Just wanted to say, guys, eat almonds.
what kind of exercise is recommended to lose âlove handlesâ? gimme some names/youtube links/whatever. I am not fat or anything but I wanna get rid of the minor âlove handleâ. I know that eating right is the most important thing. working on thatâŚ
also how important is âleg workoutsâ ? I run for 20 minutes then lift weights and work on body parts and never really work on legs. is cardio good enough or I should start working on legs too ??
Hey SNAAAAKE, spot reducing is impossible to do. I would just suggest cardio and eating good if you wanna tone up.
It really depends on what you want to do. Are you looking to just stay healthy, bulk up, cut up? Leg workouts are very important. I would say the majority of men at the gym do not workout legs, and it looks ridiculous. Everytime I see a guy with a good upper body and these toothpick legs I just fucking laugh at how retarded it looks.
I would suggest lifting weights first then doing cardio. Iâm no bodybuilding god, but Iâve done alot of research on that and just bodybuilding in general and I think alot of people will tell you the same thing.
Hope this helps.
hmmâŚthought you cant just start working out? need to do some cardio first and make sure you heart rate is high or something(I forgot who told me this)
trying to stay healthy AND cut. I am 165 now and I want like 10-15 more thats it. I kinda like how I amâŚdont really care about bulking up(yetâŚ). basically I wanna be like smoothcatâŚhe is my hero(no homo lol)
i do! but so much $!
Yeah, like a 5 minute warmup is good. But I would do 20-30 minutes of cardio at the end of weights.
In that case, I really think this would be the best thing. Buy a jump rope if you donât have one, and jump rope in between sets. Its a great way to cut and will tone up your shoulders in the process. Just find whatever works for you. Bottom line: Donât Be Lazy!!!
Good luck :tup:
Legs are important. Donât bother doing those leg extensions and leg curls. Squats and deadlifts are the best lower body compoud lifts.
3 days of lifting and 3 of cardio is a good balance to reduce fat overall. If youâre not big on cardio, do a 4-day upper-lower split routine and just 2 days of cardio. If youâre not big on lifting, do 2 days of lifting and 4 of cardio.
Dynamic stretching and mobility drills are better than random cardio for warming up.
I usually do 5min of cardio + static stretch my hip flexors before lower body day and 8min of cardio before upper body day. You got some dynamic stretches one can perform alone? Also, if you are aware of it, mind shedding some light on what PNF stretching is and maybe give some examples?
Did I mention I hate unilateral leg exercises⌠they utterly destroy me⌠I am sweating profusely and completely out of breath at the end of the set⌠I did didnât I? Well, Iâll say it againâŚ
Like Soldier Zero and Biggzy said, working legs is important. IMO, leg press should probably be your main leg exercise for the moment, while at the same time practicing squats with light weight. Once you get squats down pack, you can use it as your main exercise and leg press as a supplementary exercise(and anything else you want).
So went to the Gym?
So I went to the gym today and they hooked me up to the computer and it spat out my bodyâs FAQ! I wasnât happy, Ultimately, it told me that I needed to lose 15 kilograms (34 pounds) and I needed to burn 100 calories a day. (This is a gym in Japan and it was pitting me against the Japanese body type but any way I took it as, "Yeah chunky howâs about you take it easy on the extra mayo with dem fries!) Thus the challenge mode has begun. Initially, I just wanted to get a six-pack or some muscle definition on my stomach, but now I see. That I need to step it up totally. But I am running it some problems.
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Dieting: I love food! But I still donât know what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat? And at night I get these Gremlin Weed-head munchies! My girl be tryinâ to stop me but she ainât but yea-big. Iâll use a snap-back attack and she is off the screen!
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Workout Routine: I go into the gym on RANDOM Select mode. But the Medicine Ball is my friend! I got this weird cat with a ball of yarn attraction/need to play with it. I need a routine but how can I go about finding a routine to get the results that I want?
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Getting Toasty: Is the Sauna and hot tub a bath thing? I just wanna know cause I be in them bitches like I own them. Like 30 minutes at least after I workout. I just wanna know if this is good or bad?
Iâm pretty sure Iâll have more questions later and hopefully, Iâll have some answers or positive feedback to share with the other SRKers trying to get their X-ism on!
Either way thanx for the input in advance.
^ whats your height and weight?
There are plenty of people here that are very experienced at losing weight in a healthy way, and as such are much more qualified to help you out. But height and weight is a must. For all we know that machine is wack.
I hope soâŚ
height: 6â4 = (195cm)
weight: 253 lbs = 115 kilos
By your height and weight, you sound ok to me. I say the machine prefers people on the skinny-side.
For #'s 1 & 2, the last 2-3 pages should cover most of it. No idea on the hot tub/sauna.
I donât do much PNF stuff. Frankly, it confuses me and Iâm not so deep into fitness where I want to go through a textbook to figure it out. Near as I can tell, itâs a combination of static stretching and isometric contraction. I do some of the egoscue stuff, which is probably as close as I get to real PNF stuff.
High knees, leg swings, side squats (aka kossacks), arm circles and shoulder dislocates are pretty much what I do for dynamic stretching.
I love unilateral leg work. Pistols are pretty evil, and will whip your ass. Most of the unilateral stuff requires a lot more stabilizers, so you end up getting winded without using too much weight. Overhead stuff is the same way. Now, if youâre really masochistic, try combining the two. Overhead barbell walking lunges will destroy you.
The best warm up for me has always been 10 minutes of hitting the heavy bag with moderate intensity. Working on footwork, throwing hooks, straights and jabs will warm up every single joint in your body. After youâve worked up a sweat, your body is ready for some intense static stretching.
Thanks. And I canât imagine how tolling overhead barbell walking lunges are. Donât plan on figuring that out anytime soon.
I am nowhere near that height so I canât really tell how big you are. Maybe others can.
Man, I used to warm up my lower body day with hitting the bag. I need to hang it up again. It warms you up pretty damn fast too.
if i can bench press with one 45 pound weight on each side(135 lbs.) 30 times in a row non stop does that mean my Max bench press is somewhere around 300? i usually workout by myself and donât want to try alot of weight in fear of it falling on me.
so im thinking about replacing squats with overhead squats, whats your take on that???
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Roberth
Not necessarily. The only way to find out is to do it. Get someone to spot you and just build up to your 1RM sometime.
I anything, if you have been training with high-reps all your life, I would guess that your muscle has adjusted to do just that and wonât fair well doing max strength, but I would love for you to prove me wrong. Give it a shot.
It will work your entire body more and is more functional, but it will shift some of the leg strength you could have gained away (since you will be using less weights). Depending on which you want more, choose your poisonâŚ