Fitness Questions & Answers - Page 32

On December 28 2011 17:13 jjhchsc2 wrote:

so lateral raises?
lol


yeah definitely more weight.
tried them both today and i could literally row 10kg more than i could lateral raise.
But i think lateral raises are more fitting for me for now.

On December 29 2011 00:41 purecarnagge wrote:
so I got tired of progressing with just the bar and adding weight slowly each session at the gym since I'm using that dreaded smith machine I figured its pretty hard to screw form up when the bar is fixed. So I decided to add 35lbs to my squat. My question is how should I be progressing? Previously it felt like I was just pushing weight up the machine instead of lifting it because it was so light... but honestly last night kicked me in the balls a bit...I dont' think I'm at max yet, but I think im significantly closer. How should I be handling progression? Also squatting and then doing 30 mins of cardio at 20% resistance instead of 15% isn't really advisable... in case anyone was wondering. I'm doing 3 sets of 5 When I lift. Today is the first day where I felt burning/soreness or like basically I lifted yesterday in my legs. My upperbody has felt it for awhile with the dumbell exercises/work...

On December 29 2011 09:58 glurio wrote:
Do you mean DOMS? I hardly get them anymore, only when i do something i didn't do for a long time.
Maybe you should get on a different program? Something steady like every week nearly the same thing, that should help.

On December 29 2011 12:25 infinity21 wrote:
@heroyi: Maybe try something more consistent every week. If you maintain similar intensity & volume, you shouldn't get DOMS

On December 29 2011 14:06 heroyi wrote:




hrrmph

Never knew what DOMS was. Now I know. Awesome.
Anyway from the looks of it, it does seem I have this DOMS.
So, I should just stick to a steady similar workout program? How long should I follow it for before I change it then (want to avoid plateauing as much as possible).

Thanks for the reply.

On a side note: How intensive should one, in general, work the muscle out (to not over train)? I should do some amount of established set and go to muscle failure every time or should I just reach muscle failure once and call it a day for that muscle group??

edit: btw is intermittent fasting something that I should consider or no (later on when I want to burn fat after I reached my "weight goal")? If so what "time" duration should I pursue (ADF, 20/4 etc...)

On December 29 2011 14:24 emperorchampion wrote:


Check out the general training thread for a good program, Starting Strength pretty much covers everything.

I wouldn't worry about IF unless you are pretty serious about having a low bf (<10%), but if it works out well for you then go for it I guess. Some people here have had good results with Leangains if you are interested in IF.

On December 29 2011 18:18 Release wrote:
What causes insomnia?

On December 30 2011 12:20 heroyi wrote:

it can be connected with a lot of things.

For me, my mind associates my bed with "work" because I tend to do my homework or eat on my bed which makes my mind "race" more rather than be tired. You want your mind/body to associate your bed with rest/sleep and only that.

I stopped doing my activities on my bed and I haven't suffered insomnia in a while now.

On December 30 2011 19:36 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:

I associate my bed with hot, hot sex. Is that a useful talent toi have?

On December 31 2011 11:29 heroyi wrote:

I just realized how terrible my post sounds

-_-