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Post by Kuat on Mar 31, 2008 16:10:57 GMT -8
Just wondered what everyone's exercise deal is.
I've been doing a few crunches and 45 minutes of stationary bike, mainly to up my energy levels. I was gonna add some weights to just round things out, but yeah, stuff. I'm trying to get a schedule more than anything else up (so if I want to get adventurous I can actually have a set time to adhere to).
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Post by The Dankness on Mar 31, 2008 17:24:34 GMT -8
Well, during the weekdays (or whenever I'm at my grandpa's house) I lift weights, working alternating muscles on alternating days, and do daily crunches. I also use the stationary bike whenever I can. The boxing training is pretty good exercise, too. On the weekends I go out and run, unless I'm feeling lazy.
Just out of curiosity, are there any gyms close to where you live, Kuat?
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 31, 2008 17:28:27 GMT -8
Wake up at around 620 each morning, crush rocks with my bear hands, and crush rocks when I do push-ups. I also put rocks on my stomach and crush them when I do crunches. It works out pretty well.
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Post by Kuat on Mar 31, 2008 19:22:23 GMT -8
Well, during the weekdays (or whenever I'm at my grandpa's house) I lift weights, working alternating muscles on alternating days, and do daily crunches. I also use the stationary bike whenever I can. The boxing training is pretty good exercise, too. On the weekends I go out and run, unless I'm feeling lazy. Just out of curiosity, are there any gyms close to where you live, Kuat? Actually, the school has an on campus gym insanely close, like five steps outta my dorm. It also has everything you need, a pretty sweet deal that I just started using. Any suggestions as to a regimen by the way? Hey Vampy, quick question: do you also defecate gunpowder? Just asking. |
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 31, 2008 19:43:27 GMT -8
The sickly, rail-thin intellectual look is still paying off.
I've been considering an every Friday kind of thing, though.
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Post by Inaaca on Mar 31, 2008 20:42:25 GMT -8
I've been trying to get into the habit of doing crunches/sit ups, mainly because I'm concerned about lower back strength. I haven't really managed a consistent routine out of it yet, though.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 31, 2008 20:49:23 GMT -8
I thought crunches worked out your stomach? Christ, I guess I got it on backwards!
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Post by Inaaca on Mar 31, 2008 20:56:19 GMT -8
Strong abdominal muscles are one of the major things that support your back. So they're directly related.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 31, 2008 20:59:51 GMT -8
Well, Simpsons' references aside, thanks for the info.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 1, 2008 11:39:23 GMT -8
I tend to do 15-20 minutes of stretching on Tuesdays through Fridays. It's really more to wake myself up though. I've recently begun to add push-ups (very, very little). Maybe I'll add crunches and jump roping too, for that hot bod, ya know.
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Post by Dex on Apr 2, 2008 8:03:58 GMT -8
Brian: Your routine sounds good, but might I suggest adding some upper body exercises? If you do push-ups, that will work out your abs too. Try to do as many push-ups as you can and get back to me on the number.
Andrew: Your routine sounds perfect, but if you specified what muscles you were targeting I might be able to help you more.
Adrian: I could help you implement a routine.
Patrick: You would have to tell me what you want to have/to keep and I could recommend some exercises.
Sean: It sounds like you're trying to target core muscles. I would recommend jogging (that always gets my lower back), crunches like you've been doing and maybe some squats or lunges.
Anta: Your routine sounds great if you're trying to increase flexibility and the jump rope cardio is great too.
The only thing I'm doing right now is push-ups every other day. D:
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Apr 2, 2008 8:27:06 GMT -8
Brian: Your routine sounds good, but might I suggest adding some upper body exercises? If you do push-ups, that will work out your abs too. Try to do as many push-ups as you can and get back to me on the number. Andrew: Your routine sounds perfect, but if you specified what muscles you were targeting I might be able to help you more. Adrian: I could help you implement a routine. Patrick: You would have to tell me what you want to have/to keep and I could recommend some exercises. Sean: It sounds like you're trying to target core muscles. I would recommend jogging (that always gets my lower back), crunches like you've been doing and maybe some squats or lunges. Anta: Your routine sounds great if you're trying to increase flexibility and the jump rope cardio is great too. The only thing I'm doing right now is push-ups every other day. D: Well that's cool. I've actually been wanting to ask you what I should eat daily to lose weight. Like you know, say if I want to eat two meals a day, what should they comprise of? Make them small meals too, I want to lose weight first. Then change my meals to get buff. I REALLY want to to parkour. |
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Post by Lady V on Apr 2, 2008 9:03:16 GMT -8
I've been doing push-ups and sit-ups, as well as squats with 10lb weights. I'm trying to get as buff as Rhona Mitra from Doomsday.  |
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Post by The Dankness on Apr 2, 2008 9:10:22 GMT -8
Andrew: Your routine sounds perfect, but if you specified what muscles you were targeting I might be able to help you more. Chest, lats, and shoulders on certain days, and then biceps, triceps, and legs on the other days. My stomach and neck I try and work everyday. I've been doing push-ups and sit-ups, as well as squats with 10lb weights. I'm trying to get as buff as Rhona Mitra from Doomsday. I'm gonna start watching my neck from now on!  |
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Apr 2, 2008 9:32:33 GMT -8
I've been doing push-ups and sit-ups, as well as squats with 10lb weights. I'm trying to get as buff as Rhona Mitra from Doomsday. She was actually acceptably buff. Buff, but not to the point where it was like dude-buff. And that's NASTY buff. For a woman at least. |
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 2, 2008 10:10:13 GMT -8
I really don't care for working on my body. I'm fine with how it is now, maybe a little more definition in general but whatever. I just need to get a regimen to keep me healthy. I have a feeling that my years of college slackery is up and I need to look after the internals. I have way more energy at night than I should and my immune system is poorer than I would like. Just need to get my ass up, jog to the gym, do some light workout to drive the heart, etc.
I already have a relatively healthy diet as Trader Joe's is the cheapest, most excessable grocery store around here.
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Post by Kuat on Apr 2, 2008 12:59:31 GMT -8
Brian: Your routine sounds good, but might I suggest adding some upper body exercises? If you do push-ups, that will work out your abs too. Try to do as many push-ups as you can and get back to me on the number. Thanks for the advice! Heh, actually that was the impetus to start the thread because I just am doing some arbitrary stuff, needed some feedback. I feel like I should know more a great deal about this from school, but we're taught surprisingly little exercise physiology. |
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Post by Dragoondachemist on Apr 4, 2008 17:18:19 GMT -8
Well that's cool. I've actually been wanting to ask you what I should eat daily to lose weight. Like you know, say if I want to eat two meals a day, what should they comprise of? Make them small meals too, I want to lose weight first. Then change my meals to get buff. I REALLY want to to parkour. Eating can be a big hurtle when it comes to losing weight, but I have come across four easy rules when it comes to eating. 1. Eat when your hungry. Your hungry so eat, otherwise your slowing your metabolisms down and telling your body it will not be getting food any time soon. So what happens is your body goes into fat storage mode. 2. Eat what you want. Don't go making food forbidden or certain food forbidden. What happens is you will start thinking about it all day long and then you get it and binge on it. Also, that mean if you don't like it don't go eating it. 3. Eat consciously. Pay attention to what you eat, that is how full your stomach is. So turn off the TV, don't read, just pay attention to what your eating, remove the distractions. One thing to do is take a bitw and put down the utensil and then chew. Not only are you tasting the food (hopefully enjoying it), but your allowing time for your stomach to signal that your full. 4. When your full STOP. Real easy if your eating consciously. If you get hungry in an hour eat some more, your body knows what it needs and is sending signals. The thing is your body can be simplified into a computer analogy very easily. It sends signals and you either listen to them or don't. When it comes to food, eat all colors of fruits and vegetables. The different colors have different vitamins and minerals. Chicken is good protein, but beef has a protein that builds muscle. Fish is a great protein, but too much fish can lead to exposing yourself to too much mercury. Avoid white carbs since they turn to sugars in your system and stick with whole wheat. Don't get tricked by "whole wheat" bread. If the label says wheat flour your only part way to whole wheat bread. Finally, ALWAYS IN MODERATION. I know I said eat what you want, but don't just eat steak, eat steak and something else you like. Mix it up. Take your vitamins. There is no way your getting enough vitamins and minerals from the food you eat. Women should take a vitamin geared for them and men should take one geared for them. One reason is women need iron for blood loss, but too much iron in a man's system has been linked to prostate cancer. Also, if you don't eat fish, take a fish oil supplement, its one of the only sources of omega-6, a protein that is very good to the heart. About exercise. All exercise is a workout, but not all workouts are exercise. This is a bit about semantics, but an exercise is getting the heart rate up over 120 (variable to age) and keeping it their for at least 25 minutes. The thing is that you don't want your heart rate to go over 140-160, otherwise your working harder for no reason and breaking down muscle storage. The thing is, after 25 minutes is when the body actual starts using calories that it has stored. So the first 25 minutes you are only burning through current energy, all work after that is burring stored energy. BEWARE, working out for more than an hour is when the body starts to use muscle to keep energy up, that is unless you want to loss muscle. The benefits of stretching are increased flexibility and injury prevention. The negatives of pre-stretching before a work out is your release a chemical in your muscles that prevents muscle growth. Instead do a warm up, which is manly getting your heart rate up and going thru a motion that replicates what you would be doing. So mimic doing a bicep curl before doing a bicep curl. Warm up in the beginning and stretch at the end. Not only is stretching at the end a good thing, but the benefits of stretching are multiplied (I think the figure was 4 times, but I can't remember) after a work out. The miraculous placebo effect and less stress in your life will make thing easier. If you think your working out if will positively affect you. Studies have show that if you do a job that has any physical movement and you understand that the movement is exercise it will affect you positively. So to put it in perspective, walking is exercise, just remember that. Also, stress is a huge cause of many things that cause human problems. Find something that is stress relief, punching bag, blowing stuff up in video games, exercising, yoga, and do it. After all of that the best thing you can possible do for yourself is get some sleep. It helps you live longer, be more alert, and repairs your body. Well that the basics from my education in health, psychology, wellness. I have more, but I got stuff to do. |
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