Workout/Lifting Thread and Health Thread

• justincredible

  

  Heretic;1464144 wrote:Yeah, in the same boat. Basically, I just devised my own workout plan where I turn music on loud and do a few set exercises and then stretch and bounce around the house in between reps of those. Seems to be working, so I might have to go big-time and try to be a millionaire home-exercise guru like all those other fucks.

  Great thing about crossfit is that there are a ton of places that post their daily workouts online. So once I have my own equipment I can just piggy back off of that and work in random strength exercises before hand.
• BR1986FB

  Automatik;1464149 wrote:I wouldn't enjoy working out at home unless I had a massive space and tons of baller equipment. Getting out of my apartment to workout is something I like to do.....that and stair and the fine trim at my gym.:laugh:

  I have "tons of equipment." Over $30k in stuff. Actually prefer lifting at home. Sure is great in thw winter when my old gym was 30 minutes away.
• Heretic

  

  Automatik;1464149 wrote:I wouldn't enjoy working out at home unless I had a massive space and tons of baller equipment. Getting out of my apartment to workout is something I like to do.....that and stair and the fine trim at my gym.:laugh:

  The problem with living in small rural areas is that fine trim in a gym is rare as hell. I remember going to a gym here for a couple months a few years back and there was one definite MILF and other than that...nothing worth seeing.
• GOONx19

  

  justincredible;1464151 wrote:Great thing about crossfit is that there are a ton of places that post their daily workouts online. So once I have my own equipment I can just piggy back off of that and work in random strength exercises before hand.

  That's the nice thing about the minimalistic way of crossfit. I'd eventually like to have my own gym but it's a long way out. My girlfriend's dad has a pretty awesome setup in their basement complete with full wall mirrors and a baller sound system, so every time I go over there I hit the weights with him. He's 55 and still beats me in just about everything but shoulders.
• justincredible

  

  My shoulders suck. They look decent but lifting shit over my head is my weakness. I don't know if it has anything to do with my height or if I should go to a chiropractor, but I get a weird twinge in my back which causes me to be a little timid doing overhead stuff.
• GOONx19

  

  justincredible;1464181 wrote:My shoulders suck. They look decent but lifting shit over my head is my weakness. I don't know if it has anything to do with my height or if I should go to a chiropractor, but I get a weird twinge in my back which causes me to be a little timid doing overhead stuff.

  I don't know why but I've always been able to out-lift bigger guys in shoulders. I'm pretty broad, I suppose. By the end of the summer I'm guessing I'll be pretty close to my body weight in a military press and I do DB 40's for lateral raise.
• justincredible

  

  GOONx19;1464189 wrote:I don't know why but I've always been able to out-lift bigger guys in shoulders. I'm pretty broad, I suppose. By the end of the summer I'm guessing I'll be pretty close to my body weight in a military press and I do DB 40's for lateral raise.

  My max push press was 165# (I weigh 185#) but I haven't tried for a PR in a while.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  BR1986FB;1464063 wrote:It's SO much easier when you are eating "clean" foods that actually fuel your body. Training on pizza and sugary things sucks azz. Your energy levels are zapped and it's counterproductive. Believe me, I love junk foods as much as anybody else but I realize that my body doesn't "do" them well.
  
  I'm a pretty "all or nothing" type of person. If I abstain from a "bad" food I have to go cold turkey. Milk chocolate is the worst. I can go a year without eating it but if I get a taste it's like a shark tasting blood....BAD things.

  wes_mantooth;1464066 wrote:yeah, i am like that with a bag of chips....if i get started, I will finish a large bag of lays. It is sickening

  I'm like that with alcohol!
• ernest_t_bass

  

  justincredible;1464137 wrote:My future goal is to do this but I don't have a garage.

  Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... whoa. What?
• justincredible

  

  ernest_t_bass;1464259 wrote:Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... whoa. What?

  I figured you'd comment on that.
• BORIStheCrusher

  

  Automatik;1463294 wrote:Anyone attempt 10x10 body weight squats?
  
  I'm trying to build up. I'm around 185ish.
  
  Right now I've been doing 135 10x10 and it's destroying me. I've only done it a few times then took 2 weeks off for vacation...back at it tonight.

  Doing something similar; 10x10 for each muscle group. Stumbled upon German Volume Training and it looked interesting and I wanted to try something different so started trying it out.
  
  http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/441/German_Volume_Training.aspx
• Commander of Awesome

  

  justincredible;1464181 wrote:My shoulders suck. They look decent but lifting shit over my head is my weakness. I don't know if it has anything to do with my height or if I should go to a chiropractor, but I get a weird twinge in my back which causes me to be a little timid doing overhead stuff.

  NO! Absolutely not.
  
  http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-chiropractic-conundrum/
  
  http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/cam-practitioners-as-primary-care-doctors/
  
  Pseudoscience at best. Bunch of quacks with NO scientific evidence to back it up.
• Azubuike24

  

  Paleo is pretty much what YOU make it. I can tolerate occasional soaked oats and white rice. I can maintain weight eating 2-3 pieces of fruit a day and plenty of sweet potatoes, white potatoes and butternut squash. I wouldn't call it "low carb", but I'd say I'm between 100-200 grams a day. Not only is that lower than the S.A.D., but it's also not easy to achieve when you're getting it in those forms.
  
  The more important message with Paleo is to avoid fake foods, chemicals, GMO's and anything refined as much as possible. Certain starches, soaked grains, natural sweeteners and dairy are wild cards, and on a tolerable/activity basis. Equally as important, is make fats, animal protein and vegetables the staples. Once you plan what "works for you", keep it as high-quality as possible and you've basically created "your Paleo."
• Ironman92

  

  GOONx19;1464107 wrote:While we're talking about diets, I usually eat upwards of 8,000 calories a day just to maintain at 160. Should I be concerned or just wait for my metabolism to slow down? I don't run or anything either.

  
  Inpossible to believe
• wes_mantooth

  

  Ironman92;1464284 wrote:Inpossible to believe

  
  I believe it....my kid takes in about that much and is 150ish
• Automatik

  

  8k a day. I don't buy that either. 4-5 is a lot, but 8? I need some MFP tracking to be convinced. lol
• Sonofanump

  BR1986FB;1464162 wrote:I have "tons of equipment." Over $30k in stuff. Actually prefer lifting at home. Sure is great in thw winter when my old gym was 30 minutes away.

  I have 5 lbs -45 lbs dumbells bought at $.49 a pound piece by piece over the years at play it again sports. So I have a $270 gym in the basement!
• Sonofanump

  justincredible;1464097 wrote:I've seen people give crossfit shit on here before but it is working wonders for me.

  I think it comes from not all crossfit trainers teaching properly since it is a semi extreme training routine.
• Ironman92

  

  wes_mantooth;1464290 wrote:I believe it....my kid takes in about that much and is 150ish

  
  List all foods he consumed today. Thanks
• justincredible

  

  Sonofanump;1464594 wrote:I think it comes from not all crossfit trainers teaching properly since it is a semi extreme training routine.

  I can see that, especially from watching a lot of youtube videos from random crossfit boxes. I think I've been lucky enough to get a good trainer. He is always roaming around while we are doing our workouts and making sure our form is good. He'll nitpick the little things, which I like.
• Azubuike24

  

  I'm by no means that informed on CrossFit, other than liking to do some of the workouts and enjoy watching the games and YouTube vids, but I do listen to a few Podcasts about it and an generally interested in many of the training programming many boxes use.
  
  It seems if they focus on teaching the movements/lifts and keeping the volume and intensity on-pace with the individuals goals, nutrition and lifestyle, you're going to be fine. I've seen a few people just in my gym alone who are all about CrossFit, but it's clear they have never learned how to properly do Olympic lifts or even power lifts. Sure, if you played high school sports, you probably learned how to clean and jerk and squat, but that doesn't mean you can all of the sudden start doing it for reps and not completely collapse.
  
  I've actually wanted to really learn from an expert coach the Olympic lifts and try a 6-12 month program with them to see where I can get. It's one thing I've never really learned properly, but I also don't become reckless with them.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Ironman92;1464609 wrote:List all foods he consumed today. Thanks

  
  Lol...no. Thx
  
  He just eats junk all day and drinks a lot of soda...in large quantities. But I don't care enough to actually pay attention and list it...Lmao
• said_aouita

  

  BR1986FB;1461460 wrote:
  I see NO need for distance running. If that's your thing and you enjoy it, rock on, but I see NO practical purpose for it. It raises cortisol levels, beats the hell out of your joints and creates a "skinny fat" look in most. Again, if you enjoy it, go for it but I see no practicality in it. When is the last time you heard "the mob was chasing me so I out-jogged them for 3 miles?"
  .

  Do you monitor your resting heart rate? I also can show how running benefits joints, not hurts them. If your joints are hurting from running, you are running wrong.
  
  
  http://www.runnersworld.com/health/benefits-running?page=single
  

  linked article wrote:
  Furthermore, running strengthens the ligaments that help support joints, making them more stable and less susceptible to sprains and strains, which can damage cartilage and eventually lead to OA.
  In 2006, Dr. Fries presented research that compared rates of OA-related disabilities between 539 runners and 423 nonrunners over a 21-year period. At the follow-up exam, researchers found that the nonrunners were worse for wear--their increase in disabilities was twice that of the runners.
  The runners in Dr. Fries's study averaged about 60 minutes of running five days a week. But even higher-mileage runners don't seem to risk bad knees. A 2006 study conducted at Germany's University of Heidelberg looked at the incidence of OA among elite marathon runners. After comparing 20 former elite German marathoners with a control group of nonrunners of the same age, gender, and body mass index, the researchers found that the marathoners did not have a higher risk of OA of the knee.

• ThePatriot

  Anyone looking for a great workout plan I highly recommend you google "Westside for Skinny Bastards". I believe there are 3 slightly different versions now. It was created by DeFranco, based on the Westside Barbell.
  
  I started this program last fall, followed it religiously, ate paleo about 80-90% of the time and I gained 30 pounds of lean mass in a 30 weeks. I'm pretty blessed genetically in my ability to gain muscle but I did use creatine. I made some serious strength gains and have never been stronger. I can't recommend this program enough. The guys at DeFranco's were even nice enough to respond to some emails when I had questions about the program.
  
  On another note if you don't have a sled and haven't built a homemade one yet, hopping on the treadmill and driving the belt manually as a sub for sled sprints is a pretty decent move. I go forward, backward, and then put my hands on the floor, feet on the belt in an incline pushup position and pump your legs to move the belt. Good stuff until I get the time to make a homemade sled.
• Azubuike24

  

  I tried the 10X10X135 today. Also did 10X10X135 Romanian Dead Lift w/6 in deficit. 15-minute Epsom salt bath and 20-minute ice soak afterward. We'll see.
  
  Definitely not used to more than 4-6 reps in squat, unless it's warm up. Good stuff.