The Fitness Thread

[Reincarnate]

Only reason I'd care about endurance, honestly, is DDR/ITG. I tired out super-fast even on 10-footers (heart racing, winded, etc), which totally sucks.

However, I rarely play DDR/ITG anyway so simply looking good and being healthy is sufficient. XD

[8 Hour Whore]

Originally Posted by bballa48

On a track or on a self measured course?

Of course it is possible... but I agree with Rebel runner that unless you are doing much more consistent endurance training, you aren't running 2 miles in 10 minutes.

I run on a track most of the time at MSU. I didn't say I didn't do other training for running I was just explaining my distance running I do.

[bballa48]

Originally Posted by 8 Hour Whore

I run on a track most of the time at MSU. I didn't say I didn't do other training for running I was just explaining my distance running I do.

Gotcha. You should do some road racing later on in life. I bet you could be a pretty consistent 15:40-16:00 5k guy, which more often than not can net you some decent cash on the weekends if you find the right races!

[Reach]

Originally Posted by bballa48

What if I told you the "runner" can run for 2 hours at a pace faster than your sprints during HIIT?

Just a thought... yeah long distance running may not be the best way to look good, but it is more than just jogging around. We do intervals too, and pretty damn hard ones at that.


Edit:

I actually do agree with you thought about HIIT being more effective than just distance running, at least for quick results. I am just saying that combining the two will get you WAY fitter (cardio wise) than just HIIT.

I used to run distance. I'm not saying it's not hard or that it doesn't have benefits. I *personally* hate it because it doesn't work for my aesthetic goals, and for people that just want to lose fat, it's also a waste of time.

If it works for you, that's all that matters.

[bballa48]

Originally Posted by Reach

I used to run distance. I'm not saying it's not hard or that it doesn't have benefits. I *personally* hate it because it doesn't work for my aesthetic goals, and for people that just want to lose fat, it's also a waste of time.

If it works for you, that's all that matters.

Well said.

[TheSaxRunner05]

I've never had much arm strength or ab strength, or much flexibility, but my legs are like tree trunks. I'm 5' 10'' and 168 lbs, down from 190 this winter. My goal is to be able to run a 5k in under 20 minutes (I know bballa here can do it in like 15 lol) but right now I need to get myself running more than once a week to reach that goal.

[Reincarnate]

Hmm, still 226 pounds. Hopefully this is just a fluctuation and things will drop into 225 territory soon. XD

[Senip]

Reincarnate: are you doing carb cycling at all?

Went to the beach and drank a lot of diet coke/coke zero, bloated up to 237. Holy shit. Time to do the HIITs and the ITTS and the HTIS and the...

[Reach]

Originally Posted by Senip

Reincarnate: are you doing carb cycling at all?

Went to the beach and drank a lot of diet coke/coke zero, bloated up to 237. Holy shit. Time to do the HIITs and the ITTS and the HTIS and the...

He probably wouldn't need to yet. I mean, if you've been stalling for awhile, it's pretty standard to refeed and then cut your portions a bit, because it works 100% of the time until you get down to below 10%. He should be able to lose a lot more before stalling though.

Probably just a fluctuation. My weight has been fluctuating a bit. Since August 5th though I'm up 1.5 lb and maintaining my body fat %, so pretty damn happy with the results. I take my weight every 5 days and thus far it has been going up on one weigh in and down the next, up...then down etc.


Also, dat water weight. I hate that shit. Makes you feel fat.

[Reincarnate]

It's weird because I'm eating at -1000 deficit (around 1500), with a lower carb ratio

[Izzy]

I don't even know how to begin being more fit. Not like I can lose any weight because I only weigh 115 lbs. So I guess I need to start by eating more and then exercising so it doesn't go to waste.

I guess the only aspect of me that is out of shape is cardiovascular. My arms and legs are already as fit as I would care for but my stamina is pretty lacking.

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

It's weird because I'm eating at -1000 deficit (around 1500), with a lower carb ratio

Might be because you're actually too low cal, if that makes sense.

Sometimes I do that, then I bump up the carbs/cals a little bit and everything goes back to losing.

And yeah, Reach. Water weight is obnoxious, see the veins and everything but its like there's a nice layer of flab, I know it's not but at the same time it's mind games.

[Reach]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M957dACQyfU&feature=plcp

This guy is awesome.

Also yeah, he *could* be eating too little, since there's a lot of anecdotal evidence that seems to show that eating too little can be counterproductive, but I doubt that's the case. His weight will probably continue to drop if the deficit is actually 1000 cal. It's just normal to expect some fluctuation.


edit: How to deadlift with perfect form

Learn from the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ySblouCKs

[Reach]

Your weight fluctuates a lot from day to day, for a number of reasons. Fluid retention, a moving total daily energy expenditure and fat redistribution are certainly major factors. You have to expect in many cases for your weight to jump around a lot.

Take a look at a chart from an actual person that measured their weight every day during a diet.

[Reincarnate]

Yep, doing the same thing -- looks pretty similar, really

[Bahamut-X]

I was hitting the gym hard and eating like a champ for about 2 or 3 months. Apparently I did something right because I started getting stretch marks on my arms. I, being rather metro sexual though, got really discouraged from this and started to ease up a little cause I didn't want to make them worse. Then I also messed up my lower back from lifting improperly at work (lift with your legs people, seriously don't use your back... no one ever appreciates it until it stops working properly). Got some bulging discs, which should heal in time, but for now I don't think doing squats is a good idea.

I used to be big into machines but as I learn more it seems like "free weight" exercises are actually more beneficial since you aren't restricting your range of motion to target only one muscle and are therefore activating more muscles to maintain balance. Once my back starts to calm down I'm going to try and hit squats and deadlifts pretty hard since those seem to be the king of pretty much all exercises. In the meantime though I'm stuck with yoga-class style core exercises to try and get my back stronger.

[Reincarnate]

Yeah my gym is mostly freeweights -- but it's hard to find a good set of exercises with the right number of sets/reps

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Yeah my gym is mostly freeweights -- but it's hard to find a good set of exercises with the right number of sets/reps

Free weights are awesome, just find a split you like and do 3-4 sets of 8-12 (or 15-20 for leg work), with 3-4 exercises per body part unless it's legs/back.

Chin/pull ups, squats, deadlifts, bench, dips, and over head press are kings for building muscle. I had to stop doing standing OHP because I was getting to the point where the weight was affecting my core (making me bulkier because I had to have bigger stomach muscles to stabilize) so I've been doing a lot of DB presses and seated OHP, where I take a lot of the pressure off.

[SCWolf]

Hey, it's my leg.

[Senip]

Shave that shit and show the cuts!