Exercise 4 Health, Mental Health, and Addiction vs. I worked all that out

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^its 1000 crunches whenever you can do it. I try to do it every other day but I have a bad back so I do russian twists most of the time.

For some that are just starting, ill post a 30 day challenge for the abs I just need to get to a pc later on.
 
I do intermittent fasting, so 18h fast followed by 6h eating every 24h. The purpose of it is to get/stay extremely lean on a (relatively) higher calorie count. It also lets you get thin without doing cardio (I hate cardio, would rather have a tighter diet). In my opinion, this is easier than the "small, frequent meals" approach toward getting lean. That leaves me always hungry and feeling depleted, and having a six hour window each day to pig out satisfies my gluttony on a regular pattern. It works for some of my friends, others hate it. But ya, this wouldn't work for a diabetic.

And I'll send the PM.

You're missing out. I've said this before it's like childbirth. You want the torture over, "you think you can't do it" (Jillian Michaels) but afterwards you feel amazing.

Dont you like the endorphin rush associated with the cardio?

NSA have you thought of doing INSANITY? http://www,beachbody.com it's cardio based n there is no better endorphin rush. I never felt so alive doing insanity.

Fantastic! Glad I inspired ya! If u ever get bored with crunches you can do russian twists.

I eat banana before my workouts nsa.

I find that works n gives me energy. Would have a banana n coffee an hour before insanity n would have lots of energy.
 
I used to run cross-country, and then have done a LOT of cardio over the years to lose bodyfat. I have never felt the elusive "runner's high." Now I get an amazing rush from heavy lifting, so I know what it feels like to feel great in the gym. I just have never felt anything from cardio. The sense of accomplishment is there, but it's not overwhelming.
 
Haven't done much today as my neck n head hurt.
However, coming from doctors walked 30 minutes home, felt good.
Walked sideways up and down stairs, 15 each side. nothing major but something I suppose.
Won't get back to it once my neck has healed. Although in a way that is making excuses!
 
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Case this is the 30 day ab challenge if you are interested or whoever is interested. You can add this as an additional exercise to your regimen.

Want to full blast cardio today planning an hour to an hour and half plus other additional exercises (depends how I feel)
 
I was going to ask about the cardio in that until I read the button bit because it won't really work without cardio or without healthy eating. Looks good though.
I admire your dedication, May. I have been slacking lately n eating chocolate. Not good at all xxxx
 
^lol I was bad last week too I think we just have those days where we just can't be bothered.
 
Alright.. the gym was as packed as I have ever seen it. bet its because of valentine's day.. ladies all want their asses hard for friday.. lol.

Anyway so I didn't even run because not only were the treads I like to use full but every tread, elliptical.. shit it was all pretty much full and there were a ton of people in on all the weight machines and in free weights..

So I lifted legs, biceps, shoulders and wrists.. I feel pretty good but definitely am missing my cardio.
 
I didn't have the best chest/tricep workout. Decided to get on the flat bench first. Did 4 sets, then when I was reracking the weights, something just didn't feel right as I was putting them back on the weight tree thing. I think I may have done all of the sets with 2.5lbs heavier on one side. I mean, the sets just felt kind of weird overall (just like I didn't have energy for it) and not lopsided, but 2.5 isn't that much. And it was just weird because I always put them back on the same pegs of the tree, but the 2.5 pin only had the one on it (like I put all of the other plates back on in sets of two), and the other 2.5 was on the ground and I have no memory of putting it on the ground. This kind of thing drives the neurosis absolutely mad because I was trying to do one more rep per set on the same weight, but now I may have been 2.5lbs under and this isn't really incremental progress.

So I wasn't able to psychologically recover from that to finish the workout in good form, even though some of my other lifts had their incremental progress. But at least I got to the gym and did lift 20 sets, I cannot sweat the small stuff, right?
 
In the gym atm hehe. Just did 100 squats holding a 12 pounder medicine ball. I think I'm ready to up it next week. I also did 300 e
Rusian twists with the 12 pounder medicine ball and I'm sweatin so much phew! Doing another 200 then off to fo chest press, bicep curls and cardio.
 
really strong workout today.. it was one of those days where I felt so strong and had tons of energy.. I had to get off the treadmill not cause i was tired but it started squeaking a got slippery cause i was sweating..

Hey whats are some good techniques or lifts for lower chest.. I already do decline bench but I am having trouble getting to the real bottom of the chest?
 
Hey whats are some good techniques or lifts for lower chest.. I already do decline bench but I am having trouble getting to the real bottom of the chest?

The three I would suggest to always include are decline bench (preferably barbell), narrow-grip flat barbell bench press and then a cable motion like so:
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If you have to save time, actually cut regular flat barbell bench out. It's an overrated exercise and really does not optimally hit the chest.

As well, lower chest really comes into its own with a really low bodyfat percentage.
 
Awesome.. yeah what I did to day was 7x5 bench strait bar, 3x12 incline bar, 3x12 decline bar, 3x20 flat fly, 2x12 close grip strait, 2x10 wide grip strait, 2x12 bum bell strait, 1x12 dumbel incline (wanted another but shit I was pushing it at that point), 3x15 triceps over head pull downs .. I dont know if this is the right name.. but basically pilling a cable from over head with a double rope grip in a way that works the tries.. and individual 2x6 dumbbell tri while laying on my back with weight almost over face (dont know what that is called either?) this was quite a bit more reps and erecises than I usually push probably like 40% more but man it felt great with no signs of overdoing it until the end and I paid attention and did the right thing.. I feal great.

also any info in fly's would be great as I avoided this for the longest time.. also do you do fly's in combination with biceps or chest?

Hey thank red for helping me out with this!!
 
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Flies should be done on chest day. They aren't a strength-building exercise, but instead are kind of a finesse/sculpting thing, so you'll want to save them at for the end of your workout and do them with higher reps and lighter weight (really squeeze them slowly). Try and do the heavy compound low-rep barbell movements first for strength, then some mid-range stuff for size, then some high-range stuff for finesse/definition.

With triceps, you basically want to make sure that you're hitting the inner, middle and outer heads.

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I hit A) with a straight-bar pushdown B) with a dumbbell kickback C) with weighted dips and narrow-grip bench (though these two also hit A)

Dips are the best exercise you can do for triceps, though. Work your way up to doing them with weights hanging around your waist. This works chest and shoulders to an extent as well.

My chest day will go something like:

Strength Phase:
flat barbell bench 3x4-6
incline barbell bench 3x4-6
decline barbell bench 3x4-6
weighted dips 3x6-8

Hypertrophy/Size Phase:
Narrow-grip bench 3x8-10
Guillotine bench press 3x8-10
Straight bar pushdown 3x8-10

Burnout Phase:
Fly 2x12-15
dumbbell kickbacks 2x12-15
 
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2 fulll laps on the oval. the rest walking, i started to jog another got halfway then a fly went in my mouth lol i'll look for it tomorrow morning
 
^^ Is that a standard track oval where 4 laps is a mile? Or is it bigger?

I slacked off today, yoga tomorrow and 3 mile run. holding myself too it.
 
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