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

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Amebix said:
Crossfit workout: "cindy"

As many rounds as possible in 20 min of
5 pull ups
10 push ups
15 bodyweight squats

Totally kicked my ass. I got 6 rounds in 15 and then quit.
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Funny, I've never done Cindy. I'm taking a month off CrossFit while training for a powerlift, but I'll be back on next week.

6 is a good number though, keep it up!
 
bingalpaws said:
Good mornings and bent bb rows =D


What kind of fitness goals is that workout aiming for?
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For me it is really difficult to put on weight.
So really Im not concerned about gaining muscle when I work out.
What it is aiming for is just maintaining general upper body fitness, which that workout does very well I felt from experience.

If you aren't convinced; try this and also here.

I've done weight training in the gym before a couple of times a week for a few weeks. One of the sets was the Bench press and I would bench just 70kg about 6/7 times after a little while. Then I stopped that.
A little while later after doing that pushup routine at least 5-7 times a week for a few weeks and then going back to the gym I found I could bench that weight no dramas to at least 13 if not more.
 
its hard for everybody to gain lean mass

otherwise there would be a lot more ripped dudes than there are

sounds like you've had subpar training routines and not been pushing the weight constantly (the only way to get stronger is to constantly be applying stimuli to your body that are more intense than the last while feeding yourself plenty of protein).
 
Okay I will just reiterate;

"Im not concerned about gaining muscle when I work out. "

I have in the past done routines where I was eating heaps of protein food and taking protein powders as well. Which was what was responsible for my gain from going from weighing 56kg to weighing abou 72kg. It did take a little while but I did happen from workouts.

Maybe, not everyone, goes to a gym or does a workout to gain mass.
 
but what then are you trying to do? Because the workout you posted will primarily do one thing well: increase the endurance of your pectoral and tricep muscles. That's all.

BTW the first article/link you put up was full of horrible inaccuracies and upon reading a bit more by the guy, it's very clear he's clueless about what he talks - didn't read the 2nd link because it was on the same site that had the first guy's shit.


Doing pushups as the cornerstone of your routine will serve to do about one thing fer ya - make you efficient at pushups, and if that's not your goal, your routine is improper.
 
it would probably also induce some hypertrophy depending on what size you started out as and what your diet/rest was like.

but, it would be mostly endurance adaptations (more mitochondria, denser cappilary, etc).
 
The hypertrophy induced would be very, very minimal, and the likelihood of someone using that for hypertrophy having the knowledge of the needed calorie requirements for hypertrophy to actually give lasting results, is very low.

But, he said he's not aiming for hypertrophy, but I still just think it's a bad idea, unless your goal is specifically to be better at long sets of pushups, because that's all it's really good for - doesn't recruit nearly enough typeIIa/b fibers (those with the good potential for hypertrophy - pushups are far more typeI), too hard to get a good cardio/lung session in, not really that efficient of a calorie burning exercise, and, while not an isolation movement, isn't nearly as compound as many other comparable exercises which could be used instead.

Further, I'll be the first to admit I never much got the "maintaining" approach to training, like Dazer says:
"What it is aiming for is just maintaining general upper body fitness, which that workout does very well I felt from experience."
Dazer:
So, are you meaning that you're where you want to be, both aesthetically and functionality-wise, and simpy want to maintain? If so, may I ask 'where' you are to get an idea of the condition you're simply trying to maintain and not improve? Further, why would it be relevant to simply "maintain" the fitness of your pecs/triceps? (*fitness here describing nothing more than the muscular endurance of said muscles)
 
Gaian Planes said:
its hard for everybody to gain lean mass

otherwise there would be a lot more ripped dudes than there are

sounds like you've had subpar training routines and not been pushing the weight constantly (the only way to get stronger is to constantly be applying stimuli to your body that are more intense than the last while feeding yourself plenty of protein).
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I dunno, while it's DEFINITELY hard as shit to gain muscle mass, I think a huge part of the reason why there's not as many big dudes is because there is a very, very strong ignorance on the subject of muscle growth, so that really compounds the problem :\ .

Oh and def agree you need to be increasing that weight as often as reasonably possible, which typically necessitates recording your #'s, but you don't need to eat that much more protein to gain strength, not until a certain point anyways. Gaining muscle mass, however, will require not only such training, and the protein you mentioned, but also a certain level of fat is needed, and most importantly a daily calorie requirement. You can train with professional bodybuilders every day and never gain much weight if you don't eat enough (which like 99% of lifters simply don't, then label themselves "hardgainers"), as they say, bodies are made in the kitchen =D
 
^ perfect advice, right on

I've started asking myself every night two questions now:
1) how did you make yourself stronger today? (mentally or physically)

and

2) how many pounds of meat did you eat today?

=D
 
/shudder :)

I went for my first proper outdoor jog in about 5 years today. Around 6K, with a decent little climb at the end. I've been meaning to for a while, and since there won't be many more pleasant days before winter hits I thought that I'd give it a whirl. I had forgotten how much fun it is to just run. Not to worry about heart rate, watts used, %grade, bla bla bla, but just to run. Plus it was gorgeous out.

But then it's back to the gym tomorrow.
 
gonna exercise lung capacity with my bong today :)

tomorrow gonna do more heavy box squats (gonna try to add 10lbs to my work sets each of the 3 squat workouts this week!) and deadlifts (adding 20 to that this week if all goes well diet wise!
 
Nice one! I'm jealous.

Went for another run today. Did the full 6K without any breaks this time (took a 1 minute breather yesterday), and felt even better afterwards. I'm starting to think that I should find a way to squeeze this into my day-to-day routine.
 
60 min spinning
tricep work w/husband
30 min brisk walk and sprints w/dog

My husband got me into dead lifts. My ass thanks him.

I work out at least 5 days a week with some Tuesdays and always Fridays off. Those nights I may walk the dog. I should stop posting here :)
 
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