TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 712

On December 12 2011 05:13 FiWiFaKi wrote:


Aww ):You just need to let those bad day pass, don't worry about them, else it's a big blow for motivation. Ofcourse you need accept that the rates your lifts are going up by decrease as well.

Make sure you are eating enough, what can happen is that your body doesn't have enough energy to repair the micro muscle tears because lack of food, and then bad workouts happen. The other thing I want to suggest, is make sure to get yourself pumped up. If you go to the gym in a bad mood, all too often you aren't going to get that much done, make sure you are excited for it. So whether that is blasting some epic music with your earphones, telling yourself that if you make this lift the most beautiful girl will have sex with you... Or just anything that can get your adrenalin pumping; a lot of it is in the lifters head.

On a side note, I've been thinking about making a videos series for working out. It wouldn't be focused on techniques with lifts, but it'd be more about the stuff that happens on the outside. Being in the right mindset, explaining to people the investment that is needed to workout. Strategies. I'm not targeting the strong lifters out there, my goal is for people like me, who are still young to feel happy and confident about their bodies. I want to show them how easy it is to switch, how it will make your life positive, and keep people motivated. I don't want to win Mr. Olympia, and I want to have the world record bench press... I want to be happy with who I am, and I want to do something with my body.

I still want to get a little bit bigger before I start S: ... I'm not sure how many people would be interested in something like that, but even if it gets just 10 viewers I'll know someone is watching and that'll keep me going because I like helping people out and it'd be a project I'd enjoy. It'd really be just educating the beginners, I'm not strong, I'm just above average, in the same boat as many people, and I want people to come on this journey with me.

On December 12 2011 07:36 Cecil wrote:
Goals are important. QUANTIFY IT. My running team decided that we were going to finish a 20k obstacle run within a year of training. We started off by doing a warrior dash (5k, obstacles, etc.) a few months into our training. Every M/W/F we would run a 5k and slowly build up to doing obstacles like low crawls, monkey bars, hurdles, burpees, pushups, etc. without walking any parts. I just finished the Tough Mudder last week, which is an actual thing that our team can check off in the box. Our next goal is to complete the ironman within 3 years and do a spartan death race 2 years after that. I got pics of the tough mudder if you guys want to see them.

Other piece of advice, do it with a buddy. Have somebody to hold you accountable in some way and vice versa.

On December 12 2011 08:36 Garbels wrote:


The Tough Mudder sound like a lot of fun. Yes we want pics !

On December 12 2011 13:41 Cecil wrote:



I'll only post 3. If you want more just PM me for them (don't want to flood a page).

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Finish line WAAAAAAAAGH! (Right after the 10,000 volt shock obstacle, seen behind me at the wires)


Do I see a Teamliquid mudder team in the future?

On December 12 2011 20:36 Zafrumi wrote:


haha that looks awesome man :D I fear I have nowhere near enough stamina/endurance for such a race, but it sounds like a lot of fun ^^

On December 12 2011 23:53 Herrk wrote:
I'll take a little headstart of 2012 and start my own journal here.

Have been exercising and training different sports and programs earlier in my life, although i have never gotten particularly strong or anything like that. The last year or so i've not moved myself more than necessary. Finished my final thesis during the spring, that consisted of 4-5 months of mostly sitting in front a computer 8 hours a day. Then i got a job, continuing with the 8 hours sitting down. When i get home i am usually tired and just wants to relax, this is best done by surfing the net, watching streams and playing computer games.

It is time to make a change. I will start exercise according to Rippetoes Starting Strength program, and i will keep this thread as a journal, to support myself and to be able to follow the progress.

Some remarks about my execution of Starting Strength:
I am yet to have the proper technique for doing power cleans. I will try and practice it with the lowest weight possible at the gym, but for now my real workout will have power cleans changed to Pullups (anyone with any thoughts about this?).
I've been hitting the gym a couple of times already, and have started at even lower weights than Rippetoes recommendations (i've been starting from almost total scratch as in SL 5x5). This is because i want to get my body (and especially my knees) gradually used to the training, and i wan't to get a good technique for the exercises. The weights will be built up to my more full potential in a small amount of time.

So here it goes; i went to the gym yesterday and here is what i lifted (warmup exercises not included):

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Here are some of my parameters at the start of this program:
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On December 13 2011 07:13 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
Wait a second, Cecil are you 'CecilSunkure', the youtube guy? You're a godsend to a guy whose trying to learn toss

On December 13 2011 00:09 Cecil wrote:


You would be surprised. A year ago my team couldn't complete a simple 3k run without having to stop for a walk or rest and we did the mudder entirely at a run pace with zero stops. It takes a lot of dedication and willpower though. Every human being is given the same constant - a body. The only difference is the mind that pilots that common set of biomechanics. If any TL folks in FL want to train for this just let me know and we can get you on our sponsored team