If you haven't tried car pushes yet you should. You'll feel wrecked (in the good way) in like 4 pushes of 50m. I do recommend not pushing up a slight incline unless you really want a challenge.

JinDesu

United States3990 Posts

August 26 2015 13:37 GMT

#1322

I wouldn't recommend an incline unless you have someone watching you lol... even if the incline is slight.

mordek

United States12704 Posts

August 26 2015 13:41 GMT

#1323

On August 26 2015 22:37 JinDesu wrote:
I wouldn't recommend an incline unless you have someone watching you lol... even if the incline is slight.

I almost made an edit to clarify

Obviously like 10+ degree incline is insane (just throwing a degree out there). But even something that looks basically flat can make a huge difference if it's actually an incline.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

August 26 2015 14:09 GMT

#1324

Do car pushes involve an actual car?

mordek

United States12704 Posts

August 26 2015 14:19 GMT

#1325

Yes. You push a car in neutral. Need a buddy in the driver seat

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

August 26 2015 14:36 GMT

#1326

On August 26 2015 17:28 Osmoses wrote:
I hadn't yet gotten into lifting when I lost my appendix, there's a silver lining for you. I sure hope you managed to take a piss afterwards, or you're gonna get a catheter stuck in your dick for like a week.

I was at the gym yesterday but I didn't lift. Instead, I had purchased a pair of running sneakers and I went on the treadmill for an hour. So many years have passed since last I ran long distance and I'm stoked to report I still hate it just as much now as I did then. The whole time I was thinking "aw fuck, aw shit, aw christ, this sucks!". I wasn't even out of breath, I set a decently slow pace for which my cardiovascular system was handling rather admirably, but the whooole fucking time I was either in pain or badly uncomfortable.

First my back started cramping, then I tweaked my groin, then my right knee which has been PERFECTLY FINE since birth started hurting like fuck, then my left shin signaled imminent sudden clean no-skin-no-flesh-just-bone-breakage, then the underside of my ballsack and asshole started chafing, then my feet got calloused, goddamn hell I hate running so much.

Anyway I'm gonna do it again on Sunday. My sister loves to run, as do plenty other people. The fuck?

Distance running is stupid unless you are one of those fucking crazy people that enjoy it or compete in it. HIIT = less pain, less time, less boring, more results

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

August 26 2015 15:00 GMT

#1327

Oh TLHF you always know what to say, or what I wanna hear at any rate lol.

zatic

Zurich15313 Posts

August 26 2015 15:29 GMT

#1328

Well it works if you are the kind of person who takes the "intense" part in HIIT seriously. If you are just doing intervals of jogging/running somewhat fast for 20 minutes it's not going to do much. Basically on your last interval you should be feeling like after a PR widowmaker.

But I feel like cranking up intensity on a HIIT workout feels more natural to someone who does mainly heavy lifting than running long distance does. If that makes any sense.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

August 26 2015 15:46 GMT

#1329

Myeah I can relate, but this is mostly about my knee, I'm not running for the cardio per se. I mean, cardio is great and all and I could use more of it, but I dunno about revving my shit to the max with this kind of equipment lol.

Ehzera

Singapore212 Posts

August 27 2015 12:40 GMT

#1330

Just tried front squats, they're so fun but so painful on my collar bones. Got a 110kg 1rm! Feel like I could do more if I could just get over the pain from holding the bar

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

August 27 2015 13:04 GMT

#1331

The bar doesn't hurt when I do frontsquats anymore, but it sure is hard to breathe without breaking form -_-

GoTuNk!

Chile4591 Posts

August 27 2015 15:02 GMT

#1332

I hate front squats with passion, and I think they are massively overrated. It's ok to do them from time to time though.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

August 27 2015 23:40 GMT

#1333

Majorly New and breaking news update:

Rugby is hard.

Addendum: lifting after rugby is REALLY hard.
Personal note: my cardio sucks.

mordek

United States12704 Posts

August 28 2015 12:11 GMT

#1334

Just finished the last workout for Building the Monolith. Got some pretty good results I think. A lot of that is consistency after the extended break I took training for the tri and then vacation but I really liked the program. The prescribed weights is nice for keeping me to a reasonable progression instead of going too heavy too fast. Should have progress pics and a short write-up this weekend!

decafchicken

United States19932 Posts

August 28 2015 16:11 GMT

#1335

Wednesday
AM -
-5x750m row. Did first 3 at ~1:50/500m pace and last two at 1:45/500m pace. Fucking exhausted after that. Burned 700 calories in 14 minutes of work (1-2 min of rest between sets)
-DB press 8x40,45,50,50
-Triceps
PM-
Buncha snatch triples at 70-90kg
Clean doubles up to 110kg
Plankz

Yesterday I had a 'tryout' for coaching weightlifting at a crossfit gym. Felt like it went well, we'll see what the owner has to say!

On August 28 2015 08:40 phyre112 wrote:
Majorly New and breaking news update:

Rugby is hard.

Addendum: lifting after rugby is REALLY hard.
Personal note: my cardio sucks.

Haha I always do my lifting before rugby. Makes anything fucking hard conditioning wise but I know my lifting would be garbage if I did it after practice.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

August 28 2015 16:35 GMT

#1336

On August 29 2015 01:11 decafchicken wrote:
Wednesday
AM -
-5x750m row. Did first 3 at ~1:50/500m pace and last two at 1:45/500m pace. Fucking exhausted after that. Burned 700 calories in 14 minutes of work (1-2 min of rest between sets)
-DB press 8x40,45,50,50
-Triceps
PM-
Buncha snatch triples at 70-90kg
Clean doubles up to 110kg
Plankz

Yesterday I had a 'tryout' for coaching weightlifting at a crossfit gym. Felt like it went well, we'll see what the owner has to say!

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Haha I always do my lifting before rugby. Makes anything fucking hard conditioning wise but I know my lifting would be garbage if I did it after practice.

I'll probably try to do that after a week or two, but when I say my conditioning sucks, I mean it REALLY sucks so I wanted to be able to do 100% at practice. My lifts can take a couple weeks of being worse than usual.

Ehzera

Singapore212 Posts

August 29 2015 11:44 GMT

#1337

Went with a friend to his first meet. It was my first time going to a meet. He squatted 60kg cos of his hip, went 2/3 on bench cos he forgot the commands, then bombed out on DLs...

I'm gonna take this learning experience to make good attempt selections for my own meet next month.

Btw I got to be part of the closing deadlift of the day, 270@83, damn it was electrifying

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 01 2015 01:06 GMT

#1338

I fasted for 20 hours today for the first time, lifted kinda hard during the last few hours. Drank some water during the fast, didn't feel much otherwise, seemed pretty easy after the initial hunger urge. I think I ate about 1k calories in one sitting after, which is about my normal limit. Tempted to try it again but not sure how healthy this is.

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

September 01 2015 01:30 GMT

#1339

I fast every day and workout with only BCAAs.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

September 01 2015 03:06 GMT

#1340

On September 01 2015 10:06 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I fasted for 20 hours today for the first time, lifted kinda hard during the last few hours. Drank some water during the fast, didn't feel much otherwise, seemed pretty easy after the initial hunger urge. I think I ate about 1k calories in one sitting after, which is about my normal limit. Tempted to try it again but not sure how healthy this is.

It's fine. There are even people who will tell you it's good for your health. So long as you can keep up the intensity lifting it's fine.