EPTTeamliquid Health and Fitness Initiative for 2014 - Page 32
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decafchicken
United States20154 Posts
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Shelke14
Canada6655 Posts
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
I love how he crushes the guy and then just picks the ball up with one hand and starts going. This is my hat now, totally my hat. | ||
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
Am I on the right track? Any advice? EDIT: checking other posts here it seems that everybody likes talking about lifting, so sorry in advance if it's the wrong place to post! | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
 Sounds like you need to work on some body weight lifts given your lack of gym access; you could pick up Eshlow's book! | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 25 2014 05:45 Bunn wrote: This past week I've started trying to get back into being fit. I can't really afford going to the gym, but I've started doing stretches, situps, push-ups and squats every other day. I'm now thinking about starting running as well, but I'm a bit scared, as all my previous attempts have been unsuccessful. The last time I lasted for a few weeks until I started to feel really burnt out, and in addition one of my toes started hurting really badly. Besides running I've also thought about starting doing pull-ups too (if I can find a suitable place). Am I on the right track? Any advice? EDIT: checking other posts here it seems that everybody likes talking about lifting, so sorry in advance if it's the wrong place to post! Lifting is just what a lot of us like to do, this is the right place for anyone who wants to get in better shape. That "burnt out" feeling is probably just doing too much. Personally I found that running isn't as visible with the progress you're making as lifting is, and progress is usually what carries people through that "burnt out" phase into the phase where it's just something you do, not something you want to/don't want to do. So on that note, make sure you're setting specific, reachable goals (I want to do X distance by Y time by Z date) and improving on them (I want to do X+5 distance by Y time by Z+2 weeks date) and make sure you aren't starting too hard. 3 days/week is what's recommended for lifting, but you could get away with more than that running depending on your background and on how much distance you're doing each time. Really depends on your specifics here, and I don't know enough about you to say any more =( | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
BS 190x1 200x1 175x2x4 I think I squatted without leaning foward for the first time in years lol. Cleans felt awful slow but I think technique got a lot better (I am really terrible at keeping it close to my body) | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
On February 25 2014 06:02 phyre112 wrote: Lifting is just what a lot of us like to do, this is the right place for anyone who wants to get in better shape. That "burnt out" feeling is probably just doing too much. Personally I found that running isn't as visible with the progress you're making as lifting is, and progress is usually what carries people through that "burnt out" phase into the phase where it's just something you do, not something you want to/don't want to do. So on that note, make sure you're setting specific, reachable goals (I want to do X distance by Y time by Z date) and improving on them (I want to do X+5 distance by Y time by Z+2 weeks date) and make sure you aren't starting too hard. 3 days/week is what's recommended for lifting, but you could get away with more than that running depending on your background and on how much distance you're doing each time. Really depends on your specifics here, and I don't know enough about you to say any more =( Running is a terrible way to "get in shape." Obese middle-aged women can "run" 5 kilometer races. You are wasting your time and emotional energy trying to get in shape running. Sack up and get a membership to a gym. Re: Clowney Of course he's not natural. Doesn't make him any less impressive. It's just sad that he's most likely going to destroy a few brains, including his own, throughout his career. | ||
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NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Netherlands1242 Posts
On February 25 2014 03:58 decafchicken wrote: Jadeveon clowney just ran a 4.53 40m dash at 6'5 260lbs. Holy christ. That can't be natural. No shit that he's not natty lol, neither is at least half of the players in the NFL. | ||
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Ahzz
Finland780 Posts
On February 25 2014 10:22 IgnE wrote: Running is a terrible way to "get in shape." Obese middle-aged women can "run" 5 kilometer races. You are wasting your time and emotional energy trying to get in shape running. Sack up and get a membership to a gym. As much as I like lifting and as much as I like to think that it's healthier for you than just running in general, you can obviously get in shape with nearly anything you wish, depending on your goals of what getting fit and getting in shape means. Clearly though, some programs are just inefficient compared to others, so if you don't feel the results it may be difficult to keep at it. Whatever YOU feel would motivate you is important. Start off by defining what to us (or yourself at least) what you want, and what getting in shape means to you. From there you can start to progress steadily towards reasonable goals. For example: I used to do what you did too, 1-3 running sessions a week, some pushups and situps and whatnot. The progress I made in getting stronger and more fit was painstakingly slow, so I decided to go to a gym. I googled a random workout program, did it for a few weeks with some results, posted it here, and realized that what I was doing was still VERY inefficient compared to what I could be doing, especially for the goals I had in mind! I did 'Starting strength' 3 times a week, and I was very pleased with the results it gave me. I felt stronger, and I got measureable improvement in every session I did. I was able to meet many of my fitness goals reasonably quickly. Perhaps our goals are aligned, perhaps they are not. But if the thought of building muscle quickly, getting stronger quickly, learning important movement patterns such as squat and deadlift and having a strong foundation for healthier life and sports is important to you, then perhaps you should go to a gym with a program that focuses on compound movements like squats, deadlifts, bench press etc. It's about building permanently healthier and stronger lifestyle rather than having 1-3 month fitness goals that get you to lose 5 pounds every year again and again. BTW, being intimidated is not an excuse to not go for a gym. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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Ahzz
Finland780 Posts
On February 25 2014 20:15 Osmoses wrote: I love lifting and I hate running, but I recognize that running is probably the best way to level up endurance, which as opposed to heavy lifting is something you may actually have use for in real life. Personally, I've retained almost all of my endurance despite getting like 10kg of muscle and barely running. It's not that hard to build up endurance once you've gained some muscle and strength anyway. Your heartrate goes way up while you lift heavy, so I assume that it's not as detrimental to running as often as people think. Heavy lifting isn't exactly useful yes, but having muscle enough to be a sports athlete can be, and is useful. This isn't targeted at osmoses, but people also often say endurance is more useful in real life than lifting. Based on what? Where do you need marathon endurance or even half of that? What use does a modern man have for being able to run that much besides being able to run that much? At least the mentality of having decent amount of muscle often fixes a lot of back, neck and knee problems, improves your posture and many other things. I guess it's a matter of perspective though. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15364 Posts
On February 25 2014 21:15 Osmoses wrote: Fucking. GG | ||
tofucake
Hyrule19196 Posts
On February 25 2014 20:15 Osmoses wrote: I love lifting and I hate running, but I recognize that running is probably the best way to level up endurance, which as opposed to heavy lifting is something you may actually have use for in real life. Erging > running | ||
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
On February 25 2014 05:45 Bunn wrote: This past week I've started trying to get back into being fit. I can't really afford going to the gym, but I've started doing stretches, situps, push-ups and squats every other day. I'm now thinking about starting running as well, but I'm a bit scared, as all my previous attempts have been unsuccessful. The last time I lasted for a few weeks until I started to feel really burnt out, and in addition one of my toes started hurting really badly. Besides running I've also thought about starting doing pull-ups too (if I can find a suitable place). Am I on the right track? Any advice? EDIT: checking other posts here it seems that everybody likes talking about lifting, so sorry in advance if it's the wrong place to post! you have to be careful coz a lot of people who will tell you running is shit are probably people who are already fit (or should i say young?) or people who do sports. they don't realise that many people are unable to jog 1 minute (let alone 10) without feeling completely fucked. running will improve your breathing/heart health and make you feel way fitter in day-to-day activity like walking in the street. you will feel generally more agile and powerful. you will want to run to the shop and occasionally break out into a sprint for the hell of it. running won't make you lose weight or make you look any better (imo), you will need to lift heavy weight for that (pullups are real good too) and moderate your diet. if you want to start running do "couch to 5k" and/or try to run up to 35 mins (or 3.2 miles) per day , 3 days per week and take it from there. you will need well-padded professional running shoes (i bought the Altra Torins) and yes there will be pain and you will have to skip days because of it as your ankles, calfs etc slowly become stronger. if you feel burnt out you can improve your protein intake and sleep. you can only try to do your best. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20154 Posts
Hahaha. Win. | ||
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