i just prefer a natural method and don't see anything stupid about doing so, people were able to attain great gains long before supplements came around, i don't need a crutch
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i just prefer a natural method and don't see anything stupid about doing so, people were able to attain great gains long before supplements came around, i don't need a crutch
You want energy? Two words:
Vitamin. B.
That's the main ingredient of products like 5 Hour Energy and Worx. It works on me sometimes, but not always.
Here's a video on what not to do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9kioso1ya0
Watch it, memorize it and then never repeat anything similar to this type of form in the gym ever again. Inb4 that guy's in a wheelchair.
God, that made my back and shoulders hurt just watching it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Just to be clear, no matter what exercise you are doing, no matter what routine, for the love of God make sure your form is correct.
People also used to perform physical activities 8-10 hours a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
Edit: That video also made my back hurt. My instructor would probably make me stop working out entirely if I kept lifting weights like that.
You honestly wouldn't believe how hard i'm laughing right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDDyxXyf6UU
If this was happening close to home i'd go there everyday with by buds and we'd bet on which bitch would break their spine first.
Are the women doing more weight than the men? I kept expecting one of them to drop the bar on her head.
Without even reading the description I knew they were from Crossfit.
What do you mean?
Fuck that shit, I'd definitely drop that shit and break my wrists in the process.
The last motion to get the weight above their heads is interesting. I've done thrusters with kettle bells, but never with a barbell. Though these guys seem to think the idea behind a thruster is to fall faster than the gravity of the barbell, allowing yourself to move underneath it, apparently?
It's so... graceful... like a swan with a neck brace.
Probably because crossfit has a long history of shit form and injuries.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Holy crap are they all retards??? Surely one person in the room must know they're doing it wrong... If this happened in my gym I think I would die with laughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Is that a 3 day per week rotation, or just a 3-day rotation to be repeated as necessary?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ark
Personally i prefer Monday, Wednesday and then Friday but you could space them however you want as long as there always at least 1 rest day in between.
Hmm.. k
By the way guys, how do you tell if you're having trouble completing an exercise because you're lacking energy vs muscular strength?
I'm still trying to work out what my target intake should be. 4000KJ, 5000KJ or 6000KJ.
It's only been day two.. but I'm surprisingly hungry. (Surprisingly because I thought the bulk would ease the hunger.. maybe I'll eat more veges instead..)
Ok first off... KJ? Seriously? Speak in calories or i ain't helping you.
In paper your bulking diet should look something like this
Calories: 16-18x bodyweight (in lbs)
Protein: 1+ grams per lb. bodyweight
I'll be the first to admit i don't count calories though, i just did my research on food that's high on carbs or protein and improvised around it. You should never be hungry though, if anything you should be nauseatingly full at first.
Protip, have a banana and a coffee 20-10 min before your workout and you'll have all the energy you could possibly want.
On another note
Challenge fucking completed :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Last day of my 1 month resistance training plan too, had to load up on carbs even though i was supposed to be cutting but i made those 2.4km at 9 min 45 seconds my bitches. I used a treadmill but i'm confident i could run it as well.
I got a negative value for your calorie calculation. And it's a weight loss diet before it's a bulking diet. I'm essentially eating tuna and vegetables.
Really? What's your bf%? You don't sound fat :O
No idea. How do I calculate that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Oh you fucking tool... what are you doing cutting when you don't even know your bf%?
Give this a try and get back to me with the results
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
It will only serve as an approximation but it should do for now.
I've got a belly. That's more than enough reason to diet.
edit: 19.8% according to that formula.
Yeah... cutting time.
You don't have any muscle yet so cutting is pretty simple, just eat less. You don't have to worry about muscle maintenance so as long as you eat at a caloric deficit you'll lose fat.
If you manage that and some daily cardio you'll be ready for bulking in 2 months tops, assuming that's your goal.
That website is a ridiculously imprecise method of determining body fat. I thought my bf% would be 15-20%, turned out a lot higher than that using a DEXA scan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
When you're just starting out you shouldn't be doing enough weight to even understand what not having the strength to lift it feels like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
You're feeling a combination of unfamiliar muscle movements and lack of energy. Once your body adapts and you start lifting heavier you'll be find your "real" limits. Your body can lift a lot of weight right now, it just doesn't know how.
Yeah that BF% calculator wasn't very accurate :/
My new goal in life is to be this awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLlwuAJLY_E
Does being that awesome also mean you'll turn into a tremendous douche?
'Cause I wanna be that awesome but I'm not really willing to pay for the package deal.
Edit: Man that is a really well executed deadlift at the 45 second and 1:52 mark.
Well. I was going to mention my new direction but now I feel horribly inadequate. ;)
I'm starting up a 12 week program of Metabolic Precision. Make of that what you will. Can't wait to get started!
I've been stalling on my major lifts for as long as I can remember now. I'm sick of it and am about to start the 5/3/1 program, which I've heard nothing but good things about.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_..._pure_strength
I'm going to have to take a week to figure out my 1 rep max for the 4 lifts, work out which assistance exercises I'll be doing, and adjust my ego to the fact that I'll be lifting a little less weight than I'm used to for a while in order to make good progress.
I'm excited.
Is there any guidelines on the number of rep/sets that one should aim for?
I've found it rather weird that when I exercise, very often it's the opposite muscles that hurt after my exercise, or at least limits how much I can do.
My triceps hurt after working on the Supported Row.
My biceps hurt after working on the the opposite version
My back/waste hurts from doing sit-ups
Dude... those fad diets and programs are never worth the money. If you want to lose weight you eat less and train longer, if you want muscles you eat high on carbs and proteins and you train harder. There are no magic formulas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
Bit of an aggressive program though, pretty advanced too. You sure you wouldn't want to try out MADCOW first?Quote:
Originally Posted by XanBcoo
Have a PT check on your form and then confirm it using BB.com/exercises, if you're doing it right it's probably just some of your muscles lagging behind others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
I guess the thing about diets too..
The thing about eating more meals/day:
1) one reason was to increase metabolsim.
Is that really the case?
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2)another reason is so you can be less hungry with eating less overall by constantly feeding yourself so you don't have troughs.
Does that mean as long as I don't get hungry (or can endure the hunger), eating 3 meals a day is fine too? I feel a lot better eating 3 larger meals than 6 small ones. With the 6 small ones, each time I finish, it's never quite enough and leaves me hanging. I don't really get hungry with 3 meals a day until it's time for the next meal anyway.
I don't know man, i've read studies both pro and against those ideas.
That's why i say, stick to the basics and just eat less overall. Whatever helpful tactics there may be they probably wouldn't do that much of a difference either way and you'd just be wrecking your head around all the possibilities for nothing.
One thing i hear really helps though is counting calories. Try one of those online calculators.
Oh, counting calories I am! (well, kilojoules, but whatever)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ark
Since you like KCals, my current diet fluctuates between 950Kcals and 1500Kcals. I try to aim for the lower end of it, since most of the food specs are calculated on "drained weight", but I will like to mix some of that oil/sauce into the veges. Frankly, microwaved/steamed veges get old fast.
Too bad the good tasting ones are more starchy (or perhaps that's WHY they taste better, haha).
Since I'm lazy, my diet now consists of:
-vegetables: frozen, 1KG bags of veges. One bag per day. KJ intake can vary from 870 to 2000+ per bag depending on its contents. Ingredients that increase it include corn, potato and peas.
-meat: canned sardines/tuna/salmon/oysters/mussels. Actually started off with roast chicken, but they vary too much in size to estimate the intake properly. Today I actually went for sausages instead. Meat generally contributes 2000-4000KJs.
Generally, if I'm eating meats that are heftier that day, I'll try to match it up with the lighter veges to balance it out...
As for the eating less/more thing, I guess one benefit of eating more frequently is to shrink my stomach so I won't be wanting to eat as high a volume of food when I finally resume a more balanced diet.
It worked for me. I ate 4-5 meals a day, eating breakfast, light brunch, then often splitting a normal sized lunch into 2 meals and then eating a lighter dinner than I used to and I lost about 10-15 lbs of fat over 6 months to a year. Of course, I also stayed active after big breakfasts but then I had a job that would allow me to do that. Most people eat breakfast and then sit for hours at a desk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
When you say "worked", you mean you kept the same daily intake but broke it up into smaller pieces only?Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Pretty much yes. They say you should only eat as much food as your stomach can hold (about the size of your fist) at a time, anything more is stored as fat or excreted in your poo. Depending on your goals (lose fat, gain muscle), you'll need to keep your daily caloric intake up.
Basically 3500 calories = 1 lb of muscle or fat. So cut 3500 cal and you lose a pound, or eat 3500 cal more while working out and you can gain a pound of muscle. Probably you'll go half and half so you gain 1/2 lb of muscle and lose half lb of fat and maintain your caloric intake (proper intake amount according to your basal metabolic rate).
It's not about eating "less" so to speak (unless the individual is an obese over-eater), but rather eating better at the right times.
All @Buff:
Yeah, this is all true. Even then don't go nuts counting calories. Spend a little more time in the beginning figuring out what to eat and how it affects you, and then just play it by feel afterwards. Do what works. Do whatever has a measurable effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
I didn't start gaining weight until I ate 7 meals a day and keeping track of my weekly weight change. But that was me. It might not work the same way for you.
Pick a reputable program and stick with it. Like I told you before.Quote:
Is there any guidelines on the number of rep/sets that one should aim for?
Edit: MADCOW seems very similar to 5x5, which I did for over a year straight in the past. I like it but I'd rather be doing squats one day a week rather than every day.
Motherfucking MADCOW, making me do squats every day... it's the DOMS from hell i tells yah
Been trying to go lower than 65-66kgs for the past week.. no results so far...
As in weighing less than 66 kg? What the actual fuck? How tall are you?
176cm (5' 9")Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Bill confirmed for anorexic.
And your site says I'm still 17.5% fat. Anorexic alright..
I just found that shit off google, if it's crap then get some calipers.
Don't have any of those around, but it's not wrong: I'm still fat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
Sure is 14 year old cheerleader in this thread
Speaking of BF%, I just got my test results back... I'm at 12.5%. Not too bad, but the goal now is to get into single digits. This MP program is easily the greatest thing I've ever seen, fitness-wise. And I've seen/read a lot.
What testing method did you use? DEXA said my bf% is 27%, which is clearly incorrect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
Calipers at my local gym, only plastic ones though. That's ok, it's an estimation at worst, accurate at best. I just wanted to see how far along I am.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Was working out at my friend's gym while i'm out on break, and had this annoying guy trying to give advice on everything. Wouldn't have been so bad, until I decided to finish up my workout with one of the kettlebells the gym had. The guy stops me and shows me how a kettlebell swing is "really done" by hunching his back all the way forward and then trying to throw his arms upwards as high as he can. Then he proceeds to tell me to be careful with the heavier weights because he hurt his back once doing this. No shit, dumbass. Luckily, I've had 2 years of training with a level 2 kettlebell instructor, so I chose not to take his suggestion.
I usually don't dish out advice at the gym unless someone asks me for it on their own, not only is it none of my business but the retards will probably ignore it and continue doing their own thing anyway... so fuck them >_>
I've tried to give advice when I see someone doing something horribly bad for their body or if they don't seem to be doing an exercise correctly. It usually just ends up making me self-conscious and they seem to ignore the advice anyway.
One time I asked a guy doing squats if he was going low enough to actually work his leg muscles. He was further into his workout and therefore tired, but he went ahead and tried to go lower... and then almost hurt himself. I felt bad then.
@Assertn: maybe the problem is that you need to be more assertive and tell the guy, "thanks, but no thanks."
Yeah except the thing with kettlebells is there's a lot of people that think they know what they're talking about, when really they have no clue. Kinda makes it awkward.
6 weeks later and I've gone from 12.5% BF to 6.4%. Happy with that, and further proof that resistance training alone is an effective fat burning tool. I haven't touched cardio in 6 weeks.
Wait, what? Holy shit. What did you do?
I'm pretty strict with my nutrition, close to 100% 7 days a week. I also tightened up the screws on my pre/post workout supplementation, which admittedly was not up to scratch before.
I also have a lot more structure in my workouts these days. I was floundering a bit in the past.
I'm still hovering around 64kgs atm...
Really have no idea what to do with my diet. I was running on 4000KJs per day for a while, then learned of something about not going lower than your metabolic need or else it grinds to a halt or something.. And then bumped up the v.low-carb diet to 7500KJs or so..
It really sucks how slow this progress is going.. if it is progress at all and not just water loss or some shit..
Consistency is pretty important, I find. I don't bother with daily calory counts and the like, way too much effort for minimal return. All I'm concerned with is making sure each of my meals is as correctly balanced as possible; I know exactly what each one will give me.
Are you able to give a basic list of a typical day for you food-wise, Bill?
Daily intake:Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
-1KGs of vegetables (carrots, brocoli, cauliflower, peas, minimal corn, potatoes and punpkin)
-2 tins of sardines
-1 can salt-reduced spam
That amounts to 7400KJs or so. Salt content is probably a bit high, but still less than what your average person takes in anyway (typically people eat like 9x higher than the recommended dietary intake of sodium).
I ate that last wed, thur, fri, sat, and will be eating it today, tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. (I usually cook half a week's worth at once)
Yesterday I didn't have any vegetables, so ate 4 cans of baked beans and 3 eggs instead. Energy intake is about the same. That's typically one of those "naughty" days. Carbohydrates are largely absent in the diet.
I've been trying out the Low Carb High Fat diets. They're supposed to reduce insulin spikes and promote fat burning as an energy pathway.
Where's the grilled/baked beef, chicken and lamb? Do you have special dietary requirements?
I'd also find a way to fit a couple of pieces of fruit in per day.
I know you need to live your life, but it does sound like you need to be more consistent. It's hard to overlook a day where you're eating 4 cans of baked beans and 3 eggs with no veggies. Not trying to have a go at you, but both nutrition and exercise need to be structured well to see any real results.
Each meal make sure you have some lean protein, a plant-based carb (like veggies or fruit), and some omega-3. If you do that 6 times a day you're off to a great start.
Nothing special besides trying to keep within the calorie count and stay low on carbs. I just happen to find packaged foods easier to calculate (not saying calculation is the right route or anything...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
As for the beans/egg day.. I didn't have anything at home. I get what you're saying though.
As for the meal nutrition thing.. the foods aren't that spread out. I cooked each can of spam and halved them into a take-away container. Then each container fills just right with 500g of veges (since I buy 1KG frozen bags). One of them is my dinner and the other is my breakfast. I grab the two tins of sardines for lunch at uni.
What happens when a meal is unbalanced? Does your body decide to stop burning fat that day or something?
You fuck with your body and he fucks with your metabolism. If your metabolism isn't burning calories then no matter how little you eat it will turn to fat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Methinks you're overthinking this anyway, your diet sounds like something out teen vogue.
What you want to do Bill is focus on getting your metabolism firing as much as possible. This can take varied time for people depending on a number of factors. But in simple terms, a firing metabolism means you'll burn fat even while at rest.
What's the best way to improve it? Eat smaller meals, more often. Maybe just for a while try not to calculate anything, forget about the numbers, just focus on making each small meal balanced, with a good source of protein and a serve of vegetables/fruit. If each of your meals is correct, the rest takes care of itself.
I started yoga two days ago and it ain't no joke. More places are sore than have ever been sore from doing anything in my life. My entire stomach up to my ribcage feels sore, even. My shoulder blade muscles, too?! All this from doing relatively simple poses! It's amazing. I can't decide if I want to do it six days a week or every other day for maximum results. I greatly prefer yoga (or dance) to other exercises such as running, because it's much more graceful. I don't like the heavy "CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP" that comes from running or weight lifting, and it's boring. I already get a "longer and leaner" feeling from yoga.
So I was doing this relatively simple pose about 40 minutes in and my leg that I was lunging on started shaking like a motherfucker, so much that I could barely even keep my balance:
http://i.imgur.com/7tIAm.jpg
I did a little research but I hate simplistic explanations of biological processes. Apparently, if shaking happens during exercise it's because an uneven amount of muscles are fatigued and are not receiving the chemicals they need to lengthen and compress, causing the shaking? That sounds bad. Do I just keep exercising until they get "stronger," or do I need to change my (egregious) diet somehow?
Bitch please, the first time i did squats i was like "Lol no problem this shit is so easy".
The next day i bent down ever so slightly to pick up something and i fucking faceplanted on the floor from the searing pain.
No pain no gain. Being sore after I see it as a good thing. The more sore I am, the better workout I did :)
Yeah, great.
Anyone have any thoughts of shaking while working out/optimal frequency for workouts?
I shake whenever I have to use my core muscles, like when doing ab work. I don't have that problem with any other body part, but I've developed the muscles on those body parts. As I continued to work my core over the months, the shaking occurred less often and less violently. I think you just have to keep at it until you strengthen the muscles that are shaking.
At worst it's only embarrassing to shake because it shows you are weak but who cares. That's why you're there... to get stronger.
My sit-ups have always been limited by my back muscles. They give in before my abs do. Lately it could have been happening because I've focused on my back more so they were in "healing mode". I can try again later today.. if I feel like it.
The treadmill at the gym seems too low-tech to have automated HIIT training.
I had that problem, then i stopped being a bitch and started deadlifting.
I'm now popping 50x3 leg raises pretty easily, though i should probably tone down on the number and get some weight on my legs instead.
Which problem are you addressing specifically?Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
A weak lower back.
I still kind of have it, relatively anyway. My deadlift is the same as my bench.
Aren't deadlifts just an example of poor form when lifting heavy objects? You should never lift with your back while keeping your legs straight. Bend at the knees, young grasshoppa.
From what I've learned during a "workplace health and safety" tutorial, you should lift with a combination of the two. Instead of isolating the muscle groups and wearing either of them out, combine them to spread the work over your body.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Deadlifting is pretty much against what they always teach you about proper every-day heavy lifting, IMO anyway. But it's my personal favorite exercise, because my back feels so sensationally strong as a result. Having a strong lower back seems to help so much.
Don't forget to allow sufficient days of rest. 6 days a week is too much I'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
The shaking will be from a general lack of strength for such isolation. Practice with some body weight squats here and there preferably on your rest days and you'll build up some basic strength. The shaking will stop in time.
Do you honestly work out or are you just browsing this thread looking for a chance to troll? When it comes to fitness you're probably the most misguided person i've ever encountered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
I'd go with this, the sexiest chick at my gym squats and she has the most stupendous ass ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
A little from column A, a little from column B. I get the point of isolation exercises to work a particular part of the body, but I think and have read that whole body exercises develop overall strength and balance better than isolation exercises.Quote:
Originally Posted by Archangel
I'm going to start working on deadlifts but I've spent time doing back raises so my back is kind of strong. I do find it is the weak point in my squatting since I fear blowing out a disc so I take it easier on squats than I could.
Also, Sapphy, adequate rest the night after a workout is essential to helping your body recover and build muscle.
So working out 5 days a week would get faster results than 6 days which would have faster results than 7 days?
Faster results in that you won't get injured or tired from the grind so you'll keep at it. Also, your muscles need time to recover between workouts.
Also, what are your goals from working out? Getting in shape, getting stronger, getting sexy, getting losing fat, etc. Because your goals will determine your workout frequency and style.
Yoga again today.
I totally failed at:
http://i.imgur.com/gNCFW.jpg
My goals for working out are to derive every positive effect possible (countless) from working out in the most time-efficient manner (and eating healthy... eating healthy is harder D: ).
That looks (and feels) like an advanced move. It's easier if you don't extend your upper arm, leave it resting on your side instead, and don't look up, look straight ahead in-line with your body. We did this pose after running stairs and hills... it's hard to maintain.
Lol, that's no advanced move. It just takes oblique strength, which i'm sure Sapphi has none of.
Agreed with above comment about oblique strength! That, added to the fact that my arms were already tired as fuck. :(
But I shall persevere without making the pose easier for myself (Ani's suggestion). It's kind of fun to find something you can't do and then force yourself to be able to do it. And obliques are awesome, I feel terrible for neglecting them.
Like I said, you'll find it easier to do if you don't raise your arm into the air and don't look up. If you can do more of the basic move, you're working out the intended muscles, but also building confidence to do the more advanced moves like what you posted.
Start with this:
Attachment 1215
before moving to the side plank in your picture.
No thanks to making it easier/"confidence booster".
This?
http://0.tqn.com/d/yoga/1/0/Z/2/firefly.jpg
Yeah, I'll have to build up to that.
It's not like there isn't any truth in what Ani's saying. You've got to learn to walk before you learn to run.
Sure, but I'll decide my limits. And I'm pretty sure I can practice leaning on one arm without handicaps.
(Take a hint. -_-)
On the issue of muscle soreness, my instructor told me to make sure I eat two bananas a day and a glass of skim milk to make sure I'm getting enough potassium in my diet. If you work out seriously, you have to eat right both to have the proper energy for the work outs, and to recover well from them.
There's wisdom to what both of you are saying here though. If you're going to do a move, then yeah, you should try your damndest to do it right. But doing it right means keeping proper form and proper balance of muscle tension for whatever particular move you're doing. Often times I've had to do some workout routines I thought were pretty brutal, and when I couldn't keep proper form for some of the things I had to, my instructor showed me alternate moves of lower difficulty that would train the muscle groups the original move was designed to. It's a hell of a lot better than getting injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
On the other hand, people often underestimate what their actual limits are, and wimp out way before they should. There's a lot to be said about learning to push yourself when your brain is begging you to stop. If you've just started working out, take a bit of time to ease yourself into a routine, either working out fewer days (3 days a week with the actual routine, stretching and maybe lighter workout on a 4th day) or lowering the intensity of the workout you do initially. But if what you're taking is called "Beginner's Yoga" or something similar, I recommend the first option, and to push yourself like hell on the days you do workout. If you're not out of shape to the point of being handicapped, and the program developer knows what she's doing, then the intensity level should be properly gauged. In which case, push yourself and use this time to learn what those limits actually are.
Like Buff and Uchiha said, there's wussing out and there's wading in.
The pose I posted is plenty tough, and will help you isolate what you need help developing. The pose you posted requires a lot of core/oblique/back/shoulder and arm strength that you probably don't have at this point. But I'll relent. Do what you feel comfortable with, just keep in mind that injury will set you back and possibly stop you completely. Of course, everything I've said depends on the image I have of your physical self in my mind, which may or may not be accurate.
Right. Being hassled due to someone's mental image is nothing short of annoying. :/Quote:
Of course, everything I've said depends on the image I have of your physical self in my mind, which may or may not be accurate.
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That said, thanks for all the worries guys. Be assured, I have no desire to be retarded and rip my muscles and look like
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/...d759i/340x.jpg
But, of course, I have no interest in taking arbitrarily assigned short cuts just because yoga ain't daisies and easy sunshine. I like the challenge and it makes me hungry for more, not less confident. :p
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What's this about potassium? I'm pretty sure I'm low on potassium but I HATE bananas.
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Do you guys think working out while sore (but after 24-36 hours rest) is ideal? Or do the muscles have to "heal" fully (aka not sore anymore) for maximum efficiency? I'm assuming sore = still healing.
Potassium is apparently instrumental in nerve impulse propagation, which regulates muscle contraction, and glucose transport to muscle cells, which helps in muscle recovery. My instructor told me that for some reason, getting sufficient amounts of potassium seems to be a problem for a lot of highly active people, so he made it a point to tell me to make sure that I ate bananas and drank milk to exceed the daily recommended intake of potassium.
Bananas are just an often mentioned source of potassium, and while good, it's not really even the best source. I happen to love bananas. Here's a list of other sources of potassium.
http://www.hoptechno.com/bookfoodsourceK.htm
@Sapphire: well whatever you decide on, I hope you see gains and improvement and keep at it.
I've found that I need an incentive to workout more than just to "be in shape". When I first was able to lose weight and get fit, it was because of a wedding on the beach that I was attending. I had 4 months to get in shape for a wedding in Cancun, and I didn't want to be the only guy wearing a shirt or just feeling out of shape amongst all the young and fit wedding guests. That provided me with a goal and made it easier to stick with a program. Maybe that kind of goal could help you stick with a program too.
Instead of going to the gym for cardio, I think I'll just do some HIIT sprints on the road now. I tried it on the treadmills, but they don't go fast enough to reach my max sprint speed, and their speed-changing is also rather awkward when you want to do it on the fly (and when you're just flat out running). I've found some mp3 cues that should also help me out.. stuff trying to set counters on your watch when you just want to die.
The fact that it's only like 20 minutes or less (I doubt I can last more than 12 minutes right now anyway... if even) as well as being a roadwork drill means I'll hopefully be motivated to do it more often (say, when I come home from uni and before my afternoon/evening shower). Taking the time to drive off to the gym before made it a real chore. I would have ran to the gym instead (which gets the best of both worlds), but I also hate running encumbered. Entry to the gym requires a towel and a card, and you'd be stupid to not bring a water bottle.
Diet's also a problem. There's simply not enough bloody room in the freezer to put more than a few days of vegetables in there. My fridge broke early this month as well, so that threw things out of whack. Maybe I'll use the situation to my advantage and throw out any frozen food that's gone off. Some dumplings (sadly) went bad already.
Same. I naturally have the opportunity to run about 20-30 minutes a day just because of commuting to school/work, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
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My goals for working out are to derive every positive long- and short-term effect possible (countless) from working out in the most time-efficient manner. Immediately noticed effects include increased stamina, less stress/more positive mood, increased strength, increased energy, easier ability to focus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
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Thanks, Uchiha. I'm definitely paying attention to my K intake now.
As much as I would like to use my commuting time to exercise, I will never do it because:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphi
1) I will be encumbered, and
2) I will be sweaty, smelly and uncomfortable as hell.
Potassium is needed for recovering from action potentials... I didn't know it mattered that much in muscle recovery :S.
Just eat your dark, leafy vegetables.
I'm with Buff on this. I used to ride my bike to work and while it felt great on the ride, it sucked once I got to work. We didn't have showers available and I wouldn't have had the time anyway, but I'd bring a change of clothes. Luckily I worked alone on a night shift, so there was no one to worry about offending with my smell. But it was still uncomfortable and not ideal.
I hate working out my shoulders. I might have mentioned it, but it always results in tightness of the shoulders and neck the following day, which gives me terrible tension headaches.