crap. Honestly, a clean diet is more important that exercise, but you really need both to be healthy.
^^
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:13 PM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 2:12:44 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
^^
^ 10/28/2009 2:17:01 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Honestly, a clean diet is more important that exercise, but you really need both to be healthy." |
for the average american... especially dudes, where a "clean diet" just ain't gonna happen, it's the exercise that's most important10/28/2009 2:17:02 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
And that's why there's an obesity epidemic in America. 10/28/2009 2:19:00 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^ x 4
so taking nutrition out of the equation - it IS better for someone to passively ride a stationary bike than nothing.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:20 PM. Reason : dgfdgf] 10/28/2009 2:20:10 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^^
yeah... and?
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:20 PM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 2:20:22 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "it IS better for someone to passively ride a stationary bike than nothing." |
Yeah but these are the same women who lament about not getting any results. The reason is because the activity they're doing is so sedentary that it's practically causing no change in their bodies. It's a complete waste of their time.10/28/2009 2:22:21 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^you are assuming those are the same women.
i ride the stationary quite often and study
speaking of-i need to g oread
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:24 PM. Reason : remember ...exercise your mind more than your body ] 10/28/2009 2:23:10 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^^ there ain't any woman complaining to you about not getting any results. you're living in your own head.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:23 PM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 2:23:36 PM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
as far as the diet is concerned, I have eaten so much healthier since the girl (now wife ) moved in. After I graduated I have been at least somewhat conscious of what I eat, but she is a good cook, and a health nut to an extent so its been awesome. 10/28/2009 2:24:29 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah I mean, as long as that's not your only workout time.
I've seen the same fat women sitting on the recumbent bike for months, working themselves out just enough to get that "cute sweat" and then whining about how exercising doesn't work and how they should just accept the way they look since nothing they do will change their bodies. 10/28/2009 2:24:38 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Joie: Agreed
nastoute: If you can stay healthy and eat crap, great. But there are many great reasons to eat healthy foods. And although you may look healthy and eat crap, your arteries could tell an entirely different story.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 2:25:04 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
did I say "dudes"?
I meant "single dudes" 10/28/2009 2:25:07 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
alright, im out of this site until friday.
everyone play nice! 10/28/2009 2:27:19 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
INTENSITY > DURATION 10/28/2009 2:27:23 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "as far as the diet is concerned, I have eaten so much healthier since the girl (now wife ) moved in. After I graduated I have been at least somewhat conscious of what I eat, but she is a good cook, and a health nut to an extent so its been awesome." |
My ex lost 40 lbs over the course of 5 months after we started dating. He said he was eating more food, but just better/healthier food since I was cooking and he wasn't running to Wendy's or a chinese place for dinner every night.10/28/2009 2:27:31 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^x5
i'm pretty sure the belly fat and the arterial clogging are pretty correlated so...
worry about the one first and then see what has to be done later on down the line
but sure... I should stop with the bojangles and the cookout...
why don't I just put on a skirt and I can sashay right down the brickyard for all to enjoy
...
a previous girlfriend of mine lost 20 pounds when she started running with me
so BEING HEALTHY MAKES YOU HEALTHY
wowzers
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:29 PM. Reason : ...] 10/28/2009 2:27:50 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Plenty of skinny people have clogged arteries. 10/28/2009 2:29:37 PM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
I cause boners in all the ladies 10/28/2009 2:30:01 PM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "If you can stay healthy and eat crap, great. But there are many great reasons to eat healthy foods. And although you may look healthy and eat crap, your arteries could tell an entirely different story" |
That pretty much describes me. I lived for a long time eating terribly (ie college), and just because I stayed very active and always work out I stayed very thin and looked to be in great shape. My physicals/health checks were always reporting good numbers, but not near as low as I thought they should have been given my workout habits. Now that I am eating healthy AND working out a lot, my yearly work free health screening showed huge improvements in pretty much every category - without any change really in the intensity or amount of my workouts. I went from most of them being in the good/healthy category to nearly all in the highest category they measure. I pretty much attribute it to the huge diet change over the past 6 months.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Reason : ]10/28/2009 2:30:53 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
^^^
yeah, I believe that
I'm going to go with the normal route here
when I get a scare, then I'll worry
...
look for my scare next week.
[Edited on October 28, 2009 at 2:31 PM. Reason : .] 10/28/2009 2:31:03 PM |
porcha All American 5286 Posts user info edit post |
it helps my girl was a former amateur figure builder before she graduated...always cooks the best meals...although she hates how I perpetually cut....wants me to eat like a man! 10/28/2009 2:31:32 PM |
nastoute All American 31058 Posts user info edit post |
was she an extreme sports calendar model? 10/28/2009 2:32:18 PM |
porcha All American 5286 Posts user info edit post |
na, she's too short, it's just nice having a like minded partner in terms of fitness & health, especially when she loves to cook, never lets me do shit 10/28/2009 2:35:30 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Now that I am eating healthy AND working out a lot, my yearly work free health screening showed huge improvements in pretty much every category - without any change really in the intensity or amount of my workouts. I went from most of them being in the good/healthy category to nearly all in the highest category they measure. I pretty much attribute it to the huge diet change over the past 6 months." |
That's awesome. Well done!10/28/2009 2:40:49 PM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
thanks, but my wife deserves all the credit 10/28/2009 2:44:05 PM |
Fareako Shitter Pilot 10238 Posts user info edit post |
Circuit Training:
30x30lb Ammo Can Lifts
5 Push-Ups
5 Pull-Ups
5 Log Lifts
0.5 Mile Run
Kept Ammo Can Lifts constant and run distance constant. Increased every subsequent set by 1 rep until 10.
Smoked the fuck out of me. 10/28/2009 5:07:07 PM |
twoozles All American 20735 Posts user info edit post |
You all are highly motivated or just really enjoy working out. I have to force myself to get even a mile run in and I can't say I find fun in it 10/28/2009 5:13:18 PM |