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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: snickers on December 03, 2010, 11:50:06 AM
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I know, I know. Sexy D already made a post your abs thread. I was wondering if any SLAP posters have daily or scheduled work out routines such as running or biking or going to the gym? Lets discuss.
I take my fat ass to the gym three times a week for 3 hours day including an hour of cardio, an hour of chest and abdomen and an hour of lower body. I also ride my bike for 5 miles twice a week.
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I miss working out. Need to lose 20 lbs.
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Damn Snickers, I'm usually only there for like an hour and change 3-4 times a week. I'm gonna start going more often once finals are done and vacation/winter begins.
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I used to exercise regularly for about 3 years, then just pretty much stopped once I got into skating. Been thinking about getting back into, especially with winter just around the corner. I love exercise outside of skating... makes me feel better, helps with insomnia, pretty much only good comes from it haha.
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Damn Snickers, I'm usually only there for like an hour and change 3-4 times a week. I'm gonna start going more often once finals are done and vacation/winter begins.
Started this regiment about two months ago. I started to form a gnarly potbelly after getting sober and the history of diabetes and heart disease in my keeps me motivated to get and stay healthy.
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i go running 3 or 4 times a week and do sit ups and pushups and shit about once a week. need to do more cuz i still have a fucking beer gut . even with all the running and skateboarding. i hate gyms but i think i might join my work one since it's convenient and paying for it inspires me to use it. i prefer being outside though, not in an air conditioned room with stupid sports games on tv
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I go to the gym, usually around twice a week. I run, too, and used to do boxing and stuff, but my life is way too hectic currently to have time for anything but a couple of weekly gym sessions. I tend to have a cyclic record of gym attendance, in which I will go through periods of intense workout devotion followed by periods of intense donuts.
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I am not fat (I weigh 160 and am 5"8) and have a pretty damn good metabolism where I can drink beer and eat like shit and not gain that much weight but recently I noticed since I am going to be 30 next year that I am starting to actually retain weight. Only 2 years ago, I weighed 145. I decided to join the gym about a month and a half ago and go about 3-4 times a week but feel like it's doing nothing. I don't get how people (like Snickers) have such a crazy workout schedule. I do about an hour at most and that includes a 2 mile run that takes 20 minutes and miscellaneous work outs for the remaining hour. By the end of it, I am tired as shit!
My goal is to weigh a solid 170 with hardly any body fat. I am even thinking about getting a bike too just to add to the workout but since it is winter, I'll think about doing that in the summer.
Question for you guys.....are free weights that more effective or are machines just as effective? Reason why I ask is I don't do free weights at all cause I got stuck benching by myself and someone had to help me after like 30 seconds of the weights being on my chest. Been shook ever since.
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I need to get in shape. I'm going to start doing that insane workout. I just downloaded it. I just have to get motivated. Anyone got any tips for motivation?
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I need to get in shape. I'm going to start doing that insane workout. I just downloaded it. I just have to get motivated. Anyone got any tips for motivation?
get ripped, get bitches 8)
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Twice a week I do 5 sets of 25 push ups and 30 stomach crunches and some exercises with a couple 15 lb. dumbbells. I go to yoga every Wednesday through work and try to get in another 20-40 minutes a couple times a week at home. I go hiking and mountain biking whenever I get a chance. I am still not skinny though. I would exercise way more if I had the time. I like to eat and drink like a viking. Having a family and household to take care of means that if you are taking care of yourself or indulging in your own hobbies that you are neglecting someone or something else.
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ahh, this thread is going to be embaressing when Dallas post his abs and re names it, how much can you bench?
I got a membership in 04 when I blew my knee out, I was 21.
Shit can be totally gay, and full of douchebags, but if you make the bes tof it, it can be very rewarding.
I basically go 6 days a week for an hour and a half, mostly running, biking and doing lots of leg exersizes,balance exersizes I am re habbing from tearing all the ligiments in my ankle last spring, ? I am not rushing back onto a board.
I bought a mountain bike last summer and rode that alot to try and keep in shape.
Free weights are good for working stabalizing muscles, but machines are good to push yourself and not having to worry about getting
hurt
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Gym thread? hahahahaha.
How much ya' bench bro?
You want to work out your core or legs? Skateboard. You want to work on your arms? Get a job.
People with office jobs aren't supposed to have big arms. Big arms mean you do man's work for a living.
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i was a fintess freak for probably a solid 8 years and got really good results using the body for life program that i highly recomend: http://bodyforlife.com/ (http://bodyforlife.com/)
you really can get shredded in 3 months on that program and it has a cheat day which IMHO makes it way more managable and like i said before i kept it up for 8 years.
the begining of this year, i had to go to therapy 3 hours a week for my back and started working 60 hour weeks and this resulted in me gaining 10 lbs because after working 10-12 hour shifts, coming home exhausted and not having worked out, i pretty much just wanted to drink and eat. i've since got my back sorted out and no longer am in therapy but haven't been able to get back into a good consistent routine. i've stayed pretty good on my diet but i never diet as good when i don't work out because when i'm working out i don't want to waste the effort i put in so i'm less likely to cheat. i try to ride my bike as much as possible and i'm starting to feel my motivation coming back to me but i'm still working 12 hour days and will be for at least another month so i might wait till the new years before trying to seriously get back into it and i'm thinking about getting some weights for the garage and just jogging in the neighborhood because i'm seriously over the gym. i hate being in there with all those people, especially after spending all day in doors at work.
Question for you guys.....are free weights that more effective or are machines just as effective? Reason why I ask is I don't do free weights at all cause I got stuck benching by myself and someone had to help me after like 30 seconds of the weights being on my chest. Been shook ever since.
free weights will give you a beter overall workout because you have to use stabalizer muscles to balance so you work out more areas. if you are having a hard time with bar bells then use dumb bells to build up your strenght. don't fall for that gym mentality bullshit about lifting heavy, instead treat it like skating and work out at you level so that you can have good form (or style). lift weights like stefan and not torry... it's more fun and you get better results. if you want to go heavier then build up strenght through doing progressively heavier weight for each set.
see the body for life link for full details but basically for chest you'd pick two exercises, say dumb bell presses and dumb bell flys and then do your set like this:
set 1
presses 12 at 45lbs
set 2
presses 10 at 55lbs
set 3
presses 8 at 65lbs
set 4
presses 6 at 75lbs
set 5
presses 12 at 50lbs
-followed immediately by
flys 12 at 25lbs
adjust the weight so it makes sense for you and i'd encourage you to take notes at first so that you can progress. so for 2 weeks you keep it here then the next 2 weeks bump it by 5lbs and if you find that it's too heavy put it in your notes. after a month change to too different exercises. do that for each body part once a week and you'll be golden, alternating lifting with cardio days. i do 3 body parts a day and it takes 45 mins and cardio if you do BFL takes 20 mins but it'll be the worst 20mins of your day and never gets easier.
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I read that book and followed the workout for about a year. the first three months, I dropped almost 30 pounds. Worked really well for fast weight loss and the diet that goes with it was pretty good. Lots of small meals.
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"Bro, its rough being buff."
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I have a serious binge eating problem, dunno how it started but I basically feel starving all the time. So I gain weight quickly.
So once a year or so I go on a 3 month diet/excercise plan, nothing crazy.twice a week for an hour and a half in the gym(watch prank patrol exclusively), and one or two 45 min runs and 100 situps and pushups a week as well. Not a healthy way to live I know. Also I try and not get high untill I'm done workin it out, helps with motivation for sure.
What do u guys pay for ur gym memberships? Our local community place is 2.25 drop in, but only from 10 pm till midnight twice a week.but it has a nice pool/sauna/hot tub that is included for that price. The hours suck though so I'm lookin for somewhere else currently
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People with office jobs aren't supposed to have big arms. Big arms mean you do man's work for a living.
chicks dig the guns though, bro
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I used to follow a strict routine but schools stopped that. Here's what I do now:
Mon, Wed, Fri - Legs and abs. NEVER leave out squats. They're a extremely good workout and legs muscles are much better to develop than upper body (excluding abs). Also remember this, the abs are the core of the body. Do you want a core made out of wood or steel? Better developed your abs are the more you can lift (both upper and lower).
Tues, Thurs, Sat - Upper body and run. I've been "forgetting to run", I don't run as much...which is bad. Once Christmas breaks hits I'm going on a strict running schedule. My abs and legs have been losing some muscle.
Sun - Rest, always put at least a day for resting.
And free weights are better than machines. Unless you suffered from an injury in the past, do machine weights...they tend to put less stress on the body. Also isolate the muscles, for example use dumbbells for your biceps rather than using a bar.
And most of all eat healthy. you won't see good results if you neglect your diet. Diet>exercise, always remember that. And the myth of just eating meat to gain muscle is false, eat a huge variety of foods.
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Lift weights like Stefan and not Torey...haha! That's great. Thanks for the advice. Sounds like a logical routine.
What do u guys pay for ur gym memberships? Our local community place is 2.25 drop in, but only from 10 pm till midnight twice a week.but it has a nice pool/sauna/hot tub that is included for that price. The hours suck though so I'm lookin for somewhere else currently
Right now I got to 24 Hour Fitness. I actually have a free 3 month pass cause there was a class action lawsuit that passed. Bunch of people that used to go to 24 Hour all got the passes as compensation. But I think since the economy is bad that you can literally go month to month for like $20 a month. My dad did a contract for like 3 years and pays like $9 a month or something like that. And I only go to 24 Hour cause it's on the way home and they actually stay open for 24 hours. I like working out in the evening or at night.
Gym thread? hahahahaha.
How much ya' bench bro?
You want to work out your core or legs? Skateboard. You want to work on your arms? Get a job.
People with office jobs aren't supposed to have big arms. Big arms mean you do man's work for a living.
I know this is a skate forum and was pretty surprised to see this post even made but I doubt people on here are working out to look like the Jersey Shore guys. Fuck....I seen some real motherfucker let themselves go in the past couple of years cause they have jobs and are married or have kids. No fucking pride in looking like a pile of shit. I think it's just healthy in general. If you skate as your workout...more power to you. I just can't skate no more and need other things to make myself move.
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I know this is a skate forum and was pretty surprised to see this post even made but I doubt people on here are working out to look like the Jersey Shore guys. Fuck....I seen some real motherfucker let themselves go in the past couple of years cause they have jobs and are married or have kids. No fucking pride in looking like a pile of shit.
true that. I could never reach the bulk of those Jersey Shore dude, way too fuckin big. I'm pleased with my body, just toned.
I know exatly what you mean. Fuck, even some people I graduated with (2008) are packing on the pounds. I could never let myself, go.
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I had to work out for physical therapy a couple of years ago and I loved it. Nowadays I train 3 or 4 times per week, just lifting, I hate cardio in a gym + skating counts as a really good cardio workout.
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god how i wish skating or biking was enough for me to stay lean
the jersey shore guys are juicing, you don't get on some rambo shreddage without juice
the number one reason to work out is skating. my friends i grew up skating with can't skate even if they wanted to these days because they aren't fit enough to. keeping the weight of and keeping your strenght up definitely is essential and if your desk jockey, what esle you going to do?
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still don't understand why some people think exercising is a "bro activity"... what's wrong with getting some extra exercise outside of skating?
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skating counts as a really good cardio workout.
Even if you push ALOT I would assume that over the years your body just adjusts to that kind of 'exercise' and it's really only putting your heart under minimal strain.
When I was younger I used to play footaball (soccer) and basketball alot and I would have regarded myself as being extremely fit from training, doing laps, beep tests etc. It wasn't until a few years ago when I was playing football (soccer) again that I realised just how unfit I was since dropping all those sports. I think that unless you skate like Busenitz, skateboarding doesn't really test your body as such - there's no discipline and there's shit loads of resting in between dropping in etc.
When was the last time you were breathless from skating?
I got a membership in 04 when I blew my knee out, I was 21.
Shit can be totally gay, and full of douchebags, but if you make the bes tof it, it can be very rewarding.
Tell me about it. It's actually unbearable most of the time. The worst is when they flex in between reps. :-X
In college we're entitled to use the gym for free but I find it incredibly hard to motivate myself to go simply because the music/jock combination is just too bad.
As for me, this year I've started cycling 6.8 miles a day (according to google maps) I swim when I can. Eat well.
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god how i wish skating or biking was enough for me to stay lean
the jersey shore guys are juicing, you don't get on some rambo shreddage without juice
the number one reason to work out is skating. my friends i grew up skating with can't skate even if they wanted to these days because they aren't fit enough to. keeping the weight of and keeping your strenght up definitely is essential and if your desk jockey, what esle you going to do?
You don't need to use steroids to get as big as those guys, I'm pretty big and just eat lots of food, clean food. + I cycle a lot, m not from the states and here it's normal to use bicycles for transport when you don't have to travel really long distances.
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^^^^Or buy the Situations DVD.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp7VXYNyiXg&playnext=1&list=PLAC811D518E2F2B80&index=6#)
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Like OMG, that's gonna change my life.
Damn, he's got some serious chickenlegs, poor guy.
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skating counts as a really good cardio workout.
When I was younger I used to play footaball (soccer) and basketball alot and I would have regarded myself as being extremely fit from training, doing laps, beep tests etc. It wasn't until a few years ago when I was playing football (soccer) again that I realised just how unfit I was since dropping all those sports. I think that unless you skate like Busenitz, skateboarding doesn't really test your body as such - there's no discipline and there's shit loads of resting in between dropping in etc.
When was the last time you were breathless from skating?
I skated mostly parks and ramps for years and just recently started going out street skating semi regularly again. Street skating is tough if you're used to skating smooth parks. Pushing around the neighborhood for a few hours takes a a lot out of you.
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When I'm home from school during winter and summer breaks I work out a ton but when I'm at school I don't do shit and it fuckin sucks. I'm pretty skiiny with a good metabolism, so its not weight I'm worried about, its my horrible sleeping and no exercise schedule making me feel like shit thats got me worried, and whoever thinks skating is a real good workout is regular.
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I'm always out of breath skating, most guys I skate with are.long lines, trying a trick over and over, isn't that common?
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I work out my right bicep almost every night.
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http://www.bodyrock.tv/ (http://www.bodyrock.tv/)
I beat off to this girl working out while drinking beer. great workout.
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My home gym consists of:
bike on a trainer (essentially a stationary bike)
bench with 165 lbs of free weights
20 lb and 25 lb dumbbells
perfect pullup
perfect pushup
40lb flack jacket weight vest
heart rate monitor
exercise ball
Three times a week a do at minimum
1 hour on the bike with heart rate monitor (target heart rate 145-160)
3 sets of 15 pushups with 40 lb flack jacket
3 sets of 30 ball sit ups
4 sets of 5 pullups
from there I do various free weight exercises. I need to do more deadlifts and squats. Also, if I feel like it, I go to workout at the base gym.
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this book is hilarious and awesome
(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190134886l/1906459.jpg)
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I found this shit over the summer lol...this guy looks odd.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/transformation.jpg)
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How do I mark a thread "Ignore" ???
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2-3 days per week athletic training : bodyweight/plyo/core strength stuff...
2 days a week weights
1-2 days a week yoga
1-2 days a week ball hockey
1-2 days a week skate/skim/snowboard, I probably skate the most.....
I'm skinny as hell so I don't really need to excercise but I like it.....I think if I wasn't in decent shape I wouldn't be skating anymore.
I was never athletic at all growing up which is why I probably ended up skating.....
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How do I mark a thread "Ignore" ???
By focusing your account?
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*bro alert*
I work in a welding shop so, keeping somewhat fit is a must. Seen scrawny dudes try and weld....never works out. I used to jog a lot. Not quite sure why I stopped. I can genuinely tell the difference when I skate. I'm already tired 15 minutes into the session. I have problems with insomnia on occasion so late night works out truly help. I suppose it's best to work a different muscle every time you work out.
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skating is the best workout, you work all the muscles you use while skating because you're skating. I played basketball for awhile and thought it would help out but it did the opposite. Excercising in general is good i am not against it.
EDIT: it should be noted that in the burrprint two by gucci mane, gucci mane states "i ain't done pushups and im still looking good as a muthafucka"
This means that working out is no longer mandatory for "killing it" at life.
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i'm getting a lot of good tips on physical fitness reading this thread, as i sit at a computer drinking beer
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I went from a fatass 208lbs. to a lean 168 in 5 months, despite an over-30 metabolism, and while simultaneously boosting my 1 rep max in bench press from around 145 to 215.
I've streamlined my workout into two days:
day 1: standing overhead press (clean from floor), bench press, incline press, deadlift
day 2: wide-grip pullups, medium-grip pullups, standing barbell curl, standing alternating dumbbell curl
Reps of 5, never to failure, as per the advice of strength trainer Pavel Tsatouline.
As for diet, still sticking to raw fruits, but cottage cheese and lean fish & poultry are good protein sources. Definitely steer clear of cooked grains (rice, wheat, pasta, etc.) and keep the daily cals under 2000 and you'll see the fat go bye-bye quick.
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I went from a fatass 208lbs. to a lean 168 in 5 months, despite an over-30 metabolism, and while simultaneously boosting my 1 rep max in bench press from around 145 to 215.
I've streamlined my workout into two days:
day 1: standing overhead press (clean from floor), bench press, incline press, deadlift
day 2: wide-grip pullups, medium-grip pullups, standing barbell curl, standing alternating dumbbell curl
Reps of 5, never to failure, as per the advice of strength trainer Pavel Tsatouline.
As for diet, still sticking to raw fruits, but cottage cheese and lean fish & poultry are good protein sources. Definitely steer clear of cooked grains (rice, wheat, pasta, etc.) and keep the daily cals under 2000 and you'll see the fat go bye-bye quick.
RAW
FRUIT
DIET
ABS
ABS
ABS
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Being a skater + graduating college I was afraid that I wouldn't be around that many girls anymore, so I joined the YMCA in August, and let me tell you....Bitches. On. Deck. :o
I've always been down for exercise, but that meathead shit is kinda weird. A nigga walking around looking like Batista for no fucking reason.
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A nigga walking around looking like Batista for no fucking reason.
HAHA
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I never considered working out until I decided to enlist in the Navy. I have been doing this workout regimen called P90x to pass my physical and let me tell you its intense. The trainer host guy on it is fucking hilarious.
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I think muscles should be functional and non bulky.
I would start distance running, but I fucking cannot commit to that shit long enough to even begin to see any improvement in anything. Although I did sleep better at night whenever I ran.
And I always had to wake up before sunrise to get a run in, because frankly, I'm really self-conscious about that shit. Don't want other humans to laugh at my bad form and my panting/wheezing/cramping.
I've thought of just blowing a shitload of money on frivolous running gear to force myself to use it, but that could very well backfire and I'd be out of $$$.
It's winter guys! Let's just pile out and gorge for a few months, leave the regret for later!
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I spend every winter at gym. When it's summer i just skate and drink beer
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This is the "If you don't make eye contact it's not gay" version of Dallas' thread.
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don't be a pussy and lift heavy weights
squats, deadlifts, and presses are your main lifts
eat natural foods
shit sucks; especially when weights get real fucking heavy (which they do), and you can't eat a delicious ass cheeseburger cuz even thinking about makes you wanna throw up
it's always worth it though, henry rollins does it...just sayin...
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don't be a pussy and lift heavy weights
squats, deadlifts, and presses are your main lifts
eat natural foods
shit sucks; especially when weights get real fucking heavy (which they do), and you can't eat a delicious ass cheeseburger cuz even thinking about makes you wanna throw up
it's always worth it though, henry rollins does it...just sayin...
I love deadlifts, it's kinda weird that nobody seems to do heavy compounds. People are always impressed when you are lifting heavy, but somehow they think that a 1000 sets of curls and situps is gonna make then look good.
I still hate gyms, but I don't have enough space to build a homegym, sucks.
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Go skating you losers.
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Go skating you losers.
Skating with a sprained ankle + lots of snow is kinda hard. And why do some sk8rzz bitch when somebody does more sports than just skating?
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Skating with a sprained ankle + lots of snow is kinda hard. And why do some sk8rzz bitch when somebody does more sports than just skating?
Going to a gym is not a "sport." It's something inactive and uncreative people do to stay fit. I'm down with staying fit, I just do it other ways. I skate, I swim in the ocean, I go on hikes and climb around. If I end up more muscular or less fat, its a nice side effect of living an active life style.
Going to a gym is a pathetic and uncreative way of pretending that you actually live an active lifestyle.
This is the "If you don't make eye contact it's not gay" version of Dallas' thread.
Exactly.
And to the guy who said he goes to the gym because he doesn't skate anymore, you are the point that I am proving. I don't have anything against people who never skated in the first place, but I've said it before, I can not relate to people who used to skate and quit. Those are the most pathetic humans on earth. They have found perfection, and turned away from it.
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Hey, for me it supplements another sport ;) And sure, it's not as 'creative' as skating, but why the fuck should everything be as creative is possible as possible? I'm not trying to be some hip artsy guy, I love skating, but also love lifting heavy stuff, what's wrong with that?
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Nothing. I hate how the only things that are "accepted" outside of skating is doing gay shit that either has to do with art or nature. I mean going hiking or climbing is cool, but you can't look down on someone because they don't want to do that shit.
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Nothing. I hate how the only things that are "accepted" outside of skating is doing gay shit that either has to do with art or nature. I mean going hiking or climbing is cool, but you can't look down on someone because they don't want to do that shit.
I just can't stand the people that have the attitude that if you do anything other than skate it's not cool. People can have several different interests, it doesn't all have to be skating.
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^ Agreed, but just because other things are ok, doesn't make being a gym rat ok.
Hey, for me it supplements another sport ;) And sure, it's not as 'creative' as skating, but why the fuck should everything be as creative is possible as possible? I'm not trying to be some hip artsy guy, I love skating, but also love lifting heavy stuff, what's wrong with that?
It's not a sport. I'm not saying what you do has to involve being creative, I am saying that fitness should be a reflection of an active lifestyle, not a gym membership. Cool people have other goals and have fitness as a nice side effect. Losers buy gym memberships so they can get muscular for the purpose of their own vanity. I find vanity off-putting.
Let's stop talking about the gym bros, what about the Tan and laundry part? Gotta look fresh for the clubs down in Oceanside, NJ, right?
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It's not a sport. I'm not saying what you do has to involve being creative, I am saying that fitness should be a reflection of an active lifestyle, not a gym membership. Cool people have other goals and have fitness as a nice side effect. Losers buy gym memberships so they can get muscular for the purpose of their own vanity. I find vanity off-putting.
Still don't agree. I'm not the type of person that's look to reach Arnold's size...I don't desire that. I work out for being healthy, both mentally and psychically. I was getting girls left and right before I started working out, so it wasn't solely for looks. I like developing muscle, I've been fascinated with the human body as a child. And my exercise wouldn't be restricted to a gym, but not everyone has the access to oceans, mountains, etc. And who said being active can't involve a gym? People have their own views.
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My regime consists of taking pictures of myself flexing my muscles in my bathroom mirror with my shirt off. I post 30 at a time on facebook four times a week. Never to exhaustion though.
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Skating with a sprained ankle + lots of snow is kinda hard. And why do some sk8rzz bitch when somebody does more sports than just skating?
Going to a gym is a pathetic and uncreative way of pretending that you actually live an active lifestyle.
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This is the "If you don't make eye contact it's not gay" version of Dallas' thread.
And to the guy who said he goes to the gym because he doesn't skate anymore, you are the point that I am proving. I don't have anything against people who never skated in the first place, but I've said it before, I can not relate to people who used to skate and quit. Those are the most pathetic humans on earth. They have found perfection, and turned away from it.
several people have mentioned jogging, yogga, biking, home gyms, medicine balls, etc... not everyone lives in SF where it's a beautiful city with 70 degree weather or have the room for home gyms. just having a shower at my work changed the options i have for fitness a ton. also not everyone can stay fit with just skating, i know if i could i would't mess with anything else but for me any workout that is fun generally doesn't get the kind of results i need to stay as lean as i like to be. not everyone who works out is a bro and even though bro's have their issues i think there is something to respect in the amount of dedication that it takes to get in good shape regardless of if that's your thing or not. juice heads are cheating and that's always lame but anyone that is doing that shit natural is putting a lot of effort into not being a fat pile of shit.
and as far as guys who work in offices not needing to have any muscle on them, that's just rediculous. my wife and i both find toned physique attractive, why not put in a little work to keep things interesting in your marrage? my marrage is doing pretty good these days so maybe it's not such a bad idea to keep things interesting for your partner by taking care of yourself and fitness is one of the many areas where you can do that.
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It's not a sport. I'm not saying what you do has to involve being creative, I am saying that fitness should be a reflection of an active lifestyle, not a gym membership. Cool people have other goals and have fitness as a nice side effect. Losers buy gym memberships so they can get muscular for the purpose of their own vanity. I find vanity off-putting.
Even if you don't aspire for Arnold's size, the mere fact of working out just to look good at a gym is vain. And you don't need mountains or an Ocean to stay fit. Go do something. Adults all act as if they are too cool for all sports but working out at a gym. Its fucking pathetic.
Also, kids don't want to work out in gyms or healthclubs. When they want to be active, they play sports, they ride their bikes around the neighborhood, they have snowball fights. Suddenly, puberty comes along, and people want to go to the gym. Tell me that its just a coincidence that nobody gives a fuck about working out like that until they notice the opposite sex. I want to see how far you will take your defense of such an obviously meathead attitude.
But whatever bros, if you are all about the GTL before the club, do your thing fancy boys. Oh, and stop making fun of poor Dallas. He obviously is just a more successful version of the gym bros in here.
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You do realize that skateboarders are pretty much the only "athletes" that don't hit the gym?
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I know this is a skate forum and was pretty surprised to see this post even made but I doubt people on here are working out to look like the Jersey Shore guys. Fuck....I seen some real motherfucker let themselves go in the past couple of years cause they have jobs and are married or have kids. No fucking pride in looking like a pile of shit.
I know exatly what you mean. Fuck, even some people I graduated with (2008) are packing on the pounds. I could never let myself, go.
agreed and agreed. It annoys me how some of my buddies will give me shit and say their bro jokes cause I go to the gym but in the grand scheme of things, why NOT go to the gym or work out in general? You look and feel better and healthier and it's good injury prevention for everyone, including skateboarders (go fucking figure). That's why I love summer so much because you can do some weight lifting in the gym but for everything else, just go outside and skate, hike, swim, kayak, etc etc etc.
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You do realize that skateboarders are pretty much the only "athletes" that don't hit the gym?
You do realize that skateboarders are pretty much the only "athletes" that are cool?
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Hell no. As a whole skateboarders are one of the lamest groups of people. Basketball players and boxers shit on skateboarders as far as coolness goes.
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Hell no. As a whole skateboarders are one of the lamest groups of people. Basketball players and boxers shit on skateboarders as far as coolness goes.
I'm glad you are backing the gym rats.
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This makes me like COTG.
Going to the gym can even supplement skateboarding, but I guess that is a 'jock' mentallity, so not cool here? What do you guys think about olympic lifting, is that some lame bro shit too?
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Gipper, I feel you on the workout vanity thing, but there's other benefits to regular exercise. I imagine a 30 minute workout in the gym is equivalent to an intense multi hour skate sesh. I doubt most adults sitting at a desk all day have the time to get comparable exercise from leisure activities alone.
But what do I know? Besides riding my bike, my exercise regiment consists of skating, baseball and bowling, often with beer involved which negates any health benefits/calorie burning. I guess having fun is more important to me than toned abs.
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Even if you don't aspire for Arnold's size, the mere fact of working out just to look good at a gym is vain. And you don't need mountains or an Ocean to stay fit. Go do something. Adults all act as if they are too cool for all sports but working out at a gym. Its fucking pathetic.
Also, kids don't want to work out in gyms or healthclubs. When they want to be active, they play sports, they ride their bikes around the neighborhood, they have snowball fights. Suddenly, puberty comes along, and people want to go to the gym. Tell me that its just a coincidence that nobody gives a fuck about working out like that until they notice the opposite sex. I want to see how far you will take your defense of such an obviously meathead attitude.But whatever bros, if you are all about the GTL before the club, do your thing fancy boys. Oh, and stop making fun of poor Dallas. He obviously is just a more successful version of the gym bros in here.
I'm far from being vain. I don't want to look good for others, just myself, but like I mention before it's not the main reason why I go to the gym. Notice I put etc. at the end. That means sports hiking trails etc. I hate playing sports excluding dodge ball and soccer...I'm also interested in martial arts. But that's something I really don't want to do right now, I'm happy just lifting weights and running. The reason why kids start working out a little after puberty is because their bodies are not meant for lifting at a young age. I wouldn't let my child left weights (if it was their choice) until their freshman year in high school. Lol, tanning and taking your laundry to a cleaner is lame. I've seen the ugliness tanning brings to the body after years (if I get a tan because I don't wear sun screen that's a different story). And I'm far from having the meat head mentality, I don't flex, post pics of my body or moan when I'm lifting. My view on exercising is enjoying an activity and staying healthy.
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Mens sana in corpore sano
I also have to be fit if I plan to stay in the Navy. Physical fitness is beginning to play a bigger role in retention and advancement in my career field so that's one big reason for me to keep up with my workouts. As a command fitness leader, I am actively engaged in trying to slim down the fatties in my command. People are getting turned down for promotions and reenlistment due to being out of the regulated weight requirements.
I used to be the worst pile in college. Along with partying nightly, I would pretty much be at the buffet or eating fast food in excess. I never really got interested in being fit until I had my first kid. I've had to make a lot of lifestyle changes so I can be an active participant in my children's lives instead of being a pile on the couch. One thing I've noticed is a lot of my friends from high school are really fucking fat now.
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This is the "If you don't make eye contact it's not gay" version of Dallas' thread.
It wasn't my thread--I didn't start it. Just hijacked it unintentionally. 8)
Oh yeah as for cardio, I just walk and skate. If you skate hard (repeatedly running and throwing down, going for multiple tricks in a row, you know how it's done) you'll get in the cardio target zone. If I had a bicycle I might do that sometimes, but I'm not really into it. Exercise bike is the most boring thing I could imagine.
One thing I've noticed is a lot of my friends from high school are really fucking fat now.
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I was getting girls left and right before I started working out
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This is the "If you don't make eye contact it's not gay" version of Dallas' thread.
It wasn't my thread--I didn't start it. Just hijacked it unintentionally. 8)
Oh yeah as for cardio, I just walk and skate. If you skate hard (repeatedly running and throwing down, going for multiple tricks in a row, you know how it's done) you'll get in the cardio target zone. If I had a bicycle I might do that sometimes, but I'm not really into it. Exercise bike is the most boring thing I could imagine.
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One thing I've noticed is a lot of my friends from high school are really fucking fat now.
Dude, I made a thread about conspiracy theories- Where the fuck were you?!
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Hell no. As a whole skateboarders are one of the lamest groups of people. Basketball players and boxers shit on skateboarders as far as coolness goes.
Agreed! If im not skating I rather hang out with people that don't skateboard. Most of the skateboarders are so regular.
And going to gym is not a sport? Wtf.. Running, lifting weights.. I consider it a sport
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As fat as Americans are, any type of exercise should be more than welcomed.
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i thought it was kinda weird when i read about reese forbes was doing some training for the highest ollie comp...but...
ten + years later, after a decade of never letting my injuries heal properly and knee surgery not too long ago, i perplexes me to see all these fragile motherfuckers jump down a millions of stairs without regard to their body. skaterboarders are some of the smallest dudes you'll ever meet (no homo), add that with daily jarring impact of street skating...that's probably not gonna feel too good down the road.
physical activity + regimen...just sayin'
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I lift weights and kick/punch around on a heavy bag here at my house... as one of the aforementioned office workers, it's not so much a question of needing big muscles, it's a matter of not turning into a pile of shit. I go more for reps, and honestly, as a pack-a-day smoker I can skate all day until I puke, which happens sometimes. I can't always supplement my ass in the chair time with skating (like Sleazy mentioned) but I can always go outside onto my back porch, rain or shine.
Not to mention, having had a ruptured disc, fucked up ankles, and knee surgery, working out whatever muscles I have in those areas helps. Also, when I look at the other 35 year old geeks I work with, I'm confident that I can take a good slam better than just about anyone in my office (or pretty much every mid 30's non skater I know). Most of that's because of skating, but being active when I can't roll helps. All that shit helps.
I very much want to be a skater when I'm much older than I am... I don't see the big deal with working out and trying to improve yourself physically if you can.
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how long you been working with the bags? i was thinking about getting a heavy bag and speed bag. seems like a fun way to burn some calories but wasn't sure if it got boring quick. you work through routines on them or just freestyle?
someone also told me bow flex was pretty good for home gym. anyone tried one? seems cool because it's light and portable.
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someone also told me bow flex was pretty good for home gym. anyone tried one? seems cool because it's light and portable.
Just get a barbell, a pair of dumbells and as much metal weight as you can find. Find a bench off craigslist for $20 or so.
Deadlifts work a greater number of muscles in tandem than any other lift but this is one of the best compound movements you can do:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYW749haYAQ#)
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Exercise bike is the most boring thing I could imagine.
I have it set up in my garage with a 32" flatscreen mounted in front of it with a media box and a couple hard drives worth of movies, documentaries, and skate videos. As boring as it may seem, l catch up to some of the tv shows like simpsons, walking dead, etc. or whatever while I'm doing it. Also, 145-160 heatrate isn't all that hard to keep up. I just set the resistance to the highest setting and occasionally sprint at intervals. Depending on my mood, I'll do 20 minute intervals broken up with free weights. Before I know it, I'm done and it really doesn't bum me out like the gyms on base where they have CNN, FOX news, or ESPN playing on the screens and I can watch harsh adult programs without my kids being exposed to it since it's not age appropriate for a 2 and 6 year old.
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that makes a lot of sense. i took a slightly different route and got one of these
(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/public/74vV0rLh4PtcWjOWfgJIOdIFmZ7z2ta6i_9n0rf8uQpXvyBO6AhmM6esVhxFfBpd61G8sUQHvVL_sE2J_ATihjW4RLdLJHZE2i6iWh_sNORMbQR_0yyPr1pe7Lom2C6rgXc5v08xuTN9gnLmHBqFpASQ9HF-klJRSmvzzzWxMWSj-DrBRA)
figuring i could take the kids for a jog with me but i like the angle of being able to catch up on non-kid\wife friendly shows while knocking out cardio. seems gnarly to hook all that up though.
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All you need is an external hard drive, hdmi cable, and one of these for the media player portion:
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Asus O!play
I got the omni mount to wall mount my flatscreen from amazon for $30 new (normally priced at $130)
http://www.amazon.com/Omnimount-4N1-M-Medium-Cantilever-WorldMount/dp/B000IBO4M6/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1291511114&sr=8-13 (http://www.amazon.com/Omnimount-4N1-M-Medium-Cantilever-WorldMount/dp/B000IBO4M6/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1291511114&sr=8-13)
Not hard at all. Set up in one day.
I do have a jogging stroller (actually I have 3 different jogging strollers, I make fun of my wife for her stroller collection). Too many hills and not enough sidewalk where I live.
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There's no way you can stay at an appreciable fitness level just by "living an active lifestyle" unless: 1. You're an aging baby boomer woman trying to stave off the menopause or 2. your "active lifestyle" involves competitive logging. I go to the gym because it fights stress, it's good for my overall health, and if by chance I encounter a bear, I might be able to wrestle it to the ground.
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I love working out. I don't know any other skateboarders that workout but there is no reason you can't do both. I skate everyday and go to the gym 5 or 6 times a week.
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My only fitness goal is to be the old guy who's grip commands respect. That grown man strength you can't get in a gym. I'm about half way done with a 60' stone masonry wall that hopefully has me well on my way.
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oh shit, SLAP's workin on it's fitness!!
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even my kittie's on the right track!!
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My only fitness goal is to be the old guy who's grip commands respect. That grown man strength you can't get in a gym. I'm about half way done with a 60' stone masonry wall that hopefully has me well on my way.
This is a real man.
All of you saying you can't stay fit by living an active lifestyle are fucking fooling yourself. The gym is a way of living an active lifestyle, just a really, really, really, uncreative way of doing so. Only a complete fucking dumbass would think that it is anything different.
All of you saying skateboarding isn't exercise are pussies who don't know how to charge a spot, or push around between spots. A day out skating for like 6 hours where you actually push the entire time is exhausting. Same with skating a bowl all day, that shit works out your stomache like nothing else. Crazy thing about it too, you aren't even worrying about how you look or how many reps you have left. You are focused on the intrinsic value of the activity.
That's what it all comes down to- why are you doing what you are doing? Does it have an intrinsic value? Fucking doing anything extrinsic.
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You really are one delusional fuck, you're in here saying that the gym is for uncreative stupid people, and real smart people get their exercise doing real activities, yet you constantly blast other leisure activities, you openly talk about how lame riding a bike and snowboarding are ALL THE FUCKING TIME. You remind me of my angry stoner friend who thinks everything he likes and does is awesome, smart and creative, and every interest/preference/activity he doesn't partake in or like is fuckin stupid and for lesser humans.
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fuck yes sons, throwin' down in da gym thread.
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the best work out i ever got skateboarding was trying to skate vert by myself.....
just skating is adequate excercise I think..like if you skated every day, you'd be fine...if you went home and got drunk everyday though....that might cancel the excercise....
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I don't think I've ever had 6 hours to devote to skateboarding in a single day since I graduated from college. Even then, it wasn't like I was skating the entire time before. A lot of those times were spent waiting for my other friends to take runs at the spot and straight up chilling. One of the funniest things that happened was getting my calves measured for a physical and finding my right calf was an inch larger in circumference since it got significantly more activity as my push foot.
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My only fitness goal is to be the old guy who's grip commands respect. That grown man strength you can't get in a gym. I'm about half way done with a 60' stone masonry wall that hopefully has me well on my way.
All of you saying you can't stay fit by living an active lifestyle are fucking fooling yourself. The gym is a way of living an active lifestyle, just a really, really, really, uncreative way of doing so. Only a complete fucking dumbass would think that it is anything different.
As an adult male during your mid 20's and 30's, you cannot achieve an appreciable level of fitness just living an "active lifestyle". You can't just walk around and swim occasionally and be in good shape - metabolism doesn't work that way.
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My knee's in a terrible shape so I have to go the gym 3 times a week, but it doesn't mean I don't do any other exercises while I'm there.
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It's not a sport. I'm not saying what you do has to involve being creative, I am saying that fitness should be a reflection of an active lifestyle, not a gym membership. Cool people have other goals and have fitness as a nice side effect. Losers buy gym memberships so they can get muscular for the purpose of their own vanity. I find vanity off-putting.
Still don't agree. I'm not the type of person that's look to reach Arnold's size...I don't desire that. I work out for being healthy, both mentally and psychically. I was getting girls left and right before I started working out, so it wasn't solely for looks. I like developing muscle, I've been fascinated with the human body as a child. And my exercise wouldn't be restricted to a gym, but not everyone has the access to oceans, mountains, etc. And who said being active can't involve a gym? People have their own views.
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Depends on where you live. ? When I lived in LA I hiked, biked and swam too to stay active, but it's 24 degrees outside right now and if I don't go to a gym or an indoor skatepark I don't get exercise. ? Also, running and long-distance biking are sports. ? I run marathons in the summer and if i'm not in the gym when it's cold outside I'm out of shape for those.
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I was getting girls left and right before I started working out
I like my woman natural, but that's pushing it. Here's some women that were coming my way...damn:
This woman brings me back to the 8th grade. She had the biggest tits out of all the girls. She had a huge crush on me and I got to touch her boobs...big accomplishment back then. Sadly I was took involved with Nintendo, anime, and skateboarding to care too much about these fine ladies. Also with shyness made it a challenge for me. Sadly I never grew balls to actually talk to her, so I never dated her. ? But look at her now, still beautiful. Those tits can't be contained in that shirt. Bad thing is, she looks like she'll be fat in her 30's. Lucky for me, my current girlfriend has D cup fun bag...oh do I enjoy sucking on them.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/untitledb.jpg)
Here's another beauty. A fine ass Turkish woman. I messaged here forever ago back when myspace was on top. I found out she thought I was hot. Her and her friend used to talk about how good looking I was and they NEVER gave me a hint. Fuck, the whole time I thought I was out of her league. A popular girl liking a no body was under heard of. She's to the right: Fuck facebook won't let the link work. Her name is Samantha Hunt if someone is wondering
http://www.facebook.com/# (http://www.facebook.com/#)!/profile.php?id=100000208942279
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I was getting girls left and right before I started working out
This woman brings me back to the 8th grade. She had the biggest tits out of all the girls. She had a huge crush on me and I got to touch her boobs...big accomplishment back then. Sadly I was took involved with Nintendo, anime, and skateboarding to care too much about these fine ladies. Also with shyness made it a challenge for me. Sadly I never grew balls to actually talk to her, so I never dated her. ? But look at her now, still beautiful. Those tits can't be contained in that shirt. Bad thing is, she looks like she'll be fat in her 30's. Lucky for me, my current girlfriend has D cup fun bag...oh do I enjoy sucking on them.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/untitledb.jpg)
Here's another beauty. A fine ass Turkish woman. I messaged here forever ago back when myspace was on top. I found out she thought I was hot. Her and her friend used to talk about how good looking I was and they NEVER gave me a hint. Fuck, the whole time I thought I was out of her league. A popular girl liking a no body was under heard of. She's to the right: Fuck facebook won't let the link work. Her name is Samantha Hunt if someone is wondering
http://www.facebook.com/# (http://www.facebook.com/#)!/profile.php?id=100000208942279
wtf, who are you? are you like some outkast dude from the 80s and you never got the girl? are you Ducky or some shit? first you're talking about saving up all kinds of money to buy your gal the perfect wedding ring & now this? yeah, i seee boobs, but those girl's look like total normies. not cool, bro. not cool.
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Bonus girl:
It was my Junior year in high school. I was hoping for some good looking military brats to move to that 1 star town. Then this woman walked in to my 6th hour English class. I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes were glued on here the whole time. She was new and it was my chance to get this girl. I didn't know how to approach her, honestly I never had to do it before...girls always came to me. So I did the lamest thing ever, find her on myspace and messaged her. She was talkative and never failed to respond back. I got the hint she was liking me. So we talked for about a week on there. Once again I let another girl slip away, I never grew the damn balls to talk to her. She was always with a friend. Then a little later some dumb ass senior started dating her. FFUUUUU
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/14351_1154606072163_1438020235_30426814_1373160_n.jpg)
Then about a month or two later my standard when at an all time low. I dated a girl that has been a MILF since the 8th grade. She was decent looking at the time. I said fuck it...I didn't care if she had a child. I walked like 5 miles to meet her at the skate park then we walked to her house. We hung out all day and I got a ride home from her drunk older sister. I was glad I made it home, she was driving on the lines. The relationship lasted for a week, she was boring as fuck and we didn't click. For some reason I wanted her back, I don't know why but I did. She sort of wanted me back because she visited me at the park twice and even asked if I want to go to prom a few months later. I declined lol. Now she looks fuckin horrible, just got married and had a second kid...and NOW is on her third. She spends more time through pregnancy than actually fucking. Her husband must hate here lol.
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I was getting girls left and right before I started working out
I guess so lol. they look better in person, trust me. Oh no, no. This happened back in 07 or 08. Being in the military people move around a lot. that girls dad was in the military. I'm perfectly happy with the lady I have now, definitely my soul mate. I haven't cheated on her, nor has she.
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Bonus girl:
It was my Junior year in high school. I was hoping for some good looking military brats to move to that 1 star town. Then this woman walked in to my 6th hour English class. I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes were glued on here the whole time. She was new and it was my chance to get this girl. I didn't know how to approach her, honestly I never had to do it before...girls always came to me. So I did the lamest thing ever, find her on myspace and messaged her. She was talkative and never failed to respond back. I got the hint she was liking me. So we talked for about a week on there. Once again I let another girl slip away, I never grew the damn balls to talk to her. She was always with a friend. Then a little later some dumb ass senior started dating her. FFUUUUU
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/14351_1154606072163_1438020235_30426814_1373160_n.jpg)
Then about a month or two later my standard when at an all time low. I dated a girl that has been a MILF since the 8th grade. She was decent looking at the time. I said fuck it...I didn't care if she had a child. I walked like 5 miles to meet her at the skate park then we walked to her house. We hung out all day and I got a ride home from her drunk older sister. I was glad I made it home, she was driving on the lines. The relationship lasted for a week, she was boring as fuck and we didn't click. For some reason I wanted her back, I don't know why but I did. She sort of wanted me back because she visited me at the park twice and even asked if I want to go to prom a few months later. I declined lol. Now she looks fuckin horrible, just got married and had a second kid...and NOW is on her third. She spends more time through pregnancy than actually fucking. Her husband must hate here lol.
you are the normie milf slayer. hehe. props, i guess? do yr thang, Crass!
edit: just read your other post. keep being faithful, Crass!
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i run for one hour 3-4 times a week. i like it. it's fun. it's like a one hour sanctuary from everything. if its not raining or snowing skate everyday unless i am hurt
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Bonus girl:
It was my Junior year in high school. I was hoping for some good looking military brats to move to that 1 star town. Then this woman walked in to my 6th hour English class. I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes were glued on here the whole time. She was new and it was my chance to get this girl. I didn't know how to approach her, honestly I never had to do it before...girls always came to me. So I did the lamest thing ever, find her on myspace and messaged her. She was talkative and never failed to respond back. I got the hint she was liking me. So we talked for about a week on there. Once again I let another girl slip away, I never grew the damn balls to talk to her. She was always with a friend. Then a little later some dumb ass senior started dating her. FFUUUUU
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/14351_1154606072163_1438020235_30426814_1373160_n.jpg)
Then about a month or two later my standard when at an all time low. I dated a girl that has been a MILF since the 8th grade. She was decent looking at the time. I said fuck it...I didn't care if she had a child. I walked like 5 miles to meet her at the skate park then we walked to her house. We hung out all day and I got a ride home from her drunk older sister. I was glad I made it home, she was driving on the lines. The relationship lasted for a week, she was boring as fuck and we didn't click. For some reason I wanted her back, I don't know why but I did. She sort of wanted me back because she visited me at the park twice and even asked if I want to go to prom a few months later. I declined lol. Now she looks fuckin horrible, just got married and had a second kid...and NOW is on her third. She spends more time through pregnancy than actually fucking. Her husband must hate here lol.
you are the normie milf slayer. hehe. props, i guess? do yr thang, Crass!
edit: just read your other post. keep being faithful, Crass!
Actually I've only had sex with my current girlfriend. Odd isn't it?
Yes I will. I hate being around other women, it makes me miss her and I honestly have no desire for another.
Back to exercising. Another tip is to change up the exercise. The muscles will get accustomed to an exercise if you never change it up. But exercise like the squat and dead lift for example are an exception.
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not very odd....all those chicks are busted.
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not very odd....all those chicks are busted.
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Then what do you consider good or decent looking?
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you honestly think those girls are good looking?
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you honestly think those girls are good looking?
In my opinion, yes. Are there better looking girls, yes
So what do you consider good looking?
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that's a ridiculously general question but i'm guessing you're looking for an example? meh. we all know what is one hundred percent hot, but to call those girls a beauty and then post them as confirmation that you get chicks in a fitness thread....that's stretchin' it buddy. now if this was just an open discussion and you said you shot your jizz on them, that's cool, but this is too much for those girls not to be called ugly.
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Dude, just post photos of hot chicks you've slain. Don't be so COTG about it.
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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4i8SpNgzA4&feature=player_embedded#)
What's a gime?
It's weird how I can push like crazy for hours but sometimes running up steps will get me breathing harder than I feel like I should be. I do a lot of half assed yoga/pilates. Gotta start jogging before winter weather wrecks me.
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i'm on the fence whether or not the busted chick hijack is making this thread worse....
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Bonus girl:
It was my Junior year in high school. I was hoping for some good looking military brats to move to that 1 star town. Then this woman walked in to my 6th hour English class. I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes were glued on here the whole time. She was new and it was my chance to get this girl. I didn't know how to approach her, honestly I never had to do it before...girls always came to me. So I did the lamest thing ever, find her on myspace and messaged her. She was talkative and never failed to respond back. I got the hint she was liking me. So we talked for about a week on there. Once again I let another girl slip away, I never grew the damn balls to talk to her. She was always with a friend. Then a little later some dumb ass senior started dating her. FFUUUUU
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/14351_1154606072163_1438020235_30426814_1373160_n.jpg)
Then about a month or two later my standard when at an all time low. I dated a girl that has been a MILF since the 8th grade. She was decent looking at the time. I said fuck it...I didn't care if she had a child. I walked like 5 miles to meet her at the skate park then we walked to her house. We hung out all day and I got a ride home from her drunk older sister. I was glad I made it home, she was driving on the lines. The relationship lasted for a week, she was boring as fuck and we didn't click. For some reason I wanted her back, I don't know why but I did. She sort of wanted me back because she visited me at the park twice and even asked if I want to go to prom a few months later. I declined lol. Now she looks fuckin horrible, just got married and had a second kid...and NOW is on her third. She spends more time through pregnancy than actually fucking. Her husband must hate here lol.
you are the normie milf slayer. hehe. props, i guess? do yr thang, Crass!
edit: just read your other post. keep being faithful, Crass!
Yes I will. I hate being around other women, it makes me miss her and I honestly have no desire for another.
Back to exercising. Another tip is to change up the exercise. The muscles will get accustomed to an exercise if you never change it up. But exercise like the squat and dead lift for example are an exception.
When I see a normal looking pretty girl with her kid in the pic, that is the ultimate boner killer. Picturing that kids massive head ripping her birth canal apart.
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Walking five miles to meet some chick with a kid at the skatepark is some Rawb shit right there.
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If you going to go five miles to a skatepark, why wouldnt you skate instead of walk? If you're worried about getting all sweaty, its probably not that big of a deal. You're meeting a girl at a skatepark. But if and when you strike out, atleast you'll have your board to do some slasher grinds before you have to go home and end the day with a good cry/fap.
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Donger that's her sister...
If you going to go five miles to a skatepark, why wouldnt you skate instead of walk? If you're worried about getting all sweaty, its probably not that big of a deal. You're meeting a girl at a skatepark. But if and when you strike out, atleast you'll have your board to do some slasher grinds before you have to go home and end the day with a good cry/fap.
You can only skate so far before reaching rocky roads...most of the roads were unskateable and side walks were rare.
I forgot to mention, when working out your abs develop your lower back muscles too...to provides a balance.
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Bonus girl:
It was my Junior year in high school. I was hoping for some good looking military brats to move to that 1 star town. Then this woman walked in to my 6th hour English class. I wouldn't be surprised if my eyes were glued on here the whole time. She was new and it was my chance to get this girl. I didn't know how to approach her, honestly I never had to do it before...girls always came to me. So I did the lamest thing ever, find her on myspace and messaged her. She was talkative and never failed to respond back. I got the hint she was liking me. So we talked for about a week on there. Once again I let another girl slip away, I never grew the damn balls to talk to her. She was always with a friend. Then a little later some dumb ass senior started dating her. FFUUUUU
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l618/qpwoalsk11/14351_1154606072163_1438020235_30426814_1373160_n.jpg)
Then about a month or two later my standard when at an all time low. I dated a girl that has been a MILF since the 8th grade. She was decent looking at the time. I said fuck it...I didn't care if she had a child. I walked like 5 miles to meet her at the skate park then we walked to her house. We hung out all day and I got a ride home from her drunk older sister. I was glad I made it home, she was driving on the lines. The relationship lasted for a week, she was boring as fuck and we didn't click. For some reason I wanted her back, I don't know why but I did. She sort of wanted me back because she visited me at the park twice and even asked if I want to go to prom a few months later. I declined lol. Now she looks fuckin horrible, just got married and had a second kid...and NOW is on her third. She spends more time through pregnancy than actually fucking. Her husband must hate here lol.
you are the normie milf slayer. hehe. props, i guess? do yr thang, Crass!
edit: just read your other post. keep being faithful, Crass!
Yes I will. I hate being around other women, it makes me miss her and I honestly have no desire for another.
Back to exercising. Another tip is to change up the exercise. The muscles will get accustomed to an exercise if you never change it up. But exercise like the squat and dead lift for example are an exception.
When I see a normal looking pretty girl with her kid in the pic, that is the ultimate boner killer. Picturing that kids massive head ripping her birth canal apart.
oh fuck that cracked me up
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I am resurrecting this thread since reading through it I didn't get the info that I wanted. My situation is the following: I lost all my explosive muscle power due to running (no more pop) with my GF a lot and I can get a very good deal on a full year gym membership though work.
My goal would be to exercise my upper body since skating does enough for the lower half and to increase my pop as much as possible. I was thinking I should seek out some basketball exercise programs, because they need to jump as high as possible. Anyone tried increasing their pop working out at a gym?
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My goal would be to exercise my upper body since skating does enough for the lower half
u best be havin a laugh m8
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I am resurrecting this thread since reading through it I didn't get the info that I wanted. My situation is the following: I lost all my explosive muscle power due to running (no more pop) with my GF a lot and I can get a very good deal on a full year gym membership though work.
My goal would be to exercise my upper body since skating does enough for the lower half and to increase my pop as much as possible. I was thinking I should seek out some basketball exercise programs, because they need to jump as high as possible. Anyone tried increasing their pop working out at a gym?
they have those stands that you jump on at my gym and squats seems pretty obvious. i do a lot of calisthenics classes and the harder ones involve a lot of plyometrics work (aka jumping around).
(http://www.power-systems.com/images/cat/Plyometrics.jpg)
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figured i would bump this thread instead of starting a new one.
Things i cant stand to see at the gym, or pretty much anywhere:
dudes that wear superman/batman shirts, youre fat and not that cool, fuck outta here
and i cant stand those fucking NOBULL shoes, hate those with a passion.
anybody else out there have any gym pet peeves?
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figured i would bump this thread instead of starting a new one.
Things i cant stand to see at the gym, or pretty much anywhere:
dudes that wear superman/batman shirts, youre fat and not that cool, fuck outta here
and i cant stand those fucking NOBULL shoes, hate those with a passion.
anybody else out there have any gym pet peeves?
Too many to mention. I'm old and bitter.
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figured i would bump this thread instead of starting a new one.
Things i cant stand to see at the gym, or pretty much anywhere:
dudes that wear superman/batman shirts, youre fat and not that cool, fuck outta here
and i cant stand those fucking NOBULL shoes, hate those with a passion.
anybody else out there have any gym pet peeves?
I go to 24 hour fitness
Dudes just staring at mirror looking at their insane steroid built pecs and arms stands out as the biggest for me.
People who do workouts in the /sauna/steam room like sit ups and push ups on the benches.
Chicks with big asses who give you the stink eyes for watching them do squats....
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im old and bitter too man, fuck it!
those chicks are the worst. there is this chick at my gym like that, she's hot and all tatted up, fat ass, but super into Supreme and always has something on or with her with Supreme on it. i want to ask her if she is excited for the new video, just to see what she says and to get a little chuckle.
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im old and bitter too man, fuck it!
those chicks are the worst. there is this chick at my gym like that, she's hot and all tatted up, fat ass, but super into Supreme and always has something on or with her with Supreme on it. i want to ask her if she is excited for the new video, just to see what she says and to get a little chuckle.
haha word... dont get me started on those hypebeast gymrats
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Fine, I'll do my part.
Crossfit: Shitty cult for idiots who want to pay five times more for gym membership. Can't wait til the fad is dead.
Leaving the bar loaded: Leave it loaded over your throat next time.
Phone fucks: You're supposed to lift weights, not your phone for your shitty IG.
Broscience (not the Youtube channel): Yeah, yeah... "Squats are bar for your knees and you should not touch the chest on the bench press." Get back to your shitty cable cross chest flies.
Idiots on steroids giving advice to beginners: I'm sure it will do wonders.
People who can't pull 400 lbs. arguing about elite stuff like sumo vs. conventional: Way out of your league, shut up.
People who walk around in the most expensive shit: You blow, go to a Crossfit "box", you'll fit in with the rest of pretentious useless cunts.
Constant belt users: I'm sure you need a belt for a triceps cable shit with 50 lbs.
These are real examples of real people. I fucking hate the gym culture so I stay on the weightlifting/deadlifting platform talking to 3 people.
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Gym culture sucks, but you sound like a miserable person and I hope I never have to meet you in person :)
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Fine, I'll do my part.
Crossfit: Shitty cult for idiots who want to pay five times more for gym membership. Can't wait til the fad is dead.
Leaving the bar loaded: Leave it loaded over your throat next time.
Phone fucks: You're supposed to lift weights, not your phone for your shitty IG.
Broscience (not the Youtube channel): Yeah, yeah... "Squats are bar for your knees and you should not touch the chest on the bench press." Get back to your shitty cable cross chest flies.
Idiots on steroids giving advice to beginners: I'm sure it will do wonders.
People who can't pull 400 lbs. arguing about elite stuff like sumo vs. conventional: Way out of your league, shut up.
People who walk around in the most expensive shit: You blow, go to a Crossfit "box", you'll fit in with the rest of pretentious useless cunts.
Constant belt users: I'm sure you need a belt for a triceps cable shit with 50 lbs.
These are real examples of real people. I fucking hate the gym culture so I stay on the weightlifting/deadlifting platform talking to 3 people.
oh god these people make me cringe everytime...especially the Bro science guys, talking like they Joe Rogan.
The phone fucks too, like yoo ive seen people post up for like 15 min on a machine :o
Im not down with the culture as most of these people are Jocks...its weird how these people get so full of themselves soo fucking fast (not that skaters dont do it, but at least we aint talking nutrition when it comes to the perfect ollie)
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Gym culture sucks, but you sound like a miserable person and I hope I never have to meet you in person :)
A, wow.. What a unique comment, the interwebz will record this as the first time anyone has ever used it.
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Guys duck facing themselves in the mirror.....
Don't get me started about heaven forbid having to go in the change room.....
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Recently saw a dude bring his own portable speaker. I was stoked to listen to numetal at a loud volume.
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If you cant bench 2 plates (45x2 on each side. Felt that I had to point that out to all u skater hobbos), ur a little manlet. Gotta stay strong and fit to beat the crap out of scoots and fruitbooters
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anyone try orange theory?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_S46tn3oo&app=desktop
been twice, super fun way to get full body workout and good cardio burn without all the goofiness of crossfit. the classes are super quick and focused and there are big screens with your heart rate and other metrics that make it interesting to see how you are doing compared to the rest of the class. i burned just under 1k in an hour on friday. thinking about signing me the lovely lady up for the lower membership so we can hit it once a week or so to plug holes in the class schedule in the other gym we are members at. also be nice to have a place for when i have meetings downtown or when i'm on the road.
Fine, I'll do my part.
Crossfit: Shitty cult for idiots who want to pay five times more for gym membership. Can't wait til the fad is dead.
Leaving the bar loaded: Leave it loaded over your throat next time.
Phone fucks: You're supposed to lift weights, not your phone for your shitty IG.
Broscience (not the Youtube channel): Yeah, yeah... "Squats are bar for your knees and you should not touch the chest on the bench press." Get back to your shitty cable cross chest flies.
Idiots on steroids giving advice to beginners: I'm sure it will do wonders.
People who can't pull 400 lbs. arguing about elite stuff like sumo vs. conventional: Way out of your league, shut up.
People who walk around in the most expensive shit: You blow, go to a Crossfit "box", you'll fit in with the rest of pretentious useless cunts.
Constant belt users: I'm sure you need a belt for a triceps cable shit with 50 lbs.
These are real examples of real people. I fucking hate the gym culture so I stay on the weightlifting/deadlifting platform talking to 3 people.
we go to kind of a high end place that's more of a club than a gym and the things being complained about here mostly don't happen there. if it's really frustrating you you might want to try and higher end gym. it's mostly older professionals, very few meat head types, lots of soccer moms in lulu lemon gear... the people watching is more fun than anything. there's a hipsters with peter pan tights type trend going on that's pretty funny.
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IMO gyms are a waste of money. Running and body weight exercises are really enough to get fit.
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The thing about my gym is there are people who compete in olympic weightlifting (masters) and the amount of knowledge is what keeps me there. Also, very few places have equipment for that, so I'm not going anywhere. Doesn't hurt that it is super cheap, two.
I sound more bitter than I really am, most of the things I listed just result in a chuckle, then I keep doing my thing. I do have a bit of problem with people who don't know anything "coachning" noobs.
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The thing about a gym is when you go there....you exercise....when you're at home....you don't.....
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IMO gyms are a waste of money. Running and body weight exercises are really enough to get fit.
It depends on what your goals are. If you actually want to put on mass, then you're going to need to lift. Body weight exercises are only going to get you so far in that arena.
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^You're right.
I'm not trying to pack on mass or pay someone to light weights inside. Too much fun to be had outdoors but to each there own.
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I have a super cheap shared gym membership as a work benefit, but I still like it way more to run up hills and finish strength training in the outdoor workout station/street workout bars (I am not implying that I am able to do anything impressive there).
It feels better to be outside and it is also good practice for proper clothes layering for different weather conditions. I would consider calisthenics the most desirable workout type, since you can do it on any budget (and most exercises will target multiple muscle groups).
As a side note, I was able to win something in a giveaway that I truly wanted for so long - a Garmin 645M and I can now track my HR all the time. This really made my year.
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Running has been my main form of exercise for the past year or so. My longest run/best time was 10km in 49 minutes, but last week I was feeling good and pushed myself to do 15km in 1h22m. It’s freezing outside now though so not sure how many more outdoor runs I’ll be doing. And I haaate running on treadmills.
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Running has been my main form of exercise for the past year or so. My longest run/best time was 10km in 49 minutes, but last week I was feeling good and pushed myself to do 15km in 1h22m. It’s freezing outside now though so not sure how many more outdoor runs I’ll be doing. And I haaate running on treadmills.
I'd say that running on treadmills is the number one cause of "New Year, New Me" people quiting around March. They have no idea that could do any thing else and achieve better results.
Good numbers, by the way.
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^I'd say most people quit because they look as exercise as a chore. If you look at exercise as play then you'll be stoked to do it and it will become habitual.
Also running on a treadmill is pretty whack in just about all circumstances.
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Well, duh - isn't this why we congregated to the wooden toy?
However, I would argue that just about any physical activity will feel like a chore until you have adequate fitness and have mastered the moves. And if you don't push yourself too hard too soon.
That's why I respect any sport/activity, just because there is a community for just about any of them and skateboarding is not all that special (and everybody should be doing more physical activities). I do hope that the Olympics could raise awareness on just how hard skateboarding is and how at the same time the "exercises" are so varied, you can hardly ever get bored.
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^I'd say most people quit because they look as exercise as a chore. If you look at exercise as play then you'll be stoked to do it and it will become habitual.
Also running on a treadmill is pretty whack in just about all circumstances.
I actually heard they are bad for you if you run on them regularly because it does not simulate the irregularities of terrain...when you run outside the ground is not level and has curvatures...I never use them. I prefer row machines, ellipticals, spin cycles, and rope climbs machines for cardio. I fuck with kettle bells, free weights, and weight machines...Weckingball among other has helped me see the fun in lifting and muscle gain (not going too crazy tho)
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Getting a body like Weckingball takes years of training, or illegal substances.
Either way, packing on some muscle will help you battle the ground better.
But ofcourse, I dont see any benefits to being over 200lbs as a skateboarder.
I quit skateboarding for 12 years, and recently started again after having done motocross and alot of training duo to that. Being 200lbs @ 6,3ft is a real board snapper...
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In defence of the gym....it's helpful to me because when I've needed to rehab, I'm in a routine anyhow, plus over time you realize there are certain excercises you just need to do all the time to stay skating. Home if have too many distractions.....with the gym...once I'm there, even if I'm mailing it in, if I was at home I wouldn't do it.
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Did anyone watch 2018 Worlds? Olympic weightlifting? No? I'll shut up, now.
Russia bombed, pretty much. But Rebecca Koha did great,as a junior, nontheless. She has the sickest technique. Ilya entered but didn't compete. Lasha fucking killed it in supers. Moradi was insane. Tian did this funny thing on his jerk. Good show, all in all.
I'll shut up, now.
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I dont see any benefits to being over 200lbs as a skateboarder.
It all depends on what kinda skating you want to do. If you skate more transition and you rely on momentum being heavier can be beneficial.
Running and body weight exercises are really enough to get fit.
To a certain degree, loading your body with some external weights is, in my opinion, necessary for injury prevention. With high level activity like skating, there's all sorts of stress to your body that exceeds your actual body weight. You can't always "train" fast so can start by training slow and controlled with external weights.
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been doing orange theory for a week or so now. pretty stoked on it. the cardio parts are interval style like body for life and i love how they've gamified it with hr monitors and IoT approaches. you get summaries of each workout in the app and the stats slay the previous style of working out i was doing where i'd get usually about 700-800 in an hour. here's one from this week. the splat points are the amount of time your hr is orange or above (147 for me). it basically means that if you get 12 or more in a class your metabolism will be turbo charged for the next 36 hours or so.
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definitely recommend checking it out. low bro factor and if you are a single guy seems like it would be a good way to meet fit women as the classes are mostly women and you always end up getting to know people in group fitness classes eventually. it's not for people on tight budgets... it's definitely a luxury fitness thing.
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Started doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu about 4 months ago or so, and to be honest, I've never been in better shape. I go between 2 and 5 times a week (if my beat up body allows it) for at least an hour and a half, usually 2, and I love it. My coach seems to think I'm improving fast, so that always hypes me up for the next class and makes me want to work harder. The only reason I won't go is if I'm sick or hurt.
I've lost 15 lbs so far, my cardio has never been better, my beer gut has melted and it's given me something to look forward to when I get off work. My lower back, also, has never felt better. Also, I've been eating much cleaner as well, your body recovers so much better. I barely drink now, and my weed smoking has toned down a lot.
Only problem is joint and neck stiffness (most likely a bulging disk, I should get it checked out), but that's 20 years of skating for ya, and BJJ ain't that easy on the body, especially as a white belt.
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A guy in the rehab guided me through a warm up and some basic BJJ stuff. I was done in an hour, that stuff is crazy. Nothing but respect.
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A guy in the rehab guided me through a warm up and some basic BJJ stuff. I was done in an hour, that stuff is crazy. Nothing but respect.
Yeah it's a bit overwhelming at first and the learning curve is quite steep. The first thing you have to do is learn to control your breathing and not spaz out everytime your opponent moves. Once you get the hang of it, it's super addictive, but I definitely see why so many people quit within the first 2 months.
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Started doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu about 4 months ago or so, and to be honest, I've never been in better shape. I go between 2 and 5 times a week (if my beat up body allows it) for at least an hour and a half, usually 2, and I love it. My coach seems to think I'm improving fast, so that always hypes me up for the next class and makes me want to work harder. The only reason I won't go is if I'm sick or hurt.
I've lost 15 lbs so far, my cardio has never been better, my beer gut has melted and it's given me something to look forward to when I get off work. My lower back, also, has never felt better. Also, I've been eating much cleaner as well, your body recovers so much better. I barely drink now, and my weed smoking has toned down a lot.
Only problem is joint and neck stiffness (most likely a bulging disk, I should get it checked out), but that's 20 years of skating for ya, and BJJ ain't that easy on the body, especially as a white belt.
Martial Arts is + if youre into skating. I love working with ground rolling...i actually have to test for my black belt next week
I picked up some 15lb ankle/wrist weights last week and its kind of interesting i just put them on an go on with my normal activities and after day i can see the gains in balance
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Being a skater + graduating college I was afraid that I wouldn't be around that many girls anymore, so I joined the YMCA in August, and let me tell you....Bitches. On. Deck. :o
I've always been down for exercise, but that meathead shit is kinda weird. A nigga walking around looking like Batista for no fucking reason.
Lol @ reading something I wrote as a 22 year old. Also I like the gradual acceptance of routine exercise in this thread.
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haha I know what you mean. Ive thrown out a lot of my old journals cuz I was too embarrassed to read them.
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Being a skater + graduating college I was afraid that I wouldn't be around that many girls anymore, so I joined the YMCA in August, and let me tell you....Bitches. On. Deck. :o
I've always been down for exercise, but that meathead shit is kinda weird. A nigga walking around looking like Batista for no fucking reason.
Lol @ reading something I wrote as a 22 year old. Also I like the gradual acceptance of routine exercise in this thread.
honestly wish i would have started a fitness routine alongside skating when i started 29 yrs ago. but really i just want to be able to skate when im 60, so thats why i go to the gym and try to keep my strength and mobility in check.
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anyone have any experience with the Stronglifts 5x5 workout plan?
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anyone have any experience with the Stronglifts 5x5 workout plan?
Pretty much any 5x5 will put produce gains (mass+strength) on a beginner. Where are you in your lifting?
+ It is simple and gives enough rest. Just add weight and repeat.
+ Focus on strength and aesthetics will follow.
+ Will work great for beginners.
+ No bullshit splits.
+ Tested by a lot of people.
+ Free. As a beginner-intermediate program should be.
- Too simple for post-noob lifter.
- Pretty much no periodization.
- You'll stall. Trust me.
- Intermediate lifters can't just add weight to the bar.
- Boring as shit.
- No variation or assistance work.
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anyone have any experience with the Stronglifts 5x5 workout plan?
Pretty much any 5x5 will put produce gains (mass+strength) on a beginner. Where are you in your lifting?
+ It is simple and gives enough rest. Just add weight and repeat.
+ Focus on strength and aesthetics will follow.
+ Will work great for beginners.
+ No bullshit splits.
+ Tested by a lot of people.
+ Free. As a beginner-intermediate program should be.
- Too simple for post-noob lifter.
- Pretty much no periodization.
- You'll stall. Trust me.
- Intermediate lifters can't just add weight to the bar.
- Boring as shit.
- No variation or assistance work.
awesome, thanks for that dude.
Im a complete beginner, Ive been doing basic shit with a set of dumbells at home but there's a gym just opened like 5 minutes from my house so i figured i might as well use it. im gonna sign up and give this 5x5 thing a bash
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this thread would have been mocked mercilessly on slap 10+ years ago
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5x5 is great for beginners.
Remember to really focus on explosiveness.
Slow on the way down, fast on the way up.
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this thread would have been mocked mercilessly on slap 10+ years ago
We're old now.
5x5 is great for beginners.
Remember to really focus on explosiveness.
Slow on the way down, fast on the way up.
Yes. Also, milk your noob gains as long as you can. The first year will produce about half of all your gains.
It's not like skating where you learn tricks and then link them into combos, while going faster and landing cleaner, over the years.
Go hard for your first year.
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figured i would bump this thread instead of starting a new one.
Things i cant stand to see at the gym, or pretty much anywhere:
dudes that wear superman/batman shirts, youre fat and not that cool, fuck outta here
and i cant stand those fucking NOBULL shoes, hate those with a passion.
anybody else out there have any gym pet peeves?
I go to 24 hour fitness
Dudes just staring at mirror looking at their insane steroid built pecs and arms stands out as the biggest for me.
People who do workouts in the /sauna/steam room like sit ups and push ups on the benches.
Chicks with big asses who give you the stink eyes for watching them do squats....
Haha we also have a chick like that at the gym... annoying but superhot :/
It revives and kills my boner in a weird vicious cycle.
- Dudes that can't clean up after themselves
- Guys that yell all the time... even when they're not lifting that much
- Some guy at my gym just stinks like absolute hell ALL the time...
- People openly talking about steroids to 16 years old kids
- Steroid users sweating all over the place
- 'Pussy steroid acne backs' that don't use towels on machines and benches! Aaaaaaargh!
- Girls that use tren at the gym, with tighter and bigger jawlines than me, giving me the stink eye when they want to bench...
- Guys that lift weights 2 inches away from the weightrack. 'I need that weight, and I can't pass man'
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I try to get a work out in 3 - 4 times a week. Cardio and medium to heavy weight training. Also took up karate a year and half ago and have never felt better.
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Gonna assume this thread primarily consists jocks and old people, or both. To each their own. Remember to wear your sliders in the showers.
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Kinda kooky, but I think Neen has a good point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OngZCOKyiqg
I've been trying to find a good routine that I really enjoy. The S&C coach at the college I'm working for right now has me doing German Volume training (10 x 10) on squat and bench and it fucking sucks. Nothing enjoyable about it what so ever
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Kinda kooky, but I think Neen has a good point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OngZCOKyiqg
For real you think that shit's kooky? Anything to prolong the duration of life that one can skate is a solid move in my book.
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Kooky in the way they produced the video, not the idea of stretching/ working out.
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Gonna assume this thread primarily consists jocks and old people, or both. To each their own. Remember to wear your sliders in the showers.
Yes. Because talking about ranges in percentages of your one rep max, mechanics, diet and biology is not nerdy at all.
Stay in your fucking lane, boy.
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Kinda kooky, but I think Neen has a good point
I've been trying to find a good routine that I really enjoy. The S&C coach at the college I'm working for right now has me doing German Volume training (10 x 10) on squat and bench and it fucking sucks. Nothing enjoyable about it what so ever
10x10 in the big 3 (bench, dead and squats) is kinda... I dont see the point. Idc who you are, but having solid technique for that much volume? Well then I asume we're talking 50% of 1rm, if that.
Its kinda been discussed wether working out like youtube lifters on roids is good for non enhanced lifters. Their bodies can recover much quicker then ours.
There are a few studies, for example by NTNU, Norways top uni regarding what makes you stronger fastest. And if you ask me, you should build a solid foundation before you start high volume, unless ur an athlete and need the conditioning.
^ And to answer what makes normal people stronger fastest, its low volume with heavy weight with focus on explosiveness.
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Every Damn Day Fitness is backning German for weight loss. Don't know about other uses. Would work for a noob but anything works for noobs.
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For weight loss? Well thats another thing :P
For gains? Theres no studies that show high volume + light weight = more gains. Its just more painful. However, its better for conditioning. As a guy who does cross country skiing and used to ride motocross, I can attest to the fact that low rep count make you not last very long...
One could also do 5x20, increase the lifting weight and have better form.
Its just a matter of volume.
So as an example... 10x10, maybe one could lift 80kg. You lift it 100 times total, so thats 8 tons of volume. If you lift 5x20, maybe you can manage 90, or even 95? Then thats 9 tons! 1 ton more of potential gains? :D
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I'm a springboard diving coach/ graduate student and at the moment doing 50% 1RM which is roughly 57kg (125 lb). The set is doable, but again, it's miserable in recovery. This is the first time I've done it, usually I'm a 4x8 big 3 followed by supplementary movements. I do 65-70% 1RM and then AMRAP at 75% over a 4 week period (65 wk1 70 wk2 AMRAP wk3 deload wk4).
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Gonna assume this thread primarily consists jocks and old people, or both. To each their own. Remember to wear your sliders in the showers.
Yes. Because talking about ranges in percentages of your one rep max, mechanics, diet and biology is not nerdy at all.
Stay in your fucking lane, boy.
Dude, you have Alex Olson as your avatar.
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Gonna assume this thread primarily consists jocks and old people, or both. To each their own. Remember to wear your sliders in the showers.
Yes. Because talking about ranges in percentages of your one rep max, mechanics, diet and biology is not nerdy at all.
Stay in your fucking lane, boy.
Dude, you have Alex Olson as your avatar.
I got it from the mods because I thrashed him in the beginning of his career since he did not deserve to turn pro at the time. Just like you don't deserve a spot on Slap.
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I've had my Garmin Forerunner 645M for 3 months now and did a few runs with it. My resting HR is 50 on average and I can hit my max HR when running pretty easy (189).
I just used the watch to "record" an hour long skate session that was basically solo, so I skated without any interruptions, flatground and a low ledge (cause I suck and my board is soggy).
My average HR was 71 and top was 120. The ambient temperature was around 10°C and I skated in the shade. I can't believe it really, I would have figured that my HR would be higher. Anyone else tried recording their session? Granted, a bigger ledge and higher temperatures would mean higher HR, but still. Legs feel pretty sore though, so it could just be the case of me losing all my explosiveness.
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You are not running "easy" if you are anywhere near your "max" heart rate and if you get your engine revved that high jogging you are out of shape. Have you actually tested your max heart rate or did you just subtract your age from 220? Also wrist based HR monitors are less accurate than chest.
If you are trying to get fit or build an aerobic base, you need to focus on aerobic exercise + volume.
Below is a decent tool to determine your HR zones.
https://www.heartmonitors.com/blogs/news/38044801-heart-rate-training-zone-calculator
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Any thoughts on Simple and Sinister? I like that it really only requires a kettle bell. I'm a beginner, and while the gym seems great, I don't want to pay for a membership and also don't have huge amounts of time. Recently I've just been doing random dumbbell workouts, but am looking for something more regimented. A friend was saying he can get his workout done in 20-30 minutes, and it's more or less full body. I'm not looking for huge gains or anything, just want to increase overall strength. I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
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Any thoughts on Simple and Sinister? I like that it really only requires a kettle bell. I'm a beginner, and while the gym seems great, I don't want to pay for a membership and also don't have huge amounts of time. Recently I've just been doing random dumbbell workouts, but am looking for something more regimented. A friend was saying he can get his workout done in 20-30 minutes, and it's more or less full body. I'm not looking for huge gains or anything, just want to increase overall strength. I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
I was exactly like you most of last year, fuckin around at home with DUmbells and I made pretty much 0 progress. I joined a gym in January and the diference is crazy. bite the bullet, join a gym bud.
I thought I didnt have time but if youre serious enough about it you can always make time, im hitting it 3x a week before work and I actually love it despite my initial reluctance
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You are not running "easy" if you are anywhere near your "max" heart rate and if you get your engine revved that high jogging you are out of shape. Have you actually tested your max heart rate or did you just subtract your age from 220? Also wrist based HR monitors are less accurate than chest.
If you are trying to get fit or build an aerobic base, you need to focus on aerobic exercise + volume.
Below is a decent tool to determine your HR zones.
https://www.heartmonitors.com/blogs/news/38044801-heart-rate-training-zone-calculator
by easy I mean I know how to push myself and I tried doing that skateboarding and still couldn't see any increase in HR. I know that wrist worn HR monitors aren't the best, but they should get the average right at least.
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Any thoughts on Simple and Sinister? I like that it really only requires a kettle bell. I'm a beginner, and while the gym seems great, I don't want to pay for a membership and also don't have huge amounts of time. Recently I've just been doing random dumbbell workouts, but am looking for something more regimented. A friend was saying he can get his workout done in 20-30 minutes, and it's more or less full body. I'm not looking for huge gains or anything, just want to increase overall strength. I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
I was exactly like you most of last year, fuckin around at home with DUmbells and I made pretty much 0 progress. I joined a gym in January and the diference is crazy. bite the bullet, join a gym bud.
I thought I didnt have time but if youre serious enough about it you can always make time, im hitting it 3x a week before work and I actually love it despite my initial reluctance
Dumbells and kettles bells go only so high in weight. You'll need a barbell, end of story.
But yes, you can get a lot done in 30 minutes on a basic program, depending on the weight.
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I joined a gym and go after work. It's nice when the gym is empty around 1 am.
I didn't think it would be worth it. While I haven't seen huge progress physically, I've noticed my body hurts less now that I'm more active and becoming more fit.
Strengthening my core muscles has helped alleviate the pain I still get even after having back surgery.
Memberships are definitely worth it.
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I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
Im the same build, late 30s
I got a kettle bell and did 30 min a day everyday. After 2 months I bit the bullet and got a 24 hour fitness membership, mainly because they have heavier kettle bells (them shit get expensive for home workout).
started doing other shit, like battle ropes, cardio, and the sauna rooms come thru on stressful days too
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I'd always program around the big 3. So its ok that you do kettlebell work after doing squats, deadlifts or overheadpresses, to get some variation. But... Its really importent that you have some structure so that you can easier progress and when you eventually hit a platou, you can fix it.
And really, you shouldent focus on time. Why? Because it takes some minutes just to get the body ready, specially when you get older.
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200--300 pushups n 100 leg raises 6 days a week.
I take Sunday off.
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started going to the gym for physio, first time in my life. I go in 5 days a week, do 15 minutes on the leg press and leave, I think the guy at the door is getting a little weirded out.
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Any thoughts on Simple and Sinister? I like that it really only requires a kettle bell. I'm a beginner, and while the gym seems great, I don't want to pay for a membership and also don't have huge amounts of time. Recently I've just been doing random dumbbell workouts, but am looking for something more regimented. A friend was saying he can get his workout done in 20-30 minutes, and it's more or less full body. I'm not looking for huge gains or anything, just want to increase overall strength. I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
I was exactly like you most of last year, fuckin around at home with DUmbells and I made pretty much 0 progress. I joined a gym in January and the diference is crazy. bite the bullet, join a gym bud.
I thought I didnt have time but if youre serious enough about it you can always make time, im hitting it 3x a week before work and I actually love it despite my initial reluctance
Alright well I kind of lied, the building I live in does have a gym, but it's somewhat old and doesn't have a lot of machinery. There are bars though, with more weight than I would need.
I guess I just want some sort of program I can adhere to, rather than searching "dumbbell workouts" and doing whatever the first result is.
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Any thoughts on Simple and Sinister? I like that it really only requires a kettle bell. I'm a beginner, and while the gym seems great, I don't want to pay for a membership and also don't have huge amounts of time. Recently I've just been doing random dumbbell workouts, but am looking for something more regimented. A friend was saying he can get his workout done in 20-30 minutes, and it's more or less full body. I'm not looking for huge gains or anything, just want to increase overall strength. I'm 6'4" and 180ish, so it would probably take a lot to notice any big changes, as I'm pretty lanky.
I was exactly like you most of last year, fuckin around at home with DUmbells and I made pretty much 0 progress. I joined a gym in January and the diference is crazy. bite the bullet, join a gym bud.
I thought I didnt have time but if youre serious enough about it you can always make time, im hitting it 3x a week before work and I actually love it despite my initial reluctance
Alright well I kind of lied, the building I live in does have a gym, but it's somewhat old and doesn't have a lot of machinery. There are bars though, with more weight than I would need.
I guess I just want some sort of program I can adhere to, rather than searching "dumbbell workouts" and doing whatever the first result is.
Ive been following Stronglifts 5x5 - its a simple program an the app is free. Seems to be working for me so far...
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No need for a machines. Get that barbell going, you'll be more than fine.
I did a rep PR a couple of weeks ago, 405*3 on the dead lift. Last rep was reeeaally slow but I'll take it! Afterward I was fucking destroyed.
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I've treated my last two skate sessions more like gym: setup two crates that I can ollie with moderate effort and made myself do the ollie or two in a row before tying any other flatground trick. Thighs are really sore, so I'll keep on doing that to get in proper explosive power shape
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I tried finding a correlation between box jumps and ollie height, but it seems to me that box jumps are incredibly easier. Jump rope seems the obvious choice, but I am really bad at it so I have to personal experience.
For warming up I do a zero second rest box jump set on a foot or a bit higher ledge - jump up and when you jump back down you explode back on landing into another box jump for 10 jumps total.
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Can anyone that trains legs with weights (squats, deadlifts,...) share how it has affected his skating? Mostly interested in better pop.
I have to say that two years into lifting I noticed that everything about my tricks is bit different, probably due to overall weight increase. The pop is the same.
I you were to measure, there should be an increase because of more muscle fibers can be activated but again, higher body weight is most likely to cancel it out.
I mean, I gained 10+ kilos...
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Can anyone that trains legs with weights (squats, deadlifts,...) share how it has affected his skating? Mostly interested in better pop.
I have to say that two years into lifting I noticed that everything about my tricks is bit different, probably due to overall weight increase. The pop is the same.
I you were to measure, there should be an increase because of more muscle fibers can be activated but again, higher body weight is most likely to cancel it out.
I mean, I gained 10+ kilos...
After 2 years have you worked it down to any type of program?
I'm going in 5x a week before work but end up being exhaust by Wednesday and can't do much Thurs,Fri.
Trying to do chest, shoulders, back, starting the week with a little legs so I can still skate on the weekend.
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Can anyone that trains legs with weights (squats, deadlifts,...) share how it has affected his skating? Mostly interested in better pop.
If you want better pops, weight lifting wont help. You want better pops do more ollies over shit
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If you increase your vertical jump, then you should obviously be able to jump higher.
However, if you suck at ollies then no it wont help.
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As much as it's leg strength and explosiveness, its flexibility ie being able to suck your legs up....
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Can anyone that trains legs with weights (squats, deadlifts,...) share how it has affected his skating? Mostly interested in better pop.
I have to say that two years into lifting I noticed that everything about my tricks is bit different, probably due to overall weight increase. The pop is the same.
I you were to measure, there should be an increase because of more muscle fibers can be activated but again, higher body weight is most likely to cancel it out.
I mean, I gained 10+ kilos...
I'm going in 5x a week before work but end up being exhaust by Wednesday and can't do much Thurs,Fri.
Trying to do chest, shoulders, back, starting the week with a little legs so I can still skate on the weekend.
I pretty much wasted those first two years on stupid bullshit. Then I moved to 5*5, it worked for about six months before I was stalling. I switched to Jonnie Candito intermediate 6 weeks program but still did stupid bullshit like cutting for spring/summers. Now I run the same program but in slight calorie surplus and it works really well. It will kick your ass, though. Prepare to die, for six weeks.
Oh, I also learned to snatch and clean and jerk. That shit will make you humble. The learning curve is fucking insane.
If you need free programs:
http://www.canditotraininghq.com/free-programs/
Candito is top tier powerlifter and knows what he's talking about. He suffered an injury and had to switch from low to high bar squat, very big change for a world class lifter. He took it like a man. When he speaks, you should listen.
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Can anyone that trains legs with weights (squats, deadlifts,...) share how it has affected his skating? Mostly interested in better pop.
If you want better pops, weight lifting wont help. You want better pops do more ollies over shit
Olympic weightlifting would help. Then again, if you train for it, you can pretty much forget everything else.
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Just started doing cardio Daily, this is day 7.
30 minutes on the elipitical. High cholesterol and overweight, was borderline stagnant for a hot minute due to laziness.
Also just totally overhauled my diet- no dairy, no adding salt and cook 95% of my meals. Tracking calories too.
Honestly, going to the doctor at 30 and him saying “you’re a pile, get healthy”, in addition to getting an Apple Watch and having a heart scare changed everything. Never felt this kind of motivation to stick
To a physical program. Will let you pals know how t goes!
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Just started doing cardio Daily, this is day 7.
30 minutes on the elipitical. High cholesterol and overweight, was borderline stagnant for a hot minute due to laziness.
Also just totally overhauled my diet- no dairy, no adding salt and cook 95% of my meals. Tracking calories too.
Honestly, going to the doctor at 30 and him saying “you’re a pile, get healthy”, in addition to getting an Apple Watch and having a heart scare changed everything. Never felt this kind of motivation to stick
To a physical program. Will let you pals know how t goes!
Man, im pretty much exactly here too. i'm At 28, my doctor had just told me to get my shit together and to quit drinking for awhile. I'm two months alcohol free and have been going to the gym a few times a week. I had a knee problem about 5 years ago and gained SERIOUS weight. I cut out salt as well and have been making a ton of my meals which makes it easier to stay on track.
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Good luck on your journies, fellows. You don't want any extra weight on the knees.
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Just started doing cardio Daily, this is day 7.
30 minutes on the elipitical. High cholesterol and overweight, was borderline stagnant for a hot minute due to laziness.
Also just totally overhauled my diet- no dairy, no adding salt and cook 95% of my meals. Tracking calories too.
Honestly, going to the doctor at 30 and him saying “you’re a pile, get healthy”, in addition to getting an Apple Watch and having a heart scare changed everything. Never felt this kind of motivation to stick
To a physical program. Will let you pals know how t goes!
Man, im pretty much exactly here too. i'm At 28, my doctor had just told me to get my shit together and to quit drinking for awhile. I'm two months alcohol free and have been going to the gym a few times a week. I had a knee problem about 5 years ago and gained SERIOUS weight. I cut out salt as well and have been making a ton of my meals which makes it easier to stay on track.
Great work there. I never considered myself a heavy drinker but feel so much better without booze. from joint pains to energy, this has made one of the bigger differences.
For anyone interested in benefits of an Apple watch...
This has really helped me stay active and track all my exercises. There's a free iOS app called 'Lose It!" that makes tracking food dummy proof, also intakes workout information from the watch.
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Just wondering, what resting heart rate is your watch reporting? I have a Garmin and I've had the flu a few days ago and you can clearly see my RHR slowly spiking over the course of three days and then returning to normal after a single very feverish night. Makes total sense, but it is nice to have some proof of it.
I've had my watch for 4 months now and I've started with RHR of 50 and have been able to do more activities and it is now at 47.
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A HR monitor is nice indeed. However, its not accurate enough for actual activities. Gotta get a chest strap for that.
When it comes to food and losing weight, just care about calories. Keep it as simple as possible.
Yes sugar is bad, but less then 20-30g is fine if you eat it with actual food.
Because the reason sugar is considered bad is duo to blood sugar spike, triggering a insulin respons, which causes the body to store fat. The reason its ok to eat an apple is that you get more then just the sugar, so that the sugar doesnt go straight into the blood and causing that blood sugar spike.
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If you aren't doing continuous 12 lead monitoring while you work out, are you even working out bro?
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Training by perceived effort IMO is way more beneficial if you want to get in tune with your body.
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Training by perceived effort IMO is way more beneficial if you want to get in tune with your body.
You mean RPE scale in lifting ? Cannot handle it, need % of 1RM. You either burry your ass with too much or go home in 15 minutes. I'm not disciplined enough for that shit.
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I dont like RPE bcuz... Sometimes you just gotta push through it, and not lift lighter cause that day you dont feel 100%
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Talking about running by perceived effort not lifting.
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Do cardio by perceived effort? No...
Again, on a bad day your legs might feel heavy, yet ur HR is fine.
Ive had many cardio sessions after a heavy squat day, and my legs feel so tired and HR feel high, yet it was only around 70-80%, when it should have been 85-90% of max HR (intervall training).
You will simply have a alot more consistency and easier time tracking progression etc, which is key in the long run.
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People have been running since the dawn of time without heart rate monitors. So, yah, it's completely possibly to run based on perceived effort and see fitness gains.
If you can dial in you're "easy" it's not hard.
Anyways to each their own.
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Ofcourse. Gains comes with time eventually. However, I see no reason to not take advantage of newest tech & studies to improve yourself more effectivly and faster.
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Well for starters. Some people excercise to disconnect and by adding extra metrics you could be making the task more complicated than it needs to be.
Not to mention a typical beginner doesn't have the data needed to determine the correct zones and will never do a GXT or MAF test (If they are even fit enough for an all out effort) So they are already using bad info.
Also even chest HR monitors can be inaccurate. I use one occasionally and it tends to pick up cadence. Lactate levels are a better indicator of the bodies response to excerscise which studies show vary greatly among people at different zones.
For some lactate threshold occurs around 90% of MHR while others maybe even 50%. With so many variables it's hard to use a monitor correctely without doing the proper tests. Then you still rely on a monitor that may only be accurate sometimes.
That is why I'd argue that getting in tune with your easy and going by perceived effort is incredibly valuable.
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After a one year break (when my girl was fighting cancer) I just started training again.
I have a new personal trainer and train 4 times a week.
This is after one month of starting again.
I'm way too fat, I know, but I'm bulking, and I'm glad the overal muscle is filling in nicely again.
Next up is a small and fast cut and than we'll see what we'll do next :-) It's all up to the trainer.
I'm an old man and I ALWAYS train in a crewneck or jacket. This is a rare sight, not that it's impressive by any means :/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu60eouAvoe/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu60eouAvoe/)
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Looking good, bro.
I'm also in a slight calorie surplus. I hate it more that cutting, mainly because it's such a fucking pain to go to bed full. Then again, as soon as you see your lifts go up, it makes it worth it.
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People have been running since the dawn of time without heart rate monitors. So, yah, it's completely possibly to run based on perceived effort and see fitness gains.
If you can dial in you're "easy" it's not hard.
Anyways to each their own.
I been seeing joe Rogan talk a lot about the ones he uses and the data he gets from it and it always seems overkill to me...I thought the whole point of exercise was to feel better. Not sure how having all that data makes someone feel more motivated
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to you guys who lift, this is probably a stupid question but what's the point of bulking and then cutting? i assume the cut is to get to a point where you look really good, but then do you just bulk back up again? or do you cut and then maintain that?
i've never lifted weights before so i hear people talking about it and don't quite get it. probably because i think of it in terms of fighting/wrestling where you cut to make weight on a particular day, but you're not looking to maintain that weight for any prolonged period of time.
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to you guys who lift, this is probably a stupid question but what's the point of bulking and then cutting? i assume the cut is to get to a point where you look really good, but then do you just bulk back up again? or do you cut and then maintain that?
i've never lifted weights before so i hear people talking about it and don't quite get it. probably because i think of it in terms of fighting/wrestling where you cut to make weight on a particular day, but you're not looking to maintain that weight for any prolonged period of time.
Bulk = Gain mass ...lots of carbs and protien
Cutting= Tone muscle shape...eat less carbs and intermittent fasting
both while working out. which is better really depends on your metabolic rate.
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For an intermediate lifter there will be stalls when your lifts stop going up. One way around it is increase your body weight by bulking. Another one is to periodise your training, meaning using different weights, reps and movements.
After only a year or so your gains will come very slowly so pig bulking is not a good option. Some surplus can help getting past a platau.
Cutting is mainly for competitions, looking better or simply getting healthier.
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I didn't check out each page so sorry if it has been discussed but what are people doing as far as their diets? I am turning 38 years old and my metabolism has been good as far as not gaining a ton of weight but now, I think it is finally slowing down and shit is starting to stick. I don't even eat that much but I feel like crap I am eating isn't the healthiest thing either. I run on a treadmill but that is it. My workouts went from lifting to now just cardio and some core. I figure it's time to check my dieting as well.
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For an intermediate lifter there will be stalls when your lifts stop going up. One way around it is increase your body weight by bulking. Another one is to periodise your training, meaning using different weights, reps and movements.
After only a year or so your gains will come very slowly so pig bulking is not a good option. Some surplus can help getting past a platau.
Cutting is mainly for competitions, looking better or simply getting healthier.
Cutting is not fun.
I cut down to 7% bodyfat once and while I looked ripped I had absolutely no energy, I was exhausted all the time, I was weak, Got sick easily, I was very cranky, super easily agitated etc...
I only do that once every two years anymore, and even that is not worth it.
Maybe I'll stick with 9% the next time. I'm too old for contests anyway.
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For an intermediate lifter there will be stalls when your lifts stop going up. One way around it is increase your body weight by bulking. Another one is to periodise your training, meaning using different weights, reps and movements.
After only a year or so your gains will come very slowly so pig bulking is not a good option. Some surplus can help getting past a platau.
Cutting is mainly for competitions, looking better or simply getting healthier.
Cutting is not fun.
I cut down to 7% bodyfat once and while I looked ripped I had absolutely no energy, I was exhausted all the time, I was weak, Got sick easily, I was very cranky, super easily agitated etc...
I only do that once every two years anymore, and even that is not worth it.
Maybe I'll stick with 9% the next time. I'm too old for contests anyway.
Fuckingt hell, 7%? Have you done a dexo scan? All your upper body lifts mush have gone down to insanly low numbers...
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For an intermediate lifter there will be stalls when your lifts stop going up. One way around it is increase your body weight by bulking. Another one is to periodise your training, meaning using different weights, reps and movements.
After only a year or so your gains will come very slowly so pig bulking is not a good option. Some surplus can help getting past a platau.
Cutting is mainly for competitions, looking better or simply getting healthier.
Cutting is not fun.
I cut down to 7% bodyfat once and while I looked ripped I had absolutely no energy, I was exhausted all the time, I was weak, Got sick easily, I was very cranky, super easily agitated etc...
I only do that once every two years anymore, and even that is not worth it.
Maybe I'll stick with 9% the next time. I'm too old for contests anyway.
Fuckingt hell, 7%? Have you done a dexo scan? All your upper body lifts mush have gone down to insanly low numbers...
I was prepping for a contest then, and the goal was going to 6%.
I was in 'Men's Physique' by the way, my legs suck too hard for bodybuilding.
But then my girlfriend got cancer and I gave it all up the day we heard it. And I came to terms with the fact that it is not worth risking your health for a stupid plastic cup with golden spraypaint on it...
When I started training I actually sent weckingball a picture of me in the gym saying that he motivated me to start again. And he actually sent back a friendly message.
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For an intermediate lifter there will be stalls when your lifts stop going up. One way around it is increase your body weight by bulking. Another one is to periodise your training, meaning using different weights, reps and movements.
After only a year or so your gains will come very slowly so pig bulking is not a good option. Some surplus can help getting past a platau.
Cutting is mainly for competitions, looking better or simply getting healthier.
Cutting is not fun.
I cut down to 7% bodyfat once and while I looked ripped I had absolutely no energy, I was exhausted all the time, I was weak, Got sick easily, I was very cranky, super easily agitated etc...
I only do that once every two years anymore, and even that is not worth it.
Maybe I'll stick with 9% the next time. I'm too old for contests anyway.
Fuckingt hell, 7%? Have you done a dexo scan? All your upper body lifts mush have gone down to insanly low numbers...
I was prepping for a contest then, and the goal was going to 6%.
I was in 'Men's Physique' by the way, my legs suck too hard for bodybuilding.
But then my girlfriend got cancer and I gave it all up the day we heard it. And I came to terms with the fact that it is not worth risking your health for a stupid plastic cup with golden spraypaint on it...
When I started training I actually sent weckingball a picture of me in the gym saying that he motivated me to start again. And he actually sent back a friendly message.
Yeah, I remember checkning "Things you're not stoked on" thread to see if there were any updates on your girl.
Yeah, bodybuilding on any higher level is pretty much a death sentence. Has very little to do with fitness. I mean, people wreck their kidneys to place fourth in a scene with zero money. The best bet is to get into social media if you want to make any money at all.
Power lifting and weight lifting is pretty much the same, unless you're on a national team in a country that has a statesponsored olympic weightlifting team. But even then, weightlifting will probably not be in the Olympics in ten years.
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People have been running since the dawn of time without heart rate monitors. So, yah, it's completely possibly to run based on perceived effort and see fitness gains.
If you can dial in you're "easy" it's not hard.
Anyways to each their own.
I been seeing joe Rogan talk a lot about the ones he uses and the data he gets from it and it always seems overkill to me...I thought the whole point of exercise was to feel better. Not sure how having all that data makes someone feel more motivated
Only "data" you need is HR, read from a chest strap, and time.
All that other stuff, like GPS tracking etc is just a gimmick imo. Even tho it can be fun to battle your friends @ Strava or other apps. I dont see how you guys are so negative towards such. Are you all a bunch of hippies?
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People have been running since the dawn of time without heart rate monitors. So, yah, it's completely possibly to run based on perceived effort and see fitness gains.
If you can dial in you're "easy" it's not hard.
Anyways to each their own.
I been seeing joe Rogan talk a lot about the ones he uses and the data he gets from it and it always seems overkill to me...I thought the whole point of exercise was to feel better. Not sure how having all that data makes someone feel more motivated
Only "data" you need is HR, read from a chest strap, and time.
All that other stuff, like GPS tracking etc is just a gimmick imo. Even tho it can be fun to battle your friends @ Strava or other apps. I dont see how you guys are so negative towards such. Are you all a bunch of hippies?
I actually live in the tech capitol of the world ...and it’s creepy people are saying how data is the new gold ...
edit: why do you need to track HR are you marathon running? whats the point of the info is it just to feed the inner jock ego? you can get a high HR when playing challenging video games.
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Keeping track of HR can actually be very good, because even tho you might feel relaxed, your HR can be above resting HR. How? Can be many things, like subconscious stress, maybe the autonomic nervous system is active (the one thats active when stressed, or lifting heavy weights etc). Yes I understand it can also be too much. That you can get too obsessed with it.
I use a GPS watch with chest strap when doing cardio like running, cross country skiing etc.
Its argubly most useful for interval training, where you want to have ur HR very high (85-95%)for periods.
I bet most people will feel like their HR is high, yet its "only" 60-80%.
Your legs might feel really heavy and tired, but ur HR is far from high, you know...
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Keeping track of HR can actually be very good, because even tho you might feel relaxed, your HR can be above resting HR. How? Can be many things, like subconscious stress, maybe the autonomic nervous system is active (the one thats active when stressed, or lifting heavy weights etc). Yes I understand it can also be too much. That you can get too obsessed with it.
I use a GPS watch with chest strap when doing cardio like running, cross country skiing etc.
Its argubly most useful for interval training, where you want to have ur HR very high (85-95%)for periods.
I bet most people will feel like their HR is high, yet its "only" 60-80%.
Your legs might feel really heavy and tired, but ur HR is far from high, you know...
That’s all good ya know but you know how weird a skater would sound saying this same shit about thier skating ...dunno I just have the same skate ideas to my gym work out, as long as I’m consistent and feel good,nothing else really matters
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We all have different goals. As long as your strengthen your heart, its all good.
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Guess I'll out myself as the running dork. As I have stated previously, unless you know your true values an HR monitor is absolutely pointless and they can actually hinder development.
I never run with one and am able to dial in. Big fan of perceived effort.
Just today I just broke an FKT (fastest known time) that has stood for over 26 years on one of the hardest trails in Georgia. Most people take over three days to backpack this. I ran it in 11:19:28 breaking the previous effort by over 1:16. Distance is hard to measure because of GPS accuracy but it's 54-60 miles @ 12:27 (min/mile) w/ over 15,000ft of vert.
Never train with a monitor. No coaches, plans, or schedules.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2225491497
Get to know your own body instead of relying in gadgets. You'll be better for it.
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Guess I'll out myself as the running dork. As I have stated previously, unless you know your true values an HR monitor is absolutely pointless and they can actually hinder development.
I never run with one and am able to dial in. Big fan of perceived effort.
Just today I just broke an FKT (fastest known time) that has stood for over 26 years on one of the hardest trails in Georgia. Most people take over three days to backpack this. I ran it in 11:19:28 breaking the previous effort by over 1:16. Distance is hard to measure because of GPS accuracy but it's 54-60 miles @ 12:27 (min/mile) w/ over 15,000ft of vert.
Never train with a monitor. No coaches, plans, or schedules.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2225491497
Get to know your own body instead of relying in gadgets. You'll be better for it.
wtf dude you’re crazy. Wish i could still run a little bit but it fucks up my shitty ankles
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HR is much more important than time and distance, since your speed can be influenced by wind resistance, high temps, the load you are carrying etc. I don't have any power meters, so I use my HR to gauge how hard I am working, which is the most important metric to me. I want to be working hard, even if that means covering no distance due to insane winds, wide tires etc.
This is why my next commuting bicycle will be a MTB, because I need to add more resistance and not chase my best time (city = dangerous). I am probably past my prime physical years anyway, so I just need to take care of my heart and not obsess over other metrics, which are likely to decline over next decades.
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I have a nutrition question that google/reddit won’t answer for me.. can you lose weight if you eat the same amount of calories, but replace processed/packaged/refined sugar foods with healthy, whole foods? Or is the only way to lose weight to reduce calories? I figured maybe healthier food gets digested better thus resulting in weight loss, but maybe 2000 calories is 2000 calories regardless of what they’re in.
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Correct. A calorie is a calorie in terms of weightloss/gain. In terms of health, its not, obviously.
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Started IF a week ago and am feeling it out. Went from 16:8 down to 20:4 (currently on the last 2 hours of that 20) and don't feel too bad. Hungry, sure, but not weak or lethargic.
Exercise plan is super basic at this point. Gym, 5-6 days a week, at least 30 minutes of exercise. 3 days a week, swapping between pulling/pressing weights with cardio before/after.
In the past, I've dived head-first into strict regiments (calorie counting, exercise, etc.) and failed miserably. Using this year to do it at a pace I won't give up on. Only time I was able to stick to exercise was in my early 20's and skating almost 7 days a week for 2+ hours at a time and in my late 20's when I did 1200 calories a day and surfed 4-5 days a week.
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I have a nutrition question that google/reddit won’t answer for me.. can you lose weight if you eat the same amount of calories, but replace processed/packaged/refined sugar foods with healthy, whole foods? Or is the only way to lose weight to reduce calories? I figured maybe healthier food gets digested better thus resulting in weight loss, but maybe 2000 calories is 2000 calories regardless of what they’re in.
yes calorie is calorie. However it is way harder to overeat on rice and vegetables than on steak and fries. Usually unhealthy food has way more calories than healthy food. Also: I find it better to be overweight and healthy than overweight and unhealthy.
I had a flat mate who was kind of fat and ate pretty unhealthy food. She lost alot of weight by just eating half a portion of the same food that made her fat. For example for dinner she would have only half a frozen salami pizza instead of a whole one. It worked really well and she barely exercised.
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I have a nutrition question that google/reddit won’t answer for me.. can you lose weight if you eat the same amount of calories, but replace processed/packaged/refined sugar foods with healthy, whole foods? Or is the only way to lose weight to reduce calories? I figured maybe healthier food gets digested better thus resulting in weight loss, but maybe 2000 calories is 2000 calories regardless of what they’re in.
yes calorie is calorie. However it is way harder to overeat on rice and vegetables than on steak and fries. Usually unhealthy food has way more calories than healthy food. Also: I find it better to be overweight and healthy than overweight and unhealthy.
I had a flat mate who was kind of fat and ate pretty unhealthy food. She lost alot of weight by just eating half a portion of the same food that made her fat. For example for dinner she would have only half a frozen salami pizza instead of a whole one. It worked really well and she barely exercised.
Yepp, probably around 400 cal, right there. In general though, sticking to a diet/restriction is hard as fuck. I can train every single day if I have to, the diet will crack at some point.
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What’s fucked is I swapped out sugary cereal for an egg sandwich, cold cut sandwich and chips for a chicken, chickpea and veg salad, and sugary granola bars for an avocado.. and when I looked at the nutrient count.. my new “healthy” meal plan was about the same or even worse for me than my previous processed junk food meal plan? Calorie count was nearly identical too. I don’t really get how, but I guess all I can do is eat less, which is tough when you have a physical job and go to the gym a few times a week.
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egg sandwich and chicken salad both contain a generous dressing? that could be the issue. If bought premade from store, sugar is in there probably as well
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I have a nutrition question that google/reddit won’t answer for me.. can you lose weight if you eat the same amount of calories, but replace processed/packaged/refined sugar foods with healthy, whole foods? Or is the only way to lose weight to reduce calories? I figured maybe healthier food gets digested better thus resulting in weight loss, but maybe 2000 calories is 2000 calories regardless of what they’re in.
yes calorie is calorie. However it is way harder to overeat on rice and vegetables than on steak and fries. Usually unhealthy food has way more calories than healthy food. Also: I find it better to be overweight and healthy than overweight and unhealthy.
I had a flat mate who was kind of fat and ate pretty unhealthy food. She lost alot of weight by just eating half a portion of the same food that made her fat. For example for dinner she would have only half a frozen salami pizza instead of a whole one. It worked really well and she barely exercised.
A lot of diet really depends on your body type ...but You have to be motivated by health not weight gain if not then calorie tracking is kind of useless. Nutrition isn’t really a guide for what not to eat it’s a science that just tells you the bio-chemistry of food and it’s interaction in the human digestion. You can look up nutritional values for almost anything even coffee
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egg sandwich and chicken salad both contain a generous dressing? that could be the issue. If bought premade from store, sugar is in there probably as well
Nope, homemade, only dressing is 1 tbsp mayo on the sandwich and 1 tbsp olive oil with spices on the chicken “salad”. I think it’s just because eggs, multigrain bread, chicken breast and chickpeas are all pretty high in calories. I just removed one egg, bread slice, and half the chickpeas and now I’m under my 2000cals/day including dinner.
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this thread would have been mocked mercilessly on slap 10+ years ago
haha, yes.
im just stoked that i bumped this thread a couple years ago and you guys are still at it. super motivating for me.
i got divorced at the beginning of 2019. i didnt stop lifting, but i drank pretty much every night of last year. alcohol took a huge toll on my body regardless of all the other positive things i was doing, and i know the quality of rest i was getting sucked.
Anyways, i havent drank anything since NYE and man do i feel so much better. just my sleep alone, i feel so much more rested. made a promise to myself to get on the board more and maybe this year i'll post a "video of me skating".
thanks for the motivation! most of you seem pretty cool even if you are "jocks and meat-heads" hahahahaha
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I don't really fitness, I do use the gym for cardio and the sauna though. Trying to lessen the beer gut a bit this year. Lost 50 lbs. last year and put about 15 back on since the cold weather/holidays hit. Tips for getting rid of the mid section tire and not gain muscle?
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I don't really fitness, I do use the gym for cardio and the sauna though. Trying to lessen the beer gut a bit this year. Lost 50 lbs. last year and put about 15 back on since the cold weather/holidays hit. Tips for getting rid of the mid section tire and not gain muscle?
Don't worry about muscle, that shit is hard to put on even if you try. Cut the calories to a sustainable level and hit the swimmingpool. Whatever works to get your ass burning more than you consume. And yes, it will suck.
But you should get into lifting to strenghten your legs, core and back. Too many people get back issues with age and shitty lifestyle, don't become one of them.
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I don't really fitness, I do use the gym for cardio and the sauna though. Trying to lessen the beer gut a bit this year. Lost 50 lbs. last year and put about 15 back on since the cold weather/holidays hit. Tips for getting rid of the mid section tire and not gain muscle?
Don't worry about muscle, that shit is hard to put on even if you try. Cut the calories to a sustainable level and hit the swimmingpool. Whatever works to get your ass burning more than you consume. And yes, it will suck.
But you should get into lifting to strenghten your legs, core and back. Too many people get back issues with age and shitty lifestyle, don't become one of them.
Word, when I lost the 50 last year I did all running and stationary bike. Didn't do much pool time but I might try and get that in twice a week now.
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I am trying to create a daily 15 minute calisthenics workout routine and lo and behold, youtube suggested a boo johnson clip today, haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNFXDmhoqqI
The weirdest part, though, is that his routine is short and not complicated (aka good for beginners). Every other video I've seen so far had such complex moves you'd need a personal trainer to correct you on your technique at all times.
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Fuckin love lifting and hate cardio, but between injuries and life shit I havent been to the gym in 8 months. First time in 20 years I went more than a few weeks off, feels weird as shit to not have it be something I plan my schedule out on but sometimes shit gets in the way. Now Ive just got 20 lbs of extra fat on me and my endurance sucks ass. Gotta get back on it, lifting helps my skating so much and I dont give it enough credit until I realize it in times like these. I swear that once I started squatting heavy my fuckin pop increased about 2" on getting up on tall shit.
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I do squats sometimes and have some 5lb dumbbells that I occasionally look at
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Someone on here posted an Iron Wolf video from YouTube. Maybe in another thread? His videos got me really stoked and I've been doing 100 burpees a day (a la Dill) for the past few weeks. I could only do slow sets of 10 at first but now I can do all 100 in one go. My form is only good for the first 50 or 60 and then isn't so good for the rest. I am working towards doing all 100 perfectly with the last just as good as the first. My goal is to work up to a set of 25 1-pumps, 25 2-pumps, 25 3-pumps, 25 4-pumps for a total of 100 burpees and 250 pushups. For some reason, I really like the simplicity and repetitiveness of just doing burpees. I want to get a pull up bar so I can start adding in pull ups to each burpee eventually.
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I used to do 100 burpees for fun and it lead me to scaling everything back.
COVID lead me to start running which I've never stuck with, but along with podcasts, I'm up to 10k 1-2 times a week....
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Shit I always forget that we could learn some tricks from the bodybuilders and powerlifters out there for injury healing. Some of those dudes get broken off and come back fast from shit when they use peptides and SARMs for helping rehab, might be something worth noting in the skate community to consider some of those grey area injectibles when tendons and ligaments get royally fucked. Seen dudes rupture bicep tendons right off the fuckin bone and be back lifting 3 months later after being told they would never pick up more than 5 lbs with that arm again. Lots of stuff out there that apparently helps expedite healing on serious injuries but arent things that you can get prescribed, shit that sort of stuff could have possibly saved or extended a few skate careers along the way.
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I used to do 100 burpees for fun and it lead me to scaling everything back.
COVID lead me to start running which I've never stuck with, but along with podcasts, I'm up to 10k 1-2 times a week....
Last I remember you had a BMI of 19 which suggests to me you must be living on cucumbers & seaweed.
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I bought some 20lb ankle weights and have been wearing them on my wrists and ankles...just doing daily shit with them on. When I wake up I fuck with a 30lb kettle for about 15-30min. Haven’t motivated myself to use my jump rope.
Probably will cancel 24 hour membership now that I’ve got a routine at home going
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when on my first run yesterday in over a year and my quads are sore as shit today. I gained about 10 lbs since starting my current desk job back in November, time to get back on my shit.
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I bought some 20lb ankle weights and have been wearing them on my wrists and ankles...just doing daily shit with them on. When I wake up I fuck with a 30lb kettle for about 15-30min. Haven’t motivated myself to use my jump rope.
Probably will cancel 24 hour membership now that I’ve got a routine at home going
What do you do with your kettlebell? I have a 35lb one but haven't really gotten into a good routine. I've also had a hard time getting good form for kettlebell swings.
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I've also had a hard time getting good form for kettlebell swings.
Hip hinge dude. Legs arent a factor, its all in the hips by hinging back and snapping forward using glute contraction to extend for the "flick" that youre looking for since a swing is about momentum and your arms/shoulders are just there to hold on to shit but not to do work. Look up videos from Coach Dan John on this one and youll get it figured out.
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I bought some 20lb ankle weights and have been wearing them on my wrists and ankles...just doing daily shit with them on. When I wake up I fuck with a 30lb kettle for about 15-30min. Haven’t motivated myself to use my jump rope.
Probably will cancel 24 hour membership now that I’ve got a routine at home going
What do you do with your kettlebell? I have a 35lb one but haven't really gotten into a good routine. I've also had a hard time getting good form for kettlebell swings.
I do dips, curls, and bench presses for 15 , then squats for 5min and swings for another 5min. Last 5 I do crunches using the kettle
I try to keep it slow and simple Just enough to wake my body up in the morning
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I used to do 100 burpees for fun and it lead me to scaling everything back.
COVID lead me to start running which I've never stuck with, but along with podcasts, I'm up to 10k 1-2 times a week....
Last I remember you had a BMI of 19 which suggests to me you must be living on cucumbers & seaweed.
Close....no booze and Asian....that's why I suspect I'm thin....
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Covid has me re-writing my whole workout routine. I only have a handful of 10 and 5lb plates and and a 10lb EZ-Curl bar at the apartment so I've had to bump up my reps rather than my typical heavy 5x5. Also just bought new running shoes for the nice weather
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
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anyone doing rucking? I just added some unneeded weight for a short hike with my (out of shape) wife and it really fatigued my legs, so I'll be doing that again
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I run 3-4 times a week (mostly 4-6km) and do push-, pull- and situps. I started to do some freeletics stuff again after they closed down the skateparks. usually it's burpess, situps, jumping jacks, lunges and squats. lost about 5kg in 2 months, body looks way better now. I really hope it has a good effect on my skating too, especially the part with the ollie up and over shit could improve ...
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
I fuck with Altra heavy but if you're use to traditional running shoes you may want to transition slowly into a zero drop shoe. Especially if you have weak calves or achilles issues.
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
I fuck with Altra heavy but if you're use to traditional running shoes you may want to transition slowly into a zero drop shoe. Especially if you have weak calves or achilles issues.
Never been a runner, always preferred other methods of getting cardio in. Thank you guys for the recommendations, I’ll have to look into those. Anyone ever fuck with rock climbing? Found that it was a fun alternative to the vibe of a regular gym.
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
I fuck with Altra heavy but if you're use to traditional running shoes you may want to transition slowly into a zero drop shoe. Especially if you have weak calves or achilles issues.
I just started running again and was looking at those Escalante’s but once I tried them on at the shop, I backed out. I don’t think I’m ready for zero drop right now.
I started again with old trail runners i used for hiking (La Sportiva Ultra Raptor with 11mm of drop) but felt like I was running in high heels, I really didn’t like it. Fine for light hikes though.
So I went back to the shop and went with best of both worlds, Hoka Arahi 3’s. 5mm drop seems perfect for me right now. The comfort is next-level. Maybe by the end of summer once my legs are back I’ll get some Escalante’s and try a zero drop.
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
I fuck with Altra heavy but if you're use to traditional running shoes you may want to transition slowly into a zero drop shoe. Especially if you have weak calves or achilles issues.
I started again with old trail runners i used for hiking (La Sportiva Ultra Raptor with 11mm of drop) but felt like I was running in high heels, I really didn’t like it. Fine for light hikes though.
So I went back to the shop and went with best of both worlds, Hoka Arahi 3’s. 5mm drop seems perfect for me right now. The comfort is next-level. Maybe by the end of summer once my legs are back I’ll get some Escalante’s and try a zero drop.
Do you overpronate? Jumping from a stability (Arahi) shoe and then going to a neutral (Escalante) may not be the best thing to do either. If you need stability and want to try out Altra check out the paradigm or provision.
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Anyone got any decent running shoe recommendations that won’t break the bank?
The altra escalante, you can find them in the $65-$85 range online. Most colorways are ugly as fuck, but it's the best sub $100 shoe I've ran in.
I fuck with Altra heavy but if you're use to traditional running shoes you may want to transition slowly into a zero drop shoe. Especially if you have weak calves or achilles issues.
I started again with old trail runners i used for hiking (La Sportiva Ultra Raptor with 11mm of drop) but felt like I was running in high heels, I really didn’t like it. Fine for light hikes though.
So I went back to the shop and went with best of both worlds, Hoka Arahi 3’s. 5mm drop seems perfect for me right now. The comfort is next-level. Maybe by the end of summer once my legs are back I’ll get some Escalante’s and try a zero drop.
Do you overpronate? Jumping from a stability (Arahi) shoe and then going to a neutral (Escalante) may not be the best thing to do either. If you need stability and want to try out Altra check out the paradigm or provision.
Thanks for the suggestion ! I do over pronate, albeit very slightly compared to a lot of people. I could feel the difference while running and I could sure as shit feel it in my legs the day after, so it’ll take a few runs to get used to, but it feels nice to run on something stable. I had some Salomon trail runners about 10 years ago with denser foam on the inner part of the outsole.. my Hoka’s reminded me of those... just gotta get used to the feeling again.
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I think I pronate because of pushing......
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I've jumped on the Altra bandwagon too. I run in Escalante 2's and Torin 4.0.
I actually prefer the Escalante's. Even tho they are suppose to be thinner, faster, they feel more cushioned for some reason. And Torin 4 doesnt have proper heel lock lacing...
Anyway... A big gripe with Altra's is that all your other shoes will feel shit. I simply hate all my skate shoes now, cause they feel cramped in the toebox, obviously :P
Other then that I strongly recommend Saucony's lower drop shoes.
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Love the running shoe talk. Can't wait to go on runs with my buddies when all of this is over :(
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Love the running shoe talk. Can't wait to go on runs with my buddies when all of this is over :(
I'm a big fan of what Nike is doing in running shoes currently. My go to is the zoom fly 3, my low speed and recovery runs are in the react infinity run flyknit
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The infinity reacts felt pretty good when I tried them on. But, not really into Nike running shoes personally and I'm not a fan of carbon plated shoes in any form. The pegasus is a classic obviously and I like the Zoom Streak LT for flats.
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The infinity reacts felt pretty good when I tried them on. But, not really into Nike running shoes personally and I'm not a fan of carbon plated shoes in any form. The pegasus is a classic obviously and I like the Zoom Streak LT for flats.
I have a few versions of pegs, but I think I'm going to stick to infinity's now. I was against the carbon thing too for a bit until I tried them. Picked up some zoomflys for cheap at an outlet and could tell the difference first run. They felt great, ran at what I thought was my normal pace, got to the end of a 10 mile run and noticed there was a few minutes shaved off of my normal time. I'm down almost 2 minutes on my average mile time since switching, is it the shoes? Who knows but I'll take.
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The real question is who is on strava?
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I always laugh at skating in that running didn't allow Nike and Adidas taking over.....that said. My buddy works at the adidas store so I got some ultra boosts....
I was looking at some trail shoes and that Pegasus is what the kids say.....fire....
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Just started running a couple of weeks ago as a way to stay active during all of this and I'm really enjoy it. Been doing 3-4 days a week (averaging 5-7 miles per run). Wish I had some better trails to do it on but I don't mind exploring the city either.
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Yes. Trails are where it's at. Unfortunately, in my state, outside of state parks, nearly all of the trails are closed down currently. No trails through national parks, forests, etc. are open. I can't wait to get back to the mountains.
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We may have to get a slap pals club on strava.
I would do it but I’m a dumbass
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I always worry about doing my ankle in on trails....
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you guys don't worry about running eating away your ability to pop high?
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We may have to get a slap pals club on strava.
I would do it but I’m a dumbass
Letssssgoooo
https://www.strava.com/clubs/SLAP-PALS-RUNNING-CLUB
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We may have to get a slap pals club on strava.
I would do it but I’m a dumbass
Letssssgoooo
https://www.strava.com/clubs/SLAP-PALS-RUNNING-CLUB
Joined.
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Anyone here riding bikes for cardio/fitness/mental clarity? I'm lucky enough to be able to commute by bike during the work week, and head out on longer rides when time permits. Finding lots of other skaters who enjoy long bike rides has been great, and there seems to be more and more every week.
Would be down to get in on a slap-strava group with others if there is enough of us.
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I've been doing most of my rides on my trainer. I should take my bike out more often.
I'd be down for a SLAP cycling Strava. Doubt I'd put up any impressive numbers tho.
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We may have to get a slap pals club on strava.
I would do it but I’m a dumbass
Letssssgoooo
https://www.strava.com/clubs/SLAP-PALS-RUNNING-CLUB
Joined.
I’ll prob join after I get some running shoes. Also would be down for a cycling one like others have said.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
Don't know if true but heard that vertical jump is genetic and can't really be trained much. That's why they test it in NFL Combine, right?
Anyway, maxed out squat at 315 lbs. and bench at 235 lbs. Dead lift tomorrow, hope for 450, but we'll see.
Body weight (some parts fat) 174 lbs.
Oh yeah, getting older and this whole year been ridden with small injuries. But we'll keep pushing it.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
Don't know if true but heard that vertical jump is genetic and can't really be trained much. That's why they test it in NFL Combine, right?
Anyway, maxed out squat at 315 lbs. and bench at 235 lbs. Dead lift tomorrow, hope for 450, but we'll see.
Body weight (some parts fat) 174 lbs.
Oh yeah, getting older and this whole year been ridden with small injuries. But we'll keep pushing it.
After a quick google search: it is very much genetically predisposed, but it can be increased from that base is any case.
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Anyone here riding bikes for cardio/fitness/mental clarity? I'm lucky enough to be able to commute by bike during the work week, and head out on longer rides when time permits. Finding lots of other skaters who enjoy long bike rides has been great, and there seems to be more and more every week.
Would be down to get in on a slap-strava group with others if there is enough of us.
i've been doing a ton. i brought a new mountain bike when virus started and have been going most days. i live in a really great neighborhood with pretty amazing set of trails though so it's been kind of easy. i don't really do long rides though. lately i just go to this one trail, practice jumping for 20 mins or so to warm up on this little dirt kicker at the bottom and then climb to the top of the hill and bomb it.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
Don't know if true but heard that vertical jump is genetic and can't really be trained much. That's why they test it in NFL Combine, right?
Anyway, maxed out squat at 315 lbs. and bench at 235 lbs. Dead lift tomorrow, hope for 450, but we'll see.
Body weight (some parts fat) 174 lbs.
Oh yeah, getting older and this whole year been ridden with small injuries. But we'll keep pushing it.
After a quick google search: it is very much genetically predisposed, but it can be increased from that base is any case.
Ah, I see.
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you guys don't worry about running eating away your ability to pop high?
you have to be the absolute stupidest person on a website inhabited almost completley by idiots.
congratulations.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
Don't know if true but heard that vertical jump is genetic and can't really be trained much. That's why they test it in NFL Combine, right?
Anyway, maxed out squat at 315 lbs. and bench at 235 lbs. Dead lift tomorrow, hope for 450, but we'll see.
Body weight (some parts fat) 174 lbs.
Oh yeah, getting older and this whole year been ridden with small injuries. But we'll keep pushing it.
Good lifts!
I’m around same weight (no fat) with 270 bench, 335 squat and 365 dead lift. All time pr’s from way back are around 45 lbs higher on all lifts.
I’m doing push/pull/legs and hitting gym around 5 times a week. Focusing now on lower body strength so I do some leg stuff also on push/pull days.
I didn’t lift at all for over ten years.
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you guys don't worry about running eating away your ability to pop high?
congratulations.
This comes from a pretty good skateboarder in our country who is known for his pop. Told me that his pop diminished when he was running regularly. It makes sense if you trained your leg muscles for efficiency rather than power.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
Don't know if true but heard that vertical jump is genetic and can't really be trained much. That's why they test it in NFL Combine, right?
Anyway, maxed out squat at 315 lbs. and bench at 235 lbs. Dead lift tomorrow, hope for 450, but we'll see.
Body weight (some parts fat) 174 lbs.
Oh yeah, getting older and this whole year been ridden with small injuries. But we'll keep pushing it.
Good lifts!
I’m around same weight (no fat) with 270 bench, 335 squat and 365 dead lift. All time pr’s from way back are around 45 lbs higher on all lifts.
I’m doing push/pull/legs and hitting gym around 5 times a week. Focusing now on lower body strength so I do some leg stuff also on push/pull days.
I didn’t lift at all for over ten years.
Keep it up!
Sweet, my man! Fell a bit short, 446 lbs. But any PR is good PR.
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this thread is meaningless without arm pics
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this thread is meaningless without arm pics
Bro, do you even curl?
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This morning I got my best 5k since I started running 3 weeks ago. Started on May 4th at 29:21 and now at 26:13 this morning.
Feels good to see progress.
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Just came to obvious idea that you could train for greater pop by ollieing onto a platform like a mid size stage or something with a weighted vest (jumping over something would put too much strain on your knees and ankles on landing).
Google suggest that this is common technique for increasing an athlete's vertical jump, so it should work. Too bad I don't have much disposable income to test the theory out.
You've gotta be careful with added weight, especially if you're on your toes. Training for a half marathon when i was 25, I was averaging 6:40 miles when I decided to run with some weight. See ya later R arch, see ya later running.
Athletes have professional trainers and experts to help them along. It's their job. I wouldn't risk trying to skate with added weight. Just practice ollieing higher...
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So you reckon Nike Pegasus are worth the purchase?
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This morning I got my best 5k since I started running 3 weeks ago. Started on May 4th at 29:21 and now at 26:13 this morning.
Feels good to see progress.
that's a good time man, congrats
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Yeah, sick....I find using one of those apps helps a lot letting you know how far you've gone and your time....
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Ummm hey I’m kinda noob to this forum so forgive me if this has been asked before.
What are some exercises to help keep your feet landing on the bolts every time?
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Ummm hey I’m kinda noob to this forum so forgive me if this has been asked before.
What are some exercises to help keep your feet landing on the bolts every time?
following the G code
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
last time i skated it was for 30 minutes and i burned almost 400 calories, compared to cycling i’d have to ride like 8+ miles to get close to that. skating keeps my heart rate consistently higher for longer.
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Fitness trackers are notoriously bad at estimating burned calories and an irregular activity like skateboarding would probably confuse the fuck out of the algorithm. My Garmin uses HR to estimate my calories burned during skateboarding and my HR is very low unless it is hot as fuck and therefore I burn almost no calories skateboarding ...
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I'd think if you had something that's tracking your heart rate it'd be semi-accurate, but if it's just tracking your speed and thinks you are running 15 mph than it's obviously not going to be accurate.
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Nah it does monitor my HR, not sure how accurately since it’s from the wrist. I do get a pretty high heartrate coz I pretty much skate nonstop, and try to do as long lines as possible.
When I set it up for skateboarding it said something along the lines of it being comparable to mild jogging, so the numbers really confuse me.
Maybe it’s bullshit, maybe not.
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
Last skate session was 45 min, was just doing basic pool carves, and coping stalls, very little breaks in between. 484 cal burned. I get the same for a 45 min workout on the stationary bike
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
Last skate session was 45 min, was just doing basic pool carves, and coping stalls, very little breaks in between. 484 cal burned. I get the same for a 45 min workout on the stationary bike
stationary is different since you’re constantly pedaling, i have a trainer and average like 160/bpm heart rate when i’m cycling on that, but when i’m actually riding around it’s way less and why i burn like 100 cals in 3 miles
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
Last skate session was 45 min, was just doing basic pool carves, and coping stalls, very little breaks in between. 484 cal burned. I get the same for a 45 min workout on the stationary bike
not really if your changing the bike tension throughout, also the peloton bike is pretty good with the apple watch sync, i tend to assume the values are good enough since im not training for Tour de France.
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Shape check... almost 40 years old
https://instagram.com/stories/xhakonx/2903398105427725606?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= (https://instagram.com/stories/xhakonx/2903398105427725606?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
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Been trying to exercise everyday, bit of lifting, cycling, running, and skating. Been gaining weight lately. A few pounds is probably muscle, but I think I just eat way more when I'm exercising alot. Bleh, still in far better shape than most 30 year olds I know.
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Been trying to exercise everyday, bit of lifting, cycling, running, and skating. Been gaining weight lately. A few pounds is probably muscle, but I think I just eat way more when I'm exercising alot. Bleh, still in far better shape than most 30 year olds I know.
It is similar for me. If I work out I gain mass really quickly. I am naturally a bigger person. I just had knee surgery and I am thinking about joining a gym for rehab. I will lift some weights and maybe do some classes like Pilates or functional fitness. Anyone have any advice for that? How should I train to get stronger without getting bigger?
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Been trying to exercise everyday, bit of lifting, cycling, running, and skating. Been gaining weight lately. A few pounds is probably muscle, but I think I just eat way more when I'm exercising alot. Bleh, still in far better shape than most 30 year olds I know.
It is similar for me. If I work out I gain mass really quickly. I am naturally a bigger person. I just had knee surgery and I am thinking about joining a gym for rehab. I will lift some weights and maybe do some classes like Pilates or functional fitness. Anyone have any advice for that? How should I train to get stronger without getting bigger?
Well, getting stronger requires you do damage your muscle fibers, that means lifting heavy...resulting in getting bigger.
Use light weights with higher reps, you'll some gain str but get toned vs bulking by tossing heavy weights around. Eat more protein, less shit, maybe even go for a caloric deficit and throw in some Yoga for str. and flexibility.
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Been trying to exercise everyday, bit of lifting, cycling, running, and skating. Been gaining weight lately. A few pounds is probably muscle, but I think I just eat way more when I'm exercising alot. Bleh, still in far better shape than most 30 year olds I know.
It is similar for me. If I work out I gain mass really quickly. I am naturally a bigger person. I just had knee surgery and I am thinking about joining a gym for rehab. I will lift some weights and maybe do some classes like Pilates or functional fitness. Anyone have any advice for that? How should I train to get stronger without getting bigger?
Well, getting stronger requires you do damage your muscle fibers, that means lifting heavy...resulting in getting bigger.
Use light weights with higher reps, you'll some gain str but get toned vs bulking by tossing heavy weights around. Eat more protein, less shit, maybe even go for a caloric deficit and throw in some Yoga for str. and flexibility.
I have been doing body weight stuff only during Covid and I got stronger, but also heavier. I am 6 foot tall and weigh about 195. I figure that‘a a little bit to heavy for skating considering my joints aren’t all that good anymore. I don‘t have much fat to loose, though.
I guess I will do core stuff. I will slowly increase weight for my legs as I recover from surgery and I will take it easy with exercises for the upper body.
I have been doing cardio exercises all my life, like skateboarding, running and cycling, but I think I am naturally a weight lifter or football player…
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Been trying to exercise everyday, bit of lifting, cycling, running, and skating. Been gaining weight lately. A few pounds is probably muscle, but I think I just eat way more when I'm exercising alot. Bleh, still in far better shape than most 30 year olds I know.
It is similar for me. If I work out I gain mass really quickly. I am naturally a bigger person. I just had knee surgery and I am thinking about joining a gym for rehab. I will lift some weights and maybe do some classes like Pilates or functional fitness. Anyone have any advice for that? How should I train to get stronger without getting bigger?
Well, getting stronger requires you do damage your muscle fibers, that means lifting heavy...resulting in getting bigger.
Use light weights with higher reps, you'll some gain str but get toned vs bulking by tossing heavy weights around. Eat more protein, less shit, maybe even go for a caloric deficit and throw in some Yoga for str. and flexibility.
Ive heard it go both ways for building muscle with weights, used to dig into bro-science and seen bodybuilding dudes say hit lightweight hi-rep sets and heavyweight lo-rep sets.
Just need that feeling of being unable to lift them shits anymore and to push past that pain threshold to shock your muscles into growth I guess
Also body type and calorie-nutrition tracking
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I wonder how much women care about the physical fitness of men. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start working out or some crazy bullshit, but I can’t help but wonder how important it is to them.
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I wonder how much women care about the physical fitness of men. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start working out or some crazy bullshit, but I can’t help but wonder how important it is to them.
Men in general, i doubt it, but they probably care about the men closest to them personally
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Anyone tried plyometrics for increasing pop and overall elasticity? My pop sucks as I dont bring my legs up to my chest enough.
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
Last skate session was 45 min, was just doing basic pool carves, and coping stalls, very little breaks in between. 484 cal burned. I get the same for a 45 min workout on the stationary bike
not really if your changing the bike tension throughout, also the peloton bike is pretty good with the apple watch sync, i tend to assume the values are good enough since im not training for Tour de France.
i've been tracking workouts including skating for ages with different type of HR setups. most recently i just use my garmin fenix 7 which has HR but i used to use a chest strap. for me:
skating 1 hour = 400=800 calories. it varies hugely on how much i'm feeling it. if i'm trying to learn a new street trick that requires a lot of speed or working on a line then i'll burn a lot. if i'm just dorking around on the 2' qp at house and talking shit with the other old guys, then not so much.
Jogging 30 mins = 450ish calories
Mountain biking for an hour = 700-1000 calories depending on if i'm doing a lot of climbing or messing around trying jumps or trying to film something
weight lifting 1 hour = 450 ish calories
paddle boarding for an hour = 600-700 calories
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Sooo… started running again a few weeks so I bought an apple watch to keep track of distance/speed etc.
I also use it when cycling to work and skating.
It’s raining rn so I browsed some workouts on my phone.
I skated a couple hrs yesterday and according to my phone I burned about 1300 kcal during that time! A fifteen minute run burns about 200, riding my bike to work a 100.
Is this possible?
Does anybody else track their skating?
What kind of readings do you get?
Last skate session was 45 min, was just doing basic pool carves, and coping stalls, very little breaks in between. 484 cal burned. I get the same for a 45 min workout on the stationary bike
not really if your changing the bike tension throughout, also the peloton bike is pretty good with the apple watch sync, i tend to assume the values are good enough since im not training for Tour de France.
i've been tracking workouts including skating for ages with different type of HR setups. most recently i just use my garmin fenix 7 which has HR but i used to use a chest strap. for me:
skating 1 hour = 400=800 calories. it varies hugely on how much i'm feeling it. if i'm trying to learn a new street trick that requires a lot of speed or working on a line then i'll burn a lot. if i'm just dorking around on the 2' qp at house and talking shit with the other old guys, then not so much.
Sounds about right, I've been wanting to get a cheaper smart watch with HR monitoring to test this out. A friend skates with his and he does around 800 - 1200 calories over the 2 hour session. Tropical heat and humidity.
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Anyone got the calorie expenditure of walking? I walk easily 12+ miles a day and I’m still a butterball.
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Anyone got the calorie expenditure of walking? I walk easily 12+ miles a day and I’m still a butterball.
https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154
It ranges from pace, heart rate and steepness.
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try rucking instead of walking and do it at a fast pace
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjFa9ytxcx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjFa9ytxcx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
40 years old. Vegetarian since I was 15.
Supplements: creatine and whey protein.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjFa9ytxcx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjFa9ytxcx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
40 years old. Vegetarian since I was 15.
Supplements: creatine and whey protein.
Looking good, my friend. Would have never guessed you're 40.
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Looking diesel @DISTANT RUMOURS ! Motivating stuff
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I recently lost 25 pounds and am getting back into shape. My schedule only allows me to work out on Saturday/Sunday, if I get a gym membership, so I ordered a 25-pound kettlebell. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? I’m probably going to do a combination of calisthenics, kettlebell exercises, and HIIT running for an hour every other day…probably skate for 3-4 hours per day on the off days.
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I try to go to the gym twice a week to exercise with coach because I have back problems that I can only solve with exercise. I can't calculate how many calories it burns because fitness trackers aren't very accurate for that. In my spare time I prefer to skateboard, if I meet with friends we can do something active, for example, play ping-pong with joola (https://pingpongacademy.org/best-ping-pong-balls/#product_6).
I noticed that after physical activity I really feel better.
I won't recommend any specific exercise because I can't guarantee it will affect you the way it did me.
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my wife came back from the chiropractor and he told her she will have to do deadlifts and other exercises if she does not want to have back pain because of her height. so now we are slowly building our home gym, now that we have the space for it.
with unilateral exercises I've found out that my right leg/butt are less developed and it makes sense now how I could have the same pop riding switch all this time (I choose my non-dominant leg when I started skating)
also it feels like a lot of my skateboarding limitations could have been overcome by exercising more and addressing the muscles weaknesses/imbalances when I was in my twenties. also maybe taking some days off to recover from longer sessions etc.
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I recently lost 25 pounds and am getting back into shape. My schedule only allows me to work out on Saturday/Sunday, if I get a gym membership, so I ordered a 25-pound kettlebell. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? I’m probably going to do a combination of calisthenics, kettlebell exercises, and HIIT running for an hour every other day…probably skate for 3-4 hours per day on the off days.
I’m far from an expert but with kettle bells I enjoyed Simple and Sinister when starting out. Good overall resource to get you going and it doesn’t overwhelm you with info. I’ve also been into what @ericdoeskettlebell on Instagram. He sells training which you might be into but also posts sets of work outs. I just grab what I’m interested in from there. Also found @flolyfe pretty hood.
For calisthenics I really like hybrid calisthenics on YouTube. Simple to the point and positive videos. They also have this site with free workout plans. https://www.hybridcalisthenics.com/routine
Congrats on the weight loss, keep it up.
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I really enjoy hybrid calisthenics’ content… seems like a great kid.
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I really enjoy hybrid calisthenics’ content… seems like a great kid.
He seems really genuine and doing it for the love. It’s nice to find content now and again where the creator isn’t in it to get rich and famous.
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I recently lost 25 pounds and am getting back into shape. My schedule only allows me to work out on Saturday/Sunday, if I get a gym membership, so I ordered a 25-pound kettlebell. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? I’m probably going to do a combination of calisthenics, kettlebell exercises, and HIIT running for an hour every other day…probably skate for 3-4 hours per day on the off days.
I have lower back issues and my chiropractor recommended these to strengthen my lower back and core:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxHifyI6s8
I use a 25lb kettlebell for them. I'm personally a fan of jump roping over running, mainly because running is harsher on the knees over time. I like to use a weighted jump rope. I use a 1lb rope and do 2 5 minute sets after my arm workouts that I typically do twice a week. I'll do a few 5 minute jump roping sets on my rest days or right before heading out to hit the park. About a year ago, my skate sessions used to only run about 2 hours max and I would be absolutely gassed. Now I can easily go 3 to 4 hours after starting this routine about 6 months ago.
If you don't already have a 1lb rope, I recommend this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Redify-Weighted-Tangle-Free-Weight-loss-Adjustable/dp/B08RB46DBY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=weighted+jump+rope&qid=1678208696&sprefix=weighted+jump%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-5
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Thanks for the recommendations, @sometimeperhaps & @GrayCellGreen. I’m going to incorporate those exercises into my routine.
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I recently lost 25 pounds and am getting back into shape. My schedule only allows me to work out on Saturday/Sunday, if I get a gym membership, so I ordered a 25-pound kettlebell. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? I’m probably going to do a combination of calisthenics, kettlebell exercises, and HIIT running for an hour every other day…probably skate for 3-4 hours per day on the off days.
I have lower back issues and my chiropractor recommended these to strengthen my lower back and core:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxHifyI6s8
I use a 25lb kettlebell for them. I'm personally a fan of jump roping over running, mainly because running is harsher on the knees over time. I like to use a weighted jump rope. I use a 1lb rope and do 2 5 minute sets after my arm workouts that I typically do twice a week. I'll do a few 5 minute jump roping sets on my rest days or right before heading out to hit the park. About a year ago, my skate sessions used to only run about 2 hours max and I would be absolutely gassed. Now I can easily go 3 to 4 hours after starting this routine about 6 months ago.
If you don't already have a 1lb rope, I recommend this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Redify-Weighted-Tangle-Free-Weight-loss-Adjustable/dp/B08RB46DBY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=weighted+jump+rope&qid=1678208696&sprefix=weighted+jump%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-5
Hell yeah Slap Pals are getting into jump ropes and kettle bells! I got a 30lb and 50lb and use them quite regularly
This shit was on my amazon prime and I still use a lot of the routines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKx8xE8jJZs
For Calisthenics, I usually just hit the 100 pushups and squats, and try to max my pull ups everyday.
This was also on my amazon prime and use these routines
https://www.amazon.com/Convict-Conditioning-1-Prison-Pushup/dp/B07MXQSVL4/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc
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For motivation I like watching this video. Start with what you have, do what you can.
https://youtu.be/PS93vUty_mQ
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Anyone subscribed to the Old Friends Fitness website or patreon?
I'm considering it and wondering if anyone has had any experience with it. :)
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Any of you guys train to up your skating? Just started going to the gym 2 months ago and thinking about how I can help my skating with it.
Going to start plyometrics to get some better pop but haven't had the energy to set up a protocol yet
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https://www.thedailypush.com/ could be good resource?
one curious tidbit I learned so far from consuming a lot of random fitness advice is that if you work on your strength (for example barbell squats) and overload yourself for growth, this can affect your explosive power for a few days after
you'd probably need to explain more about your activity routine and your goals, but one thing that I would advice every skateboarder is to do additional work on your core/abs and upper body, just not bulking much. and adding rest days to your week, so that you can actually skate powerfully when you do
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https://www.thedailypush.com/ could be good resource?
one curious tidbit I learned so far from consuming a lot of random fitness advice is that if you work on your strength (for example barbell squats) and overload yourself for growth, this can affect your explosive power for a few days after
you'd probably need to explain more about your activity routine and your goals, but one thing that I would advice every skateboarder is to do additional work on your core/abs and upper body, just not bulking much. and adding rest days to your week, so that you can actually skate powerfully when you do
How many rest days do you do?
Rest days are something that I've always been bad at, when I DO take a rest day it's usually something like "i'll take it easy skating today" so do you just chill all day then or just some light workout?
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don't take my word for it, since I am now way too into adult life to have regular skate sessions, but when I did skate all the time I literally never took a day off. but I can see it now in hindsight, that not giving my legs the time to rest slowed me down for sure. I think it would be best to use a regular rest day or two per week for an upper body gym session
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https://www.thedailypush.com/ could be good resource?
one curious tidbit I learned so far from consuming a lot of random fitness advice is that if you work on your strength (for example barbell squats) and overload yourself for growth, this can affect your explosive power for a few days after
you'd probably need to explain more about your activity routine and your goals, but one thing that I would advice every skateboarder is to do additional work on your core/abs and upper body, just not bulking much. and adding rest days to your week, so that you can actually skate powerfully when you do
Rest days are something that I've always been bad at, when I DO take a rest day it's usually something like "i'll take it easy skating today" so do you just chill all day then or just some light workout?
This is what i have to figure it out. proper rest days… i walk 10k steps at work (so Fitbit says lol) and it’s a pretty physically demanding job. I gotta few weights in my garage so I’ve been lifting when i have the energy… usually only 3 sets of ten on 3-4 different exercises is all i can gas out…
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https://www.thedailypush.com/ could be good resource?
one curious tidbit I learned so far from consuming a lot of random fitness advice is that if you work on your strength (for example barbell squats) and overload yourself for growth, this can affect your explosive power for a few days after
you'd probably need to explain more about your activity routine and your goals, but one thing that I would advice every skateboarder is to do additional work on your core/abs and upper body, just not bulking much. and adding rest days to your week, so that you can actually skate powerfully when you do
Rest days are something that I've always been bad at, when I DO take a rest day it's usually something like "i'll take it easy skating today" so do you just chill all day then or just some light workout?
(bro science here) But it depends on a lot of factors
- how intense was your work out and which part did you do the most work on?
- how is your diet?
- do you sleep enough?
- how often do you work out and skate?
- what are you skating?
- are you taking supplements / protein shakes / recovery drinks?
- do you stretch thoroughly before and after workouts?
If I do a light run in the evening, I'm usually good to skate the next day evening, so minimum 12-16 hour rest in between, and I'm an office drone so I get lots of sitting time. The only way is to try it out and if like your skate sessions are negatively impacted then tone down the intensity or give yourself more rest. You'll develop a rhythm eventually.
Over time your legs will get conditioned to a heavier load for both workouts and skating, but it's still important not to overexert yourself, that's long term injuries are sustained.
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https://www.thedailypush.com/ could be good resource?
one curious tidbit I learned so far from consuming a lot of random fitness advice is that if you work on your strength (for example barbell squats) and overload yourself for growth, this can affect your explosive power for a few days after
you'd probably need to explain more about your activity routine and your goals, but one thing that I would advice every skateboarder is to do additional work on your core/abs and upper body, just not bulking much. and adding rest days to your week, so that you can actually skate powerfully when you do
Rest days are something that I've always been bad at, when I DO take a rest day it's usually something like "i'll take it easy skating today" so do you just chill all day then or just some light workout?
(bro science here) But it depends on a lot of factors
- how intense was your work out and which part did you do the most work on?
- how is your diet?
- do you sleep enough?
- how often do you work out and skate?
- what are you skating?
- are you taking supplements / protein shakes / recovery drinks?
- do you stretch thoroughly before and after workouts?
If I do a light run in the evening, I'm usually good to skate the next day evening, so minimum 12-16 hour rest in between, and I'm an office drone so I get lots of sitting time. The only way is to try it out and if like your skate sessions are negatively impacted then tone down the intensity or give yourself more rest. You'll develop a rhythm eventually.
Over time your legs will get conditioned to a heavier load for both workouts and skating, but it's still important not to overexert yourself, that's long term injuries are sustained.
I find a real rest day can do wonders for skateboarding especially once you are 30+ years old. For me this means doing no more than 40 minutes of light cycling or a a relaxed walk around the block. Try it!
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Rest days should really mean rest. Do foam rolling/massage ball stuff and light exercise to get the blood flowing. But skating and clanging your joints around is not resting, neither is an extra upper body workout like someone else suggested lol. Better off seeing a sports physio to get your needs dialed in.
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Leaning out for summer.
40 years old, and I was always into martial arts/weightlifting.
The only supplements I really trust are whey and creatine.
I train my upper body twice a week and legs once (torn meniscus so I have to be careful).
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Hoping someone can maybe offer me some tips on getting into the fitness groove here.
I'm a naturally skinny person with some definition, in pretty decent shape. I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out the diet - it seems like I'm never hungry enough to eat the amount of food necessary for me to gain weight - probably in general. It's also damn near impossible for me to not do a shit ton of cardio - cycling, skating, and swimming.
I feel like doing some weight training would benefit me health wise though. I hate going to the gym - just usually not my vibe but maybe I should get over it. If I could figure out some good home training exercises I'd probably be more inclined to stick with a routine. I guess with the gym I also am not quite sure what workout(s)/routine to start with so I'd just be wandering around trying to figure machines out.
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Hoping someone can maybe offer me some tips on getting into the fitness groove here.
I'm a naturally skinny person with some definition, in pretty decent shape. I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out the diet - it seems like I'm never hungry enough to eat the amount of food necessary for me to gain weight - probably in general. It's also damn near impossible for me to not do a shit ton of cardio - cycling, skating, and swimming.
I feel like doing some weight training would benefit me health wise though. I hate going to the gym - just usually not my vibe but maybe I should get over it. If I could figure out some good home training exercises I'd probably be more inclined to stick with a routine. I guess with the gym I also am not quite sure what workout(s)/routine to start with so I'd just be wandering around trying to figure machines out.
If the gym is too boring for you maybe you could try climbing if there's climbing walls or a climbing gym near you? You'd work your whole body more than regular cardio exercise and it will def build some muscle if you get you're diet dialled in. If you do heaps of cardio but don't eat a fuckton then you're just going to stay lean or even lose muscle. I'm naturally skinny too and started getting more food into me by eating stuff like peanut butter more often and making oat/protein smoothies to have a few times a day. The body gets used to it and naturally you'll crave more food throughout the day.
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Hoping someone can maybe offer me some tips on getting into the fitness groove here.
I'm a naturally skinny person with some definition, in pretty decent shape. I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out the diet - it seems like I'm never hungry enough to eat the amount of food necessary for me to gain weight - probably in general. It's also damn near impossible for me to not do a shit ton of cardio - cycling, skating, and swimming.
I feel like doing some weight training would benefit me health wise though. I hate going to the gym - just usually not my vibe but maybe I should get over it. If I could figure out some good home training exercises I'd probably be more inclined to stick with a routine. I guess with the gym I also am not quite sure what workout(s)/routine to start with so I'd just be wandering around trying to figure machines out.
If the gym is too boring for you maybe you could try climbing if there's climbing walls or a climbing gym near you? You'd work your whole body more than regular cardio exercise and it will def build some muscle if you get you're diet dialled in. If you do heaps of cardio but don't eat a fuckton then you're just going to stay lean or even lose muscle. I'm naturally skinny too and started getting more food into me by eating stuff like peanut butter more often and making oat/protein smoothies to have a few times a day. The body gets used to it and naturally you'll crave more food throughout the day.
I actually got pretty into climbing over my first/second winter when I was living in Berlin. Skating in the winter wasn't really practical. But, yeah, maybe I'll try to get back into climbing - I still have all my gear. Def need to incorporate some protein/smoothies into my diet. Maybe I'll try to do plan my meals for a week - do some meal prep - to get a better idea of what I need in my diet.
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Im struggling to find time for all my "active" activities and basically am just going to have to cut it down to lifting and skating. I just don't have time to run for an hour or routinely commit time to muay thai. Plus skating is always number 1 so I don't want to be too sore for that. Having a job sucks.
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I was pretty surprised what a good upper body workout MTB is going downhill. This made me change my opinion on e-bikes completely - the more time you spend going downhill (wrangling a heavy bike), the more you work your whole body (pushing hard on the climbs as well, of course). Still, doing a focused gym session should be a lot more productive (if the commute is not overly long).
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Hoping someone can maybe offer me some tips on getting into the fitness groove here.
I'm a naturally skinny person with some definition, in pretty decent shape. I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out the diet - it seems like I'm never hungry enough to eat the amount of food necessary for me to gain weight - probably in general. It's also damn near impossible for me to not do a shit ton of cardio - cycling, skating, and swimming.
I feel like doing some weight training would benefit me health wise though. I hate going to the gym - just usually not my vibe but maybe I should get over it. If I could figure out some good home training exercises I'd probably be more inclined to stick with a routine. I guess with the gym I also am not quite sure what workout(s)/routine to start with so I'd just be wandering around trying to figure machines out.
I have the same issues, I was able to gain weight but using mass gainer (its expensive but cheaper than eating that much calories). the key is to use in complement count calories, you should have a surplus given daily activities and workouts.
I use my iwatch for activities and apps to track my meals.
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Hoping someone can maybe offer me some tips on getting into the fitness groove here.
I'm a naturally skinny person with some definition, in pretty decent shape. I think the hardest thing for me is figuring out the diet - it seems like I'm never hungry enough to eat the amount of food necessary for me to gain weight - probably in general. It's also damn near impossible for me to not do a shit ton of cardio - cycling, skating, and swimming.
I feel like doing some weight training would benefit me health wise though. I hate going to the gym - just usually not my vibe but maybe I should get over it. If I could figure out some good home training exercises I'd probably be more inclined to stick with a routine. I guess with the gym I also am not quite sure what workout(s)/routine to start with so I'd just be wandering around trying to figure machines out.
I decided to get strong and working out after hitting 31 and realizing my body didn't match my age, if that makes sense. I've always been skinny and athletic built, not boney but not weak either and slim arms but flexible.
So I started doing pushups every morning but I swear it was super difficult sticking to a routine and make it a habit, let alone pulling even 5 pushups. I did that for a while and became more constant and increased my numbers. Eventually a friend suggested me to do crossfit, so I've been doing that since October 2020. My main focus is to get strong, you know? and not buff.
Now I have a personal trainer and do bodybuilding at the same crossfit gym. I train for an hour for 3 or 4 days a week. I'm feeling better than ever body and skateboarding wise. 165lbs but I don't keep track of my fat% and lean% and all that stuff. You should too.
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Over the last few years I was always between 66kg and 76kg, mostly gaining weight in winter time. Always did some running, cycled 30km every day to work started to do some Freeletics workouts a couple of years ago, but only if I was in super bad shape. Last year I became a sad and turned 40 - kinda hit an all time high with 83kg … I’m one of those who don’t get a big belly but a huuuuge butt. I increased my running to 50km a week and that helped to lose some weight. This year I moved to a new neighbourhood, Switched work places, started commute running and now I lift weights at a gym. And shit is great. I go there 3-5 times a weeks for 30-90 minutes, depends on how much time I have. Routine is mostly pull-ups, butterfly, bench presses, and some every other machine a grand Pa uses there. Sometimes I watch skate videos on a thread mill, that’s fun. Managed to lose nearly 3kg in 2 months while getting stronger. Guess in July I will cut back the gym and go 1-2 times a week, should be enough to stay in a good shape.
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Good thread, I was going to slack on my routine today (missed a night of sleep) but after reading here I got it done.
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my wife came back from the chiropractor and he told her she will have to do deadlifts and other exercises if she does not want to have back pain because of her height. so now we are slowly building our home gym, now that we have the space for it.
with unilateral exercises I've found out that my right leg/butt are less developed and it makes sense now how I could have the same pop riding switch all this time (I choose my non-dominant leg when I started skating)
also it feels like a lot of my skateboarding limitations could have been overcome by exercising more and addressing the muscles weaknesses/imbalances when I was in my twenties. also maybe taking some days off to recover from longer sessions etc.
Damn lemme get that doctors number. Ive been trying to gently communicate to my gf how much better she would feel with just rudimentary fitness but making no progress.
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Interesting that people mentioned climbing. Bouldering is actually my "main" sport and I make climbing holds as a side company. It's definitely great and full body exercise, but if you do get into it, ease in slower than you think. It places an incredible amount of stress on your finger tendons directly, which they have never experienced. It's not uncommon for new climbers to tweak a finger because they get really excited early on and since there isn't a sets X reps structure at that point they just go all the time and for really long sessions.
Climbing itself can build some muscle if you're a beginner or getting into higher grades on really steep terrain, but it's not a great way to build "mass" if that's your goals. The vast majority of really good climbers are all really lean although that's changing somewhat, but it's not a bulky lean.
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I’m skinny, so what do I know…but is it safe to say as people who primarily skate….it’s actually pretty hard to ‘get too big’……if you just do some weights and shit, you’ll get some muscle tone, but the good/bad is, you aren’t going to wake up one day as Beibel…
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
Day A
3 X 15 squat
3 X 15 barbell bent over row
5 X 8 dumbbell weighted lunges
3 X 15 chin up
Day B
3 X 15 bench press
3 X 15 deadlift
3 X 15 weighted incline crunches
3 X 15 chin up
Optional: 1 hour incline walk, 2.5 mph, 12 incline afterwards on both days
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If you define your expectations, available gear and style of training, then you can find something that fits you. If you just look for a full body warmup, you'll get way too many results.
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
Day A
3 X 15 squat
3 X 15 barbell bent over row
5 X 8 dumbbell weighted lunges
3 X 15 chin up
Day B
3 X 15 bench press
3 X 15 deadlift
3 X 15 weighted incline crunches
3 X 15 chin up
Optional: 1 hour incline walk, 2.5 mph, 12 incline afterwards on both days
Thanks man, now I have to google what all this means
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If you define your expectations, available gear and style of training, then you can find something that fits you. If you just look for a full body warmup, you'll get way too many results.
Thanks for the reply. I think I found something.
I was looking for stuff like this
https://youtu.be/IMctZ4i2FRw?si=630lF1TQCrKh8lun
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
Day A
3 X 15 squat
3 X 15 barbell bent over row
5 X 8 dumbbell weighted lunges
3 X 15 chin up
Day B
3 X 15 bench press
3 X 15 deadlift
3 X 15 weighted incline crunches
3 X 15 chin up
Optional: 1 hour incline walk, 2.5 mph, 12 incline afterwards on both days
That’s a lot of reps. I’d lower all the 15 reps to 10 reps except the deadlifts which I would lower to 5. I would also find a better ab exercise than crunches.
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
Day A
3 X 15 squat
3 X 15 barbell bent over row
5 X 8 dumbbell weighted lunges
3 X 15 chin up
Day B
3 X 15 bench press
3 X 15 deadlift
3 X 15 weighted incline crunches
3 X 15 chin up
Optional: 1 hour incline walk, 2.5 mph, 12 incline afterwards on both days
That’s a lot of reps. I’d lower all the 15 reps to 10 reps except the deadlifts which I would lower to 5. I would also find a better ab exercise than crunches.
5 X 8 works just as well.
I always liked crunches on an incline with a 10-15 lb plate. That one may just be personal preference.
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Has anyone done the knees over toes program? I am really interested in it but 50 bucks a month is really steep.
I found this post on reddit, but wasn't sure if it is an accurate summary of the program.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kneesovertoes/comments/14kwcn8/summary_of_knees_over_toes_exercises_from_ben/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/Kneesovertoes/comments/14kwcn8/summary_of_knees_over_toes_exercises_from_ben/)
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Sorry for bump.
I was looking for some nice full body warmup/workout routines on YouTube but all i find are kinda dumb with shitty music, kinda TikTok vibe people..
Can anyone recommend something proper?
get a jump rope