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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 16, 2015 14:20:55 GMT -8
I should have known better than to give advice to a coach, lol.Definitely,sounds like you know what you are doing.I am going to have to do a 3 on to get through this week as I have been resting and doing more walking but will start now with legs which I find easy to put off but very rewarding when I finally train them. I hate to get going on legs but love it when I'm in a groove. Have you ever done a 100 rep set? Years ago I read about Tom Platz doing 100 reps of some heavy weight. He's a freak and quite possibly chemically enhanced but even with that his ability to manage workout pain is legendary. I decided to work towards that. I started by doing 10 sets of 10 of 135lbs and then would increase my reps and decrease my sets. I got to where I was doing 4 sets of 25 and then I decided that was good enough so every third week I would do that and the other two I would do a more traditional leg workout.
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Post by rwtb123 on Dec 16, 2015 15:17:44 GMT -8
Right now I'm doing modified giant sets with fast paced cable pushdowns and curls to pump blood into the arms then after plenty of rest heavy romanian deadlifts and leg curls.I will move on to a modified superset of heavy squats and explosive leg curls.While I do super and giant sets except for arms and calves I take plenty of rest(thus modified and why I am posting now)as I am basically a fast metabolism hardgainer so should pretty much train just the opposite of you.So I try to never miss a workout or meal and train heavy squats (6-10 reps down to 2-3).
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 16, 2015 15:55:27 GMT -8
As you pointed out earlier I'm an easy gainer but that causes issues with stamina, etc. I've been "power" all my life but with my bike riding and workouts I'm trying to find out how much of that is my body type and how much of it is because how I've positioned myself. My metabolism doesn't lie, it is what it is naturally but I know I can speed it up (or slow it down) with my nutrition and how I workout.
On my bike I use to be a masher. Just pounding it and not taking advantage of the full spin. Last year I focused on technique, worked on upping my cadence and did high rpm intervals. There is only a certain distance I can go towards making my body do something it's not built to do but I'm going to find out what that is.
For you heavy is the name of the game as you know. You are trying to come my way and I'm trying to come yours.
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Post by RedDoug on Dec 18, 2015 18:32:25 GMT -8
Most of you will have no idea about this but if you do.....
I have whooping cough and valley fever- I live in Arizona- a first in my doctor's practice in 35 yrs. Lots of nodules built up in the left lung.
I am out of breathe in a hurry right now. I still have plans to start the AZT in March IF I can get past my wife. I have been sleeping a lot the last 4 weeks but maybe I am turning a corner.
What I need is some exercises which demand little breathing but can build some body tone- give me stamina. Any suggestions? I am starting to walk as exercise as of today- very slow and easy right now.
And I got a whole game of pickleball in this morning. Very hard on the lungs, but I completed a game. I need some very doable suggestions.
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 18, 2015 18:52:13 GMT -8
Great chest/back workout today. Decided to just throw an extra plate (not telling you which one) on and having at it. Felt great.
Tomorrow is a big workout with shoulders, triceps and some biceps.
I dedicate to get in the gym three days a week, four if I can swing it. With that in mind I have to do more body parts in one visit than I would normally like to do. I do other work outside of the gym.
I have found that by getting in the gym and getting the most out of my sets/reps I can build from week to week even with just three days. One way this works is that on the other days I do a bit of body weight work to at least keep the progress there until I can go forward on the next workout. I find I can do this by working it into my day and with minimal effort.
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 18, 2015 18:54:38 GMT -8
I need some very doable suggestions. Hmm... shorter hills with rests at the top? As far as what you can do at home I would to static exercises like body weight squats during commercials. Wall sits maybe. Very slow lunges across the room. Slow calf raises.
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Post by RedDoug on Dec 18, 2015 19:59:14 GMT -8
Wall sits, I forgot about those, good suggestion. And more squats. OK- that sounds doable.
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 18, 2015 20:05:46 GMT -8
Wall sits, I forgot about those, good suggestion. And more squats. OK- that sounds doable. I would also consider step-ups. Not just steps but box step-ups. What turns this good exercise into a great exercise is to also control the back step off the box (or whatever). Do it slow and controlled back to the ground and you get a tremendous glute and hip exercise. Quads as well but not as much. Make sure the step is high enough and not just the small ones you see during jazzercise videos (that you watch when nobody is looking)
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 18, 2015 20:09:24 GMT -8
This one, but I'd control the step back to the ground a bit more.
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Post by wondermonkey on Dec 18, 2015 20:11:33 GMT -8
Also have you considered the challenging yet stylish Prancercise?
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Post by rwtb123 on Dec 19, 2015 2:34:59 GMT -8
For the 7 days through Dec 18th I took the first 4 days off from weight training as my joints were starting to get sore and I was not recovering well.I did several walks in the 6-7 mile range and rested otherwise.I finished with a 3 days on schedule of (legs/shoulders-arms/chest-back).With the rested joints I went back to training chest-back together.I am liking training them together now and just finished a super long workout to give both plenty of work.Continue to be off the bike but plan to change that soon...
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Post by zeke on Dec 19, 2015 5:26:43 GMT -8
I need some very doable suggestions. Got a couple of buckets, or dumbbells? Farmer's Walks around the house. Outside, if buckets are filled with water and no lids. Anything to add weight to your arms and legs. 3-5 gallons in each hand would be about right for starters.
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Post by zeke on Dec 19, 2015 5:35:09 GMT -8
As for my own workouts, still doing well with climbing stairs, but the planking is taking a toll on my lower back. I have had problems with that area before, so I have plateaued at 3 minutes for now. I will keep trying it and will see if that area gets any better, or if 3 minutes is all I can stand to do.
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Post by RedDoug on Dec 19, 2015 20:11:21 GMT -8
I looked at then tried the step up. The video clip shows the step at knee height but that is not going to work for me. Can I start at around 12"- 15"? Any benefit to that?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2015 20:15:25 GMT -8
For the weel of 13th Dec. I did 1.5 hours of weights on the Land Mine and Cable Cross, I put in 1 hour session on the Versa Climber, and did a 5.2 mile postholing day hike.
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