Fitness Thread
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Quote: SHADOW_FIGHTER
Good luck, Tabster.
I'm fitter, in that I can walk and run more than I could before, but I look a hell of a lot fatter.
So I'm gonna try burn that.
Wish me luck, chaps, 'cause I've no idea what I'm doing.
Quote: farmer_jackI think green tea is really nice; the stronger the better as well. I'm completely in the minority with that.
totally with you on that, mate. I love green tea.
Good luck, Tabster.
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Ah right aye, you've got to squeeze in the right way so that your chest muscle contract inwards. It's pretty difficult to explain really, but you'll know when you've done it right. They definitely work though, I can vouch for that.
Hit the gym today, had a decent enough session. 40 minutes weights, 5 minutes cardio. 5 minutes is p*ss all cardio in reality, but I'm taking it slowly
Plus I have to wait until tomorrow for my skipping rope, apparently. Quite looking forward to starting that though.
Hit the gym today, had a decent enough session. 40 minutes weights, 5 minutes cardio. 5 minutes is p*ss all cardio in reality, but I'm taking it slowly
Plus I have to wait until tomorrow for my skipping rope, apparently. Quite looking forward to starting that though.
Did 45 minutes of weights today; tried to train my chest and triceps mainly. Can't decide whether to have a rest day tomorrow or not 
Stretched out my hips a bit today and am quite surprised to note that with enough stretching and strengthening, I'll be able to hold 120 degree + turnout. I don't know if a perfect 180 will ever be on the cards, but getting close to that would be fantastic.
It's quite shocking I can't get much past ninety the way my hips are now in passe and such, but I think if I push myself harder in plies it'll get better in time.
I'm also pretty sure the reason my legs don't look straight in developpes is because I'm a little bowlegged. I don't have enough hyperextension to compensate for that so I don't really know what to do. My lines are a mess at the moment.
It's quite shocking I can't get much past ninety the way my hips are now in passe and such, but I think if I push myself harder in plies it'll get better in time.
I'm also pretty sure the reason my legs don't look straight in developpes is because I'm a little bowlegged. I don't have enough hyperextension to compensate for that so I don't really know what to do. My lines are a mess at the moment.
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Just did my usual again today.
40 reps of shoulder press at 32.5kg
30 reps of chest press at 27.5kg
15 tricep dips with 45kg assist
15 pull ups with 45kg assist (with this and tricep dips, i find myself struggling alot as i get to 11/12 and feel strained on my sides)
1.5 miles on Level 5 resistance with a target of <12 minutes in 11:41secs (very happy with that as it's 1 level higher than im used to and i knocked 20 full seconds of my usually daily time)
the bad thing with the on-site gym is that it doesn't have free weights or a bench press. i've a 10kg dumbell in my room, but would like more variety.
im now sweating like an absolute pig, which is how i like it post-gym
just waiting til it stops before i shower.
40 reps of shoulder press at 32.5kg
30 reps of chest press at 27.5kg
15 tricep dips with 45kg assist
15 pull ups with 45kg assist (with this and tricep dips, i find myself struggling alot as i get to 11/12 and feel strained on my sides)
1.5 miles on Level 5 resistance with a target of <12 minutes in 11:41secs (very happy with that as it's 1 level higher than im used to and i knocked 20 full seconds of my usually daily time)
the bad thing with the on-site gym is that it doesn't have free weights or a bench press. i've a 10kg dumbell in my room, but would like more variety.
im now sweating like an absolute pig, which is how i like it post-gym
just waiting til it stops before i shower.
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I've had two good sessions in the gym the last two days but I don't think I'm making many gains at the moment. I'm probably not eating enough proper nutrition. Got my skipping rope though
I've lost a stone and I have no idea how 
Screw this fitness sh*t, just cripple yourself.
Screw this fitness sh*t, just cripple yourself.
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Quote: pablomarmite
How's the recovery going?
Played 3 hours of pretty damn intense football today. Fully loaded up on creatine and I had a good breakfast, I reckon I could have carried on for at least another hour if the other lads weren't being girls. Gym tomorrow, and skipping with my new 'Batwing rope' in the garden everyday.
I've lost a stone and I have no idea how
How's the recovery going?
Played 3 hours of pretty damn intense football today. Fully loaded up on creatine and I had a good breakfast, I reckon I could have carried on for at least another hour if the other lads weren't being girls. Gym tomorrow, and skipping with my new 'Batwing rope' in the garden everyday.
Bloody hell. No doubt there'll be a long lay-off after the surgery as well.
Also, I don't know if anyone on here has tried one-armed press-ups, but b*gger me they're tough going. I can do about 4 with my right arm and 2 with my left. It's gonna need some work
Also, I don't know if anyone on here has tried one-armed press-ups, but b*gger me they're tough going. I can do about 4 with my right arm and 2 with my left. It's gonna need some work
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Your progress has been absolutely sh*t hot. If this is how much you've come on in just a couple of months, imagine how you'll be in a year.
Quote: Squirrell_of_Doom
nice one, Dan.
I hammered the free weights today but the range of weights at my gym is p*ss poor, they only go up to 26kg or something. Had a bit of a go on everything today but it was pretty busy so I didn't stay long, 45 minutes or so. Did some skipping just now as well, it's hard work that.
Gonna have Wednesday off, so tomorrow I'm going to hit the gym hard with heavy weights.
50 quadracep lifts at 45kg
30 hamstring crunches at 40kg
15 pull ups with 45kg assist
15 tricep dips with 45kg assist
20 reps of chest press at 27.5kg
1.5 miles on Level 5 resistance in 11:29secs
nice one, Dan.I hammered the free weights today but the range of weights at my gym is p*ss poor, they only go up to 26kg or something. Had a bit of a go on everything today but it was pretty busy so I didn't stay long, 45 minutes or so. Did some skipping just now as well, it's hard work that.
Gonna have Wednesday off, so tomorrow I'm going to hit the gym hard with heavy weights.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7667813.stm
Bloody hell, that ain't good.
"...believed to have collapsed after training in the gym", and now he's dead.
Bloody hell, that ain't good.
"...believed to have collapsed after training in the gym", and now he's dead.
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Quote: farmer_jack
Bloody hell. Could be an arrhythmia like Antonio Puerta last summer. Quite a few of the Wildcats chaps would come into a shop i worked at a few years back too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7667813.stm
Bloody hell, that ain't good.
"...believed to have collapsed after training in the gym", and now he's dead.
Bloody hell. Could be an arrhythmia like Antonio Puerta last summer. Quite a few of the Wildcats chaps would come into a shop i worked at a few years back too.
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