Daily Exercise
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Okay so just a background information, I was a fitness trainer for 3 years so I know some tips to exercise/lose weight/feel the burn. For those who wants to lose weight or build muscle, here are some TIPS.
List of Stretches You Must Do Before Working Out:
Four Types of Push-ups I recommend you doing:
Two types of cruches I strongly recommend:
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
Just to make me happy, if you guys want to try what I told you here, make a "Before and After" Picture. :D
Have a GoodDay and Have fun. :)
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List of Stretches You Must Do Before Working Out:
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Four Types of Push-ups I recommend you doing:
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Two types of cruches I strongly recommend:
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THINGS TO REMEMBER:
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Just to make me happy, if you guys want to try what I told you here, make a "Before and After" Picture. :D
Have a GoodDay and Have fun. :)
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+1 Very good tips! I like the water one especially, love when people drink Gatorade after working out without knowing that they've basically drank what they worked off. Only people who need Gatorade are college or pro football players... playing in the summer...in Florida.
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Kadushy
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Nice tips. I'm gonna try some out. Though I'm pretty worn out today by lifting weights. Guess I'll give it a shot.
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I'd like to throw in for crunches.
-If you're at a gym there should be a decline bench.
-Grab 1 circular weight plate, about 25 or 35 pound plate.
-lay down on the incline bench and hold the plate to you chest and sit up
-also you can stay sitting up and turn side to side to work out your obliques
And for push-ups
-I strongly recommend buying the "Perfect Push-up" works great, only 15-20$
-Also you can use two dumbbells and push down on those, then when you lift, pull the right dumbbell up to your chest, then go back down and pull up the left one to your chest and repeat.
-If you're at a gym there should be a decline bench.
-Grab 1 circular weight plate, about 25 or 35 pound plate.
-lay down on the incline bench and hold the plate to you chest and sit up
-also you can stay sitting up and turn side to side to work out your obliques
And for push-ups
-I strongly recommend buying the "Perfect Push-up" works great, only 15-20$
-Also you can use two dumbbells and push down on those, then when you lift, pull the right dumbbell up to your chest, then go back down and pull up the left one to your chest and repeat.
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Ikaros Type Alpha wrote...
I'd like to throw in for crunches.-If you're at a gym there should be a decline bench.
-Grab 1 circular weight plate, about 25 or 35 pound plate.
-lay down on the incline bench and hold the plate to you chest and sit up
-also you can stay sitting up and turn side to side to work out your obliques
And for push-ups
-I strongly recommend buying the "Perfect Push-up" works great, only 15-20$
-Also you can use two dumbbells and push down on those, then when you lift, pull the right dumbbell up to your chest, then go back down and pull up the left one to your chest and repeat.
You are right, but what I was trying to do with this thread was introduce varities of ways to exercise to lose weights or gain muscle at home without paying a single cent.
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GoodDay wrote...
Ikaros Type Alpha wrote...
I'd like to throw in for crunches.-If you're at a gym there should be a decline bench.
-Grab 1 circular weight plate, about 25 or 35 pound plate.
-lay down on the incline bench and hold the plate to you chest and sit up
-also you can stay sitting up and turn side to side to work out your obliques
And for push-ups
-I strongly recommend buying the "Perfect Push-up" works great, only 15-20$
-Also you can use two dumbbells and push down on those, then when you lift, pull the right dumbbell up to your chest, then go back down and pull up the left one to your chest and repeat.
You are right, but what I was trying to do with this thread was introduce varities of ways to exercise to lose weights or gain muscle at home without paying a single cent.
If you want to not pay a single cent for good gym equipment go to a park with monkey bars (pull ups, chin ups, muscle ups if your strong enough). Usually they have those things where you can do triceps dips as well. That's what I did before I got some equipment. And screw the kids, if some parents bitch at you tell them its a public area and you can use the monkey bars if you want >=O. (Just in case an angry parent walks up and tries to talk to you, because that happened to me).
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iast wrote...
If you want to not pay a single cent for good gym equipment go to a park with monkey bars (pull ups, chin ups, muscle ups if your strong enough). Usually they have those things where you can do triceps dips as well. That's what I did before I got some equipment. And screw the kids, if some parents bitch at you tell them its a public area and you can use the monkey bars if you want >=O. (Just in case an angry parent walks up and tries to talk to you, because that happened to me).Things to say when you're in that situation:
1. Free country.
2. It's a public park where everyone has permission to use. I don't see why your kids have better reasons to use the park than me.
3.
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Great tips man, thanks.
I use to be a workout fanatic way back in HS and usually based my routines on a site called testosterone nation. Your information was great for me picking up my routine again, especially since I don't want to go through all those workout articles again.
+1 rep for you.
I use to be a workout fanatic way back in HS and usually based my routines on a site called testosterone nation. Your information was great for me picking up my routine again, especially since I don't want to go through all those workout articles again.
+1 rep for you.
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changstah wrote...
Great tips man, thanks. I use to be a workout fanatic way back in HS and usually based my routines on a site called testosterone nation. Your information was great for me picking up my routine again, especially since I don't want to go through all those workout articles again.
+1 rep for you.
T-nation! Yeah! And bodybuilding.com!
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changstah wrote...
Great tips man, thanks. I use to be a workout fanatic way back in HS and usually based my routines on a site called testosterone nation. Your information was great for me picking up my routine again, especially since I don't want to go through all those workout articles again.
+1 rep for you.
Thank you for the +rep :D
and start working out again soon!
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this is GREAT! i was starting to workout but had no clue on what to really do.
i was wondering if there's any leg exercise other than jogging, im not much of an outdoors person. but when i emerge form my Bat-Cave i wanna have the body of Helios
i was wondering if there's any leg exercise other than jogging, im not much of an outdoors person. but when i emerge form my Bat-Cave i wanna have the body of Helios
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Nice info. I doubt but i'm afraid I can't do this. But i'll be giving this advice of yours if anyone asks :3
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Excellent suggestions all, GoodDay.
Now, if we're discussing exercise machines, I've got to recommend a good elliptical. For those who don't know what this is, it's basically a cross between a stationary bike and a treadmill, in which you stand on two large pedals and push them in a natural running motion. Some have moving grip arms, to help add an upper-body element to the workout.
Double recommended if you're significantly overweight or have had knee surgery (me), because ellipticals put FAR less stress on your joints than treadmills do.
When you run or jog, whether it's on a treadmill or not, your joints have to cushion the pounding impact of every step. This is, obviously, hell on them.
The impacts also significantly inflate your perception of how much work you've done, compared to the reality.
Ellipticals take the load off your joints and focus the stress of exercise on your muscles and tendons, giving a better overall result. Also, since you don't have bone-jarring impacts making you feel more tired, you can run longer on one of these, which translates into more calories (and more fat) burned.
However, there are downsides to every exercise machine.
Elliptical exercise machines are not really very good if you're trying to train for a race, because the lack of those impacts doesn't match up with what you feel when you run on the track.
More troubling, however, is the price tag. Any decent, durable elliptical exercise machine is going to cost upwards of US$1200. It's a major investment.
If you want one, either save up and get a really good model (because the cheapo ones can break easily, which can result in injuries) or just get a gym membership and use one of theirs - most fitness centers have them, these days.
Now, if we're discussing exercise machines, I've got to recommend a good elliptical. For those who don't know what this is, it's basically a cross between a stationary bike and a treadmill, in which you stand on two large pedals and push them in a natural running motion. Some have moving grip arms, to help add an upper-body element to the workout.
Double recommended if you're significantly overweight or have had knee surgery (me), because ellipticals put FAR less stress on your joints than treadmills do.
When you run or jog, whether it's on a treadmill or not, your joints have to cushion the pounding impact of every step. This is, obviously, hell on them.
The impacts also significantly inflate your perception of how much work you've done, compared to the reality.
Ellipticals take the load off your joints and focus the stress of exercise on your muscles and tendons, giving a better overall result. Also, since you don't have bone-jarring impacts making you feel more tired, you can run longer on one of these, which translates into more calories (and more fat) burned.
However, there are downsides to every exercise machine.
Elliptical exercise machines are not really very good if you're trying to train for a race, because the lack of those impacts doesn't match up with what you feel when you run on the track.
More troubling, however, is the price tag. Any decent, durable elliptical exercise machine is going to cost upwards of US$1200. It's a major investment.
If you want one, either save up and get a really good model (because the cheapo ones can break easily, which can result in injuries) or just get a gym membership and use one of theirs - most fitness centers have them, these days.
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Try cross training, that's what my coach does when a competition is near. i.e. swimming or marathon running