SWF GYM:(Injuries abound XD)

[theeboredone]

So how long does everyone work out for when they go to the gym in regards to lifting weights? Since I'm just getting back into the thick of things, I roughly do 45 to an hour.

 

[Teran]

I'd say about an hour with actual weights, but my total gym time is a bit more since I like to start with cardio and finish off with warm down exercises.

 

[GOD!]

So how long does everyone work out for when they go to the gym in regards to lifting weights? Since I'm just getting back into the thick of things, I roughly do 45 to an hour.

Like 15-30 minutes.
You can be in the gym for an hour.. but there's like no point. You don't need to do five sets of everything to grow.

 

[theeboredone]

I'd say about an hour with actual weights, but my total gym time is a bit more since I like to start with cardio and finish off with warm down exercises.

My cardio warm up is my 15 min jog there in the blistering heat .-. Cool down is 25 min walk back. But yea, in the gym strictly, roughly 45 mins.

Like 15-30 minutes.
You can be in the gym for an hour.. but there's like no point. You don't need to do five sets of everything to grow.

What kind of program are you on? Never heard of someone hittin the gym for 15-30 mins.

 

[M.K]

Okay! Day 1 of my "Go to the Gym Every Day On Your Fall Break" Plan is now passed and I totally went to the gym!
Doing a mixture of Cardio and Strength Machines. Cardio went surprisingly awesome today, but I could definitely tell my arms were feeling the burn today, after not working out for so long. I took a week off to focus on my midterms. Probably not the best idea, but I couldn't handle the stress/needed to study/was very lazy.

 

[TigerWoods]

Okay! Day 1 of my "Go to the Gym Every Day On Your Fall Break" Plan is now passed and I totally went to the gym!
Doing a mixture of Cardio and Strength Machines. Cardio went surprisingly awesome today, but I could definitely tell my arms were feeling the burn today, after not working out for so long. I took a week off to focus on my midterms. Probably not the best idea, but I couldn't handle the stress/needed to study/was very lazy.

During midterms I find a 15 minute jog to be relaxing and stress relieving. I don't really work out during midterms or finals week either though, so don't worry .

 

[Teran]

My cardio warm up is my 15 min jog there in the blistering heat .-. Cool down is 25 min walk back. But yea, in the gym strictly, roughly 45 mins.

My cardio is a 400 metre swim. :3

 

[Attila_]

im typically in the gym for 1.5 hours. cause my aim is power, it means my rests are a lot longer.

cardio takes about 2 hours typically, cause my warm up last about an hour if you include sprinting drills.

 

[Black Waltz]

Three hours of Tae Kwon Do three times a week is my workout now. Good cardio, good plyo. Not really focusing on strength since I'm a flyweight and I reallly just need speed.

 

[eighteenspikes]

Lately I've been going to the gym just to do lower body machines and spot my girlfriend on bench. Convinced the hospital to bump my xray to next Wednesday, the 6th. They said the average scaphoid break is 8 weeks, but then again, I did get run over by a van. If I'm healed it will be a total of 10 weeks in a cast. God I want to lift so bad

 

[MASAHIROx]

been sick for a flippin week

sucks!!!!

 

[deepseadiva]

USE YOUR TEETH 18SPIKES



be a man

 

[GOD!]

What kind of program are you on? Never heard of someone hittin the gym for 15-30 mins.

What kind of program has you in the gym for anywhere over and hour? That's insane. (Not directed at you personally). I don't get why you would do cardio in a gym. Get a bike or run outside. I get doing low impact elliptical stuff, but I don't get treadmills, unless you're an elite runner and you're doing like 100 miles per week. Then outside can get boring and frustrating.

Also I have soccer 3-4 days a week so that's a good workout. If I'm in the gym for 40 minutes any day, I don't give my body recovery time. If I overwork, I get sick, and that sets me way back.

Lately I've been going to the gym just to do lower body machines and spot my girlfriend on bench. Convinced the hospital to bump my xray to next Wednesday, the 6th. They said the average scaphoid break is 8 weeks, but then again, I did get run over by a van. If I'm healed it will be a total of 10 weeks in a cast. God I want to lift so bad

Ouch...

 

[theeboredone]

I wasn't accusing your workout of being wrong or anything. I was just curious to know what do you do in the gym in terms of exercises, sets, and rest rate to get you done that fast. Personally, I usually do 4-5 exercises per session, and the 45-1 minute rest per set, and a few minutes between each exercise easily eclipses 30 minutes.

 

[M.K]

Does anyone else chew gum while they workout?

It kinda helps for me....don't really know WHAT but I like it.

 

[GOD!]

I wasn't accusing your workout of being wrong or anything. I was just curious to know what do you do in the gym in terms of exercises, sets, and rest rate to get you done that fast. Personally, I usually do 4-5 exercises per session, and the 45-1 minute rest per set, and a few minutes between each exercise easily eclipses 30 minutes.

Yeah I know. sorry if sounded defensive or anything.
I usually do 2 or 3 different exercises. 3 sets each. Not a lot of rest per set unless it's the last set for the exercise and I'm really gonna kill it. I've had issues with overtraining and doing this doesn't wear me out mentally, while still getting me gains.

 

[theeboredone]

Makes sense. But considering how I also incorporate warm up sets, I guess that's a reason to tack on some extra minutes.

Anyways, since Ramadan just ended for me a while back and I'm playing catch up again on my gains, I'm gonna go ahead and ask this here to prepare me for next year. Anyone have advice on what I can do to limit my losses while I'm fasting? For those that don't know, Ramadan lasts one month, and I'm not allowed to drink or have food from Sun up to Sun down. In the Summer, that's easily 14 hours of no food. Anyone have tips on what kind of diet and regime I can take at the gym to try and maintain or reduce my losses? It gets super frustrating to make good gains throughout the year only to lose a lot of it in one month.

 

[PolarBear]

Tell me what you guys think about this. I kind of found that having a few beers, like 2-4, helps my work out. I work out immediately after drinking because after a while the buzz will leave and cause me to be tired. If you do it right after drinking though, you get those booze muscles and a bit of a motivation to lift. Maybe there's a nutritional reason not to do this, idk, so I'm not going to do it much until I hear something on it.

 

[deepseadiva]

That literally sounds like the worst idea ever.

 

[Jane]

no, i think ive heard plenty of worse ideas than that lol

 

[PolarBear]

Well I'm interested in hearing how it's bad nutrition wise. A few beers is not going to get anyone buzzed enough to mess up with their work out. I'm not suggesting it as a thing before every workout either.

 

[eighteenspikes]

beer makes you pee. it dehydrates you. come on man

 

[Attila_]

the carbs would help lol. can think of a 1000 better sources that dont have negative effects, though.

 

[Pikaville]

So my friend is moving to New York for a year and he said I could have all his weights.

I'm psyched to be getting them because now I can build some decent muscle!

That combined with swimming in between my weights days should have me ripped.

I'll indulge in tuna too for protein.

YEEEAAAAHHHH!

 

[Chill]

Day 30 is coming up soon and I feel great. I'm looking to pick up some other physical activities but I don't know what yet. Thanks to everyone for all of your help. In particular I want to thank shmot, tigerwoods and theboredone. I couldn't have done it without you guys. I'm looking forward to Day 60 now.

 

[Teran]

Beer isn't bad nutrition in moderation. Getting hammered off it obviously is though.

 

[Pikaville]

Guinness would be better than beer.

:trollface:

 

[Teran]

Stout is a form of beer bro.

 

[Pikaville]

Less sodium though.

 

[Cherry64]

More soup-like though. it's practically drinking soup while working out, so that sounds terrible.

 

[theeboredone]

Isn't the concept of people who get a "beer belly" based off getting hammered and drinking unnecessary amounts?

 

[Teran]

It comes from excess carbs and the high energy released by alcohol metabolism.

 

[Pluvia]

So my friend is moving to New York for a year and he said I could have all his weights.

I'm psyched to be getting them because now I can build some decent muscle!

That combined with swimming in between my weights days should have me ripped.

I'll indulge in tuna too for protein.

YEEEAAAAHHHH!

Oh snap.

**** maybe I could get my cousins weights now he's off to uni. Finding room in the house for them is going to be a pain though.

 

[TigerWoods]

Isn't the concept of people who get a "beer belly" based off getting hammered and drinking unnecessary amounts?

It comes from excess carbs and the high energy released by alcohol metabolism.

Beer bellies are a myth. You don't get one from drinking it.

Generally people who OD on beer OD on other junk too though... that would be the cause of the beer belly.

 

[Jane]

yeah beer bellies happen because of lack of exercise, not because of drinking beer. i know plenty of borderline alcoholics who would not in a million years be caught out of shape

 

[Teran]

Alcohol increases your oestrogen levels.

Encourages you to deposit fat in your belly and boobies.

But yeah obv those who get them get it from being lazy slobs in addition to drinking.

 

[Pikaville]

Lionel Luthor...sweet name bro!

 

[Cherry64]

Focus Megatron Focus! do more push ups, you'll never beat Optimus this way!

 

[Chill]

Yesterday was the end of my first month, I'd post pictures but i r self conscious.

I'm going to try and gain more weight this month. I gained 3 pounds over the last month but I'd like to get at least 7 this time around. Wish me luck and any advice is always appreciated.

 

[theeboredone]

3 pounds is nothing bad in your first month. That's basically saying out of 4 weeks, you got a lb in each time. As much as it is great to eat a lot and all, don't overdo it and get desperate (junk food).