The Official Workout Thread

[PoorOldPo]

I lifted a chair up today, it was pretty intense. Its only coz I felt guilty for eating so much today though.

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

I lifted a chair up today, it was pretty intense. Its only coz I felt guilty for eating so much today though.

What kinda chair bro, how many reps?

[PoorOldPo]

Originally Posted by Dr. Rez

What kinda chair bro, how many reps?

It was a serious chair man, it was like all elaborate and cumbersome. All the women in the room totally noticed me lifting it. I broke a sweat.

[Lisnaholic]

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

It was a serious chair man, it was like all elaborate and cumbersome. All the women in the room totally noticed me lifting it. I broke a sweat.

^ A lot depends on the technique you used too, PoorOldPo: hugging it to your chest wouldn`t be so impressive, but if it was by one chairleg at arm`s length, then you`re talking !

I`m not in the same league as most people posting here, but I still wanted to brag about my latest meagre acheivement: jogging 5 km in 40 minutes in an annual charity race. Can`t see me in this picture, but let`s face it, I`d just be a blur of speed anyway !

[Cuthbert]

Is there a progress pic thread or are there progress pics in here?

[Cuthbert]

Sorry, just had a read through old posts in this thread and stumbled across this, you will piss yourself at this pic I'm going to post.

Originally Posted by FETCHER.

Exactly what HHBH said, big arms shoulders and pecs aren't everything. A nice equal balance is good. A guy my mate goes out with has the biggest arms I've ever seen and we all went swimming, I couldn't stop loling at his legs to the point it probably got rude, but it was ridiculous.

[TheBig3]

Thats almost definitly steroid use. If your natural leg size is that big, and your arms are roughly the size of your quads, its all chemical.

Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

I now run every single day without fail. Have been for a month or so now.

Embarrassingly enough, alot of my workout tunes are disco or bad '80s and '90s acts. They're just so easy to run to.

One of my more awkward moments consisted of me passing another jogger while listening to "Strong Enough" by Cher.

He actually spoke to me, and was like, "Are you seriously listening to Cher?"

I kinda crank my music in my 'phones, so that people around me could probably hear it. I was just like, "Uh, totes," and continued jogging past him.

I'm still not quite in 5k shape, though. I can make it about a mile before I have to take a brief break to walk.

How fast are you going? Its more important to finish the distance than to do it fast.

[Rjinn]

Originally Posted by Dr. Rez

The best way is using the ab machines. Most have you sitting upright or leaning back against an upright post. These will be much better for abs in particular because they are isolating the muscle, not training your entire core.

I don't see it making much of a difference. I think it's probably the easiest way because it's easy to change the resistance. However, I was told by a professional that machines make it all too stiff, and it doesn't enable you to use as much balance than if you do it yourself, which also works your muscles. I used to use the machines all the time going to the gym. The ab machine was the least productive. Then again my abs don't budge much but after I started combat training it seems to give me the best results.

[PoorOldPo]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ A lot depends on the technique you used too, PoorOldPo: hugging it to your chest wouldn`t be so impressive, but if it was by one chairleg at arm`s length, then you`re talking !

Oh totally! I never thought of it that way bro, you must be well versed in these matters as well.

[Cuthbert]

As I am bored, I have decided to post my 'routine'.

Fellow fitties, feel free to critique and suggest improvement, all exercises done for 3 sets are between 10-14 reps as I am aiming for hypertrophy:

Mon:

Chest - 3 sets dumbbell fly, 3 sets dumbbell press, 3 sets incline dumbbell fly
Triceps - 3 sets french press, 3 sets overhead dumbbell extension, 3 sets tricep hammer curl

Tues:

Back - 5 sets bodyweight pull ups, 3 sets barbell row, 3 sets dumbbell row
Biceps - 3 sets concentration curl, 3 sets hammer curl, 3 sets reverse grip barbell curl

Thurs:

Legs - 10 sets barbell squats (10 reps) OR drop sets OR pyramids

Fri:

Shoulders - 3 sets dumbbell forward raise, 3 sets dumbbell side raise, 3 sets barbell press

So that's basically it, all the exercises are changed regularly but the structure remains the same, every 4th week I switch from lifting for 10-14 reps with moderate weight to lifting for 5-8 reps with a heavy weight to shock the muscles. Currently I do no abdominal work. I need to add something for Abs, calves and hamstrings but I don't want to overtrain. Any tips?