AegisFear My DanceOvershot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered Userregular
edited July 2009
I'm noting that alot of the strength/muscle-building exercises are requiring significant weights of some kind or another. For a person whose sole access to weights consists of 2 3-pound hand weights, are there any other kind of exercises that would act as muscle-building? Or would it be simply pushups and situps?
my friends and i were in a "care and prevention of Athletic injury" class in college, and we were allowed to mess around with a stim machine. suffice to say, put a contact at the top of your inside forarm, and at your wrist, crank the voltage(i think that's what you are adjusting) and you may nearly break your own hand.
I am wondering what type of routine works my love handle fattyness? I am doing crunches but thats aim more on my abs. What exercise works on the sides and even back(lower)?
Thanks
Horus on
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
so you know what's awesome!?! I've been doing great on my workout, running 2-3 miles a week, kettlebelling the same. Feeling pretty good.
Then I threw my back out, unrelated to working out (I hadn't kettlebelled in a couple of days before) so now I get to relax and recover. Plus the meds make me feel crazy (prednisone regimen and muscle relaxers in the evening if I need them)
I'm getting better, but it's such a bore. I've really been looking forward to my runs.
I am wondering what type of routine works my love handle fattyness? I am doing crunches but thats aim more on my abs. What exercise works on the sides and even back(lower)?
Thanks
Spot reduction is a myth. Your body will decided when fat in a certain area will go away, for men the stomach area usually the last place it will leave.
I am wondering what type of routine works my love handle fattyness? I am doing crunches but thats aim more on my abs. What exercise works on the sides and even back(lower)?
Thanks
Spot reduction is a myth. Your body will decided when fat in a certain area will go away, for men the stomach area usually the last place it will leave.
Read the OP.
I know about spot reduction and was hoping I was not coming across with that idea. I just want to add new routines to my schedule with emphasis on that area.
Also is loosing 10lbs in a month unhealthy?
Horus on
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
0
Options
Madpandasuburbs west of chicagoRegistered Userregular
I am wondering what type of routine works my love handle fattyness? I am doing crunches but thats aim more on my abs. What exercise works on the sides and even back(lower)?
Thanks
Spot reduction is a myth. Your body will decided when fat in a certain area will go away, for men the stomach area usually the last place it will leave.
Read the OP.
I know about spot reduction and was hoping I was not coming across with that idea. I just want to add new routines to my schedule with emphasis on that area.
Also is loosing 10lbs in a month unhealthy?
If you just started eating right and exercising, 10lbs in a month might be possible as your body gets used to it. Under normal circumstances I believe 2lbs a week is the healthy max.
HOWEVER
Do not let weight loss be your sole metric for progress measurement. Stay the hell away from BMI in particular. Focus more on how your measurements are progressing and in turn how clothes are fitting.
If you really want numbers to track, learn to use calipers to measure body fat. And even then only use it as a rough guide.
As long as you keep to eating healthy and exercising you will make progress, assuming no horrible medical conditions.
I am wondering what type of routine works my love handle fattyness? I am doing crunches but thats aim more on my abs. What exercise works on the sides and even back(lower)?
Thanks
Spot reduction is a myth. Your body will decided when fat in a certain area will go away, for men the stomach area usually the last place it will leave.
Read the OP.
I know about spot reduction and was hoping I was not coming across with that idea. I just want to add new routines to my schedule with emphasis on that area.
Also is loosing 10lbs in a month unhealthy?
What exactly do you think emphasising that area is going to accomplish? You say you know about spot reduction being a myth, so it sure as hell wouldn't make it any smaller.
Fat distribution around the body is something you have no control over. The only way you can reduce love handles is to reduce overall body fat. Which you can accomplish in many ways, as outlined in the OP.
I have run into a little bit of spare time and now I have more time to be at the gym, about 20 or 30 minutes more if I need it. I was wondering, if I do triceps and chest of my first day is it ok to do it again to increase strength on my last day?
It is kind of weird to talk about, but I suffer from epilepsy, and whenever I suffer a seizure, the next day it feels like I have had the most intense workout of my life. Seriously, I can only imagine what my body is doing, and I have no doubt it's not good for me, but I am exhausted for days. I can imagine what you're talking about with the 'electric shock' effect. It fucking hurts.
That is one that I didn't think of, and you're pretty much bang on, as I understand it.
It's actually possible for certain muscles to exert enough force to break bones if they violently contract at the same time as other muscles.
After reading that article...I can only assume the next step in supplements will be something that blocks our motor neurons. Monkey Mass 2000x!
Well, not really. You need a motor neuron to activate for muscle fibres to flex. If you block the motor neurons, you essentially become paralysed. If you managed to alter an embryo's growth so that a single motor neuron activated more muscle, sure. But the downside is that you then start to lose fine motor control. It's the difference between filling a 2 litre bucket with either a one litre bucket or a four litre bucket. One way, you have to use the bucket twice, the other way you're liable to make a mess.
I'm noting that alot of the strength/muscle-building exercises are requiring significant weights of some kind or another. For a person whose sole access to weights consists of 2 3-pound hand weights, are there any other kind of exercises that would act as muscle-building? Or would it be simply pushups and situps?
Big compound lifts require bigger weights because you have more muscles activating and assisting in the movement. There are also two (or arguably three) points to muscle building; size, strength and endurance. They're all somewhat linked, but each can be focused on to the detriment of the others.
Bodyweight exercises go beyond pushups and situps. Rope climbs, pullups, (hanging, lying) leg lifts, etc. Look on youtube for bodyweight exercises. Crossfit have a few workouts that are bodyweight focused, from memory.
I know about spot reduction and was hoping I was not coming across with that idea. I just want to add new routines to my schedule with emphasis on that area.
Why? Not to be unkind, but what do you think happens when you build up more muscle underneath fat? You end up looking fatter. Visible muscle is purely a function of bodyfat. Lose it, and you'll see your abs, obliques and misc small muscles.
If you want to build strength and flexibility in those areas, planks, side planks, bicycle crunches.
I just mean adding a few tri lifts, usually done on monday, to my thursday workout.
As long as you rest that bodypart during the week and are eating well, having three days between lifts is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are really pushing yourself, you will run into issues continually doing it.
For reference, and this isn't a super common thing, I have a three day split (three sets of exercises that have minimal overlap in terms of bodyparts targeted) that I perform four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday). So a normal week will look like A, B, C, A. The next week would look like B, C, A, B.
So my rest time for a particular bodypart can vary between Monday -> Friday (four days). Or it could be Tuesday -> Monday (six days).
The prevailing wisdom is that every six to eight weeks I will need to take either a rest week or deload my weights for that week, and I've pretty much had to if I'm increasing reps or weight every time I go into the gym.
I've been doing 30 mins to an hour of cardio just about every day when I can, for almost a year now. I've lost 30 pounds in total and I've reached a good spot in regards to my weight, which I'd like to maintain--and have been maintaining for the past few months.
The best part is that I feel greeeeeeeeat; this is the fittest I have ever been. It baffles me when I can now run for quite a distance without having to stop/break down panting.
I've also made changes to my diet, cutting out junk food and fast food almost entirely (though I do still treat myself occasionally, when I feel like it), and making sure I get plenty of protein. Educating myself on proper food consumption through this thread and other places has been utterly wonderful--so, thank you guys.
Working with weights has also been tons of fun. I've gone a long way with toning my arms, and I can now feel that muscle in front of the armpit that connects arm to chest (pecs?), which has really developed (woo, perkier breasts). I've also noticed this week that I have dents on my abdomen-- the good kind on either side of the navel. Did not expect that.
My current goal is still in regards to doing pushups, because the regular ones still confound me. Another goal would be to help two friends of mine with their own workouts. One shirks the gym on a regular basis and makes some reeeeeeally unhealthy food choices; the other refuses to try weightlifting and is resigned to looking "terrible." I've been terribly surprised with how prevalent body image issues are for women, and I'm increasingly thankful I've never been afflicted with it, even during my unhealthy years.
I've actually never had a slurpee. Perhaps it is a good thing.
Pizza Pizza is running a $20 dollar deal this weekend -- pizza any size with three toppings, plus dipping sauce, plus ten wings and four cans of pop. I was tempted, but the wings will kill me, I don't drink pop anymore, and if there's creamy garlic dipping sauce I would so use all of it. So... I decided against ordering. :P The money could go to better purposes, anyway.
I'm still trying to think of a healthier option for group events. Quiznos?
To me, that doesn't seem like nearly enough beans for that amount of meat, but I'm no expert. I suppose you didn't specify the size of the can of beans, but I'm picturing a soup-can sized container.
Xaev on
Steam - Lysus || XBL - Veax || PSN - Lysus || WoW - Lysus (Korgath - US) || Guild Wars - Lysus Yjirkar || Starcraft II - Lysus.781 || League of Legends - Lysus Feel free to add me on whatever network, it's always more fun to play with people than alone
I just started jogging a few weeks ago, and I'm thinking about buying a pedometer to measure my progress. Are there any good ones to look out for?
It can be significantly easier to plot out the route using a google maps-style web utility. I can't remember URLs off the top of my head, but they'll also allow you to log your times and distances over your jogging career.
I just started jogging a few weeks ago, and I'm thinking about buying a pedometer to measure my progress. Are there any good ones to look out for?
It can be significantly easier to plot out the route using a google maps-style web utility. I can't remember URLs off the top of my head, but they'll also allow you to log your times and distances over your jogging career.
That does sound good. I'll see if I can find what you're talking about.
I just started jogging a few weeks ago, and I'm thinking about buying a pedometer to measure my progress. Are there any good ones to look out for?
It can be significantly easier to plot out the route using a google maps-style web utility. I can't remember URLs off the top of my head, but they'll also allow you to log your times and distances over your jogging career.
That does sound good. I'll see if I can find what you're talking about.
So I just picked up a slow cooker. Would this be a good chili recipe? I know it's pretty plain but I don't want to get too experimental too early.
1 lb lean ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can red kidney beans
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
Some mushrooms
Chili seasoning mix
Anything else I need to toss in there? Water? And if I want to add some tabasco/sriracha, should I do it before or after cooking?
Also, like 8 hours on low. Does that sound about right?
I have no idea about the time, because I always make my chili on the stove, but I do have some suggestions.
For starters, try using a beef roast, cubed into <1 inch cubes that you brown in a pan. Obviously you should trim as much of the fat as you can.
Try using some dried chilies that you cut up or grind in a coffee grinder instead of just tabasco. If you do use tabasco, toss some in at the start, and toss more in as it cooks to taste.
You might want more beans/tomatoes for that amount of meat, choose whichever you'd rather have more depending on what you're going for.
I have a couple of addy-weighty dumbells in my room, but no bench, nor a bar. I have plenty of weight for my weedy self, which I can add on and off the dumbells.
So my question is, what are some good excercises that I can do, on the days when I can't get to the gym?
I have a couple of addy-weighty dumbells in my room, but no bench, nor a bar. I have plenty of weight for my weedy self, which i can add on and off the dumbells.
so my question is, what are some good excercises that I can do, on the days when i can't get to the gym?
What are your goals and are you following any sort of plan now? Pretty much you only want to go to the gym unless you have everything to do all the lifts in your room, if you have an off day there is no need to work out in your room. You do not have to work out every single day.
Hmm, hadn't got quite so far as 'goals', I am just coming off the football season, and decided that instead of spending my time kicking a ball I would spend my time lifting metal things.
So... I suppose, to look better?
I often am in my room with not much else to do, and some times I don't go to the gym, for whatever reason that isn't sickness (read: laziness). Are there excercises I could do, or would it just be unhelpful/actually bad for me?
Anyone wish to help me come up with a simple routine-y for the next 3-4 weeks?
I did Tube's Fag plan all last semester and that was good, then summer came and I haven't had gym access because I was cheap and busy, but I have been doing some running and some bodyweight whatnot for the last 2 months, not super consistently.
Im going to hit the gym hard again in September, doing Starting Strength when I go back to school, but for the next 3 weeks I'm at home... we have access to a tiny fitness center, aka one small room with treadmills, bikes, rowing machine, resistance machines of various types, dumbells, cable crossover machine, and a bench press...
So: no squats, and I'm positive they won't allow deadlifts there, it's not a real gym, it's just a hotel fitness center
So anyone want to help me figure out a routine i can just do for the next 3 weeks to prepare for getting back into the gym for real?
edit: also, are hill sprints on pavement a bad idea
Posts
Currently DMing: None
Characters
[5e] Dural Melairkyn - AC 18 | HP 40 | Melee +5/1d8+3 | Spell +4/DC 12
Thanks
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Then I threw my back out, unrelated to working out (I hadn't kettlebelled in a couple of days before) so now I get to relax and recover. Plus the meds make me feel crazy (prednisone regimen and muscle relaxers in the evening if I need them)
I'm getting better, but it's such a bore. I've really been looking forward to my runs.
Spot reduction is a myth. Your body will decided when fat in a certain area will go away, for men the stomach area usually the last place it will leave.
Read the OP.
Steam/PSN/XBL/Minecraft / LoL / - Benevicious | WoW - Duckwood - Rajhek
I know about spot reduction and was hoping I was not coming across with that idea. I just want to add new routines to my schedule with emphasis on that area.
Also is loosing 10lbs in a month unhealthy?
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
If you just started eating right and exercising, 10lbs in a month might be possible as your body gets used to it. Under normal circumstances I believe 2lbs a week is the healthy max.
HOWEVER
Do not let weight loss be your sole metric for progress measurement. Stay the hell away from BMI in particular. Focus more on how your measurements are progressing and in turn how clothes are fitting.
If you really want numbers to track, learn to use calipers to measure body fat. And even then only use it as a rough guide.
As long as you keep to eating healthy and exercising you will make progress, assuming no horrible medical conditions.
Steam/PSN/XBL/Minecraft / LoL / - Benevicious | WoW - Duckwood - Rajhek
What exactly do you think emphasising that area is going to accomplish? You say you know about spot reduction being a myth, so it sure as hell wouldn't make it any smaller.
Fat distribution around the body is something you have no control over. The only way you can reduce love handles is to reduce overall body fat. Which you can accomplish in many ways, as outlined in the OP.
You can do them twice in one week, if that's what you're asking.
That is one that I didn't think of, and you're pretty much bang on, as I understand it.
It's actually possible for certain muscles to exert enough force to break bones if they violently contract at the same time as other muscles.
Well, not really. You need a motor neuron to activate for muscle fibres to flex. If you block the motor neurons, you essentially become paralysed. If you managed to alter an embryo's growth so that a single motor neuron activated more muscle, sure. But the downside is that you then start to lose fine motor control. It's the difference between filling a 2 litre bucket with either a one litre bucket or a four litre bucket. One way, you have to use the bucket twice, the other way you're liable to make a mess.
Big compound lifts require bigger weights because you have more muscles activating and assisting in the movement. There are also two (or arguably three) points to muscle building; size, strength and endurance. They're all somewhat linked, but each can be focused on to the detriment of the others.
Bodyweight exercises go beyond pushups and situps. Rope climbs, pullups, (hanging, lying) leg lifts, etc. Look on youtube for bodyweight exercises. Crossfit have a few workouts that are bodyweight focused, from memory.
Why? Not to be unkind, but what do you think happens when you build up more muscle underneath fat? You end up looking fatter. Visible muscle is purely a function of bodyfat. Lose it, and you'll see your abs, obliques and misc small muscles.
If you want to build strength and flexibility in those areas, planks, side planks, bicycle crunches.
As long as you rest that bodypart during the week and are eating well, having three days between lifts is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are really pushing yourself, you will run into issues continually doing it.
For reference, and this isn't a super common thing, I have a three day split (three sets of exercises that have minimal overlap in terms of bodyparts targeted) that I perform four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday). So a normal week will look like A, B, C, A. The next week would look like B, C, A, B.
So my rest time for a particular bodypart can vary between Monday -> Friday (four days). Or it could be Tuesday -> Monday (six days).
The prevailing wisdom is that every six to eight weeks I will need to take either a rest week or deload my weights for that week, and I've pretty much had to if I'm increasing reps or weight every time I go into the gym.
The best part is that I feel greeeeeeeeat; this is the fittest I have ever been. It baffles me when I can now run for quite a distance without having to stop/break down panting.
I've also made changes to my diet, cutting out junk food and fast food almost entirely (though I do still treat myself occasionally, when I feel like it), and making sure I get plenty of protein. Educating myself on proper food consumption through this thread and other places has been utterly wonderful--so, thank you guys.
Working with weights has also been tons of fun. I've gone a long way with toning my arms, and I can now feel that muscle in front of the armpit that connects arm to chest (pecs?), which has really developed (woo, perkier breasts). I've also noticed this week that I have dents on my abdomen-- the good kind on either side of the navel. Did not expect that.
My current goal is still in regards to doing pushups, because the regular ones still confound me. Another goal would be to help two friends of mine with their own workouts. One shirks the gym on a regular basis and makes some reeeeeeally unhealthy food choices; the other refuses to try weightlifting and is resigned to looking "terrible." I've been terribly surprised with how prevalent body image issues are for women, and I'm increasingly thankful I've never been afflicted with it, even during my unhealthy years.
Switch: SW-7603-3284-4227
My ACNH Wishlists | My ACNH Catalog
Do Slurpees, despite being awesome, violate the No Soda rule?
<@zerzhul> you win at twdt
I'm going to go with yes.
<@zerzhul> you win at twdt
An average 16oz Slurpee has over 200 calories and 52g of sugar.
[x] Radisson Hotel Boston
[x] Pre-Pax Dinner
[x] BYOC and 3 Day Pass
It's fine, run it off.
Pizza Pizza is running a $20 dollar deal this weekend -- pizza any size with three toppings, plus dipping sauce, plus ten wings and four cans of pop. I was tempted, but the wings will kill me, I don't drink pop anymore, and if there's creamy garlic dipping sauce I would so use all of it. So... I decided against ordering. :P The money could go to better purposes, anyway.
I'm still trying to think of a healthier option for group events. Quiznos?
Switch: SW-7603-3284-4227
My ACNH Wishlists | My ACNH Catalog
So I just picked up a slow cooker. Would this be a good chili recipe? I know it's pretty plain but I don't want to get too experimental too early.
1 lb lean ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can red kidney beans
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
Some mushrooms
Chili seasoning mix
Anything else I need to toss in there? Water? And if I want to add some tabasco/sriracha, should I do it before or after cooking?
Also, like 8 hours on low. Does that sound about right?
I don't imagine the application of tabasco/sriracha is going to really matter before or after.
Feel free to add me on whatever network, it's always more fun to play with people than alone
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I usually use two cans of tomatoes, one diced, one crushed. Plus two cans of beans.
It can be significantly easier to plot out the route using a google maps-style web utility. I can't remember URLs off the top of my head, but they'll also allow you to log your times and distances over your jogging career.
That does sound good. I'll see if I can find what you're talking about.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I've used mapmyrun before. It's pretty handy
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I'm Jacob Wilson. | facebook | thegreat2nd | [url="aim:goim?screenname=TheGreatSecond&message=Hello+from+the+Penny+Arcade+Forums!"]aim[/url]
I have no idea about the time, because I always make my chili on the stove, but I do have some suggestions.
For starters, try using a beef roast, cubed into <1 inch cubes that you brown in a pan. Obviously you should trim as much of the fat as you can.
Try using some dried chilies that you cut up or grind in a coffee grinder instead of just tabasco. If you do use tabasco, toss some in at the start, and toss more in as it cooks to taste.
You might want more beans/tomatoes for that amount of meat, choose whichever you'd rather have more depending on what you're going for.
I have a couple of addy-weighty dumbells in my room, but no bench, nor a bar. I have plenty of weight for my weedy self, which I can add on and off the dumbells.
So my question is, what are some good excercises that I can do, on the days when I can't get to the gym?
Edited for grammer.
So... I suppose, to look better?
I often am in my room with not much else to do, and some times I don't go to the gym, for whatever reason that isn't sickness (read: laziness). Are there excercises I could do, or would it just be unhelpful/actually bad for me?
Thanks.
EDIT: And no, no plan currently.
EDIT
In other news, the link for pull-up in TERFF is not working properly, the bracket is outside the link.
if anyone actually cares.
I did Tube's Fag plan all last semester and that was good, then summer came and I haven't had gym access because I was cheap and busy, but I have been doing some running and some bodyweight whatnot for the last 2 months, not super consistently.
Im going to hit the gym hard again in September, doing Starting Strength when I go back to school, but for the next 3 weeks I'm at home... we have access to a tiny fitness center, aka one small room with treadmills, bikes, rowing machine, resistance machines of various types, dumbells, cable crossover machine, and a bench press...
So: no squats, and I'm positive they won't allow deadlifts there, it's not a real gym, it's just a hotel fitness center
So anyone want to help me figure out a routine i can just do for the next 3 weeks to prepare for getting back into the gym for real?
edit: also, are hill sprints on pavement a bad idea