Psychotext
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Two hours of exercise down, two hours to go. God I hate Tuesdays.
Yesterday was my first day, I went over with some friends but it's just a public pool, we have some equipment there like kickboards and that's basically it.
I usually tried to hit 1 hour of swimming since I'm not in good shape I could only swim for about 45 minutes and rest for about 15 not in that order.
What I would like to know is different type of swim styles? routines? the one below really helps a lot.
There are some trainers there but.. no of them where able to help at least during the "Free swimming hour" which is the time where we were told by the people there.
Thanks!
I remember when I was starting to lift without a program, I would do those shoulder exercises, I think I'll be adding them back in. Lol, the whole reason I did Stronglifts 5X5 was because it was the shortest program, I've since added a bunch of accessory lifts and stretches and now my gym time is like 90+ minutes.
I was looking at kettlebell conditioning as well but got confused since there is so much information out there.
I'll second this request. Does anyone in FitGAF use kettlebells? I just recently started looking into them.
Just be sure to set your parameters on MyFitnessPal properly.
- Buy a food scale
- Even though you're working out, set your activity level to "sedentary."
- If you're doing any kind of weight training, make sure you only log active time, e.g.: time actually worked out excluding rest/down time (supersets are great in avoiding that while adding a bit of cardio to your routine). The Jefit app does a good job letting you know your actual active time when it displays your workout summary.
- Cardio machines often overestimate your caloric burn with the treadmill being the most accurate but even so, underestimate your calorie burn (round down); overestimate your calorie intake (round up).
- Set your macros properly (carbs/proteins/fats)
[*]Buy a food scale!- Sustainable change is slow, but worth it in developing good, long-term habits!
There are a lot of knowledgable people here, so take advantage of that.
Ugh, back from my vacation and I lost 5 lbs since I didn't realize you could bring protein powder through TSA on flights. Time to get back on the grind.
Great workout! Almost got everything.
Front Squat: 2x5x165lbs, 1x6x165lbs (last rep paused, PR)
DB Bench: 1x5x87.5s, 2x4x87.5s (PR)
Deadlift: 1x5x295lbs (PR)
Grip felt great.
Get 'em Joey!! Nice work.
I like how your posts about your psychotic workouts go unanswered. I mean, how the hell do you even reply to a 4-hour workout post? "Yeah man, totally. Im 20 minutes into a 45-minute workout, so I know how you feel."Two hours of exercise down, two hours to go. God I hate Tuesdays.
In fairness, half an hour of my workout earlier was mobility stuff.
I'm on cruise control right now. After 2 cheat days in a row I went in today and this was my workout.
Squats:
135x5
225x5
265x3
295x3
325x3
365x3x3
And I took my addipowers off and walked out. Ha
You can barely walk in my garage with all the crap we've accumulated over the 12.5 years and 3 kids! HaLol. You need to join GarageGAF. Imagine just walking inside after that?
You can barely walk in my garage with all the crap we've accumulated over the 12.5 years and 3 kids! Ha
Just to be clear...I'm not advocating you ditch the program. Stick with it, but use assistance lifts to help with weak areas. If you want to send over your thoughts on what exercises to do, we could help you select the most necessary.
One question: what part of your OHP feels weakest? That will determine what exercise(s) can help you the most...
If that's one of your biggest fears then you've got this life thing thoroughly figured out Mr. Bum.One of my biggest fears in life. Once I went garage though, I never want to go back. Heading there right now!
Oh, I'm not ditching the program, its been amazing so far. They have accessory exercises you can do which is what I've been adding to my work outs (ab exercises, more bicep and forearm work). As for the OHP, it's getting the full range of motion once the weight goes over my head. Granted, I have pretty long arms so that could be part of the problem as well.
If that's one of your biggest fears then you've got this life thing thoroughly figured out Mr. Bum.
I have an opinion question...
...tomorrow I'm due to do an hour on the turbo trainer. Should work out to be an average of 145bpm over the hour, which is roughly zone 3 for me. No weights will be done.
So treat it as a rest day (which for me means low carb), or as a workout day? I'm genuinely not sure.
Is white rice that terrible for you?
Every time I work out, I CRAAAVE white rice. I'm asian, kind of stopped eating rice regularly when I started college but man, I just need to scarf down rice after a workout.
Are you trying to lose weight or bulk up?
Is white rice that terrible for you?
Every time I work out, I CRAAAVE white rice. I'm asian, kind of stopped eating rice regularly when I started college but man, I just need to scarf down rice after a workout.
Sad day my fit bros, injured my right quads while playing softball today. The pain is excruciating and I'm hoping I haven't torn anything. It looks like I won't be able to do any sqautting/deadlifting or much of any type of exercise that utilizes my legs for the time being. Will see how it feels tomorrow before I decide if I need to see a doctor.
Feels bad, feels real bad man.
I wanna be as trim and this won't help ;___;
Holy crap. Squatting 5x5 @ 215 today while weighing my lightest weight in 2 years (153). It's going up but feels heavy as all hell lol.
Hell yes and they're fantastic. Forgot them last week and squatting in my running shoes again felt absolutely terrible.You ever get those adipowers, Mike?
Don't even try. We can't get through to him.Look, superman...an hour of 145 bpm is not a rest day!
Look, superman...an hour of 145 bpm is not a rest day!
Don't even try. We can't get through to him.
Is white rice that terrible for you?
Every time I work out, I CRAAAVE white rice. I'm asian, kind of stopped eating rice regularly when I started college but man, I just need to scarf down rice after a workout.
Is there a point where breaks between sets become "cheating" of sorts? I need 3+ min between these squat sets, but saying I did 5x5 seems like a bit of BS having taken such long breaks (up to 5 min).
Is there a point where breaks between sets become "cheating" of sorts? I need 3+ min between these squat sets, but saying I did 5x5 seems like a bit of BS having taken such long breaks (up to 5 min).
I think most people tend to cap out at 5 minutes for practicality. I always wonder if there's something else I can be doing in my longer rest periods. I try to avoid doing more than 2.5 minutes generally though.
Yup. Even with a basic/rough online calculator, 165bpm for 20 minutes with my stats is only 350 max.Yeah, that's complete bollocks. It's no wonder people think they can go and stuff their faces after a bit of cardio.