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The exercise, weightlifting and fitness thread vers. HMPH GRR AGHHH!!

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ITT we discuss activities that we do that help us stay fit!

Anything from sports, to cardio, to weightlifting.

Recently I have been rising my road bike a couple times a week , running about once a week and lifting weights in the gym about 3 times a week.

My knee is finally getting tot he point where its not bothering me any more and I was able to do barbell squats in the gym with very little irritation today. It feels so good to get back into the swing of things fitness wise.
 
I'm an ectomorph, so i don't do cardio regularly, but every now & then I'll bust out the jump rope. Within the past year or so I've gotten into weightlifting & I LOVE it. I moved a few months ago & haven't been able to work out since March & it is fucking killing me :(. I'm getting a new gym membership as soon as I can. I like to workout 5-6 days a week. Fuck your Crossfit & a lot of machines & all that shit. I like the basic lifts & free weights above all else. It just feels better for the most part.
 
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I played junior league soccer at a pretty high level in elementary school. We wont the regional finals three years in a row.

I probably could have been decent but I decided to focus on wrestling in junior high and high school, but I reffed soccer for a few years in high school for some extra cash.
 
Bob Loblaw said:
I'm an ectomorph, so i don't do cardio, but every now & then I'll bust out the jump rope. Within the past year or so I've gotten into weightlifting & I LOVE it. I moved a few months ago & haven't been able to work out since March & it is fucking killing me :(. I'm getting a new gym membership as soon as I can. I like to workout 5-6 days a week. Fuck your Crossfit & machines & all that shit. I like the basic lifts & free weights above all else. It just feels better for the most part.
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Im extremely ecto as well (6'2 170lbs) but i still find cardio to be both enjoyable and beneficial because i like having a six pack and being super lean while eating and drinking like a slob. Plus im naturally really good at it.

Gym membership is one step above food and shelter for me as a priority, I absolutely need a way to work out on a regular basis or it drives me crazy. Freeweights are great but I like a mix of machines, compounds and free weights personally.
 
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i don't like barbell squats, i'd rather press more weights safely on a squat machine, and save the barbell for lunges to failure.
 
I have tricked my gym into free membership indefinitely, but I feel kinda guilty and like I should speak up. But I am poor, so ya know...This gym plays nothing but trance and house music, which is way better than the top40 satellite channels most gyms I have been to in the past play. And I swear that my headphones pop out halfway trough every single set, so I tend to just not even try with them these days.

I have been giving intermittent fasting a try for a bit now, and it seems to be working pretty well. I have been making decent strength gains, but not putting on the bellyfat like I do on a classic bulk. It's just a bit exhausting at times, and really makes leg day nausea a lot worse.
 
Thats funny, I have a free gym membership too. Its at a swaggy country club that I used to be a member at. They just have members sign a sheet at the front and never verify the signatures, I I just waltz on through and sign my name with some BS membership number when I go. Its nice because its pretty empty most of the time and they have a decent selection of equipment. I also have a free membership at my university gym. Their facility is really nice, but I wont be able to use it much longer as I am graduating this month.

Ive experimented with IF before, but only for a few days at a time. I was never able to will myself to get into the habit of it, and im ecto anyways, so I dont really put on much fat even if im on a calorie surplus.

Im just getting back into the gym over the last month due to simultaneous shoulder and knee problems keeping me out for the last few months. On one hand it sucks because I have lost so much progress during the downtime, but at the same tim im regaining my strength extremely quickly, which is pretty cool.

I usually do 1-2 protein shakes a day, chocolate protein powder mixed with chocolate syrup and 2% milk. I also use 1mr and adrenaline preworkouts (adrenaline is my fav, and i will use it exclusively once my 1mr is gone). Im also cycling creatine at the moment. Ive never done any other supplements or steroids.
 
L2R said:
i don't like barbell squats, i'd rather press more weights safely on a squat machine, and save the barbell for lunges to failure.
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Smith machines and squat machines are vastly inferior to freeweight squats. With proper squat form you really stick your butt out with your shoulders going slightly forward, meaning the barbell doesnt move in in a perfectly straight line up and down like on a smith machine. If youre squatting heavy weights on a smith machine or squat machine, you can easily have really poor form and mess up your knees.

If youre just starting out its probably a good idea to use very light weight and have someone who knows what they're doing coach you. It is much easier to diagnose improper form and give advice on how to fix it if youre watching someone perform a squat than if youre the one doing it yourself. if you dont have someone to help you, read the squatting section of the book "starting strength" by Joe Rippetoe. You should be able to find a PDF of it on the internet. Its a great resource.

As someone that is naturally skinny, and 6 foot 2, squats are very difficult for me. Ill never be able to do nearly as much weight as someone with a shorter more stocky build. But even so, freeweight squats build leg and core muscle like no other exercise. They also burn crazy amounts of fat if you decide to not be on a calorie surplus while youre doing a squat regimen. They really are the king of all exercises.
 
I've been trying to swim a lot. I love swimming, but hate every other form of cardio. The water is finally warm enough to swim in down here.

Also trying to get back into weightlifting 4 days a week. I'm looking forward to the time I have over the summer to set a routine with all of this.

And, when weightlifting, never use any machines besides pulleys, unless you really know exactly what your are doing from a targeting perspective. You ever see some built dudes and think to yourself "yeah, it's nice that he worked so hard on getting those muscles and all, but something about them looks fake." That's from using to many machines, and it is also partially a product of using barbells on upper body exercises. For the most natural look, and greatest amount of strength, use dumbbells (or pulleys) wherever possible on your upper body. The only upper body exercise I don't use a pulley or dumbbell on is my shrugs, because the requisite weight is simply too much on my hands with dumbbells, even with gloves.

Use barbells for squats, deadlifts, etc.. and dumbbells for presses, curls, extensions, and rows. I suppose lunges and shrugs can go either way, where barbells can be unwieldy with lunges and dumbbells can be uncomfortably heavy with shrugs.

This is how you get muscle at the gym without making it look like you got all that muscle at the gym.
 
I think some machines are great and some suck. Its all a matter of personal preference really. Some people tend to just use machines which inst going to do much for them, but certain machines are great for hitting specific muscle groups. I use a pulldown machine at my gym (not a pully) that really hits my upper lats, and a leg machine that really hits my hamstrings more than other leg exercises.
 
Care said:
I think some machines are great and some suck. Its all a matter of personal preference really. Some people tend to just use machines which inst going to do much for them, but certain machines are great for hitting specific muscle groups. I use a pulldown machine at my gym (not a pully) that really hits my upper lats, and a leg machine that really hits my hamstrings more than other leg exercises.
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Many pulldown machines, at least the ones I end up using, are essentially pulleys. As long as I have to make some effort to stabilize it and keep it straight, I feel pretty good about it.


My advice is tailored more towards beginners, however. Obviously, somebody who has spent several years at thew gym may find a use for certain machines in tuning muscle groups that they are having trouble getting at with more conventional free weight exercises.
 
Managed to shoot a decent round of Golf this morning , with a shocking hangover and no Buggy. So I got my cardiovascular in
 
I havent had a gym membership in over a year and just do ghetto workouts around my house basically

I was gonna say prison workouts but they actually have equipment in prisons lol

mostly body weight stuff, although its annoying having to switch routines because the number of stuff you can do is pretty finite
 
And, when weightlifting, never use any machines besides pulleys, unless you really know exactly what your are doing from a targeting perspective. You ever see some built dudes and think to yourself "yeah, it's nice that he worked so hard on getting those muscles and all, but something about them looks fake." That's from using to many machines, and it is also partially a product of using barbells on upper body exercises. For the most natural look, and greatest amount of strength, use dumbbells (or pulleys) wherever possible on your upper body. The only upper body exercise I don't use a pulley or dumbbell on is my shrugs, because the requisite weight is simply too much on my hands with dumbbells, even with gloves.
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What a bunch of nonsense
 
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