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So i've started working out again three weeks ago, since my father allowed me to use his bench and weights. I'm doing five days a week and my goal is to keep this up for around two years. So far not much has changed, since only three weeks have passed, but i'm fairly enjoying my workout sessions. One of the main reasons i've started working out with a higher frequency schedule is because i don't grow in a constant speed.

Every since i was six i would not grow a inch for 2 years and then in the third year just explode 4 inches within a couple of months. The end result being my muscles and fat stretching through my body. Now i'm not the really skinny type of guy, but i don't have too much extra meat. And if i keep my routine and hard work up then i should be adding the extra muscle mass that i want. Now mind you, i know very well that muscle mass doesn't equal strenght, which is why i divide up my weeks into muscle adding workouts and strength building workouts in order to keep the two in balance.

So, NSG, do you work out? If so, for how long and what have your results been? Do you follow a specific program? Feel free to add anything relevant to working out and excersize.

Mondays are chest and arm days, with four sets of bench press, three sets of standing shoulder press, three sets of dumbbell curls, three sets of triceps press, and three sets of pec decs, all at six reps each.

I'll post the rest of my workout when I have time.

I am yet to go to the cardiologist to see if I can work out. I have a stationary bike since January and only used it twice...

Social anxiety and all.

Czechanada wrote:Mondays are chest and arm days, with four sets of bench press, three sets of standing shoulder press, three sets of dumbbell curls, three sets of triceps press, and three sets of pec decs, all at six reps each.

I'll post the rest of my workout when I have time.

Yeah thanks for reminding me to post my schedule too. I felt like the OP was incomplete.

I go buy groceries 5 times a week, a work out schedule that includes both aerobic and anaerobic items, and exercises the legs, the core, and the arms.

So yes, I lift a little of cereals, ham, strawberries, etc. etc..

I jog with a group of women on a tuesday, much to my chagrin.

Heh, no.

I probably should though. The thing is that I don't really want to get ripped, I just need to lose weight and get more toned and I can't really afford a gym membership. Once school starts back up I'll be able to use my university's student gym for free, so all I'll need to do is budget the time with work and a full course load.

Allector wrote:Heh, no.

I probably should though. The thing is that I don't really want to get ripped, I just need to lose weight and get more toned and I can't really afford a gym membership. Once school starts back up I'll be able to use my university's student gym for free, so all I'll need to do is budget the time with work and a full course load.

From what i've seen, if you just want to burn weight you can do fine without being part of a gym. Running, push-ups and intense ab workouts should do the trick.

I do 12 ounce curls.

My workout is lifting heavy objects into trucks.

I regularly lift beers up to my mouth.

Quite a bit, but I try to keep a flexible schedule because when I get loads of work is pretty unpredictable.

I lift air and pushup on my keyboard(In other words: I'm skinny as a man can be)

I bike like 10-20 miles a week.

I don't know how to qualify what a 'max' lift is. The heaviest I've picked up a 200lb person.

As an athlete, I do.

Due to the nature of the sport, not a whole lot of strength-type stuff. So no, I don't lift much More cardio stuff. Running, Swimming, Erging, biking, bleacher sets, "Suicides" (that one probably has a politically correct name nowadays, but it didn't when I learned 'em), jumping rope, etc, intermixed with body-weight and low-weight stuff - squats, pushups, ab work, etc in a million variations using yourself, a partner, and medicine balls. We also do a good deal of stretching both static and active, along with your basic warm-up stuff. So that's your classic "aaand hold for ten" stuff, along with lunges, Frankensteins, and grapevine/karaoke type stuff. We hit the actual gym and machines once or twice a week, but focus on a well-rounded workout the emphasizes certain muscle groups across the body that we use, while keeping us balanced as a whole. Then there's practice

I don;t think I ever said it, I'm a rower. It's more of a cardio sport than a raw strength sport, and it's certainly a whole body sport, so being lean and fit in a wholesome way is more beneficial than being a rock that can benchpress a few hundred pounds. It's, at core, a leg sport, with whole body elements including abs, biceps, and the back of our shoulders (which is why when we do hit the gym, doing *some* bench presses is actually a good chunk of it, because it balances out all the work we do on the other side of the shoulder and keeps us from being all hunched forward and in).

Counting all practices, workouts, and competitions, and depending on the time of year, we'll usually have between six and nine workouts a week, with one day off.

I've been rowing since I started high school, and going into my junior year am 25-30 pounds lighter than when I started (the thing about weight is it can vary from hour to hour I was a bit over 210 at a heavy weigh in then, and a little chubby, got down to 180 at one point, and am coming up on an average of about 185/6ish recently as I as some muscle mass). It's really been great for me, made me a lot healthier, both mentally and physically (good endorphins are good ^u^). Plans are a mix of coaching, team-sourced, and personal.

In addition - A shoutout to anyone who swims competitively. That shit's tough, we hate doing laps as practice, because it's much of the workout we get but uses a few more muscles and you can't just breath whenever

Ifreann wrote:I regularly lift beers up to my mouth.

The result being a big build up in your abdomenal area

I've been training more seriously for the last couple of years, although it started when I was in my late teens. I mainly focus on upper-body strength, but I'm aiming for an all-round built physique.

Yes, I work out. Every weekday. Usually for an hour and a half. Is it voluntary? Nope.

A bit, but nothing serious at the gym. I will start going with a few friends at some point.

Outcasts and Peasants wrote:Yes, I work out. Every weekday. Usually for an hour and a half. Is it voluntary? Nope.

I take it you have a demanding job?

Great Kleomentia wrote:

Outcasts and Peasants wrote:Yes, I work out. Every weekday. Usually for an hour and a half. Is it voluntary? Nope.

I take it you have a demanding job?

Sounds like PT.

Most combat MOSes or strength intensive MOSes do PT most days of the week and the weekend sometimes.

Watch out for joint strain.

Cross training may be best, work it in with other non-resistance exercise.

I do curls and flies with 20 pound dumbbells; it's minimal impact.

Great Kleomentia wrote:

Ifreann wrote:I regularly lift beers up to my mouth.

The result being a big build up in your abdomenal area

It's hard work, but worth it.

For the rest of my schedule:

Legs days are four sets of back squats, three sets of front squats, three sets of fifteen box jumps, three sets of calf presses, three sets of hamstring curls, and three sets of medicine ball toss.

Back days are four sets of dead lifts (with the trap bar and not barbell.), three sets back extensions, three sets of hyper back extension, three sets of seated row, and and three sets of lateral pulldowns.

Then I finish the week with a general work out day: Four sets of thrusters, three sets of split-jerks, three sets of shrugs, and three sets of farmers' walk.

I also do the Ab Ripper X workout from P90X every three or four days.

San-Silvacian wrote:I bike like 10-20 miles a week.

I don't know how to qualify what a 'max' lift is. The heaviest I've picked up a 200lb person.

Mine was a 50kg cement sack I guess when I was ~60-70kg.