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boxing classes imo

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Thursday, 24 December 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link

bodyweight squats, or like burpees and mountain climbers if you really wanna get moving / your heart going? crunches are cool but reverse crunches are better imo, why not do both lol

it might be a little more involved because it's a good idea to take a few classes to get going but by far the best thing i do for "definition" is yoga stuff for like 15-20 minutes some mornings. all you need is a mat and like 10' x 5'. when you're in downward facing dog (engage your lats without doing pull-ups!) and you extend a leg up and back? serious butt action. holding plank a few times? abs. boat position? lower abs. bridge pose? omg lower back. chair pose? quads. i go slow and extend like crazy, breathe a lot and i'm whole-body sw0le and sweaty before breakfast with no weights or pull-up bars. i mean pull-up bars are great too you should get one. plus there's the stretching, breathing, it's all around good for you and you definitely get "more of a body" from it.

xp boxing classes would work too

COOMBES (mattresslessness), Thursday, 24 December 2015 21:50 (eight years ago) link

also it's ok to not join a gym, gym culture can be such a drag. 50-100 bucks for a few power yoga classes or the like would be a good way to go about what it sounds like your goals are, i think.

COOMBES (mattresslessness), Thursday, 24 December 2015 21:58 (eight years ago) link

i'm drinking coffee rn but i just have to say, bridge pose is the most wonderful thing in the world. it's about your lower back, and your ass (what isn't), but it's also about opening your heart and just sending your upper body into hyperspace <3

COOMBES (mattresslessness), Thursday, 24 December 2015 22:02 (eight years ago) link

Stevie: You might get some mileage out of the FAQ at Reddit's body weight fitness sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/faq
Note that I have NOT followed this myself, and don't know if it's easy to adapt to the sort of regiment you have in mind.
A co-worker did something like this and it's worked out really well. I'm not sure if he followed the exact program or some variation, but I do know that the only equipment he has is a pull-up bar.

gradually louden lots (Øystein), Thursday, 24 December 2015 23:14 (eight years ago) link

join a gym and get sw0le its the only way

lag∞n, Thursday, 24 December 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link

sry steve its the law

lag∞n, Thursday, 24 December 2015 23:46 (eight years ago) link

fuck you I won't do what you tell me

cory artangel (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 25 December 2015 01:34 (eight years ago) link

oh u think u have freedom... yeah right

lag∞n, Friday, 25 December 2015 01:35 (eight years ago) link

skinny arms on that emoticon must not be paying monthly membership fee 4 a gym

COOMBES (mattresslessness), Friday, 25 December 2015 01:47 (eight years ago) link

i joined a gym today at $300 for the year, i am the bourgeois

Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 December 2015 03:21 (eight years ago) link

That doesn't seem expensive at all. That's like 25/month

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Saturday, 26 December 2015 01:35 (eight years ago) link

no, i agree it's ridic cheap. it's also a crowded, single floor gym with minimal equipment. happens to be a block away though, so no real excuses except old tired lazy.

Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 26 December 2015 08:47 (eight years ago) link

Missed an entire week of workouts thanks to holiday travel :(

You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Monday, 28 December 2015 06:25 (eight years ago) link

Get a couple resistance bands - easy to pack. Do circuits of those and body weight exercises. You can also mix in the nytimes 7-minute workout, which I find pretty effective if repeated a couple times through and/or mixed with other things.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 28 December 2015 14:06 (eight years ago) link

its ok to miss a week sometimes

lag∞n, Monday, 28 December 2015 16:48 (eight years ago) link

Been thinking about switching from a Leg-Chest-Back rotation to an A/B rotation, which might make more sense given my schedule (since work has made it harder for me to have 3 lifting days every week, it'd make sure I hit every muscle group regularly).

Was thinking of sort of combining the legs/chest stuff into one day and then doing back and abs on the other -- does this make sense? I also thought it might have the added benefit of being able to move from exercise to exercise more quickly by alternating muscle groups within a workout.

I guess it would look something like:

A: barbell squat, bench press, weighted lunges (or step-ups), dips, incline dumbbell press, machine front squat, cable crossover, calf raises
B: Deadlifts, pulldowns, cable rows, some fourth back exercise (dumbbell rows, delt fly, etc.), and a circuit of ab exercises (usually some combo of plank, side plank, leg raises, russian twists with medicine ball, etc.). Maybe would also do my stability platform stuff on this day if time.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 28 December 2015 17:27 (eight years ago) link

i bought a jump rope

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 17:34 (eight years ago) link

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𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 28 December 2015 17:36 (eight years ago) link

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𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 28 December 2015 17:37 (eight years ago) link

going to b fun getting in touch with my inner oaf
xp lol

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link

i bought a jump rope a while ago totally forgot abt that

lag∞n, Monday, 28 December 2015 18:44 (eight years ago) link

I like jumping rope at the gym for a few mins at the end of a workout.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:06 (eight years ago) link

that is exactly what i'm going to start doing

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:09 (eight years ago) link

can't be hard i used to love double dutch

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link

It gives me a quick rush/sweat at the end and feels like I'm "sealing the deal" somehow.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link

going to use "sealing the deal" as my jump rope mantra, ty

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:26 (eight years ago) link

i used to love jumping rope so much, esp double dutch, omg

matt do you want to start a gay double dutch league w/ me?

would i ever

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:28 (eight years ago) link

huge rush just thinking about it tbh

Wow (mattresslessness), Monday, 28 December 2015 19:30 (eight years ago) link

lol

lag∞n, Monday, 28 December 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link

Did six of the eight exercises in my new "a" workout and p much felt like I was going to puke. I think I have a new workout.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 28 December 2015 20:58 (eight years ago) link

happy sw0le year. i don't believe in resolutions but i resolve that it is preferable to lift once a week consistently than it is to go 3x/week and stop when work gets too bad then get anxiety about taking time off and not go because of that. i also resolve to get a new job or at least the same one closer to my house.

#amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Friday, 1 January 2016 22:06 (eight years ago) link

also kinda hurt my back a couple weeks ago so i purposely took some time off to heal it. i go tomorrow morning.

#amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Friday, 1 January 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link

oh man, the lacrosse ball on the glutes thing is unspeakably painful, too much so to be useful for me.

Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 1 January 2016 23:30 (eight years ago) link

the only thing i lacrosse ball is the bottoms of my feet. feels nice.

#amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Friday, 1 January 2016 23:45 (eight years ago) link

The rule I made for myself when I started lifting about 5 months ago was that I would only use work as an excuse if I had an actual deadline immediately pending (like was expected to finish something same day/by next day). I have "too much work" to go like 50% of the time, but going makes me do the work more efficiently.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Saturday, 2 January 2016 04:52 (eight years ago) link

yeah but i literally have 10 billion clients and my schedule is unpredictable so there is never not a deadline :/

#amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Saturday, 2 January 2016 12:50 (eight years ago) link

loool

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 3 January 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link

Sw0le goals for 2016!

Back Squat - #350
deadlift - #400
Overhead press - #200 (probably unrealistic)

happy lifting in 2016 everybody

(•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:21 (eight years ago) link

When people state goals like that are those one-rep maxes? I've never actually tested mine for anything.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link

yeah for me those would be 1RM

(•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link

Right now I'm basically at the following weights:

High Back Squat: 155 for 5-8 reps
Bench Press: 145 for 8 reps
Deadlift: 225 for 5 reps

Progress is slow but I really don't mind the slowness. I'm 36, married, kids, this is a real body with curves nah mean.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link

My midsection has started to feel hard though, which is a cool feeling. It still has a layer of fat on it but it feels tighter than it ever felt.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:26 (eight years ago) link

that works too. Basically just so you have a baseline to test any progress. Dude i'm turning 40 in a week and i don't have a long history of lifting. I had a lot of quick gains early on but now they come a lot slower. xp

(•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link

Even those I don't think are my max though bc I do them for multiple sets. So never really tested my max, guess I would want a spotter there.

on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 4 January 2016 17:33 (eight years ago) link

my Y just reopened after renovation (we were in a temp location all year). i was worried they'd have only limited free weights, given what you hear about gym priorities, but i was blown away. they have an olympic platform! bumper plates! brand new squat racks! i haven't used any of it yet, the open house was just yesterday, but i'm pretty psyched.

i went to a Y in another part of town yesterday; younger and more upscale. saw a guy doing 135 lb squats on a bosu ball. ohh lord pac.

goole, Monday, 4 January 2016 17:51 (eight years ago) link


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