Weightlifting/fitness anyone?

[plan_D]

It's called "over-drive" or at least that's what we knew it as in Physical Education. If you think it's 100% of your effort, you push it harder. Pushing to your limit just keeps you the same, pushing beyond it is the only way to get better at it.



I stretch for AT LEAST 15 minutes before my run. Being flexible reduces the friction on my muscles as the they don't pull on each other as much and leg movement is easier. I also stretch for like 10 minutes afterwards to cool down, and you stretch more when you're hot. Then after a 5-10 minute rest I proceed to 30 minute skipping, alternating through my feet...one to the other and so on. I'm more for basic cardio and flexibility than anythin'

Just givin' some information in my exercise.

[Pisis]

Your body retains water in ur cells, in the event u get dehydrated... By constantly keeping ur body overhydrated, ur body realizes it doesnt need the extra cellular water, and uses that water up, thereby decreasing the amount of water actually stored in ur body...

Wierd I know, but in laymans terms, its the best I can do lol...

The clothing is fine, although I usually carry a towel to absorb the sweat, and wear as little as possible, shirt-wise... Mkae sure to wipe down the equipment after u use it.... I hate when dudes leave thier smelly ass sweat all over the place...

U have got to learn to stretch dude.... Its a priority... Spend 15 minutes prior to the workout stretching and bending, do some pushups ect ect.... U'd be amazed at how much difference it makes to ur workout, plus it might save u from a nasty injury....

U should be using a s**t load of weight Pisis... More than ur used to using if u want to get bigger...

Oh, now I got it. Thx.

And sure I use the dress only once - then it goes to smell-bin... I also hate people who stink in the gym - it makes you so much disturbed...

[lesofprimus]

Dont worry about stinkin in a gym... Ur supposed to stink... Its the left over liquid sweat that u want to make sure gets cleaned off the equipment after u use it...

[Pisis]

I generally don't, cuz I'm almost allways there alone or with my frined who stinks also so it's equal.

[JCS]

Well, I dont go to the gym, but I ride at least 20 miles at least 3 times a week on my bike, 80 push ups every night, as many pull ups as I can do every other day, and as many crunches as I can do every day (usually around 90-100) Now all I gotta do is start running...

[Udet]

My method:

(1) Liquids: only water -lots of it-, jamaica (the best) and natural juices.

(2) Food: (i) zero pork; (ii) beef once a week (strictly); (iii) sea food at will -shrimps, lobster, all kinds of fish, oysters, scallops-; (iv) fruit and vegetables; (iv) zero -utterly strict- junk food and drinks: burgers, fries, hot-dogs, tacos, chips, cookies, candies, coca-cola, pepsi, etc.

Main snack: pitted prunes.

(3) Sports:

(i) Swimming (daily) 5 kilometers -no rest, all the way from 0 to 5km-.

(ii) Sea surfing (religion): at least 3 months of the year -continuous vacation period when I move to the beach- and every weekend that allows it when I am not on vacation.

(iii) Capoeira: From monday to friday (two hours) since my arrival to Mexico -4 years-.

(iv) Football (soccer): I am the attacker of team here. (Game scheduled every sunday)

Zero drugs. Zero tobacco.

Beer/alcohol: red wine (a daily glass at lunch). Tequila, vodka or rum are ok when on goth/industrial night parties. Hardly any beer.

[Erich]

weight training for what ? casual or competivness. Impress the women or doing it to supposedly stay fit till you are well past 100 ?

It will not work for your needs as in the Muscle man mags unless you have the born genetics and that has everything to do with it. I'm a trained cyclist and from the pics you have seen of me on this forum you can tell I am of lean build. i do not pretend to be mr. macho but even if I worked out hard my upper body like I used to before nam i still couldn't get myself like "those" guys could. On the other hand I do know what I am capable of een at an old fart age of over 50years and theat is using what I have for a hard training workout on the bike.

keep at it but don't let it be a god

speakaing of high carbs of 35 % or more, realize that any intensive and very hard workout will burn calories like you have never imagined, thus absorbing quick carbs like energy drinks and carbo food bars is a natural to replace lost muslce, yes you will lose muscle by burning it too hard, and the increase in latic acid flow ~ this coauses the burning in the muscles that you are or will be all too familiar with in a short amount of time.
include complete days of rest. My regime is 5 days a wekk cycling from 25 to 65 miles with a 100 mile century thrown in possibly 1 per month. just because I am burning up thousands of calories and even with all the water/energy drink and carbos/proteins I take the muscles need beneficial rest.............it is all important unless you don't mind 'bonking' and blowing your body apart with a brief inclusion of hospital time

v/r E ~

[kiwimac]

I used to lift in the heavy-weight class. I found good old fashioned skipping (jumping rope for our friends in the US) to be about the best Cardio-vascular exercise. Pisis are you wanting to lift competitively or simply increase your fitness?

Kiwimac

[plan_D]

I have heard that 10 minutes of skipping as around equal of 30 minute running. Something in that region.

[Pisis]

I just want to increase my fitness.

I used to work out unregulary between my 15th-18th year but then I had a mouch for two years and then I started kickbox and after gaining some skills you have to gain also some fitness points unless you want your limbs to be crippled.............

[Erich]

make sure you hit the cross country ski slopes this winter. most probably the best workout of all muscle groups known to man.....

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i thought swimming was?

[lesofprimus]

Nope, X-country skiing is probably the best.... That and getting laid by 3 chicks at once.....

[Pisis]

got only one....

[kiwimac]

FWIW, I also reccomend swimming laps, used to be able to do 5 or so kilometres at one time (NOTE, that was 27-odd years ago when I were young and foolish.)

Kiwimac