any of y'all into working out?

[V]

My workout is usually only 45 minutes, although legs are a little longer. Usually 3 sets of 3 different exercises for two different body parts. Chest/tris, Back/bis, Legs, Shoulders/Abs, and then if I manage to get a fifth day in whatever I feel like doing, so usually arms, haha.

5 minutes in and out, and I'm back to my desk in an hour. I don't find I sweat that much unless I do cardio or legs, so it's pretty easy. If I need an extra 15 minutes it's not a problem, as I can't remember the last time I worked a 40 hour week anyways.

[t0rrent98]

Originally Posted by V

My workout is usually only 45 minutes, although legs are a little longer. Usually 3 sets of 3 different exercises for two different body parts. Chest/tris, Back/bis, Legs, Shoulders/Abs, and then if I manage to get a fifth day in whatever I feel like doing, so usually arms, haha.

5 minutes in and out, and I'm back to my desk in an hour. I don't find I sweat that much unless I do cardio or legs, so it's pretty easy. If I need an extra 15 minutes it's not a problem, as I can't remember the last time I worked a 40 hour week anyways.

Workout Routines should usually be around 45 minutes to an hour and no more than 20 sets total anyways.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by slots881

Running is one of the highest impact cardio exercises you can do. Depending on your running style you can cause an impact up to 2.5 times your body weight. And thst impact is on one leg at a time. Obviously, it's one of the best ways to raise your heart rate, but learning proper technique is usually overlooked.

It can however be managed properly if you don't run 10km at a time, and instead do sprints for 800m or something.

I think people should train to run, just not to run long distances.

[AcGold]

Ran the MEC race two today, hardest run of my life. Uphill with brutal wind the whole way. Still fun but wow was I exhausted, definitely did not have the right clothing and gear (the elasticy waste band now makes sense).

Running can be low impact if you do it right, very low impact but it's actually quite difficult to learn to do properly. It's counter intuitive, the harder you try to push yourself the harder it is on the body. Have to focus on the counter rotating hips and smooth movements.

If you can run silently and smoothly with proper foot placement and angle on the landing there is very little impact or risk of injury. It just takes discipline to get there.

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by Azure

It can however be managed properly if you don't run 10km at a time, and instead do sprints for 800m or something.

I think people should train to run, just not to run long distances.

Sprinting results in more injuries than long distance running.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22323001

Even moreso in the untrained.

Nothing is black and white. Do what you enjoy. Try everything.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty

Sprinting results in more injuries than long distance running.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22323001

Even moreso in the untrained.

Nothing is black and white. Do what you enjoy. Try everything.

Well, like anything you have to do it right to avoid being injured.

Hardly ground breaking news.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Azure

Well, like anything you have to do it right to avoid being injured.

Hardly ground breaking news.

That link also doesn't really apply to an 800m run. It dealt with true sprints and used a measure of 9m, not 800m. It didn't deal at all with the difference between an 800m run and a long distance run, which is what we're discussing.

[btimbit]

Haven't worked out in years but stress, life, whatever has all caught up to me recently. Weighed myself two weeks ago and the results, frankly, unacceptable.

I cannot stand gyms, but I did start jogging in Fish Creek. Trying to do 5-6 days a week, 10km a day. Can almost comfortably do a 5 minute jog, 2 minute walk interval. Next week I'll change that to a 6/1, then 7/0.5, and so on until I can do the whole 10k.

Feeling better already, but disappointed I let it go on this long. While technically at an obese BMI (barely), I'm not what I'd call unhealthy. But there's room for improvement, and that's exactly what I'm going to do

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by blankall

That link also doesn't really apply to an 800m run. It dealt with true sprints and used a measure of 9m, not 800m. It didn't deal at all with the difference between an 800m run and a long distance run, which is what we're discussing.

Full article.

One part of the study showing the highest risk for injury was comparing distances the athletes ran at a very high intensity. Their threshold was 9m, which is really impractical. The authors talked about it, citing that generally almost all running (unless specifically meant to be) will NOT be very high intensity in a normal training session (for these subjects). So it doesn't dispute the claim.

Related to Azure's erroneous idea that running more distance = more injury.

The incidence and relative risk of soft-tissue injury was
lower in players who covered greater distances at very low
(i.e., 0–1 ms21), low (i. e., 1–3 ms21), and moderate(i.e., 3– 5 m s
21) intensities. These findings are in direct
contrast to our hypothesis that greater running volumes
would be associated with a higher incidence of injury

And the super confusing part.

the higher the acceleration, the lower the risk of
no time loss injuries (0.2 [95% CI 0.1–0.4] for mild
acceleration; 0.3 [95% CI 0.1–0.6] for moderate acceleration;
0.4 [95% CI 0.2–0.8]

Fixing the double negative, in other words, the higher the acceleration, the HIGHER the risk of time loss injuries.


The author's conclusion

Greater distances covered in very low, low, and moderate speed
running were associated with a lower risk of soft-tissue injury,
whereas greater amounts of very high–velocity running (i.e.,
sprinting) were associated with an increased risk of soft-tissue injury.

At any rate, this is one study.

I posted it to highlight that Azure's claims are unfounded. This is a thread for advice, there is no reason to try to deter people from something they want to try.

[t0rrent98]

What do you guys think about my back so far for someone who's 6 feet tall and only weighs about 156-160 lbs. I don't normally like to take picture's of myself but I need to to see how my progress is going.

I can always get Wider right or is it wide enough?! Can't really tell from that angle if my back is thick or not. And what area's of the back do I need to workout on. My go to back workouts consists of Pull ups, and Pendlay Rows. I do do Bent Over Rows, Seat cable Rows, and Lat pull downs when I switch my routine every 6-8 weeks.

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[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by t0rrent98

What do you guys think about my back so far for someone who's 6 feet tall and only weighs about 156-160 lbs. I don't normally like to take picture's of myself but I need to to see how my progress is going.

I can always get Wider right or is it wide enough?! Can't really tell from that angle if my back is thick or not. And what area's of the back do I need to workout on. My go to back workouts consists of Pull ups, and Pendlay Rows. I do do Bent Over Rows, Seat cable Rows, and Lat pull downs when I switch my routine every 6-8 weeks.

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[Hammertime]

Originally Posted by t0rrent98

Spoiler!

Looks good man. Solid. Tight.

[peter12]

I guess I should have expected the above.

[bc-chris]

so this was my 3 year old helping me get it done the other day. i love how she has to bring an audience too....

[steveo]

Been working out for a bit now . I'd say about a year and a half straight (never done that before it'd be a workout for a few months stop for a year type routine) lost approximately 30lbs.

Went from big gut to not bad sized haha. Not flat stomsch or anything. 200lbs down to about 170. Man looking back at some of my photos I was one fat guy haha.

Keep up the hard work and keep sweating it all out!

[Muta]

I mentioned earlier in this thread that reducing / eliminating sugar was a key tenet of my weight loss. Here's a great article about weight and sugar.... generally speaking you can still have it, but in moderation and know the consequences of over-consumption:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/content/...-fat-loss.html

Bodybuilding.com is a great site for all things workout and nutrition. I spend a decent amount of time per week just reading articles on stuff. Gets addictive.

[nik-]

Also the fact that they're starting to just think that Alzheimers is the form of Diabetes in the brain. Pretty scary ####.

http://www.alzheimers.net/2015-10-14...pe-2-diabetes/



Back on topic, does anyone else feel squats way more in their inner thigh and hamstring than in their quads? I'm thinking I'm doing something wrong

[skudr248]

Went from 184lbs -> 171lbs in 3 weeks exactly today, gained a lot of muscle as well during this time. Zero alcohol, no sugar, more or less high protein, low carb diet.

Opted to not drive during this time so just walked to and from work, walked to grocery stores and did not use my elevator so walked up 13 floors each time. I use my apartments main floor gym which is nothing extravagant so mostly cardio, and free weights, push ups and whatever else. Feeling great, not finished yet, 1.5 more weeks to go!

[Muta]

Here's a new and really good, comprehensive article on fat loss, and how to achieve fat loss goals. The article includes graphics and actual steps to get there.

Bodybuilding.com article

[Drak]

I'm back up to about 189. Not impressed with myself since my gut seems more out of shape again. I was at the sub 180 mark in December with some abs showing. I still work out pretty hard and incorporate cardio but my diet hasn't been the best - but I really got tired of maintaining a strict food diet.

I have gained some size on my legs muscle-wise over the last year from being consistent with leg days (my legs are notoriously small genetically) so I think I can say there's some muscle weight in there too. Maybe it's not as bad as I think. Arms have gone up over the last year from July 2015 at 15.25 inches to 16.

When you get my age it's an uphill battle to keep off the spare tire though. It's a full time job.