The Workout Thread

[Dolemite]

LOL!

Get back to us when you accidentally look like Jay Cutler.

I did one set of curls and woke up with an extra 5 inches on my bicep. What a nuisance! I sure wish there was a way to slow down these pesky rampant muscular gains.

[The_Meach]

Brady?

[Dyne]

okay, played in net (hockey) this past weekend for the first time in more than i would like to admit. i had thought i was stretched out enough but i guess stretching alone doesn't really get you ready for the equivalent of a couple hundred squats. so for the past two days i've been walking around like a 90 year old man. my thighs are absolutely destroyed. first it was just stairs, now it's regular walking that's hard. i've been stretching every day since. is there anything else i can do to speed up the recovery process before this weekend?

[Dolemite]

A hot bath should loosen you up a little.

And warm up before stretching. Maybe ride a bike at a morderate pace for 5-10 minutes, then stretch.

[Drewbacca]

I've been going at it now for about 3 weeks. It's been good and steady. My legs aren't aching anymore after an anal blowou... i mean lunges and squats. I'm going to begin upping the weight I use now that I've been doing it this long without any sort of discomfort that wasn't associated with my muscles being worked.

[Dyne]

A hot bath should loosen you up a little.

And warm up before stretching. Maybe ride a bike at a morderate pace for 5-10 minutes, then stretch.

thanks. took a dunk yesterday. stairs are still a bit iffy but im walking like a man now and not a fucking sasquatch.

[Advocate]

OKay so since my car accident, I've worked out my neck, traps, and back. Basically doing stretching exercises. Now for the past month I've done push ups and stomach crunches. I can now do 130 crunches and ... lets not get into how many pushups. Anyway, I am losing weight, but I still have a belly. I walk my dog so I get cardio, why is my tummy still here. Its gone down, but I still have the flab. Help please. Oh and I have to know if I'm doing my crunches right. At about 125 my neck is hurting am I at that point pulling my neck instead of my stomach? If so I know how to rectify, but I wanna make sure I am doing the crunches right all the way through.

[Dyne]

like stated a million times here already. you cannot spot train. you just have to stay with it, keep the cardio going and the weight will eventually take care of itself. i had the hardest time with straight cardio when i began for dropping weight and as soon as i put on some lean muscle mass (taking in enough protein every day seemed to be the key for me) i had absolutely no problems dropping the weight.

[Dolemite]

lets not get into how many pushups.

No, lets. How many, bitch?

Anyway, I am losing weight, but I still have a belly. I walk my dog so I get cardio, why is my tummy still here. Its gone down, but I still have the flab. Help please.

Cardio is relative. You say you're walking your dog. Walking. Which is fairly low-intensity stuff. If you're sticking to low-intensity cardio, you need to do it for longer periods. Say, at least 45 minutes to an hour at a time.

I usually get faster results from shorts sessions of cardio, but at a higher intensity level, say jogging/running/fast bike peddling. I usually don't do more than 15-20 minutes, 3x a week, and I've been getting pretty lean lately.

As silly as it might seem, get yourself a heart rate monitor, and get tested to find out what your ideal heart rate zone is for burning fat. It's based on several factors, including age, weight, etc. It really works and prevents you from simply wasting effort.

And Dyne's right, spot reduction is a myth. You lose fat equally from all over your body. Men retain more fat in their guts (women in their hips/thighs), which is why you might notice it lingering while the rest of you gets thinner. Just stick with it.

Oh and I have to know if I'm doing my crunches right. At about 125 my neck is hurting

If you neck hurts and not your abs, I'd say you're doing them wrong.

The range of motion for a crunch done correctly is actually very, very small. Look it up online, there's probably animated gifs and videos showing you how.

[Brand X]

Ah, the good old Workout thread. I haven't been in here in forever.

I finally got back into lifting about 2 months ago after taking a 3 month hiatus due to some family problems. When I started back up I had dropped nearly 15lbs and was down to just under 150lbs. I've been putting in 5-6 days weeks, and hour lifting, 15-20 min cardio (depending on how lazy/exhausted I am), and have put back on a good portion of the muscle mass I had lost.

It really amazes me how quickly the body bounces back after having a few months of non activity.