Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 06, 2020 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 06, 2020
- Physique Phriday
- When should I use rack/block pulls vs. deficit deadlifts?
- Bodyweight strength training routine as a runner -
- Gold Gym vs Crunch Fitness
- Bench lagging on juggernaut 2.0?
- How to train with what I have, for what I want to achieve
- Cues/tips/exercises to keep lower back from compensating during ab work?
- Strength help
- The reason I love working out in the mornings..
- Protein and fiber or calorie density?
- Lactic acid build-up affecting my bench?
- Stepping up my nutrition. Looking for general advice
- How to get back into a good routine?
- Where to add weighted dips to reddit ppl?
- Shoulders
- Is there a need to break up routines into multiple days?
- Workout outfits and gear
- How does One Improve Their Work Capacity
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 06, 2020 Posted: 06 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] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:04 AM PST Welcome to the Physique Phriday thread What's the point of having people guess your body fat? Nevermind that it's the most inaccurate method available, (read: most likely way wrong - see here) you're still just putting an arbitrary number to the body you have. Despite people's claim that they are shooting for a number, they're really shooting for look - like a six pack. So let's stopping mucking around with trivialities and get to the heart of the matter. This thread shall serve two purposes:
Let's keep things civil, don't be a creep, and adhere to Rule 1. This isn't a thread to announce what you find attractive in a mate. Please use the report function for any comments that are out of line. So phittit, what's your physique pheel like this phriday? [link] [comments] |
| When should I use rack/block pulls vs. deficit deadlifts? Posted: 05 Mar 2020 08:51 AM PST I find that I am very lower back dominant when deadlifting, and generally weaker off the floor than locking out. I've been doing deficit deadlifts to help with this but am curious as to the benefits of rack pulls with weight higher than my conventional 1RM. Thoughts? Edit: My goal is to go up in weight on a conventional deadlift. I'm an intermediate lifter stuck at 455lbs. [link] [comments] |
| Bodyweight strength training routine as a runner - Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:08 AM PST Also posted to AdvancedRunning, but also asking here...I need advice for a bodyweight strength training routine as a runner who suddenly lost gym accessibility for the immediate future. So, just a brief background: 24 male, 55-60 mpw, currently at 5'8, 135 lb ish. I have 3 strength training sessions in the gym a week, (chest day, leg day, back day) focusing on the compound exercises like bench press, deadlifts, pullups, squats, etc. I live in Japan, and with the coronavirus outbreak, my uni gym (where I work out currently) has closed its doors for the month, and community center/membership gyms are all following suit. In other words, essentially no gym access for an indefinite amount of time. The government even asks us to refrain from using gyms indefinitely. I don't have funds or the space (live on the 7th floor of an apartment) to get myself anything more than dumbbells, so I'll be missing the gym for the next forever until the virus is under control. I'll need to do strength training with bodyweight only, obviously they won't be able to compensate for what I can't do, but to minimize loss of gains over the next idk how long, better than nothing though. What are some go-to bodyweight exercises you guys do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:55 AM PST I have been a member of Planet Fitness and found going solo is not the way for me. I have no motivation. Both Gold and Crunch have fitness classes. What are the pros and cons of these gyms? [link] [comments] |
| Bench lagging on juggernaut 2.0? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:52 AM PST Finished my 2nd round of the juggernaut 2.0 program and seeing mostly great results. This week was my 8 rep. Realisation week and I got S: 110kg for 14 reps D: 132.5kg for 16 reps B: 82.5kg for 11 Looking at my predicted maxes and checking out symmetric strength it tells me my bench is likely lagging. My bench I was totally out of ability to move the weight, squat and deads I was pretty gassed and I feel like maybe there was 1 or so reps still there but was too out of breath to push for more. Anyone else's bench fell behind on juggernaut and what have they done to resolve it? [link] [comments] |
| How to train with what I have, for what I want to achieve Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:22 AM PST I'm in possession of ankle weights, many grip stregthening tools, kettle weights, only a few normal dumbells and some general purpose form/rubber tools more used for stretching. I also of course have myself and a mat. How could I use these effectively to increase (mostly) upper-back, chest and arm muscles, as well as medium improvements to my stomach, sides of torso and waist region. Minor improvements also to my thighs, legs and feet strength? Absolute nooblet at training and there's so much misinformation out there I'm having trouble figuring out what I should be doing. I have no medical issues, but I am severely unfit so would require a very light schedule to start with. Any tips or thoughts very much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Cues/tips/exercises to keep lower back from compensating during ab work? Posted: 05 Mar 2020 03:03 PM PST I have decent core strength, but I'm looking to improve it, especially for bottom-up movements (like non-kipping toes to bar) that require heavy use of lower abs. However, I have a really hard time preventing my lower back from getting involved in various ab exercises like lying leg lifts. Even with my lower back pressed into the ground, I can feel it working way too much when doing ab work. Any cues/tips for keeping the lower back out of ab work? Exercises (especially bottom-up ones) that are set up in such a way that your back can't compensate? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2020 11:23 PM PST Hey I've always wanted to do pull ups but it appears I have a rather weak back or I'm just too heavy lol. How can I improve my pull ups? Right now I can get maybe 2 on a good day [link] [comments] |
| The reason I love working out in the mornings.. Posted: 04 Mar 2020 09:48 PM PST It keeps you consistent. I used to workout in the evenings after work and I noticed I wasn't very consistent with my nutrition, sleep and workouts. A month ago I shifted to morning workouts and I've been super consistent ever since. There's nothing like waking up and going through a very tough strength routine. Its so physically and mentally challenging that everything a normal work day throws at you seems easy in comparison after its over. Also, I've been super consistent with nutrition ever since I began morning workouts. Since I've already done the hard work I just cannot let myself eat unhealthy after my workout for the rest of the day as it just seems like too much of a waste after the hard work Ive already put in. Im now free in the evenings to go play football or hang out with friends too and I hold myself accountable on these occasions ie not drinking much/eating healthy etc. Also , by the end of all of this I'm exhausted so I end up sleeping early which gets me 7.30 to 8 hours of sleep and allows me to wake up early for my workout the next day and the cycle continues. Earlier, I would wake up and go to work and by the end of the day I'd have made up so many excuses to not workout(social occasions, family, tiredness) that working out became a chore and I'd sometimes skip it altogether and go out with my friends and stay up late which led to the bad cycle repeating the next day. Also, my nutrition wasn't as great as it should have been since I'd not put in the hard work yet(I swear so much of this fitness battle is just in your head). Tl;Dr Sure it's a bit annoying waking up early to work out.. but man has it kept me consistent with my workouts, nutrition and sleep. [link] [comments] |
| Protein and fiber or calorie density? Posted: 05 Mar 2020 02:52 PM PST What do you guys feel like matters the most when it comes to satiety and losing weight easily, should you prioritize foods with lots of protein and fiber or foods that aren't very calorie dense? [link] [comments] |
| Lactic acid build-up affecting my bench? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 03:59 AM PST Alright so I'm relatively new to going to the gym, but I know enough to get me by. However, I'm running into one problem lately that I'm not sure how to fix. On my push days, I start with benching first. However, when bench, I feel like I am limiting my weight because my triceps get tired after the first set. Not that I can't do it because my triceps aren't strong enough, but rather, because of whatever lactic acid build-up was present. It drains my triceps of all my energy when I'm benching, when I feel it in my chest that I can lift more. My triceps are usually fine when I get my tricep workout, just not at first. I've tried to do a quick set of my triceps before I bench, but it doesn't seem to help. Maybe because it's too soon before I bench. I'm not quite sure what will help, but there's got to be something. Any suggestions? Any and all help would be appreciated. Thank you very much. [link] [comments] |
| Stepping up my nutrition. Looking for general advice Posted: 06 Mar 2020 03:51 AM PST Hi, I'm about to step my workout regime from a 4 day split to a 6 day split to start building more muscle. I wanted to ask for general advice on nutrition regarding supplements. I usually take one scoop of protein after workout and one dose of Hcl creatine(going back to mono hydrate due to taste) per workout. I was wondering if I need to start taking more protein to reach my goals or start using post workout stuff like post jym and post carb jym (I tend to read his stuff, but it just sounds like he is trying to sell you all his repertoire). If not what's a good post workout food I could take to make sure I don't fall off, I work a full time 9-18 job, so getting proper nutrition sometimes is hard. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How to get back into a good routine? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 03:30 AM PST I use to wrestle in high school 3 years ago at 138-152 lbs and got pretty fit doing so. But since then I haven't really worked out and I'm wanting to change that since I'm at 210 lbs. The only negative thing about me working out is that I don't know what exercises to do in order to get rid of my belly/leg/arm flab, and I want to make best use of my time since I'm really busy with work all of the time. Also, how long does a workout need to be to actually get results in? When we worked out in Wrestling we had 45ish minutes of a weight training class during the day and a 2.5 hour practice in the morning or at night, so of course we got fit, so I feel like if I go work out for an hour I'm wasting my time in comparison to what I did. Any advice would be appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Where to add weighted dips to reddit ppl? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 01:55 AM PST I currently run reddit ppl with weighted dips after incline dumbbell bench, with 3x5 weighted and 1 set unweighted AMRAP. It's putting too much stress on my elbows so I'm wondering if I should switch up the rep ranges or move the exercise somewhere else? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2020 01:42 AM PST I'm 22 years old and I've been working out for the past 2 months and all my friends measured how broad their shoulders were so I did too and mine are 19 inches now they keep saying I'm very narrow and have terrible shoulders. Can someone recommend a good shoulder workout to make them broader. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Is there a need to break up routines into multiple days? Posted: 05 Mar 2020 06:36 PM PST To preface this, I'm not using Reddit's beginner routine because I can't even lift the bar for most of the exercises and the main purpose of the routine is to get the individual comfortable with the bar. I'm a 16 year old guy who's never been into sports so I'm going off of Athlean X's routine for skinny guys. He didn't signify sets or reps, just gave these exercises: skullcrushers, bench press, squat, barbell row, overhead press and bicep curls. I'll probably do most with dumbells and switch out squat for goblet squat. Anyways, I also want to add some face pulls and forearm exercises at the end of each workout. Can I do all of this in one day and still keep it under an hour? Is it better for gaining muscle if I separate them? Also, can anyone help me decide the sets and reps for all of these exercises? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2020 12:17 AM PST Sorry if this is perhaps off topic, but I did not know where else to ask. I've been going to the gym more frequently that last few months and making good progress. It's been one of few things I've been consistent with and want to keep at it. However, would like to change look (right now it is just the basic under armor, and shorts) to help get some individuality and express myself at the gym. I'm curious what are some interesting clothes sites for working outfits? One that caught my attention was https://depthbeforedishonorsquatcompany.com/ they have a few neat designs I like, however most of it is sold out and weirder all of it are just T-Shirts I'm hoping to look more for workout tank tops (Guess this opens another question do most people just make their own tank tops?) but a company that sells shirts and shorts similar to this would be appreciated, thanks. [link] [comments] |
| How does One Improve Their Work Capacity Posted: 05 Mar 2020 03:24 PM PST Coming from a physics background, a work capacity is the ability of a machine/object to impart work/energy to its surroundings to change their energy states for a given duration of time. Whenever we lift/exercise, we are doing work on our surroundings to increase their energy states, like making a bar move faster (increase in kinetic energy) and deadlifting a bar to a certain height (increase in mechanical energy). Our body is only capable of doing so much work before the physical and mental systems in the body fatigue in a workout. But I look at elite athletes like Kobe (RIP buddy) and you always hear these ridiculous stories of them working out in 2 hours in the morning, then shooting for 2 hours followed up by team practice for 6 hours followed by more shooting after team practice for 2 hours. That man had a RIDICULOUS work capacity when you consider all of the weight he lifted, the balls he shot, the miles he ran. And then he repeats it every day. I am not like that. I am a mostly average person where I workout for 1.5 h, get my volume in and then I am pooped. Forget about running after. I can do that 4-5 times a week and I am pretty drained after my workouts and tired. I'm not saying I'm weak but I am definitely don't have a super human work capacity like these other athletes. How can I increase that said work capacity? Is it a matter of pushing through this mental barriers, toughing through the pain and eventually your body adapts? Is it increasing the intensity of your workouts? What are everyone's thoughts on the matter? [link] [comments] |
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