Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 04, 2020 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 04, 2020
- What makes the body decide to put on fat before muscle?
- Rant Wednesday
- Monthly Apps, Gadgets and Gear Megathread!
- I got a fat ass - help me fix plz
- Gym workout vs Swimming?
- PHUL Scheduling Question (Strength and rest)
- Should I continue to bulk whilst on "newbie gains"?
- How to run 3km in 8-9 minutes?
- Bench Pressing with Wrists Bent Back, No Pain Though?
- Cardio advice for a couch potato
- No idea on how to approach the heavy bag
- Floating leg in single leg RDLs
- 24-hour biking/walking event
- Victory Sunday
- Is it ok to swim on my days off?
- Monthly Recipes Megathread!
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 04, 2020 Posted: 04 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to the /r/Fitness Daily Simple Questions Thread - Our daily thread to ask about all things fitness. Post your questions here related to your diet and nutrition or your training routine and exercises. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. As always, be sure to read the wiki first. Like, all of it.Also, there's a handy-dandy search bar to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search fittit by using the limiter "site:reddit.com/r/fitness" after your search topic. Other good resources to search are Exrx.net for exercise-related topics and Examine.com for nutrition and supplement science. Be aware that the more relevant information you add, the more relevant the answers you receive will be. And if you are posting about your routine, please make sure you follow the guidelines. (Please note: This is not a place for general small talk or chit-chat. Also, the community decided long ago that we keep jokes, trolling, and memes outside of the Daily Q&A threads. Please use the downvote / report button when necessary.) [link] [comments] |
| What makes the body decide to put on fat before muscle? Posted: 03 Mar 2020 02:56 PM PST It feels like everytime I eat excess calories, my body is like "oh I know what you want...Belly fat!" I do heavy low rep compound movements twice a week and light high rep iso movements once a week. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out! There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves! [link] [comments] |
| Monthly Apps, Gadgets and Gear Megathread! Posted: 04 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to the Monthly Apps, Gadgets and Gear Megathread! This thread is for sharing fitness related apps, technological gadgets, and training gear that you've found helpful for your fitness goals. [link] [comments] |
| I got a fat ass - help me fix plz Posted: 04 Mar 2020 05:27 AM PST And I'm not a female. I (M21) have had a huge back off since I was younger. Not only this but I have an anterior pelvic tilt so it makes it look even worse. I'm currently going gym 5/6 times a week and trying my first ever bulk up - and have been doing so for at least a month or so. Whats worse is that as I'm trying to gain muscle, I've noticed my butt getting even larger - its making me want to stop bulking and just cardio until it goes away. I'm 6ft2 and weigh around 92kg (200lbs); I do have some general muscle here and there but I'm not huge or anything (apart from my ass lolololol) Are there any important exercises to fix my anterior tilt or any advice for how to reduce the size of my bum [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Mar 2020 03:23 AM PST Hey guys so a little context, I'm a relative newbie to the fitness scene. I joined a gym about 3 months back. I wasn't exactly the most dedicated athlete, I managed to go about 70-80% of the days. (A huge exam got in between for which I couldn't go for a week). But there is definite improvement. My belly fat has kinda reduced and my muscles definitely feel bigger and stronger. Due to lack of time, I could only spare an hour or so everyday so what I used to do was cardio for 15-20 mins, followed by stretching and weight training. (Beginner stuff, no deadlifts or anything lol) Now the thing is a swimming pool finally opened at my uni, and so I was thinking of joining it? But I won't have time for both the gym and swimming (I'm a med student, so free time is hard to come by. I can barely manage 1-1.5 hours in the gym everyday), so I'll have to choose between the two. My goal is to cut down the fat a lil bit ( I'm not very overweight) and just get one exercise which to stay fit (take my mind off studying etc). I'm not really into serious body building and all. But like I said, I'm pretty happy with the results from the gym, will swimming be a good replacement for a gym workout? Like I said a big hunky body is not what I'm going for, so maybe swimming would be better? I also hear it's healthier for joints and stuff in the long run. [link] [comments] |
| PHUL Scheduling Question (Strength and rest) Posted: 04 Mar 2020 02:53 AM PST Hello all. I am around 3 weeks into a PHUL regime, doing 4 days (Mon-Thur) consecutively, and a light weight/yoga/cardio day on Friday followed by Sat-Sun off. Presently, I am doing my Power days first on Monday and Tuesday, and then Hypertrophy on Wednesday and Thursday. Would it make more sense to switch Power to later in the week, so I am resting more on the back of it, or keep it earlier in the week so I am well-rested when I do it? Also, I prefer doing 4-days as a block and don't find myself being tired throughout, but because I'm working 5 days a week anyway, is is stupid to not have my light day on Wednesday (ie between my Power and Hypertrophy days)? Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Should I continue to bulk whilst on "newbie gains"? Posted: 04 Mar 2020 01:34 AM PST Hi, I'm a fairly new lifter (6 months) and have been bulking at a 500 calorie surplus eating around 3400-3500 calories per day. I've seen differences in my body and weight, and it appears I haven't gained too much fat at all but have gained 23 lbs in general. I currently weight 168. My question is, should I continue to bulk up to maximize the amount of muscle I can build or can I get away with maintaining calories or slight deficit of maybe 200 calories and still build a lot of muscle? I realize that whilst a new beginner, they can build muscle while losing fat which seems really desirable at the moment haha. Will this actually slow down my progress or have no affect? Should I just wait a year into lifting to bulk when my newbie gains slow down? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How to run 3km in 8-9 minutes? Posted: 04 Mar 2020 04:45 AM PST I'm a 19 year old female, I'm 157cm tall and 53kg in weight. I have to be able to run 1.2 miles including an 800m starting warm up jog (that's around 3km in total) in under 11 minutes and 15 seconds. However, my time is terrible. I managed to run 2.4km in 20 mins and I'm not happy at all. How can I increase my speed and endurance and cut down the bad time? Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Bench Pressing with Wrists Bent Back, No Pain Though? Posted: 03 Mar 2020 11:31 PM PST I started working out roughly 2 years ago and always had good form in both benching and squatting. However, someone told me that benching with your wrists back causes pain, but I don't have this issue? My question is, can I bench with my wrists back? Will it prevent any gains? (I'm not trying to be a bodybuilder just built a Lil) Also, I tried straightening my wrists while benching, I can't seem to get the hang of it, and honestly, it hurts a lot. I know my wrists have gotten used to being bent back but what should I do? Any tips? In summary: Is benching w/wrists bent back bad if there's no pain? If it is, how come I feel pain with the right form? [link] [comments] |
| Cardio advice for a couch potato Posted: 03 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PST Hi Fitness! So I will preface this post with I am not a complete stranger to the gym and working out. That being said the last time I did do any fitness was 5 years ago. also the obligatory "sorry if this is not the right subreddit to post on, if it isn't please crosspost me to correct one ". Now then, this is a long post and please do stay with me cause I am at the end of the day seeking help. Me: 178 cm/ 5'8, 120 kg /264.5lbs, weekly activity walking 2kms in a day, age 33 So as I mentioned earlier I used to work out, weights, cardio, proper meals and all that, but since getting married and having a child I have neglected my fitness and my new role being a work from home kind of contributes to my not working out. Aside from the once a week in the city and the walk from the station to the office, I am mostly sitting or stationary. Thank you for sticking with me :) The question : I am planing on bike riding, now I am well aware of my limitations and I am not going to ask if its possible to bike to the office from my house cause I am not a complete numpty!XD. I plan on biking to my local station (1.9 km)away, and slowly increasing my distance over time. My concern is that despite the fact I am not, yet, a diabetic I do find that when I skip a meal or do a labour intensive activity I get shaky, whoozy, anxious, and completely ravenous. I have done the blood-sugar tests and the doctors are adamant I am not a diabetic, I know I am predisposed as my mother is a diabetic. How can I, without putting myself in danger achieve my health goals and do this cardio? I have walked this distance with a 3-5kg backpack, my walking is more a "trudge " than a walk, albiet a continuous trudge. I apologize in advance if my format is a little long winded and if I come off a little abrasive . I work in IT and I am treating this as a techinacl problem, in hopes of providing you, the experts, all the information I can Thank you and I hope to hear all constructive input. [link] [comments] |
| No idea on how to approach the heavy bag Posted: 02 Mar 2020 09:03 AM PST Hi all I've been lifting weights for over a year now, with some progress now finally becoming visible. I now have a heavy bag, wraps and gloves with the aim to add some heavy bag routines to me training. There's only one issue - I have no idea as to how to approach exercising with a heavy bag. How long should a session last in total? What should I do? Jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts? Should I practice combos, and if so, which ones? Should I rest during the workout? I was hoping to use the heavy bag to add some fun cardio workouts to my fitness routine while learning to box, but I'm not really sure what to do once I'm all wrapped and ready in front of the bag. Any advice? Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Floating leg in single leg RDLs Posted: 01 Mar 2020 09:50 PM PST Does it matter how high your floating leg rises up during single leg RDLs? I want to think that all that really matters is isolating the grounded leg, so that it doesn't really matter how high up the floating leg goes up. I'm mostly concerned about this because the height my floating leg reaches differs whenever I switch legs and I don't want to create a muscular imbalance in my hammies. TO be clear: I'm pretty certain I reach the same "depth" in my hip hinge in either leg, it's just the height discrepancy in my floating leg. Anyone else have this issue? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2020 11:08 AM PST The event is scheduled for June 26th and will last through June 27th. I'm not going to bike the full 24 hours — my goal is 50 laps (course is ~2.1 miles and is enclosed). I've been biking like a mad hatter and got an actual bike for true outdoor biking. What other things would you lovely folks recommend to prepare for this? I got back to working out 3-4 days a week in December and so far, things are great. I've lost about 12 pounds so far. :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to the Victory Sunday Thread It is Sunday, 6:00 am here in the eastern half of Hyder, Alaska. It's time to ask yourself: What was the one, best thing you did on behalf of your fitness this week? What was your Fitness Victory? We want to hear about it! So let's hear your fitness Victory this week! Don't forget to upvote your favorite Victories! [link] [comments] |
| Is it ok to swim on my days off? Posted: 29 Feb 2020 10:50 PM PST M15 200 5'10 I want to lose weight and gain muscle. I lift 3 days a week using 5x5 compound lifts and i want to do cardio on my off days. mon, tues, thurs, fri i do bjj for an hour. i'm thinking of swimming for my cardio, as that is what's most appealing in terms of cardio, but i don't want to lose any progress made from lifting by swimming every off day. I also want to know if you guys think it would be ok to swim after weightlifting too. Idk if cardio after weight lifting is good or not, or what i should even do after weight lifting if anything. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to the Monthly Recipes Megathread Have an awesome recipe that's helped you meet your macros without wanting to throw up or die of boredom? Share it here! [link] [comments] |
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