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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    well i was avoiding this thread, but have to own up to the fact that i went on a major southern bender this past weekend. went back today to the gym, started running, and again strained the calf. will get over this hump and restart the engines. good thing is i didn't gain any weight in my indulgences.

    so anyone do freakin anything in the last 2 days or just my sorry ass???

    Monday night I went all out at the gym. Running, hill climbing (treadmill of course) legs, arms, abs, the works! It felt great! I will be returning tonight!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Monday night I went all out at the gym. Running, hill climbing (treadmill of course) legs, arms, abs, the works! It felt great! I will be returning tonight!
    Did you do squats??
  • macgyver06
    macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    the occasional acid flashback
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    today I did lower body:

    30 min on eliptical climber
    3 sets squats/jump squats
    3 sets twisting lunge/wall squat with bicep curls
    3 sets side lunge/"stationary lunges"
    3 sets of calf raises
    3 sets of hip ad-ductors/ hip ab-ductors
    crunches
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,381
    2 miles and 1.9 miles of the run were utter TORTURE! Ohmygawd! I ate my 2 grapefruit before the run, but I was dragging. Yikes! Definitely need to eat a biscotti or a brownie before hand. Arrrrgh! Well, at least I went, and I'm done for the day :D
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    2 miles and 1.9 miles of the run were utter TORTURE! Ohmygawd! I ate my 2 grapefruit before the run, but I was dragging. Yikes! Definitely need to eat a biscotti or a brownie before hand. Arrrrgh! Well, at least I went, and I'm done for the day :D

    eh that happens sometimes ms. haiku. you have good days to run and bad days. I've run 12 miles one day and then a week later totally crapped out at 4. A biscotti is a good thing to eat before running. A brownie is probably not so much (contains too much oils and fat). the best thing to eat before running is simple carbohydrates, so a few plain crackers or unsalted pretzels. For 2 miles you don't need much sugar. In fact I never eat sugar before a training run no matter how long it is. If you get into racing you'll find people sucking on gummy bears and whatnot (and those goo things are basically just sugar). You should be careful though and not have too much sugar, you just need a little tiny bit (like my friend eats about 5 gummy bears over the course of a marathon).
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    that's right. today's post...

    RAN 2 MILES!!! :D
    bike 10 min

    there was this dude who kept flying by me on the indoor track and the back of his shirt said "If it ain't Scottish, it's crap!" Made me think of Dunk and pissed my chubby irish ass off (odd, because i'm part Scot too!). Anyway, thanks dunk...haven't run that far in a long time.
    I love to turn you on
  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    Today I jogged 2.5 miles
    2 sets of planks, 60 seconds each
    10 bird dog
    5 fire hydrants per leg
    wall slides
    leg swings, front back and sideways
    ankle mobility
    split squats: forward (5 per leg), sideways, and the ones where you move the leg back.

    I think that's all.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Monday was high rep day (3x20), Wednesday was heavy day, and today was straight up 3x10.

    Together in a circuit:

    Bench Press: 3x10, 185 lbs
    Front dumbbell lunges (instead of squats): 3x10, 25lbs each
    Seated calf raises: 3x10, 90 lbs

    Done individually with 60 secs rest between sets:

    Dumbbell lat raises: 3x10, 25 lbs each
    Standing upright barbell rows: 3x10, @65lbs
    Standing dumbbell military press: 3x10, 30lbs each
    Laying tricep extentions: 3x10, @60lbs + EZ curl bar
    Hammer curls: 3x10, 25lbs
    Iso Lat Pulldown: 3 x 10, 90 lbs
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    last night:
    60 min body bar class
    45 min pilates

    today:
    run/walk - 30 min
    elliptical - 30 min

    (i left off wednesday... which consisted of me going to the gym, changing, deciding i was too hungry to be there and leaving. :D )
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    What's with you cardio junkies??? You're gonna burn up what little muscle you have, and screw up your metabolism. :p

    YESTERDAY:

    40 min on recumbent cycle @ 75% MHR

    45 min weight training:
    -flat barbell bench press (5x5)
    -tricep cable pushdown (3x10)
    -incline barbell bench press (5x5)
    -lying tricep cable extension (3x10)
    -decline barbell bench press (5x5)
    -decline dumbbell tricep extension (3x10)
    -flat dumbbell fly (4x10)
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    upper body tonight! yay my favorite!
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Saturnal wrote:
    What's with you cardio junkies??? You're gonna burn up what little muscle you have, and screw up your metabolism. :p

    YESTERDAY:

    40 min on recumbent cycle @ 75% MHR

    45 min weight training:
    -flat barbell bench press (5x5)
    -tricep cable pushdown (3x10)
    -incline barbell bench press (5x5)
    -lying tricep cable extension (3x10)
    -decline barbell bench press (5x5)
    -decline dumbbell tricep extension (3x10)
    -flat dumbbell fly (4x10)

    That's a lot of chest & triceps. DO you split your routine between days? How often do you go?

    Related - I created a playlist called "Workout" so that I can play that and not hear any slow or weak tunes. Well, today during my workout, I had "Workout" on random and I heard these gems:

    It's My Life - Kiss
    Holy Wars - Megadeth
    Breadfan - MetallicA
    Welcome to the Jungle (note - the transition from Breadfan to Jungle was awesome - there's that little "Mommy....where's fluffy?" right after Breadfan ends (I think it's actually part of that song "The Prince") and then the opening riff to Jungle ripped)
    Who Wants To Be Lonely? - Kiss
    Inside Out - Anthrax
    I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
    You Can't Bring Me Down - Suicidal Tendencies
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    hey y'all I have a question. I've never really bench pressed in my work outs before, is there anything I need to know before I start doing some? I know I've done them with trainers in the past but I can't remember. I mean I'll start with the bar and stuff I was just wondering if there was anything in particular I needed to think of in terms of form and whatnot.
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    fanch75 wrote:
    That's a lot of chest & triceps. DO you split your routine between days? How often do you go?

    Related - I created a playlist called "Workout" so that I can play that and not hear any slow or weak tunes. Well, today during my workout, I had "Workout" on random and I heard these gems:

    It's My Life - Kiss
    Holy Wars - Megadeth
    Breadfan - MetallicA
    Welcome to the Jungle (note - the transition from Breadfan to Jungle was awesome - there's that little "Mommy....where's fluffy?" right after Breadfan ends (I think it's actually part of that song "The Prince") and then the opening riff to Jungle ripped)
    Who Wants To Be Lonely? - Kiss
    Inside Out - Anthrax
    I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
    You Can't Bring Me Down - Suicidal Tendencies
    Yeah, 3-day split performed 4 days per week (M,T,Th,F)

    Group 1 is chest/tris
    Group 2 is legs/shoulders/abs
    Group 3 is back/bis
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    hey y'all I have a question. I've never really bench pressed in my work outs before, is there anything I need to know before I start doing some? I know I've done them with trainers in the past but I can't remember. I mean I'll start with the bar and stuff I was just wondering if there was anything in particular I needed to think of in terms of form and whatnot.

    I'd talk to someone knowledgable at your gym so that they can demonstrate, but I was taught:

    1) You come down to about the width of a fist from your chest; don't bounce the bar off your chest like you see so many do.
    2) Don't lock your elbows when you're fully extended
    3) Keep your back in "neutral spine"; that is, don't arch your back. If you're arching you're spent or you are lifting too much weight.
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    fanch75 wrote:
    I'd talk to someone knowledgable at your gym so that they can demonstrate, but I was taught:

    1) You come down to about the width of a fist from your chest; don't bounce the bar off your chest like you see so many do.
    2) Don't lock your elbows when you're fully extended
    3) Keep your back in "neutral spine"; that is, don't arch your back. If you're arching you're spent or you are lifting too much weight.

    oh ok yeah that all seems pretty obvious.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    oh ok yeah that all seems pretty obvious.

    It does? Well okay. I see tons of dudes bouncing the bar off of their chest, locking their elbows, and arching their back. Even fewer know what "neutral spine" is, so good on ya.
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    fanch75 wrote:
    I'd talk to someone knowledgable at your gym so that they can demonstrate, but I was taught:

    1) You come down to about the width of a fist from your chest; don't bounce the bar off your chest like you see so many do.
    2) Don't lock your elbows when you're fully extended
    3) Keep your back in "neutral spine"; that is, don't arch your back. If you're arching you're spent or you are lifting too much weight.

    come down under control, symmetrical...exhale as you press up...if you do touch your chest with the bar, come down about 2-3 inches above, well, the center of your chest is (not sure how else to put that here! :D )
    I love to turn you on
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    fanch75 wrote:
    It does? Well okay. I see tons of dudes bouncing the bar off of their chest, locking their elbows, and arching their back. Even fewer know what "neutral spine" is, so good on ya.

    oh I didn't mean that to come out like...I dunno, in any negative way :).

    well I mean I have a lot of experience working out in the general, so these points all make sense to me...pretty much stuff to keep in mind for any exercise really.

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