How did YOU work out today?? Yes..YOU!

[Tokey-tokerson]

Oh man dont say calves, Im still recovering! The suboxone Im on doesnt really make it too painful though, but when I wake up in the morning I can barely walk!

Bombass calve routine:

warmup
set 1) do 15 repetitions (12-15 should be fairly painful)
set 2) repeat set 1, then add 30 seconds of partials
set 3) repeat set 2, then add 1 minute of deep stretching
Sets 4-6) repeat the same pattern of 1-3, except you might need to lower the weight
Sets 7, 8) 25 reps with a weight of about 60% of what you started at on set 1

I've been doing this twice a week for months now and my calves have simply exploded!

 

[sickpuppy]

^Thanks,i'll try it!I think the strectching part is important. Are you doing these on a standing-calve machine or sitting or what?

 

[simplytaylor]

I biked 5 miles to the health club today. At the club, I did:

stomach crunches (3 sets until failure)
hamstring curls (10-8-8)
curls (10-8-6)
then i swam for 20 minutes and biked back home.

I'm feeling very energized right now.

 

[nickels]

Tuesday

Deadlifts 6x3 (maxed at 400 lbs--first time to hit last year's max after a long break--but lost my grip right at lockout)
Incline bench 5x5
Clean to OHP 3x1
Rows 4x5
Front Squats 3x5

 

[fishinabottle]

I don´t drive but walk about anywhere in town, makes a 5 km a day or so. Besides this I believe sports (or working out) being unhealthy.

 

[sickpuppy]

Tuesday

Deadlifts 6x3 (maxed at 400 lbs--first time to hit last year's max after a long break--but lost my grip right at lockout)

You don't ever use straps dude?

 

[ruski]

I don´t drive but walk about anywhere in town, makes a 5 km a day or so. Besides this I believe sports (or working out) being unhealthy.

Being unhealthy? Without starting a flame war, why?

 

[spacefacethebassace]

Today I did arms and shoulders:

Dumbbell pullovers:
35*12
60*10
65*8

Close grip Decline bench:
95*12
105*10
115*10

PUllups supersetted with barbell curls:
5 pullups with 3 second negatives/8 reps with 55 pounds (for 2 sets)

Hammer curls:
30 in each arm for a set of 10 each (two times)

Front dumbbell raises:
25*10
Side Dumbbell raises:
15*10
Bent-over dumbbell raises:
10*12

Did the raises in a circuit fashion, with 2 full rounds

The other workouts I did involved a swiss ball and are exotic to the point that it's not worth my time to type out. Bottom line is: core body workouts kick ASS.

 

[nickels]

You don't ever use straps dude?

No, I always wanted to avoid any handicaps in order to force my grip strength to keep up. I'm not training to be a bodybuilder, more interested in functional strength. So my philosophy has basically been, what good is a (relatively) strong deadlift if I can't hold the weight?

Come to think of it though, I guess it wouldn't hurt to use straps for my final couple sets, and then do some supplementary grip work on a different day....

 

[nickels]

Being unhealthy? Without starting a flame war, why?

Go ahead and start a flame war, it was a ridiculous comment, if I read it correctly.

 

[sickpuppy]

Today was chest day for me:

Incline press 6setX4-10reps 225,315,365,385,365,315
Dumbbell presses 4X8-10
Pec-Deck 4X10
Pull overs 4X10-12

My chest was smoked!

Current weight-242
body fat-12-14%

 

[Zzl]

I am doing a high frequency program by Chad Waterbury at the moment... so 2 days on 1 day off of lifting...

Today was...

Squats 6x4 255lbs

Bent over Row 6x4 180lbs

Incline Bench 6x4 175

Calf raises holding 2 40lb dumbells 6x4

Lunges 50lb dumbells 6x4

Tri extension 1 50lb dumbell 6x4

All supersets... and a very exhausting program.. the deadlifting is tomorrow

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=06-017-training Btw, thats the program ive been working, soon to start phase II.

 

[Taliana]

I went for a 12 minute run, im really unfit but am starting to run again, am aiming for every 2 days to run, add an extra minute or so each time until im at about 20 minutes.

I also ate a whole block of chocolate.

Fucking. Grr.

 

[ruski]

I went for a 12 minute run, im really unfit but am starting to run again, am aiming for every 2 days to run, add an extra minute or so each time until im at about 20 minutes.

I also ate a whole block of chocolate.

Fucking. Grr.

Oh well, for every 100g you need to run around 35 minutes

 

[Ungoliath]

Damn...I did those full body crunches, where you lay on your back, arms straight above your head, legs up at a 45 degreeish angle, and you touch shoulders to knees, go back to that position....do it over and over....
Yeah, Im like......10x35
Crunches (55lbs) 10x30
Situps (55lbs) 10x30
Pushups (50lbs) 10x25

Ran 6km
Biked 7km (On a peice of shit bike thats too small....grrr....)

I feel so fuckin lazy today, im so tired.... I want to try running with maybe a 60-70lb weightbelt....anyone got tips?

 

[iqmama]

i worked out my legs today w/my trainer. we did lunges, squats, leg press, worked quads and hams today...needless to say, he worked me hard and my legs now feel like jello. i'm going to hurt tomorrow going into work.

 

[mariacallas]

10 min warmup, 40 minutes of kung fu taebo, and 10 mins cooldown.
Fuck...I love it

 

[ruski]

Kung Fu Taebo? Wowzer. Do you know what styles of Kung Fu it incorporates?

My housemate practises Wing Chung, I think he'd have a good ol' laugh if I said I was going to do Kung Fu Taebo!

 

[Lingering Grin]

Let's see, 3.5 hours of dancing (mixed in with socializing)

Probably danced about 1.5 - 2 hours total + a mosh pit (ahhh, all the extra aggression is gone)

 

[Roy]

I am an olympic weightlifter so I did:

Snatches worked up to some easy singles (with 70kilos)
Clean and jerks worked up to some medium singles (with 100 kilos)
Front squats worked up to easy singles (130 kilos)
MIlitary press behind neck worked up to 60kilosx5, x5, x5
Chin ups x8, x8, x7

All at a bodyweight of about 83 kilos