Psychotext
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Two hours of exercise down, two hours to go. God I hate Tuesdays.
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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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Zoe
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There are four different strokes: crawl, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke. You'll probably want to stick to crawl unless you ever want to get serious about it.
There are Masters programs to get training, but they're pretty expensive in my area. You could look into introduction courses that are aimed towards beginner triathletes.
As for equipment, kickboards are good and are usually paired with fins. Likewise, you can use paddles and a leg buoy to just get the arms.
Only other advice I can think of is to be sure to use flip turns. A good flip will use your abs.
Just to be clear...I'm not advocating you ditch the program. Stick with it, but use assistance lifts to help with weak areas. If you want to send over your thoughts on what exercises to do, we could help you select the most necessary.
One question: what part of your OHP feels weakest? That will determine what exercise(s) can help you the most...
TangoAlphaLima
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I'll second this request. Does anyone in FitGAF use kettlebells? I just recently started looking into them.
entremet
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I do. I just do swings for Tabata sets. I use very light weight since they're Tabatas.
I want to take a class when I have time and money so I can move to higher bells safetly.
Yeah, I've already ordered a food scale, and I've been looking back through people's posts in this thread. There really is a ton of useful information in here!
Psychotext
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Good god, I really need to re-evaluate the power output I'm able to do on the turbo trainer after heavy squats. That session nearly put me in the ground.
Psychotext
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When I travel I package up my creatine etc in little bags (each one day worth) that look just like the sort you'd use for drugs. I'm just dying for the day I get stopped.
Get 'em Joey!! Nice work.
Thanks. I'm definitely feeling it. Hoping to get a couple cycles of 10 lbs deadlift increases with my new workout plan kicking in.
mdsfx
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I like how your posts about your psychotic workouts go unanswered. I mean, how the hell do you even reply to a 4-hour workout post? "Yeah man, totally. Im 20 minutes into a 45-minute workout, so I know how you feel."
You need your own thread. UltraFit-Gaf.
Psychotext
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In fairness, half an hour of my workout earlier was mobility stuff.
In fairness, half an hour of my workout earlier was mobility stuff.
I'm going to do a full session in 30 minutes later
Lol. You need to join GarageGAF. Imagine just walking inside after that?
You can barely walk in my garage with all the crap we've accumulated over the 12.5 years and 3 kids! Ha
One of my biggest fears in life. Once I went garage though, I never want to go back. Heading there right now!
Psychotext
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I can't wait to get my garage back. It'll be glorious.
SilentSoldier
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Oh, I'm not ditching the program, its been amazing so far. They have accessory exercises you can do which is what I've been adding to my work outs (ab exercises, more bicep and forearm work). As for the OHP, it's getting the full range of motion once the weight goes over my head. Granted, I have pretty long arms so that could be part of the problem as well.
If that's one of your biggest fears then you've got this life thing thoroughly figured out Mr. Bum.
Psychotext
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I have an opinion question...
...tomorrow I'm due to do an hour on the turbo trainer. Should work out to be an average of 145bpm over the hour, which is roughly zone 3 for me. No weights will be done.
So treat it as a rest day (which for me means low carb), or as a workout day? I'm genuinely not sure.
...tomorrow I'm due to do an hour on the turbo trainer. Should work out to be an average of 145bpm over the hour, which is roughly zone 3 for me. No weights will be done.
So treat it as a rest day (which for me means low carb), or as a workout day? I'm genuinely not sure.
Want a suggestion? Do partial rep OHP at the end of your workout with light weight, half range of motion (at the top) to failure.
Lol, that's probably only a small part...I hate clutter.
Look, superman...an hour of 145 bpm is not a rest day!
killertofu
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Is white rice that terrible for you?
Every time I work out, I CRAAAVE white rice. I'm asian, kind of stopped eating rice regularly when I started college but man, I just need to scarf down rice after a workout.
Every time I work out, I CRAAAVE white rice. I'm asian, kind of stopped eating rice regularly when I started college but man, I just need to scarf down rice after a workout.
Are you trying to lose weight or bulk up?
killertofu
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I wanna be as trim and this won't help ;___;
FallingEdge
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I eat white rice everyday. Do it up. It is delicious.
I'm currently weighing myself every morning and the scale is all over the place
Today it was 81,3kg/179lbs and yesterday it was 79,8kg/175,5lbs. On monday it was 81,2kg/178,6lbs but on sunday it was 80,3kg/176,6lbs. Waist has stayed the same or come down a bit so it's all good.
Calories and macros are constant though so it's a bit weird to see such big fluctuations.
Today it was 81,3kg/179lbs and yesterday it was 79,8kg/175,5lbs. On monday it was 81,2kg/178,6lbs but on sunday it was 80,3kg/176,6lbs. Waist has stayed the same or come down a bit so it's all good.
Calories and macros are constant though so it's a bit weird to see such big fluctuations.
SilentSoldier
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Sad day my fit bros, injured my right quads while playing softball today. The pain is excruciating and I'm hoping I haven't torn anything. It looks like I won't be able to do any sqautting/deadlifting or much of any type of exercise that utilizes my legs for the time being. Will see how it feels tomorrow before I decide if I need to see a doctor.
Feels bad, feels real bad man.
Feels bad, feels real bad man.
Chin up! i saw a guy in my gym last week with one of those metal frames around his leg with pins going into the bones. he was going hard on sit ups, press ups, pull ups etc.
find some things you can still do and i'm sure you'll be fine
Psychotext
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Low carb days aside, I eat white rice (specifically Basmati) pretty much every day. Hasn't stopped me looking svelte. I know people like to obsess and eat the nastiest brown wholegrain stuff they can find, but there are downsides to that too.
Same as anything really... nothing to excess.
Same as anything really... nothing to excess.
A little each day post workout won't hurt at all. A little though.
You ever get those adipowers, Mike?
mdsfx
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Hell yes and they're fantastic. Forgot them last week and squatting in my running shoes again felt absolutely terrible.
mdsfx
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Don't even try. We can't get through to him.Look, superman...an hour of 145 bpm is not a rest day!
Psychotext
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Look, superman...an hour of 145 bpm is not a rest day!
lol, I genuinely wasn't sure whether it was supposed to mean rest from weights rather than rest from cardio. I know there are no hard and fast rules on these things so I thought I'd ask.
I'm doing GTG stuff every 45 mins today anyway so I imagine there will be at least a tiny bit of muscle repair to do.
Besides, unlike some here, I LOVE CARBS... so it works for me.
Dusk Soldier
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I finished cutting on the week-end and now I'm in that awkward stage of upping calories slowly to find my maintenance level. (I basically want to maintain the weight I'm at now for the foreseeable future.)
During my cut I wasn't ever really sure if the EC stack was doing anything or if it was just a placebo effect, but these first few days off I can definitely tell it was working. On Sunday I got so tired in the middle of the afternoon, I had to take a nap.
And on work days I typically have breakfast around 6am and lunch around noon, and it's normal for me to feel a little hungry an hour or so before lunch. On Monday around 9am, hunger hit and I felt like I was starving. It almost felt like I hadn't eaten in days. It was on a completely different level than when I was on my cut.
If you're trying to loose weight, brown rice typically has more fibre so it's more filling than white rice, and you can get away with eating less. If you don't like the taste, you could try experimenting with seasonings. I personally like cooking rice with thyme.
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Once you work up to weights in the 85+% 1RM range, it's not really possible to do 1-2min rests. Just the time you need. Maybe cap your rests at 5 mins if your worried about them taking too long. And remember, you don't have to rest the same amount of time between every set. You may need 4 mins between your last two sets, but if you only need a minute between your warmup sets, take a minute.
During my cut I wasn't ever really sure if the EC stack was doing anything or if it was just a placebo effect, but these first few days off I can definitely tell it was working. On Sunday I got so tired in the middle of the afternoon, I had to take a nap.
And on work days I typically have breakfast around 6am and lunch around noon, and it's normal for me to feel a little hungry an hour or so before lunch. On Monday around 9am, hunger hit and I felt like I was starving. It almost felt like I hadn't eaten in days. It was on a completely different level than when I was on my cut.
If you're trying to loose weight, brown rice typically has more fibre so it's more filling than white rice, and you can get away with eating less. If you don't like the taste, you could try experimenting with seasonings. I personally like cooking rice with thyme.
EDIT
Once you work up to weights in the 85+% 1RM range, it's not really possible to do 1-2min rests. Just the time you need. Maybe cap your rests at 5 mins if your worried about them taking too long. And remember, you don't have to rest the same amount of time between every set. You may need 4 mins between your last two sets, but if you only need a minute between your warmup sets, take a minute.
BlueTsunami
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If you're lifting heavy, take as much time as you need. I usually keep my intervals short when I'm doing volume training. But when you're talking 5 reps and down, it's not unusual to take 5minute rest periods.
Psychotext
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I think most people tend to cap out at 5 minutes for practicality. I always wonder if there's something else I can be doing in my longer rest periods. I try to avoid doing more than 2.5 minutes generally though.
mdsfx
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I usually don't rest more than 2 minutes, except leg day. This weight is pushing it for me...
Psychotext
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Yeah, that's complete bollocks. It's no wonder people think they can go and stuff their faces after a bit of cardio.
I usually rest equally for volume and heavy sets. The actual time just depends on what kind of exercise. Yesterday for 20 rep squat sets it was like 3 min and that's by far my longest. With smaller muscle groups like a preacher curl its less.
Maybe the guys I am used to working out with are just endurance monsters.
Nap time recumbent cycle is my jam but I have been using those Precor AMTs whenever I can get a spot.
Maybe the guys I am used to working out with are just endurance monsters.
Nap time recumbent cycle is my jam but I have been using those Precor AMTs whenever I can get a spot.
mdsfx
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Yup. Even with a basic/rough online calculator, 165bpm for 20 minutes with my stats is only 350 max.
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