starting my training for a triathlon for charity, so I need to get really decent running shoes, can anyone recommend anything?
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
what i wear for track:
http://www.shopnewbalance.com/newbalanceMR890RS.htm
http://www.shopnewbalance.com/newbalanceMR890RS.htm
Best ones are the ones adjusted to your feet. Everyone has different feet.Camm wrote:
starting my training for a triathlon for charity, so I need to get really decent running shoes, can anyone recommend anything?
Get yourself in somewhere that is reputable and employs gait analysis, i know that DW Sports are a multinational store thats started to use it but i still wouldn't trust their staff to use the technology correctlyCamm wrote:
starting my training for a triathlon for charity, so I need to get really decent running shoes, can anyone recommend anything?
This is my work out that i planned this week. I'll tweak it accordingly. Any suggestions?
Monday, Wednesday, Friday - Upper Body
Warm up ------------------ Jog In Place 2 Minutes - Strech For 5 Minutes
Run ---------------------- 3 Miles 9 Minute Mile Pace
Strech ------------------- 5 minutes
Bench Press -------------- 30 100lb's
Curls -------------------- 30 40lb's
Sit Ups ------------------ 80
Crunches ----------------- 80
Push Ups ----------------- 50
Bench Press -------------- 25 100lb's
Curls -------------------- 25 40lb's
Sit Ups ------------------ 80
Curnches ----------------- 80
Push Ups ----------------- 50
Bench Press -------------- 20 100lb's
Curls -------------------- 20 40lb's
Sit Ups ------------------ 80
Crunches ----------------- 80
Push Ups ----------------- 50
Bench Press -------------- Burn Out
Curls -------------------- Burn Out
Situps ------------------- Burn Out
Push Ups ----------------- Burn Out
Crunches ----------------- Burn Out
Tuesday, Thursday - Lower
Warm Up ------------------ Jog In Place 5 Minutes
Strech ------------------- 5 Minutes
Run ---------------------- 5 Miles 10 Minute Mile Pace
Walk --------------------- .25 - .5 Miles
Strech ------------------- 5 Minutes
Squats ------------------- 60 With 10lb weights
Lunges ------------------- 30 With 20lb's
Leg Extensions ----------- 20 With 80lb's
Squats ------------------- 60 With 10lb weights
Lunges ------------------- 30 Steps Foreward With 20lb's
Leg Extensions ----------- 18 With 85lb's
Squats ------------------- 60 With 10lb weights
Lunges ------------------- 30 Steps Foreward With 20lb's
Leg Extensions ----------- 16 With 90lb's
Saturday, Sunday - Rest - Optional
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why so many reps
So i feel like im going to die.HaiBai wrote:
why so many reps
Idk the Sgt's in my various platoons PT'd the shit out of us with high reps. If i dont feel like i'm spaghetti or dead then i didn't work hard enough.
high reps = endurance, no so much with strength or size.
it's what you want yeah?
it's what you want yeah?
I wouldn't work out every day either.
Also, Squats with 10lb weights? Is that bar + 20lbs? And you do the whole thing listed under upper body in the same day, three times a week?
If you're going for bulk, I wouldn't have thought that would be right.
Also, Squats with 10lb weights? Is that bar + 20lbs? And you do the whole thing listed under upper body in the same day, three times a week?
If you're going for bulk, I wouldn't have thought that would be right.
Nah i'm not going for bulk. Just a bit of definition and overall healthiness. I wanna be able to perform and do what i need to without struggle.
My squats aren't with a bar, you just stand up straight and squat down. Repeat x1000 times.
Yes i want endurance. That's why im not going for massive weight.
My squats aren't with a bar, you just stand up straight and squat down. Repeat x1000 times.
Yes i want endurance. That's why im not going for massive weight.
You burn fat more effectively if you run after you lift.
Did a midnight workout just now. Getting ready to DL 94kg and decided to wait one minute. 30 seconds later one of my housemates bolts through under the house to use the toilet (he had been out drinking and needed to go REALLY badly, under the house is part of the drive which opens on the the street) and narrowly misses my gym equipment, he had to actually jump over the BB I had set out ready to do the DL with. Hate to think what would've happened had I been lifting at the time
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Lucky.
For anyone else who hates the taste of tinned tuna, I've been mixing mine with a splash of mustard, ketchup and balsamic vinegar and it tastes great.
hmmmm might try that
I do tomato puree and a splash of lemon.ghettoperson wrote:
For anyone else who hates the taste of tinned tuna, I've been mixing mine with a splash of mustard, ketchup and balsamic vinegar and it tastes great.
Taking a week off, and slacking already Bought a bag of crisps, that's the first time in over a year I've done that.
I missed a workout yesterday but that's because I dug up my lawn and put 2 tonne of gravel on it, then had football for an hour and a half later so I did a fair bit of work
So after months of arsing around in the gym, I've finally started the SL5x5.
How much does an olympic bar weigh? I hope like 50kg otherwise my numbers are embarrassing.
How much does an olympic bar weigh? I hope like 50kg otherwise my numbers are embarrassing.
20kg iirc
If it is a regular Olympic bar, it weighs 20.5 kg.
45lbsghettoperson wrote:
So after months of arsing around in the gym, I've finally started the SL5x5.
How much does an olympic bar weigh? I hope like 50kg otherwise my numbers are embarrassing.
does anyone have any experience in training vertical jump? would the SL5x5 be a good place to start for someone who's never done strength training?
In that case I managed 40kg benchpress and squat, and 30kg barbell row. How do you get around squats being super uncomfortable on the back of your neck?
And my hands smell like pennies!
Do four to six weeks of quality strength training (the SL5x5 or something similar) and then integrate plyometric exercises into your workout.[-DER-]Omega wrote:
does anyone have any experience in training vertical jump? would the SL5x5 be a good place to start for someone who's never done strength training?
Basically you just have to adapt to it. You can use a pad, but it reduces the stability of the lift. You also can hold the bar on your upper back if you so desire, which changes the focus of the lift slightly from the quads to the glutes.ghettoperson wrote:
In that case I managed 40kg benchpress and squat, and 30kg barbell row. How do you get around squats being super uncomfortable on the back of your neck?
Edit: Some bars have a strong metallic smell, lol. Is the one you are using black, by any chance?
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