The Fitness Thread

[Wayward Vagabond]

do the insanity workout. assuming you have the will power to continue with it past the first week lol

[Reincarnate]

Unlimited willpower

Limited knowledge :<

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

God there are like a billion lifting routines online

they need a "aggressive routine for untrained fatasses who want to eventually look like a buff christian bale" routine

http://www.jimwendler.com/2011/09/531-for-a-beginner/

There you go.

[Spenner]

**** it, imma be using this thread regularly I hope. After being unable to sleep for 3 days and having panic attacks and general anxiety and diet and mental health issues, step one is to get some goddamn excersize! My heart feels better already, worked my ass off for 2 hours.

Since i'm paranoid as hell about my heart going to shit, I think cardio is going to be my main focus. I've never done well with it, I need some more lung heaving power. I did lots of DDR, treadmill, bicycle, jumping jacks/skipping, then just non cardio stuff like pushups, weights, situps, leg lifts, etc. I am aiming to try to get a routine formulated, or I'll work off of one already made.

So yeah, i'm gunna try working out again. I did kungfu for 7 years and sat on my ass depressed and lazy for 2 years. Hopefully i can kick my butt into gear.

[SCWolf]

Today I decided I wasn't a bitch so I upped my leg press.









































































By 200lbs.

[kmay]

how does that even make sense...

[Reach]

To be fair, it's leg press. Probably the easiest lift to progress on, esp. if it's incline.

I've been doing nothing but squats now since the start of august and ditched the leg press, since I was up to 6 plates on each side. I tried it again last week and 8 plates was pretty god damn light (18 reps).

In bulking news, progress is going good. Weight up to 166.5. Bench - 185x10, Squat - 265x10.

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Reach

To be fair, it's leg press. Probably the easiest lift to progress on, esp. if it's incline.

I've been doing nothing but squats now since the start of august and ditched the leg press, since I was up to 6 plates on each side. I tried it again last week and 8 plates was pretty god damn light (18 reps).

In bulking news, progress is going good. Weight up to 166.5. Bench - 185x10, Squat - 265x10.

Killin' my buzz since '07

[Reach]

Originally Posted by SCWolf

Killin' my buzz since '07

You know I <3 you

[Reincarnate]

any other good, aggressive beginner routines i can check out that include LISS and HIIT on top of weight training?

[Syhto]

stand on your head until you decide on something

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

any other good, aggressive beginner routines i can check out that include LISS and HIIT on top of weight training?

Bro, just do the 5/3/1 or Reach's. You're overthinking this and it's going to ruin any progress you make. I suggest 5/3/1 because it develops strength and muscle, and several bodybuilders do it. A lot of power lifters do too, such as Ben Seath, who had crazy gains on it (he recently had a 2000 lb raw total with bench/deads/squats, so...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1pF...eature=g-all-u


I've been doing carb backloading, while saving money for a real bodybuilder diet that will work for times and stuff. Weights up a little bit, but I'm feeling strong as hell. Did some rest pause sets yesterday with bench: did 275 12 times, then racked it and breathed, then did another 5, then racked/breathed, and another 3! Felt crazy, I usually dont do really high rep on bench.I finally figured out what I was doing wrong with my squats (I wasnt pushing my knees out...) so the weight is rocketing back up to HS levels. Deads are the only things I'm not progressing on, but everything else is jumping up like crazy so I'm not too sad. Went from having trouble doing standing OHP with 185 to repping it out past 10, which I can usually only do on seated (I can do 245 though seated...)



The fascia stretches hurt so good though, really enjoying it. chest and biceps were pulled open and it felt like I could really feel the full pump for the first time in a while.

[Spenner]

My routine this morning is just going to be skipping for 10 minutes, random cardio stuff that comes to mind (burpees, jumping jacks, running on the spot hard, etcetc), playing some DDR, then skipping for another 10 minutes. Then repeat as many times as i can lol.

I'm not putting too much thought into this yet, I just want to start. After the cardio stuff i'll do chinups/pushups/situps/leglifts/weights after stretching.

Right now I am 115..... fuk. 5"6. I need some weight. Any pointers for someone uneducated with actually gaining some weight? I've never had to do it before.

EDIT: holyshit i need to work myself up slowly, i ran as far as i could today and back (idk how far it was, theres a farmers field behind my house that i ran around) and i feel dead lol. I fainted for a second about a minute after stopping and had to just fall over, my head feels like the worst headache i've ever had. It was scary lol, my anxiety shot through the roof too. Prolly just due to an increased heart rate tho. Right now its 120bpm, 15 mins after. Is that bad for a recovery rate? x_x

[ssbmchamp]

Originally Posted by Spenner

My routine this morning is just going to be skipping for 10 minutes, random cardio stuff that comes to mind (burpees, jumping jacks, running on the spot hard, etcetc), playing some DDR, then skipping for another 10 minutes. Then repeat as many times as i can lol.

I'm not putting too much thought into this yet, I just want to start. After the cardio stuff i'll do chinups/pushups/situps/leglifts/weights after stretching.

Right now I am 115..... fuk. 5"6. I need some weight. Any pointers for someone uneducated with actually gaining some weight? I've never had to do it before.

Damn man, you need to get some muscle mass on your bones. Ummm first thing that comes to mind is try taking a mass gainer from GNC or other fitness store. It's more or less a high calorie powder loaded with protein that is supposed to make you gain weight and help with muscle growth (I've never actually tried it because I feel like for me it would be useless but just offering a possible solution.)

[Spenner]

Yeah, some kind of protein suppliment is going to be needed, I know i dont get enough of that. Also, can we post progress pics here too? I might post a post-workout one here now and then refer back to it in a month or so. Also a way to force this as a long standing habit again hehe.

That'll be on my to-do list today, buying summa that stuff.

Also, ignore my banter about the cardio burn, I just get delirious with exhaustion after a good run lol. Time for weights and DDR~

[Senip]

Originally Posted by ssbmchamp

Damn man, you need to get some muscle mass on your bones. Ummm first thing that comes to mind is try taking a mass gainer from GNC or other fitness store. It's more or less a high calorie powder loaded with protein that is supposed to make you gain weight and help with muscle growth (I've never actually tried it because I feel like for me it would be useless but just offering a possible solution.)

Why would you even recommend something from GNC. they're so overpriced its laughable.

bodybuilding.com has several items where you can research what you want, then you can go to allstarhealth.com or dpsnutrition.net for the actual orders.

I suggest Universal Real Gains, but thats just me.

[Ohaider]

Originally Posted by Spenner

Also, ignore my banter about the cardio burn, I just get delirious with exhaustion after a good run lol. Time for weights and DDR~

I'm completely with you on that haha. Does anyone have any recommendations on pads, i'm not looking for any of the steel pads (over priced in my opinion), but I was hoping to find just a regular pad on amazon or something. Hoping to not have to spend over 40 bucks or so.

[Wayward Vagabond]

if you're looking to get a good cardio work out from ddr(playing 9-10+ itg scale) a foam pad will get you no where. once i started playing some harder 10s my foam pad started taking a shit and not registering after a while and i just started ghosting but it isnt the same. if you plan on using ddr/itg as a regular cardio workout then i would suggest getting a metal pad for durability

[Ohaider]

Alright thanks, i'll see what I can do. Glad i didn't waste my money on a foam pad though!

[kmay]

dumb ass. of course a foam pad wouldn't hold up.


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