EPTfor anyone else interested, here's the playlist for the entire course. if you've never studied econ, or just want a great refresher, i'd recommend watching through it.
http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC61533C166E8B0028
TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2013 - Page 37
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
for anyone else interested, here's the playlist for the entire course. if you've never studied econ, or just want a great refresher, i'd recommend watching through it. http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC61533C166E8B0028 | ||
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decafchicken
United States19930 Posts
On February 23 2013 01:50 Vitruvian wrote: I thought about making a post in the Injuries thread about this, but the problem is not debilitating enough for me to classify as an injury  + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/HrtCaO8.jpg) I've been experiencing some pain in my legs lately; it starts and ends in the circled areas, tending to be sharper and more pronounced here, and radiates between these points along the lateral sides of my shins. This pain tends to twinge as I hit the bottom of my squats. If I sit at the bottom of an air squat for awhile with my weight shifted towards my toes, the pain is VERY pronounced as I stand back up. My speculation is that the circled areas correspond to attachment points of some tendons in my legs, and that they're inflamed from being stretched too far when I squat. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is it an indication of there something being wrong with my squat form? I get this too though it's not too bad anymore | ||
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decafchicken
United States19930 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 23 2013 11:21 Xiphos wrote: That's it. Fuck doing lifts, I have such shitty posture. Time to run 4 Ks in order to work my legs and improve my stances. The best thing you can do for your posture is to get stronger. If you can't do lifts, try the bodyweight thread. | ||
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decafchicken
United States19930 Posts
On February 23 2013 11:21 Xiphos wrote: That's it. Fuck doing lifts, I have such shitty posture. Time to run 4 Ks in order to work my legs and improve my stances. Note the posture in my lifts. Lifting has done so much for my posture its ridiculous | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
Then I guess its just me. I have some bad motivational problems when working out now that is mostly based upon the hunger factor. I find myself into constant state of signals from my stomach all the time. I thought that its probably myself overthinking it. But alas, when I actually try to get down and do things, I don't appear to have any energy to do things. I might want to increase my diet just a tad more. Btw, it can be a breathing problem as factor that contributed to my lack of energy. How do most people here recommend the breathing techniques? Inhale/exhale with mouth only? Nose only? Inhale with nose and exhale with mouth? Or vice versa? I would very much appreciate your inputs into this one because I've gotten fired up due to the above posters. EDIT: And I found that just by doing a very primitive past-time activity such as lifts, you are improving your co-ordination skills. Much like I have trouble with breathing simultaneously while pulling/stretching my muscles so that the necessary oxygen can get through the cells. Hopefully I can improve on that. So many things to work on, needs to work HARDER! | ||
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MeShiet
Canada290 Posts
As for the lack of energy, you're right, if you're constantly hungry you're probably lacking something in your nutrition for that energy production. Otherwise, how is your sleep? School? Work? Finally the breathing, I feel like this one is something that should really be left to what feels natural to you. Do you suffer from some sort of respiratory issue that you're aware of? With a healthy pair of lungs it really doesn't matter if you're inhaling or exhaling through either your nose or mouth so long as you're taking deep breaths, you'll still saturate your body with oxygen well enough to not feel like you're tired all the time because of a lack of oxygen. Although, if you're worried you could always play it safe and just see your doctor about it. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
On February 24 2013 07:17 AoN.DimSum wrote: lol split clean + squat jerk Yeah what in the fuck was that. | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
I think I love this dude, forever.  (thanks for eshlow, this video is on his website :D). | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
But if it worked for you then great. :D | ||
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MysteryMeat1
United States3291 Posts
I'm planning on doing this tomorrow, (first day of going to the gym woot) How do i know how much weight i should be using for each of the excersizes, I know there should be a certain amount but how do i find out, so i don't make it too easy or too hard and burn out. and if i find the 2 sets of push-ups should i just do more per set or do more sets, no clue! To help, a month or two ago i was running 5miles every day and doing 100pushups and 200 sit-ups before i went to sleep. However i have never worked out in a gym so i don't know about weigths. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
one way to do this is: start light and do one rep. see if your form is good. if it's good, add on a bit more weight (whatever the next interval is, maybe 2.5 lbs, or 5 lbs). do another rep and see if your form is good. repeat until your form falters just a bit. then go back to the previous weight, and do your sets with that weight. example - im trying to do a 5x5 bench press. i do one rep with just the bar (45lbs), and see if my form is good. it is, so i add on 5 lbs, and do one rep with 50 lbs. my form is fine. i add on 5 lbs, and do one rep with 55 lbs. my form isnt as steady and i struggle to maintain it. i go back to 50lbs, and try to finish the 5 sets of 5 reps. lets say i do 4x5 perfectly fine, but on the 5th set, i can only do 3 reps before i fail. i stop. next time my bench day comes, i try to do 5x5 at 50lbs. i manage to finish the 5x5. next time my bench day comes, i add on 5 lbs and try to do 5x5. and so on. regarding your sets of pushups - depends on your goals. if you are using the pushups as a way to gain muscle mass (hypertrophy), then you want to use a parameter like 3x12 or 4x10. if you finish the set, add on weight (wear a bookbag with stuff in it). if you are using the pushups as a way to gain pure strength, then you want to do something like 3x5 or lower, and with as much weight as possible that lets you complete the sets. if you are doing pushups as cardio, then just do as many as you can. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 25 2013 11:33 funkie wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkltzrvatlU this shit is magical. I think I love this dude, forever. (thanks for eshlow, this video is on his website :D).Just tried that, for giggles. I don't feel 100% better, but I definitely feel better. Pain in the hips is reduced to the piriformis/muscle crap that goes away after I foam roll and stretch, rather than the deep aching joint pain that makes me concerned I'll never walk without pain again, and a little throbbing on the left side (which is relatively new and hopefully unrelated). Last few days, the pain had moved into the center of my back (higher portion of lumbar area) and was occasionally in the left hip... scared the hell out of me that things were getting worse. Have to see how I feel tomorrow after a full day of sitting up in class (which seems to be the worst thing for me pain-wise.) Edit: ~15 minutes after doing these exercises, I was lying on my stomach in bed. Rolled my upper body to the side to grab something off my nightstand. Heard a "pop" in my hip that was exactly what I've been trying to get it to do for MONTHS and so far today I've been completely pain free. | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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magicmUnky
Australia280 Posts
Matt Age: 23 || Height: 185 || Weight: 107kg (technically obese, but i have a huge frame so i'll never be small )Starting Date: 25/02/2013 || Goal Date: 25/12/2013 Weight goals -- BMI "overweight", probably 85-90kg Training goals -- 1.25x body weight benchpress @ 1 or 2 reps, 20 pyramid squats (unweighted), 3minute plank Nutrition goals -- 75% vegan diet, less sugar, more nutrition, low cholesterol, low body fat. Sleep goals -- I already sleep like a god; 10pm->~5:30-6:30am every night, no exeptions Study goals -- Distinction average at uni, 25% of my ECU project complete by end 2013. I think these goals are very achievable. I've lost weight/gained muscle in the past without even trying (I made lifestyle choices that were independant of fitness goals but achieved them nonetheless, things like walking/riding/better-food), so I feel i should be able to meet these goals with a bit of work. My friends gym 6 days a week, 3days upper body, 3 days lower body, staggered. I plan to go along with them when they train as the gym is on the same campus as my uni, this will have the added benefit of keeping me studying longer and conversely, giving me something to do when i get bored instead of going home. I failed last year of uni due to lack of attendance/motivation so I really need something to keep me there. Wish me luck! any tips for diet would be appreciated as finding a sensible vegan bodybuilding diet that isn't a nazi regime is quite hard... | ||
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mordek
United States12704 Posts
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On February 25 2013 16:22 phyre112 wrote: Just tried that, for giggles. I don't feel 100% better, but I definitely feel better. Pain in the hips is reduced to the piriformis/muscle crap that goes away after I foam roll and stretch, rather than the deep aching joint pain that makes me concerned I'll never walk without pain again, and a little throbbing on the left side (which is relatively new and hopefully unrelated). Last few days, the pain had moved into the center of my back (higher portion of lumbar area) and was occasionally in the left hip... scared the hell out of me that things were getting worse. Have to see how I feel tomorrow after a full day of sitting up in class (which seems to be the worst thing for me pain-wise.) Edit: ~15 minutes after doing these exercises, I was lying on my stomach in bed. Rolled my upper body to the side to grab something off my nightstand. Heard a "pop" in my hip that was exactly what I've been trying to get it to do for MONTHS and so far today I've been completely pain free. You mean you never tried it after I linked the "So you hurt your lower back" article to you a couple of times? For shame man :p | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 26 2013 11:09 eshlow wrote: You mean you never tried it after I linked the "So you hurt your lower back" article to you a couple of times? For shame man :p I've read "so you hurt your lower back" several times - what I got out of it was "see a professional" (which I've said a couple times I can't do), All of the bulging disk exercises (which I've done at times, and they definitely relieve certain parts of my back pain) I watched the second two manipulation videos and also tried the doorway manipulation pictured in the article - somehow I must have missed that one. I've also looked at a lot of the muscle strain/sprain stuff, and used that from time to time. Today, I did a squat. And some power cleans (95 pounds). My form was disgusting on those power cleans - mostly a shrug with some arm pull, but the imprtant thing is I was able to get into a clean position, and exert actual force. 135 lbs is probably beyond my 1rm on the back squat right now... even the empty bar felt heavy, knees were collapsing, couldn't get my feet set comfortably, etc... I'm going to have to re-teach myself how to squat, I think. Also did my typical back extensions, and some oblique work. Now that I can comfortably do ab work, I'll probably also do some of that. I'm mostly pain free, with occasional glute and low back pain, but that's definitely muscle pain, and it's temporary rather than the hours-long aches I was getting. Going to chalk it up to the fact that I was out of place for over six months and say it will take some time to feel all the way better. I get to squat again. WHOOOOOOO! | ||
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