At the moment, I manage 30 sets of each of the exercises below, and it takes me about 3 minutes in five minutes I can manage about 50 sets of the exercises below it is far more than it sounds
All elite athletes. All of them. They all do huh?
Way to go man! Keep on keeping on!
You’re not wrong but…you ok fam?
Sorry man, yeah I'm good. My first degree was in Exercise Science and this stuff was my life for about a decade and a half. I still train, but not for a career anymore. I just get so tired of seeing people give dangerous, stupid, mechanically illogical and inaccurate advice to complete novices. These novices need real help man, real advice. The OP is a great example of someone who is a true novice, he needs to at least learn the movements first before commiting to programming, but when people give someone like that horrible advice they are literally hurting them.
I'm in my 40s and I've had a few joint problems over the years. I've never taken collagen so I can't comment personally. I take glucosamine for my joints, which really helps.
Thank you for the reply. I gotta check the glucosamine out just in case.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are legit. That and creatine are the only supplements with training benefits that aren't categorized as performance enhancement drugs and isn't just ridiculous amounts of sugary bullshit and caffeine. As far as pre-workout, I've been swearing for years that the best pre-workout on the planet is a tall cup of black coffee and a banana. Other than that, just proper nutrition is the best supplementation for a good program. Lots of protein, moderate amounts of healthy fats, and moderate amounts of quality complex carbs; that's the golden ticket for most athletic training goals. When it comes to weight loss goals, calories are king. Meal timing is bullshit, it means nothing, one must maintain a negative energy balance in order to lose fat or muscle and a positive balance to gain fat or muscle. Doesn't matter if you eat all your calories in the morning, right before bed, throughout the day in small meals, or in 3 meals; what matters is the caloric totals for the week, nothing else. I prefer the many small meals a day approach, but that's merely because I prefer to eat often because I love food lol. Whatever allows you to maintain your caloric totals is gonna work just fine, it's all just simple math. The currently en vogue intermittent fasting enjoys a high success rate due to the fact that it's very difficult to eat extremely large amounts of calories in small windows. If people ate the same amount of food throughout the day outside of their windows, they would find that the results are identical.
Seems legit to me.
Thank you for an in-depth reply. I appreciate it.
I'm sure your pancreas, arteries and heart will thank you.
I have no idea what you're saying here.
I don't talk to stupid
Mate, you're the one who fucked up counting.
Only thing I fucked up on is I called reps sets
You asked people for help, they're trying to help you at least get your terminology down, as it's pretty fucking important to know what movements you're doing and how you're programming them, and you're being rude and insulting people. That's all, and it's that simple. You don't wanna be in shape, and you never fuckin will be if five minutes of commitment is all you can muster. You're lazy, and you don't want to be helped, you simply want to be reassured. I remember getting banned on resetera for saying one can get a bigger ass through squats in a fitness thread because everyone else was saying you just have to get fatter to get an ass. That's you bro. You are resetera material. Go there if you wanna get mad about people telling you the difference between a goddamn set and a rep, when it can literally be the primary indicator of whether someone is over or under training. As for you, you haven't a concept of what constitutes training, and you haven't the constitution to achieve even your minute goals, nor the ability to accept and acknowledge information from those who are more educated and experienced in this area than you. You lack the basic intellectual capacity to explain what in the hell "lifting it for the back" and "biceps and shoulders in one go" is, and you apparently lack even the cursory dedication necessary to do a 30 second Google search on basic movements and what they're called, and yet you're asinine enough to insult those trying to aid you by garnering a modicum of information on what strange, archaic movements you're performing.
As far as I can tell you don't give any advice, all you do is talk and if you think doing 50 press-ups and the other exercises I mentioned each morning
Harsh but true.
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It's not a waste of money necessarily, but it's probably more expensive than it should be. Beta alanine causes that itchy feeling in the skin that many associate with a good pre workout, but it isn't necessarily improving your performance. Essentially, your scalps gonna itch and feel weird after beta alanine whenever you're not lifting, so it can be effective for forcing someone into the gym when they're not really motivated. That being said, you seem motivated to me, so you probably don't need it. Another issue I have with beta alanine is that folks tend to not put enough rest time between sets when they're on it, myself included when I used to supplement with it in my early 20's. It causes too much physical irritation and "hype", which can be fine if you're just going for failure, but if you're doing high intensity work, like say 6 sets of singles at 80 to 85% of your one rep max, then you're gonna need to put at least 3 minutes of rest between sets, and really I'd say 5 ish minutes sometimes depending on your exhaustion level. Training heavy isn't a race, it's a slow, careful process, and beta alanine can really fuck with it. Glycolytic work typically goes pretty well with it though. Other than that, the main ingredients are caffeine, (of which 300 mg is right at the recommended daily cap for adult males, so this is a bit too much in my opinion as you really shouldn't drink any more coffee through out the day after), and niacin is just a b vitamin. All b vitamins are great for consistent energy output as they help your body utilize calories as energy, so it's certainly good that it's there, but that's why I always recommend a banana. Bananas are packed with b vitamins but aren't quite as fibrous as a lot of other b vitamin heavy weights like sweet potatoes. Generally, I'd say go with a sweet potato for the extra vitamin A and fiber, as sweet potatoes are basically a perfect food, but that fiber before a workout is gonna be pretty uncomfortable as anyone who squats can attest lol. Could lead to some rather embarrassing moments too. Also, a banana and a cup of coffee will put you right at about 100 calories of simple carbs, which is ideal for a workout that focuses on glycolytic work, (probably the primary energy pathway focused on when someone says they're going to the gym), and a cup of coffee is gonna be roughly 100 mg of caffeine give or take around 15 mg depending on how strong you like it. That's ideal for avoiding that caffeine crash that's associated with intake of large amounts of caffeine at once, and it's more than enough caffeine to stimulate your nervous system. Caffeine is a diaretic though, so you could still have some discomfort and what not. Such is why I like oats in the morning, but definitely not right before training as I'd be afraid of shitting myself lol. A banana works well for this, but I'd still recommend pumpin out a duke before training, especially if you're squatting or deadlifting.......or "lifting it for the back." whatever the fuck that means
This is the pre-work out I take. Is this a total waste of money? I get pumped when after drinking it, but I think it could just be the high amount of caffeine the drink contains.
I might give the banana + tall cup of coffee a try.
Thank you for another in-depth answer. I will read it tomorrow with more care when I'm soberIt's not a waste of money necessarily, but it's probably more expensive than it should be. Beta alanine causes that itchy feeling in the skin that many associate with a good pre workout, but it isn't necessarily improving your performance. Essentially, your scalps gonna itch and feel weird after beta alanine whenever you're not lifting, so it can be effective for forcing someone into the gym when they're not really motivated. That being said, you seem motivated to me, so you probably don't need it. Another issue I have with beta alanine is that folks tend to not put enough rest time between sets when they're on it, myself included when I used to supplement with it in my early 20's. It causes too much physical irritation and "hype", which can be fine if you're just going for failure, but if you're doing high intensity work, like say 6 sets of singles at 80 to 85% of your one rep max, then you're gonna need to put at least 3 minutes of rest between sets, and really I'd say 5 ish minutes sometimes depending on your exhaustion level. Training heavy isn't a race, it's a slow, careful process, and beta alanine can really fuck with it. Glycolytic work typically goes pretty well with it though. Other than that, the main ingredients are caffeine, (of which 300 mg is right at the recommended daily cap for adult males, so this is a bit too much in my opinion as you really shouldn't drink any more coffee through out the day after), and niacin is just a b vitamin. All b vitamins are great for consistent energy output as they help your body utilize calories as energy, so it's certainly good that it's there, but that's why I always recommend a banana. Bananas are packed with b vitamins but aren't quite as fibrous as a lot of other b vitamin heavy weights like sweet potatoes. Generally, I'd say go with a sweet potato for the extra vitamin A and fiber, as sweet potatoes are basically a perfect food, but that fiber before a workout is gonna be pretty uncomfortable as anyone who squats can attest lol. Could lead to some rather embarrassing moments too. Also, a banana and a cup of coffee will put you right at about 100 calories of simple carbs, which is ideal for a workout that focuses on glycolytic work, (probably the primary energy pathway focused on when someone says they're going to the gym), and a cup of coffee is gonna be roughly 100 mg of caffeine give or take around 15 mg depending on how strong you like it. That's ideal for avoiding that caffeine crash that's associated with intake of large amounts of caffeine at once, and it's more than enough caffeine to stimulate your nervous system. Caffeine is a diaretic though, so you could still have some discomfort and what not. Such is why I like oats in the morning, but definitely not right before training as I'd be afraid of shitting myself lol. A banana works well for this, but I'd still recommend pumpin out a duke before training, especially if you're squatting or deadlifting.......or "lifting it for the back." whatever the fuck that means
So the thing with me is I like routines. I like the routines associated with working out and the routines around the work out, like taking the PWO and making and drinking the recovery shake after the work out. But then again I don't like wasting moneyIt's not a waste of money necessarily, but it's probably more expensive than it should be. Beta alanine causes that itchy feeling in the skin that many associate with a good pre workout, but it isn't necessarily improving your performance. Essentially, your scalps gonna itch and feel weird after beta alanine whenever you're not lifting, so it can be effective for forcing someone into the gym when they're not really motivated. That being said, you seem motivated to me, so you probably don't need it. Another issue I have with beta alanine is that folks tend to not put enough rest time between sets when they're on it, myself included when I used to supplement with it in my early 20's. It causes too much physical irritation and "hype", which can be fine if you're just going for failure, but if you're doing high intensity work, like say 6 sets of singles at 80 to 85% of your one rep max, then you're gonna need to put at least 3 minutes of rest between sets, and really I'd say 5 ish minutes sometimes depending on your exhaustion level. Training heavy isn't a race, it's a slow, careful process, and beta alanine can really fuck with it. Glycolytic work typically goes pretty well with it though. Other than that, the main ingredients are caffeine, (of which 300 mg is right at the recommended daily cap for adult males, so this is a bit too much in my opinion as you really shouldn't drink any more coffee through out the day after), and niacin is just a b vitamin. All b vitamins are great for consistent energy output as they help your body utilize calories as energy, so it's certainly good that it's there, but that's why I always recommend a banana. Bananas are packed with b vitamins but aren't quite as fibrous as a lot of other b vitamin heavy weights like sweet potatoes. Generally, I'd say go with a sweet potato for the extra vitamin A and fiber, as sweet potatoes are basically a perfect food, but that fiber before a workout is gonna be pretty uncomfortable as anyone who squats can attest lol. Could lead to some rather embarrassing moments too. Also, a banana and a cup of coffee will put you right at about 100 calories of simple carbs, which is ideal for a workout that focuses on glycolytic work, (probably the primary energy pathway focused on when someone says they're going to the gym), and a cup of coffee is gonna be roughly 100 mg of caffeine give or take around 15 mg depending on how strong you like it. That's ideal for avoiding that caffeine crash that's associated with intake of large amounts of caffeine at once, and it's more than enough caffeine to stimulate your nervous system. Caffeine is a diaretic though, so you could still have some discomfort and what not. Such is why I like oats in the morning, but definitely not right before training as I'd be afraid of shitting myself lol. A banana works well for this, but I'd still recommend pumpin out a duke before training, especially if you're squatting or deadlifting.......or "lifting it for the back." whatever the fuck that means
and I also really like drinking coffee (another routine).
Its a good non-caffeinated pre workout in conjunction with citrulline. Highly recommend it.
To be honest they are the main ingredients in pre workout that can be purchased cheaper seperately.
I can attest to this. Caffeine past 5 pm for me has become a massive no no these days, as I'll be up till 2 am for sure every time. I admittedly don't use beta alanine these days, but it can certainly be effective for sure. Caffeine is tricky. It works, and is proven to work, but when people start overdoing caffeine for the sake of training to the extent that it's affecting their sleep, it kind of strikes me as a two steps forward one step back situation. Good sleep is crucial for recovery. You probably don't need the 8 to 9 hours that most people claim, but if you're getting less than 6 than I promise your recovery is suffering, so caffeine should be treated with a great deal of responsibility.
At the moment, it works out to 100 push-ups and 100 reps of each of the rest of the exercises, and it's making a noticeable different, especially with some jogging and hill walking
Ah, but you are running as well. (Taking you out of the 5 minute work out).
I don't mind running and don't think of it as an exercise but rather something I enjoy but with just running the upper body gets next to no exercise
Ha. Gotcha. I like running as well, but man...Over time...it really tears you up.
200 reps is about the maximum, that's 1.5 seconds for each rep
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Man it doesn’t work like that, my advice is to do a five workout day plan, target each muscle group twice a week:
