Fitness and Exercise

[UChessmaster]

Guys, scratch that, i`m dying now.

[Animeniax]

Guys, scratch that, i`m dying now.

Is it normal post-workout soreness or DOMS? DOMS sucks, makes you feel like you've seriously damaged something.

Talking about joints, I need to fix up my squats. I'm using a machine at the moment (pads on shoulders, pushing with my body on a 50 degree incline), but I can't seem to push properly with my heels instead of the balls of my feet.

It's either my form, intrinsic foot problem or my shoes. Does anyone have experience squatting in running shoes while maintaining the weight on your heels? It's a likely problem since running shoes by design will try to aid you in your weight transition from the heel-strike to toe-off. Perhaps some flat shoes would work better in this case.

I worked out on an empty stomach today (4 hours after previous meal), and didn't feel that I could work as hard as I did last time. Something just keeps failing me. Also, towards the end (5-6 hours post-meal) my stomach felt like it was digesting itself. Relief only came when I went home and ate stuff.

Any reason to use a machine instead of a bar? Using the machine is basically cheating, as you no longer have to balance the bar.

I also do leg workouts in running shoes, never figured they'd factor into anything, but makes sense. I noticed recently on a leg press machine that my shoes would distort forward to back and not side to side. I've also noticed that I squat with my toes like you said, but I thought it was just because I had bad form. I'd hate to have to buy new shoes just to work out legs in.

I hate working out on an empty stomach, it feels terrible. I always eat a granola bar about an hour before I work out and I get a lot more from my workouts.