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Tell us about today's workout/exercise (v.new thread, finally)

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3 sets back squats
1 set front squats
3 sets leg press
2 sets military press
1 set pull ups
1 set front raises
1 set plank
 
hungover as hell, i played a set of tennis in the stinking hot sun on xmas day with my nephew.
 
Today was a rest day for me. Monday was back and biceps weight lifting. Tuesday rest. Wednesday was shoulders and legs weightlifting. Thursday was a 3 hour intense hike. Friday was chest, triceps, back and biceps weightlifting ( more muscle groups in one day than usual), and a short run. Today is Saturday. Monday I start again just like this week, with or without a hike and probably just chest, triceps and a run on friday.
 
Track workout today. GEtting ready for this 'tough mudder' obstacle course I'm doin in Jan. 8 miles with 16 obstacles I believe.


Warmup mile

5 sets of pullups to failure

6 100 meter dashes walking the corners

4 sets of dips to failure

Flipping massive tractor tire end over end 50 yards at a time for 200 yards total.

Beating on same tire with a 12 pound sledge hammer for three 1:30 intervals.(this is the type of exercise which you get out of it how much effort you want to exert. If you just tap the tire like an 8 year old, obviously you're not getting shit. Grab the end of that sledge and swing it over the top like you're trying to split concrete, and you're getting somewhere)

Hop-ups onto tire with both feet for same time intervals.

5 suicides totalling about 40 yards at the furthest cone.

half mile cooldown jog.

All in all takes about 1 hr and 15 mins. SPENT
 
My mate and I are having a break from our usual kettlebell routines and just enjoying ourselves trying out a few new exercises at an actual gym

5x5 Deadlifts 110kg (I know I should have been doing these ages ago)
5x5 Full Contact Twists 25kg - good fun and supposed to be great for punching power but I think my technique is still a bit dodgy
5x5 Incline Bench 70kg - not completely new to me
5x5 Pull ups with body weight only
2x10 Leg raises

Had a great time. As they say "a change is a good as a holiday"
 
AfterGlow said:
Being chased by wild animals?
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Nah. But there were 4 wild turkeys which ran out on the trail in front of me and I chased 'em for a while. And I got to hang out with an armadillo for a few minutes while he ate. Such are the reasons why I don't think I could do my workouts in a gym. I need to be outside exercising.
 
TakeItAll said:
Nice one dude. I've been thinking of getting myself a big tire for a while and I'd never thought of doing this too.

How did you decide which tire/weight to get?
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I didn't pick it out. I just happened to go out to track one day, and it was there :) Property of the school I guess. It's not actually a tractor tire cuz it's slick. It is huge though.

I'm thinkin of getting a lighter one as well that I can hook up to a harness and pull across the field.
 
KiwiQflyer said:
Nah. But there were 4 wild turkeys which ran out on the trail in front of me and I chased 'em for a while. And I got to hang out with an armadillo for a few minutes while he ate. Such are the reasons why I don't think I could do my workouts in a gym. I need to be outside exercising.
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Whataya mean??! We have turkeys and armadillos at our gym! It wouldn't be a workout without em!
 
5x5 squats, weighted pull ups, curls, cable extensions, planx

lifting is the easy part of getting buff ^_^
 
testing what i've read recently, that is it is more fat burning to do walks with sprint intervals than to just run consistently. i did 20 mins at around 6.5kph (brisk walk) within which i did 3 x 2 min 15-16kph (sprints).
 
L2R said:
testing what i've read recently, that is it is more fat burning to do walks with sprint intervals than to just run consistently.
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Yep, I do sprint intervals frequently, usually I'll do 6 x 400m sprints with walking or jogging in between. It's awesome for building up cardiovasular fitness, which in turn boosts your metabolism moreso than just doing, say, 5-7km constant running.

But there is also a reason why long-distance runners are so slim ;) Consistent running over long distances is inevitably going to make you burn a lot of energy/fat.

So there are pros for both. And as always, there isn't ONE solid rule or best method for fat-burning.

Yesterday I did 7km in 37mins, and today I just did a quick 4km with the dog. He can't last longer than 4km cos he's only little.
 
^awesome, but i'm afraid that officially makes you a "madwoman" ;)

today was a good day. spent the morning doing a uni reading in the sun on the balcony (i'm now lobster red but it doesn't hurt). after lunch went to the gym and smashed meself quite a bit. all over, some legs and all. used my new boxing gloves on the spring bag they got there (which was awesome). then got a good deal of sauna on before being kicked out being told that costs extra, took a swim and then later got my new basketball out on a court up the road.

my fingers feel weak typing this.
 
back:

tbar rows , started 3 plates to warmup x 20 , 4 plates x 15 , 5 plates x 12 , 6 plates x 9 <-- shitty :(

Deadlift , 225x20 , 315x12, 405x8

Wide grip lat pulldown 180x12 , 195 x 12 , 200x 10

squeezed out a few more areas but my back grows like a weed - time to get my triceps up to par , sigh.
 
Had my Monday morning Muay Thai session - it's humid now so lots more sweating!

The punching bags are used heavily in my boxing sessions now, and my shoulders are tender the day after - ouch :(
 
Yea I can post here today!
It took about 90 minutes. 3 miles.
It rained the night before but that melted all the snow...which was a good thing.

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That is Taylor. My dog is about 15 lbs and he RUNS those trails.
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That is my hiking dude.

This year, I am one of the millions whose resolution is get back to the gym.
I must get back to my healthy happy place and enjoying the work that goes into it.
 
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