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[PRIME] PAX Prime 2012 Fitness Group [Meet up on Sunday at 1]
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If I were to provide detailed instructional videos do you think that would help, or is there not much that can be done about that gap. I do realize that it isn't quite the same ,but perhaps if my pricing is done with that in mind, the lower cost might be worth it to some individuals?
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But I don't think that I would have been willing to pay money for it. Mainly because it's so regularly available for free. Then again, people go out and buy crazy workout dvds all the time. I myself have some 'walk at home' dvds that I use occasionally.
But I used the youtube and the videos primarily as gateways into going to the gym. Now that I'm going to the gym I don't use the videos much at all, because I have a trainer.
Now, if you could maybe do the instructional videos and make them accessible on an ipod that does video or ipad or things, maybe. nice and portable for people to take to the gym. Especially if your prices are decent.
But if I were going to the gym anyway, I'd probably be paying for a trainer or something. But it's worth maybe looking into slightly different directions.
You have to fight through some bad days, to earn the best days of your life.
I am not a fan of gyms at all; I feel that I have only ever wasted money there. That changed when I joined the local Crossfit gym. They plan everyone's workout, and it is done in a class setting. It is kind of like a personal trainer, but with between 5-20 people. I never could have imagined how much more motivated it would have made me. The competition factor there helps a lot as well. Knowing what time, how many reps, what weight, etc. other people did can be very motivating.
I have never felt more welcome at any place than this. And from a girl who was almost 300lbs when i started the only thing I ever got was compliments and motivation. Random men who do body building at the gym coming up to me and offering encouragement.
This one island guy (and by island I mean like samoan/tongan/maori/other) came up to me right after i started, told me that he'd been noticing me for the last couple weeks and to keep up the good work.
Of course having a staff that was amazingly friendly and helpful was great too. And one of those staff has now become my personal trainer. but I get huge props from every single staff member there, and the others who also go to the gym. It is so opposite of everything that I have ever experienced, or even imagined a gym could be. Nobody is rude, nobody looks down on you.
In the little over a year of my going to the gym, I've lost about 30lbs, tightened up about 3 or so inches, and my overall fitness has just gotten so much better. Seriously, so much better. For me, personally, it's been one hundred times and more worth the money. Not to mention the added confidence boost.
ok, done gushing about my awesome gym now.
You have to fight through some bad days, to earn the best days of your life.
I have to say there is something about someone motivate you that just works. I have been doing classes 5 days a week for power yoga and zumba, and I find I work harder and go more often than when I was lifting on my own.
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I share your frustration. I can't seem to get past 225. So far I've tried to do a deload week and then come back into it switching from low-rep/high-weight to higher-rep/lower-weight and focusing more on triceps. Still not seeing the increase i'm looking for, but i recently did 80lbs on dumbbell bench for the first time. Still a work in progress.
It also worth noting your legs have a much higher potential for muscle gain then your chest. So don't get so discouraged that your squat and deads are increasing and your bench is not.
Try adding 5 pounds and less reps. If you've been stalled at a weight and want to keep going up the ladder force the issue as you body get used to the weight and won't break down and get stronger after awhile. Good luck
Cool, let me know. Though now my bf and I might be screwed and have to find a ride with someone else, since my car broke down.
Re: plateau on bench: how many sets and reps are you doing? When I was stuck doing DB biceps curls at 20 lbs, with 2x10 setsxreps, I switched to 25 4x5. It sucked for a while, but it just keeps getting easier. If not that, maybe try deloading?
Bit of a milestone for me, I deadlifted over my body weight for the first time ever(only 5 pounds over(165), but still). I'm sure I could do more if I was testing PRs/1RM. Kinda stoked about it.
Also, I've lost 2 inches off my waist in 25 days. Whoa.
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For people asking about good form, http://exrx.net/ is an excellent resource. Also for those looking for a place to start, stripped 5x5 and starting strength are all great resources.
Try doing less warm up reps, or ramping down the reps as you get closer to your working weight. like, try 10x65, 5x90, 3x100, 1x110, then 5x115-120. You're probably burning yourself out.
I just realized only the first ones were listed as warm ups, oops. Well, still, try doing less reps till you get up to your max. You'll still be warmed up, you're probably just tiring yourself out.
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Sorry if it was my 50 mile run that made you feel that way... it looks like it barely moved me up a few positions and I'm sure I won't stay there for long. Looking at others workouts, it seems a lot easier to earn lots more points (and probably much better for one's body!) by spending just an hour or so every couple days doing a variety of activities rather spending an entire day running. Even if I could run a 50 miler once a week until PAX, I doubt that would keep me in the top 10. I look at all the weight lifting workouts and am all just like... *wow*.
Sorry if that came of kind of bitchy and whinny... that really wasn't my intention. I just know that I am not realistically keeping up with the kind of workouts people are rocking out on there. Your's just happened to be the one that made my eyes bleed. I really am impressed with what people are doing here, and I am for sure following it, but trying to compete had gotten to the point of depressing, and I didn't think that is what the challenge was about... so I jetted.
On a more workout related note, I squatted a personal record of 120 tonight, which means I can squat my boyfriend!
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Are you coming from Portland? Or Seattle?
Bah, I can't help you then. We're coming up from Portland.
I have a question for you guys regarding fitocracy. Logging warm up sets: yay or nay?
I never thought you should, and I don't think any of the logs I look at do(unless its a full set close to their working weight, maybe), and if they did log it, most user's weightlifting day scores would be easy 1,300+ a day, instead of the usual 600-900 I see.
Am I totally off base here and it's a common thing to log ALL of your warm up sets, including stuff you do with just the bar? If so I mourn all of the points I've lost because I thought it was customary to just log working sets.
Edit: I guess I'm the only one who finds it strange. Oh well. If anyone needs me I'll be mourning all the points I've missed. I don't think I'll start counting warm ups, though. I normally just copy it over to my fitlog on SA and it would be more trouble than its worth on my phone.
Farmer's walk -
Women: 10 lbs. = walk 2 miles with a 10 lbs plate in each hand
25 lbs. = walk 1.5 miles with a 25 lbs plate in each hand
35 lbs. = walk 1 mile with a 35 lbs plate in each hand
Men: 25 lbs. = walk 2 miles with a 25 lbs plate in each hand
35 lbs. = walk 1.5 mile with a 35 lbs plate in each hand
45 lbs. = walk 1 mile with a 45 lbs plate in each hand
Gonna try it on for size. You can use dumbbells and run (if you can). Rest as needed. It's also in the fitocracy database.
Update: This is pretty dam tough. Did the first mile with 25lbs and had gripping issues. Also logging them in Fitocracy is a bitch because you cannot log more then 500 ft per set for 'Farmer's walk'. So I end up logging 10 sets of 499' and 1 set of 290'. Stupid.
Late to the party, but I do log my warmup sets. I figure if Fitocracy includes things like walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator as legit points, then my light weights leading to heavy (or if I'm honest, heavier) weights should count for something as well. I'm in it... well, not to win it, but at least to compete, so I will add all the legitimate activities I can!
Also, I mentioned the tough mudder on fb, lamenting that it was so expensive and that I was so broke, and a friend offered to "sponsor" my boyfriend and I by buying our tickets. I hope she comes through because I'm stoked! It's definitely way out of my fitness level, but it looks so fun. Now I just have to convince the boyfriend, he's basically terrified of it.
If I had looked this up, and known about it earlier... you wouldn't be able to stop me. I want to do a Tough Mudder so much.
I made a comment on Facebook lamenting how expensive tough mudder is because it looks so fun, and a friend offered to "sponsor" me AND my boyfriend by beuying us tickets in.
I'm nowhere near as in shape as I need to be for it, but it looks like a blast. I have a month and a half+ to prepare. I added some lat pulldowns and dips to my SS routine. I have to do pretty heavy assisted dips because they hurt my shoulder. I also did a mile farmer's walk with 10 lb plates. Was going to do 2, but my phone died.
I've been having a lot of problems with my feet splitting open and getting hot spots&blisters after about a mile of running(especially trail running), and I asked about it on a different forum I go on. I was advised that I should get better socks(moisture-wicking), body glide, and maybe new shoes. Considering I was running in super cheap Ross shoes, I decided to do all 3 and it made a world of difference. I am pathetically in love with my shoes now, and I'm stoked to go running today(it's the big c25k jump from 8 minutes running to 20 minutes). Hopefully they hold out over a longer distance, but I'm feeling good about it.