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Lets use this thread to talk about workouts and working out in general, I've seen a few references to trying to stay active during covid and I'd personally benefit from a thread to keep me accountable and motivated. I personally have a few different workouts I enjoy: running, lifting and boxing. My running regimen is mostly unchanged, but lifting and boxing are obviously impacted. For people in the Seattle area (or even if you aren't... its all virtual right now) I highly recommend Seattle Boxing Gym. The coaches are friendly and very welcoming of new comers, if anyone is interested in boxing or just a good workout (which is all I use it for, I don't spar) they're great. For lifting I'm pretty out of luck, you can go to personal trainers here but of course gyms are closed and exercise equipment is difficult to obtain at the moment, even if you have a place for it. I'd also recommend some kind of heart rate tracker, I use a MyZone MZ-3 to monitor my heart, it uploads your workouts and sets goals, etc. Its all very silly, but its great for motivation. Classes and heart rate monitors are good tools for keeping you on track, at least once a week I'll sign up for a workout when I'm not in the mood intending to half rear end it, only to find myself getting into it about half way through. What's everyone else into? I didn't really have a megathread in mind since I'm not an expert in anything (except bad posts!) just a place to chat about health and fitness.
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i’ve been getting out and walking or running the 3 mile loop road around my neighborhood every day since april. missed a few due to pouring rain and i’m going to get more of that in the coming weeks so i also have the ring fit thing for the switch, which completely destroys me with squats every time i use it.
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Resistance bands with a door anchor are pretty good if you're looking for a cheap replacement for free weights or just something a lot more compact/portable for your apartment. It's what I have been doing for the last couple of months and it feels great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AwbSQeUX0s e: oxsnard has some pretty decent posts on the subject in the cspam fitness thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3871067&userid=43092&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 AnimeIsTrash fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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Jan 3, 2021 23:59
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I used to do strength training and it’s very good except I am very bad at doing it. I hosed my knee a wee bit back but that’s no excuse to do bench’s etc Once ages ago I used to push up app to get me to do more pushups. That was good. The biggest challenge is that as soon as I start to feel heat and sweat wanting to break out, my soul cries out to stop. Pushing through that is hard. Pushing yourself is hard. I see some people “like” it but idgi
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Jan 4, 2021 00:01
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I want to start biking again in spring but I can already feel my inability to follow routines loving me over, also planning on some mountain hiking in march, for now I'm just running around forests shooting airsoft guns few times a month and walking everywhere instead of using car or public transport, not much but it's something, right?
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Jan 4, 2021 00:13
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 i got this stupid watch in february to finally track my average mileage on a bike. i’m the least strava person ever but i’ve been going on for years about how due to my jobs and lifestyle i usually clock 20-30 miles a day on a bike in a non covid world. this was supposed to be an end of year cool graph obviously that didn’t happen but i’m still quietly impressed that i’ve been able to average 9 miles a day basically since the pandemic started. it’s been fun mileage tracking when i remember and i am generally feeling pretty ok fitness wise even if i’m not biking as intensely
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Jan 4, 2021 00:22
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I really need to get back into cycling. I used to go for some short rides during the weekends but that changed once it got cold.
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Jan 4, 2021 00:40
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i think i’ll buy some appropriate clothes and resume cycling before spring. not like snow is more than a distant memory now  it’s really hard to outexercise a garbage diet so i look forward to still slowly inflating over the course of the year. i managed to lose 30 kg after high school and now after getting my first desk job and graduating university i’ve regained over 10 kg and well on track to gain more. none of the clothes i used to wear fit me, so i just wear sweatpants and plain tees all day, every day. at least it doesn’t matter how i dress because i only leave to get groceries. i tried counting calories but what difference does it make that i know how much i went over my limit every day if i’m unable to stop overeating? something flipped in me because i used to be able to actually restrict myself somewhat. this is more e/n and diet than exercise but whatever.
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Jan 4, 2021 00:56
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I do a lot of walking now, but I'll be back to failing at lifting weights at the gym as soon as we get a critical mass of vaccinated people
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Fatal Error posted:i think i’ll buy some appropriate clothes and resume cycling before spring. not like snow is more than a distant memory now ok so i fixed this by increasing the amount of exercise i do by a fuckton. way i see it now i get to eat whatever the gently caress i want whenever i want. its a little harder during covid but in the Before TImes, I'd regularly eat 4-6k calories a day because that's how much I was exercising between my job and wanting to get into shape. mostly my job though and it rules to get paid to get in shape.
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Jan 4, 2021 01:05
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during peak season I can eat an entire rotisserie chicken in one sitting and it rules
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Jan 4, 2021 01:05
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i will do the straps lest i die alone
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run 4 mi 3x a week, lift 3x a week. still a fatass i wish the earth would open up and swallow all cyclists into hell
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Jan 4, 2021 01:10
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AnimeIsTrash posted:Resistance bands with a door anchor are pretty good if you're looking for a cheap replacement for free weights or just something a lot more compact/portable for your apartment. It's what I have been doing for the last couple of months and it feels great. Oh I might check this out, I just hate working out at home so much I need a dedicated place to get in the right mindset
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echinopsis posted:I used to do strength training and it’s very good except I am very bad at doing it. I hosed my knee a wee bit back but that’s no excuse to do bench’s etc I thought I had messed up my knee for awhile until I got a trainer to help me with squats, it would be the strangest pain, pretty mild all things considered but it would keep me from trying to press through it since I figured it would only get worse, but with better warm ups and some tips about my form I was able to get past it. As for pushing yourself I have the same problem, I never go as hard with solo workouts. Classes have been a godsend, just that slight social pressure of an instructor telling you to hang in there, or your classmates doing the work so you can to is enough to keep me going
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Jan 4, 2021 01:22
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:i wish the earth would open up and swallow all cyclists into hell same
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Jan 4, 2021 01:26
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wtf can the mods ban the mini shaggers itc? tia
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Jan 4, 2021 01:36
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I'm in, i use to hit the Y three days a week and do laps for 30 mins twice a week. Wife and I started doing Les Mills thing at home which is good for cardio but stopped cause Fall and 2020 malaise, hoping to start back up this month.
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Jan 4, 2021 01:41
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i bought these resistance bands (there are a million different equivalents on amazon) and they're thick enough that I feel confident they aren't going to break anytime soon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1823XB
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Jan 4, 2021 01:55
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Before the pandemic I went through a medical weight loss program and lost close to 100 lbs. Then eventually I got sick of staying inside and barely doing anything and started walking. I eventually got up to 6 miles, but my knees started killing me (being in my mid 50s and then going up and down the hills in San Francisco will do that). I slowed down on the walking but then finally was able to get Ring Fit Adventure on the Switch and gat drat I love this game. I started at doing 15 minutes a day to almost 2 hours when I was really motivated. For something you would think is simple it really keeps me going with the diversity of exercises and can be a lot more difficult than I expected. edit: I use an apple watch to keep track of everything as well and recently I signed up for Apple Fitness + and am going to get on that for some more diversity as well.
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Jan 4, 2021 03:14
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the lockdown has kept me from squating. i instead started doing single legged squats and upside down push ups to stay in at least the same reps/weight. but a buddy was selling their bench combo thing, and then that got me looking at squat racks. i have room in the basment and a squat rack is like $250, then the oly bar, then 6 pairs of 45lb plates, thats like $6-700... which is less than a half of a years gym membership. imagine, pumping out a full weight squat at 1 in the morning when u cant fall asleep, or at noon when you are in a bad mood
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Jan 4, 2021 04:26
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AnimeIsTrash posted:wtf can the mods ban the mini shaggers itc? tia lol i am the antithesis of shaggar
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Casual Encountess posted:lol i am the antithesis of shaggar
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KoRMaK posted:the lockdown has kept me from squating. i instead started doing single legged squats and upside down push ups to stay in at least the same reps/weight. but a buddy was selling their bench combo thing, and then that got me looking at squat racks. i have room in the basment and a squat rack is like $250, then the oly bar, then 6 pairs of 45lb plates, thats like $6-700... which is less than a half of a years gym membership. That would be badass. Weight prices are insane right now though  I've been shopping around for a heavybag for my basement, the virtual classes have us mostly shadow box but the impact of the bag is really therapeutic and satisfying. Lotta crap out there though I don't know what makes for a good bag, if I should fill it myself, etc.
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Jan 4, 2021 04:39
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i know this is quite frowned upon around here but i really want a tonal.
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ADINSX posted:I thought I had messed up my knee for awhile until I got a trainer to help me with squats, it would be the strangest pain, pretty mild all things considered but it would keep me from trying to press through it since I figured it would only get worse, but with better warm ups and some tips about my form I was able to get past it. hmm I feel ya about the classes, as well as simply having a buddy or basically not just your own self determination as the sole backstop
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ADINSX posted:That would be badass. Weight prices are insane right now though im what you would call 'strong fat' btw, just clarifiyng my fitness level KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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Jan 4, 2021 04:42
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https://smile.amazon.com/Sunny-Health-Fitness-Power-Squat/dp/B081S9FC5X/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KPRMPFNY4CKX7VDRM2YY this is for another thread, but a purchase coming tomorrow is this. this is how ive kept sane during lockdown. exercise and nerd music 
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Jan 4, 2021 04:51
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lockdown finally got me to get some stuff for my apartment, god i was getting tired of not knowing of the shared apartment gym would be occupied, or something would be broken looking forward to getting back into running once it's warm again but at least now i don't have to force myself out for a walk every single day regardless of heavy snow or bitter cold
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Jan 4, 2021 05:23
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I had a full squat cage where when i moved in. sold it about a year later what was lame was that I had a small squat rack thing a bit like that, and was squatting 5x5x100kg by the end of it and when i got the proper cage, I lost all steam and barelyt used it. what a loser
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i've gotten pretty unfit after falling off the wagon during a long bout of depression. walking the dog hasn't been enough impact to do much. i've been running since the fall a few times a week but we got a concept 2 for christmas. i always liked rowing more than running or cycling. got a good heart rate monitor and looking forward to getting some actual aerobic capacity and my resting heart rate back down to something healthy. should probably do some sort of lifting too i guess.
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ADINSX posted:That would be badass. Weight prices are insane right now though I'm sure you already checked but there were some decent deals on workout equipment on craiglist/facebook marketplace. Some dude was selling a used olympic set for a real good price but he was down in tacoma ADINSX posted:Oh I might check this out, I just hate working out at home so much I need a dedicated place to get in the right mindset It's a pretty cheap investment compared to other workout stuff so I figured even if I end up dropping it i'm not losing that much. Also if gyms even open up it's always nice to supplement lifting with bands. I have my bag just sitting in the living room which I walk by often and it's eliminated a lot of the skipping I used to do. AnimeIsTrash fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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working out and being fit is good. workout fasted, eat lots of red meat and limit your wine. stop doing barbell bench and use dumbells instead. good luck computer touchers. i have started doing daily beginner bodyweight thing as a challenge since my gym closed I've been lazy af. this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv1D_F1YfoE
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god i'm tired of being completely restricted in what i can have in terms of lifting gear by dint of not owning a house
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this Winter break between Christmas and today I started slacking, getting hosed up playing video games a bunch and not mixing in working out. I finally jogged and lifted... Then on new years day I slipped and fell down my front stairs like this. JUST like this Looks like just soft tissue trauma but holy poo poo I couldn't lift a weight today like I had planned, in order to keep up momentum https://i.imgur.com/3seW34y.mp4 like someone took a bat to my right love handle then I have an unrelated surgery this week.... I should order the poo poo now while I'm down so when I come back up I can just leap on it and get back in the flow of it I think.
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carry on then posted:god i'm tired of being completely restricted in what i can have in terms of lifting gear by dint of not owning a house https://www.amazon.com/Convict-Conditioning-Weakness-Using-Survival-Strength/dp/0938045768
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I used to do powerlifting 3x a week for like 2-3 years, then haven't been able to go to the gym since march because of the novel coronavirus. I ordered some bands and poo poo, but it's nothing compared to a real barbell. all my gains lost like tears in rain edit; now just doing like a million push ups, but just bodyweight isn't great :/ Pardot fucked around with this message at 06:46 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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Jan 4, 2021 06:43
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I do a lil bit of working out for weights I made some heavy sandbags to mess around with. I have a fancy 65lb one with a bunch handles and such, I mostly use it to do get-ups and over head presses. I have a big 120lb one that I do squats with. and two 100lb ones with big wrap around handles that I use for farmers walks. After that I do mostly bodyweight stuff, like push-ups and pul ups and dips. I also have a tire that I hit with a sledgehammer sometimes. I used to go to a gym like a normal person, and I miss being able to do short workouts with heavy weights rather than big long sets.
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Zaxxon posted:I do a lil bit of working out for weights I made some heavy sandbags to mess around with. I have a fancy 65lb one with a bunch handles and such, I mostly use it to do get-ups and over head presses. I have a big 120lb one that I do squats with. and two 100lb ones with big wrap around handles that I use for farmers walks. After that I do mostly bodyweight stuff, like push-ups and pul ups and dips. I also have a tire that I hit with a sledgehammer sometimes. I totally forgot about sandbags. I used to go to a crossfit gym and we did various things with bags, toss them over our shoulder, shoulder presses, etc
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