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Talron
Germany7651 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
If you're just wanting to be prepared for obstacles some are just mental. The mount everest wall or w/e was a challenge for some but some people including myself had half our bodies over the lip before we grabbed on the top. The monkey bars can be hard if it's been awhile since you did any pull-ups. Take a look at the course listing to identify anything that might give you trouble. It's a ton of fun  | ||
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Ehzera
Singapore212 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On September 11 2014 20:01 Ehzera wrote: What's the consensus on SL 5x5? Is it just a beginners routine or something I can stick with long term? You can stick with it until your lifts stall. If it's working it's working  | ||
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pls no ty
86 Posts
This is not my body but it looks very similar to mine: http://www.footeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/P9200048_thumb_thumb-1024x768.jpg What i want, in a short speak i want them to be slimmer, because i want to wear shorts with sneakers etc. Right know, it doesnt look good at all. Do you have any special recommendations? Ive tried common trainings already, they dont help, instead they make me bigger. | ||
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Garbels
Austria653 Posts
Maybe to other people yours look normal/natural to. To quote you from another thread: On September 13 2014 07:49 pls no ty wrote: Embrace your nature guys. If not here is a howto: | ||
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Dark_Chill
Canada3353 Posts
I want to be stronger, but I don't want to get bigger. I'm not really sure how to do this, since I think muscle growth comes naturally when exercising. Still, was wondering if anyone had any ideas. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
Over the last 5 months, I've actually been caloric deficient to lose fat (went from 185lb-155lb) while taking 140-160g of protein a day and weight lifting 3 days a week. By doing that, I've lost weight and fat, while my muscles didn't get huge - but I definitely have increased my lifts (bench went from 160lb-190lb). So perhaps that would be close to what you are looking for too. | ||
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Trustworthy-Tony
Tanzania187 Posts
On September 26 2014 09:11 Dark_Chill wrote: So, weird question here. I want to be stronger, but I don't want to get bigger. I'm not really sure how to do this, since I think muscle growth comes naturally when exercising. Still, was wondering if anyone had any ideas. Your question's too vague to give you a meaningful answer. What do you mean by stronger? What do you mean by bigger? | ||
Jer99
Canada8159 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17698 Posts
On January 05 2012 11:56 kastoob wrote: Do you guys have any objections to steady cardio for general health and wellness? i subscribe to Dr. John Berardi's viewpoint on the role "steady state cardio" plays in maintaining general health and wellness. Its meh. its better than being totally sedentary. running for more than 10 km at a time does more harm than good. On January 05 2012 11:56 kastoob wrote: I have been doing starting strength and am now doing advanced novice, my lifts (5reps) are as follows: Squat: 65kg Overhead: 35kg Bench: 50kg Deadlift: 70kg(feels kinda easy, I reduced weight when I took two weeks off for final year exams.) i started doing the StrongLifts.com 5X5 in 2007. i plateau-ed in 2013 and i'm not much interested in getting any bigger or stronger. i still do it today. Stronglifts.com 5X5 is a great simple, effective program for strength training and i recommend it to any one in good health. With any strenuous training regimen make sure you are getting checked by a DR every 6 months to make sure your heart is fine. You don't want to happen to you what happened to Rich Peverley. On September 26 2014 09:11 Dark_Chill wrote: So, weird question here. I want to be stronger, but I don't want to get bigger. I'm not really sure how to do this, since I think muscle growth comes naturally when exercising. Still, was wondering if anyone had any ideas. the maximum force a muscle cell can extert during contraction is directly proportional to its cross sectional area. | ||
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Jew
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On September 11 2014 20:01 Ehzera wrote: What's the consensus on SL 5x5? Is it just a beginners routine or something I can stick with long term? Much easier than SS. Not worth doing instead of SS. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
edit: okay i read some more stuff and it's like i should never stop squatting. not that i'm planning to but my thighs  | ||
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farvacola
United States18866 Posts
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On April 05 2015 14:13 Blisse wrote: Any ideas on how to thin out my thighs? I did way too much squatting (I can squat my weight now though....) and a lot of my pants are starting to get sad. I'm okay with doing other leg activities (I've been running instead of squatting now), but I'm not sure exactly what to do if I want to target that... half the people on google say more squats and half the people say no more squats :p edit: okay i read some more stuff and it's like i should never stop squatting. not that i'm planning to but my thighs I tore my first pair of pants last night; unfortunately big thighs are a problem people who squat a lot have to deal with. If lifting is something you enjoy, I'd focus more energy on finding pants that fit you rather than trying to fit into your pants. | ||
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JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
I wear straight leg pants that are like 3 or 4 sizes larger than my waist just to feel comfortable with a wallet in my front pocket... | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On April 07 2015 02:32 JinDesu wrote: Get big calves so that straight leg pants don't look weird on you. Give up expecting to fit into anything less than a straight leg. I wear straight leg pants that are like 3 or 4 sizes larger than my waist just to feel comfortable with a wallet in my front pocket... I don't understand why more regularfit with a tapered leg pants aren't made. The only thing I can find with taper are skinny/slim fit and those are too tight on my thighs usually. | ||
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Yorbon
Netherlands4272 Posts
Recently I've randomly tried out swimming to keep myself fit. I've done it only once, and the results were very bad. I've had muscle aches all over, and I couldn't even swim like 100 meters straight at my preferred speed. However, I really liked the places I had muscle aches, as one seems to use a very large portion of the body, compared to for example running. Because I haven't really learned anything else, I only used the breaststroke ('schoolslag' in dutch, not sure if that's the right translation). My question is as follows: if my goal is just to keep myself fit (I'm not trying to become a competitive swimmer or something), what should I pay attention to? Should I learn new techniques? Should I focus on stamina or speed? Are there some programmes or books that focus on these things? I'm looking forward to any responses | ||
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betaflame
175 Posts
On August 12 2015 11:59 Yorbon wrote: I understand that this thread seems to be mainly about weightlifting, but the title says general training, so I figured it would be ok. (If there is another, better thread, please say so) Recently I've randomly tried out swimming to keep myself fit. I've done it only once, and the results were very bad. I've had muscle aches all over, and I couldn't even swim like 100 meters straight at my preferred speed. However, I really liked the places I had muscle aches, as one seems to use a very large portion of the body, compared to for example running. Because I haven't really learned anything else, I only used the breaststroke ('schoolslag' in dutch, not sure if that's the right translation). My question is as follows: if my goal is just to keep myself fit (I'm not trying to become a competitive swimmer or something), what should I pay attention to? Should I learn new techniques? Should I focus on stamina or speed? Are there some programmes or books that focus on these things? I'm looking forward to any responses I think if your goal is to just keep fit, you should focus on consistency (eg. Going x times a week) and also setting a regime/goal oriented swim. By that I mean, try setting a number of laps without a break or maybe start measuring your times. That way you have some sort of motivation and visible improvement over time. | ||
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