Today's Workout Thread

[carlmaloschneider]

Today's workout was two hours indoor bouldering WITH a massive hangover from last night's army re-union. Here's a short video of me working on a problem. I don't know how to rotate it, sorry.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9040380@N08/10880701615/

[harrygr]

Today I ran 5km, at a comfortable pace of 6'/km.

[carlmaloschneider]

Today's workout, fueled by only 1/2 a packet of mixed raw nuts, a banana and a Kiwi fruit:

Bench presses, 40 x 10, 10, 50 x 8, 8, 60 x 7, 5
Leg Presses 95 x 20, 20, 105 x 15, 15, 115 x 15, 15

(no rest between exercises (i.e. Bench presses and leg presses), two minutes rest between supersets.

Bench presses, 50 x 8

(two minutes rest)

Body weight dips, 15, 13, 13

This took only 32 minutes.

I'm finding lately on the first set of bench presses I'm really able to 'throw' the bar up in a forceful motion, I probably need to go to 50 kilos for the warm up set. I did one more rep on the bench presses (the set of 7) however that resulted in only 5 for the next set (I don't use a spotter). I also increased reps on the last two sets of leg presses and dips.

I weighed myself at the gym and the scales said 68. I used to weigh myself every morning (before the scales stuffed up) and i was hovering around 72; that was a few weeks ago. I HAVE lost fat, but also some size, though i'm not sure if the loss in size is just the fat that was on top of my muscles or muscle mass it self. What I DO know is I've increased strength, as i time and record all workouts; so I know I'm not resting longer between sets.

I also found I was feeling strong bouldering on Saturday, but that may have more to do with moving less body weight around.

Post workout meal was a 200 gm can of herrings and scrambled eggs made with three eggs.

I've got a new job in town I need to start soon, so lunchtime workouts won't be a possibility. Therefore, I'll go bouldering three times a week instead of two. I DO need to work the opposing muscles, though (pecs, triceps, etc) so may have to resort to pushups with a pack on my back containing weight plates and triceps EZ Bar extensions as a last resort.

[carlmaloschneider]

How come everyone's stopped working out all of a sudden?

Last night's workout was over two hours of bouldering. I re-worked a problem to get a 'cross over' where one hand crosses over the other to catch the next hold. It was a difficult powerful move. After that, a group of climbers were trying to do the same (and failing) so I showed them how. They made comments about how easy it looked when I did it

I also re-did another problem to be able to complete it better with more fluidity and then tried a harder 'orange' problem (the one in the video above) but still couldn't do it.

The rest of the night was spent 'campussing', which is climbing without using your feet, like a monkey.

Today my fingers are very sore but it was a really good workout...

[edhewitt]

I haven't stopped.working out.......... I never started

[MickR]

Today I did some Back presses, like bench presses except more comfortable, done on the lounge chair and while watching television. I did some fork raises and also maintained my remote control at the same time. I did some step exercises, which took me to the kitchen for coffee and extra sustenance to maintain my high levels of energy output caused by lugging around 150+kgs at any given time, and back to the start of my circuit training which commenced with back presses once again...


Mick

[MisterMoo]

Lately I have found an easy way to lose weight. I am 5' 8" tall and 4 weeks ago I weighed 276 lbs.

Sugar IS the enemy. Simple carbs and refined grains are, essentially, instant sugar in the blood. They are the path to stored body fat and diabetes for the less-than-very-active. (Unless you ride a bike into the wind for for four or five hours/day then you can eat all the doughnuts you want.)

I read about a diet that simply cuts out wheat from the foods that you eat everyday. No bread, no crackers or snacks that are made with wheat. No pasta etc.... Full speed ahead. 16 lbs. so far.

Most wheat product we see are highly refined; they turn into sugar very quickly after being consumed - better than soda (barely) and worse than whole wheat products (slightly). Avoiding that range of sugar and quick-to-sugar foods stopped my steady weight gain over time, constant yawning and the feeling of being hungry all the time.

Great results! Stick with it!

[edhewitt]

Today I did some Back presses, like bench presses except more comfortable, done on the lounge chair and while watching television. I did some fork raises and also maintained my remote control at the same time. I did some step exercises, which took me to the kitchen for coffee and extra sustenance to maintain my high levels of energy output caused by lugging around 150+kgs at any given time, and back to the start of my circuit training which commenced with back presses once again...


Mick

I am currently using my core to keep my recliner fully reclined, I can also use the same recliner for assisted crunches.

[MickR]

I am currently using my core to keep my recliner fully reclined, I can also use the same recliner for assisted crunches.

That is some hard core training right there...See what I did there?!


Mick

[carlmaloschneider]

Sugar IS the enemy. Simple carbs and refined grains are, essentially, instant sugar in the blood. They are the path to stored body fat and diabetes for the less-than-very-active. (Unless you ride a bike into the wind for for four or five hours/day then you can eat all the doughnuts you want.)


Most wheat product we see are highly refined; they turn into sugar very quickly after being consumed - better than soda (barely) and worse than whole wheat products (slightly). Avoiding that range of sugar and quick-to-sugar foods stopped my steady weight gain over time, constant yawning and the feeling of being hungry all the time.

Great results! Stick with it!

I agree. I eat no wheat products at all anymore; no bread, nothing made with flour, no pasta etc. I also eat no carbs really, I eat only meat, fish, dairy products and fruit and vegetables plus nuts and seeds. When my wife makes spaghetti bolognese I have the meat sauce over vegetables such as sweet potato, pumpkin and brussels sprouts. I do have sugar in my coffee, two tea spoons a day. I NEVER drink soft drinks (sodas) but I do drink beer so have carbs from that

I've lost almost all the 'visible' fat on my body, i.e. fat that I can 'pinch' such as around my pecs, stomach and 'love handles', though I still need to lose maybe a kilo more fat until I'm as lean as I want to be. I've lost around 10 kilos in the last year and gone from 79 to 68 kilos. During that time I've actually gained strength although I HAVE lost some size. However, I feel most of the size I've lost has been from the fat sitting on top of my muscles.