you should try doing squats w/o weight if your knees dont feel right, that helped for me. even doing weights and supersetting it w/ weightless squats i found made my knees feel more stable. just aim for a rep # instead of lbs.Peeps wrote:dont get me started on squats.
with each bend of my knees i "feel" like they will give out. mind you its in my head so most probably assume i have a knee injury or something cause right now i do 6X170lbs on my final set. im adding about 10-20lbs per week since i have been doing them. to put it in perspective i do leg extensions (both not one leg) at about 6X170lbs
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agreed. also, goblet squats are great. don't need much weight for them to be really effective.warehouse wrote:you should try doing squats w/o weight if your knees dont feel right, that helped for me. even doing weights and supersetting it w/ weightless squats i found made my knees feel more stable. just aim for a rep # instead of lbs.Peeps wrote:dont get me started on squats.
with each bend of my knees i "feel" like they will give out. mind you its in my head so most probably assume i have a knee injury or something cause right now i do 6X170lbs on my final set. im adding about 10-20lbs per week since i have been doing them. to put it in perspective i do leg extensions (both not one leg) at about 6X170lbs
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I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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I started with three sets and doubling the time. I have no idea how it'll go but sets is definitely a solid move. I like being focused on one primary task every day.durdencommatyler wrote:I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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what did you listen to when you were doing this? 5 minutes is a long time to do anything, especially a fucking plank. i think id have to listen to radiohead so i forgot where i was and what i was doing.durdencommatyler wrote:I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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I just started dieting and exercising like 2 days ago and I've already lost six pounds. Feelin' good. Let's do this. 
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I didn't listen to anything. But the time flew by for me. I just focused on the stopwatch.warehouse wrote:what did you listen to when you were doing this? 5 minutes is a long time to do anything, especially a fucking plank. i think id have to listen to radiohead so i forgot where i was and what i was doing.durdencommatyler wrote:I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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Good on you, man. There's no way I could have done multiple sets of these once I got over a minute and a half. Just doing the one set nearly wrecked me.oasisfan35 wrote:I started with three sets and doubling the time. I have no idea how it'll go but sets is definitely a solid move. I like being focused on one primary task every day.durdencommatyler wrote:I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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Keep it up man!LoathedVermin72 wrote:I just started dieting and exercising like 2 days ago and I've already lost six pounds. Feelin' good. Let's do this.
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Working an unusually late shift today so I hit the gym before coming in the office. Got most of my weights and three/fourths of a mile on the treadmill. I did good but now I come to work on sit for most of the day.
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Hopefully, I'll be leaving work with the hour. I'll head to gym then. Gonna try to hit 30 mins on the bike. Then run 5 on the treadmill. Then abs/lower body. Then some weights.
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god bless you, that sounds like torture. i try to never look at the time when i'm doing stuff like that, i just try to zone out and forget about whats happening.durdencommatyler wrote:I didn't listen to anything. But the time flew by for me. I just focused on the stopwatch.warehouse wrote:what did you listen to when you were doing this? 5 minutes is a long time to do anything, especially a fucking plank. i think id have to listen to radiohead so i forgot where i was and what i was doing.durdencommatyler wrote:I just did what was listed. I wasn't anywhere near the kind of shape I'd need to be in to do sets. I'm a super novice at planking.oasisfan35 wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:oasisfan35 wrote:Looked this up and started yesterday, figured why the hell not.durdencommatyler wrote:I've been doing the 30 Day Planking challenge. So far, so good. It's been really fucking difficult, but I've been able to do it.![]()
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I completed the challenge today. It was super fucking difficult and I'm sure my form was shite for the last minute +. But I did the 5 min plank without stopping or breaking at all. Felt so good about it that I went out and ran 8 miles.![]()
I take it you started with the 20 seconds, did you do sets or simply what was listed?
Now that I finished it though, I'm thinking about doing another 30 Challenge where I work in side planks, too. But maybe sets is a better idea.
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Good workout this morning. A little over an hour and a half; mostly weight work plus nearly two miles on the treadmill.
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9 miles yesterday.
8 miles today.
Gonna rest tomorrow and then do 12 on Friday.
8 miles today.
Gonna rest tomorrow and then do 12 on Friday.
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Back to back workouts the past two days. Plus I've started doing some laps at the soccer fields; got in over two miles worth last night. I'm feeling it today, especially in my legs.
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Todays workout was:
Bench 12 * 80kg (176lb), 10 * 100kg (220lb), 8 * 120kg (264lb)
Flys (dumbell) 12 * 20kg (44lb), 10 * 24kg (53lb), 8 * 26kg (57lb)
Hammer curls 12 * 20kg, 10 * 20kg, 8 * 20kg
Fly machine 21 * 150lb
Then some ab stuff and 10 minutes on the treadmill @ 13kmph (8 mph)
Bench 12 * 80kg (176lb), 10 * 100kg (220lb), 8 * 120kg (264lb)
Flys (dumbell) 12 * 20kg (44lb), 10 * 24kg (53lb), 8 * 26kg (57lb)
Hammer curls 12 * 20kg, 10 * 20kg, 8 * 20kg
Fly machine 21 * 150lb
Then some ab stuff and 10 minutes on the treadmill @ 13kmph (8 mph)
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I just crunched the numbers and I lift 31,410 pounds per typical workout. That's a lot more than I would have guessed.
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Hit the gym three of the last four days putting me back on schedule after an inconsistent couple of weeks. I've got to better with cardio; the skinny fat factor is starting to creep in again. What fat I do have inevitably goes to the belly.
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Muddled through a rare Friday workout. Still congested & even dropping back on my weights that part was a bit of a struggle. But I figured something was better than nothing. Treadmill wasn't bad though; getting in over a mile and a half.
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Rangi Guy wrote:Todays workout was:
Bench 12 * 80kg (176lb), 10 * 100kg (220lb), 8 * 120kg (264lb)
Flys (dumbell) 12 * 20kg (44lb), 10 * 24kg (53lb), 8 * 26kg (57lb)
Hammer curls 12 * 20kg, 10 * 20kg, 8 * 20kg
Fly machine 21 * 150lb
Then some ab stuff and 10 minutes on the treadmill @ 13kmph (8 mph)
good job.
mine today was 30 minutes of cardio (2.8 miles) @ 5:15am
another 2.5 miles after work
tricep extn (sitting machine) 6x90, 6X110, 6X120
dips 6, 6, 6
tricep pushdowns (straight bar) 6X80 6X85 6X90
rope extn 6x100 6X110 6X120
dumbbell overhead extn 6*70 6*70 6*70
flat bench 6X185 6X205 6X225 6X235
incline bench 6x155 6x165 6x165
decline bench 6x185 6x205 6x205
cable flys 6x60 6x70 6x80
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