Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 11, 2020 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 11, 2020
- Lower back strength
- Question about PPL
- Quitting barbell training
- Physique Phriday
- 5/3/1 For Beginners Spreadsheet Question - PR Tab
- Question about training split
- How accurate is the BMI chart?
- I need help!
- Why do I lose my grip to the dumbbells during pull/biceps exercises?
- Workout before or after work
- Seated DB Shoulder Press Elbow/Arm Positioning
- Beginner workout/Parkour advice
- I can buff my body but my arms would stay lanky.
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 11, 2020 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 03:04 AM PDT 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: 11 Sep 2020 02:10 AM PDT Im trying to get a bigger deadlift but my lower back is holdning me back. What is the best way to strengthen my lower back? Do I just keep deadlifting with lighter load or should i do something else? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Sep 2020 12:44 PM PDT I'm currently doing PPL right now, and it feels great. No routines mention abs, so when should they be done, and what exercises should I do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2020 03:14 AM PDT short background information: I started lifting weights five years ago, when I was 15 yo and it completely changed my life to the better. I didn't know at all what I was doing, but it felt great and for the first time ever I enjoyed physical activity. In the following time I went from a kinda chubby guy that plays video games all the time to a person with decent physique that liked sports very much. My mental health and confidence both improved drastically from this point on. With time I got more and more serious about training and I adhered to strength-focused barbell routines. I very much enjoyed this type of training for the following years to come. I had significant sucesses with this type-of-training: From now being able to do a full squat at all to being able to squat 110kg for example. But progress was slow and stalled often. This wasn't that much of a problem, as I still liked my physique and the act of lifting weights, even if I didn't progress quickly anymore. Last summer I began to lose interest in barbell training. Not completely, mind you. I just wanted to do other phsyical activities, mostly outdoors and with friends. I didn't like to be cramped up in the gym, while it is perfect weather outdoors. I still went to the gym, but not as often (maybe an average of 2 times per week). Progress became virtually non-existant and this led to a further decline in motivation. In winter I once again comitted to going to the gym 3-4 times a week and following a program. Now this past summer I became very unsure about barbell training as I found much greater interest in outdoor sports. I started hiking a lot and became interested in climbing and swimming. I feel like I want to pursue these activities, especially climbing/bouldering. I love being outside and I like the aspect of problem-solving that is required in climbing. At the same time I still love weight training for the health benefits, the physique and the raw strength it gave me. I feel like I'm gonna miss out on these aspects if I stop weight training completely, but to do serious strength training besides serious climbing seems very hard as well. So I'd like to ask you for advice. Is there a possibility to have these advantages of barbell training without being fully comitted to it? Should I quit barbell traning for good, to focus on what I enjoy the most at the moment? Or should I go back to training for strength very committedly, as I know that I like the sport and it's benefits? TL;DR: Strength training has been a cornerstone of my life for some years now. Lately, I have found great interest in outdoor sports, especially climbing. I'm now asking, if it is a good idea to quit weight training to pursue these other activities and if I can still retain some benefits of lifting doing so. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2020 03:04 AM PDT 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] |
| 5/3/1 For Beginners Spreadsheet Question - PR Tab Posted: 10 Sep 2020 08:49 PM PDT I'm on the 5/3/1 for Beginners using the Excel on the Wiki. There is a tab called PR Sheet. It looks like you are supposed to put in your Rep Max each week? So if I did 9 dead lifts on the 1x5+ set, the first week, I just put a 9 there? What is the E1RM row? What is E1RM? Estimated 1 Rep Max? Say the first week I do 9 dead lifts on the 1x5+ set, second week I do 6 dead lifts on the 1x3+ set, third week I do 4 dead lifts on the 1x1+ set. The spreadsheet calculates and shows 4.4 E1RM ((3*4*0.33)+4) How is 4.4 my estimated 1 Rep Max? Wouldn't my estimated 1 Rep Max always be 1? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2020 12:16 AM PDT Doing a PPL split. Feels great so far but don't have any exercises for abs. So many different exercises for them but have no idea which ones really do work. What would you recommend? [link] [comments] |
| How accurate is the BMI chart? Posted: 11 Sep 2020 04:25 AM PDT According to the chart, you can be 5'10 130 lb and still be considered healthy. But That honestly sounds pretty unhealthy to me. I'm concerned Bc I'm 5'10 and now 138, where I used to always be at least 143-145. (I'm much more active now, and eating less carbs for health reasons) I feel like I that's my perfect weight, 150 max unless I were to try to bulk up and put muscle on. Then I'd say 165 would be ideal, but I don't want more muscle than is necessary to support my body and not get hurt at my job which requires me to deadlift 50-100 lbs, maybe once a day, but usually not. Sometimes carry people down the stairs, but again, probably not. And if the person is too heavy I can call the fire fighters to carry them for me. (I'm an emt) A strong core, and being able to deadlift/squat my body weight is enough for me.. (at least I think, should I shoot for more strength? Maybe my body weight plus 10%, or 160lb? As a man I know it may seem weird to not want more muscle, but I just like being lean and smol lol. Anyways my main concern is I do a lot of yoga, Pilates, and cardio so I just keep steadily losing fat, and the type of exercise I do doesn't exactly build muscle very fast. The only strength building exercises I do are pushups, pull-ups, and dead lifts, once a week, two at the very most. 4 sets of each. I lose about a pound every two weeks, maybe more. I'm trying to reverse it now but I can see myself easily going under 135lb. Is it safe? I plan on eating more protein and healthy fats. and doing pushups daily from now on, even if just 20 and work my way up to more. Also will try to up my lifting/pull-ups to twice a week. I could Also increase my carb intake but only if I absolutely have to, like if I do hit 135. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2020 04:02 AM PDT In need of help from you guys! Hey guys my name is moe, I am 19, 5'10, 167 pounds (male), I've been lifting consistently since the past 2 weeks and i've noticed a lot of changes (arm veins slowly popping out, biceps feeling/getting strong etc), I have a decent fat tummy, my face also has an okay amount of fat, and I recently started a deficit (according to the BMI calculators, i'm supposed to be taking in 2000 ish calories a day, which i've cut down to 1600 due to the deficit) I've lifted a year ago but not consistently as i am now, I'm following the deficit taking in 100+ grams of protein a day and just pushing myself because frankly I am very motivated, my question is that the amount of calories the BMI calc says i should be taking is that accurate? if not how would i tell, also I want to know if it's true that noobies in caloric deficits can lose weight and gain muscle at the same time?? Thanks guys I really appreciate it. Edit: also My job requires me to walk atleast 10k steps a day for 3 days a week how would this play into all of this? My current goal would be losing weight/gaining a significant amount of muscle at the same time [link] [comments] |
| Why do I lose my grip to the dumbbells during pull/biceps exercises? Posted: 11 Sep 2020 12:16 AM PDT So after one round of workout, I lose my grip especially in biceps workout which is not happening in the first round. What should I do to maintain my grip on the dumbbells? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Sep 2020 01:31 AM PDT So which is better, workout in the morning while I'm still sleepy, or late at night, tired from work, but not sleepy at all [link] [comments] |
| Seated DB Shoulder Press Elbow/Arm Positioning Posted: 10 Sep 2020 08:11 PM PDT Should you actually tuck in your elbows like on the OHP contrary to what most people do with their arms all the way on the sides kind of flared out? [link] [comments] |
| Beginner workout/Parkour advice Posted: 10 Sep 2020 05:23 PM PDT Hey everyone, I am 19 and I have always been a skinny guy with a pretty active lifestyle so I have never found a need to be working out but this quarantine I have let myself go, I have done bare minimum physical activities since there is a strict curfew where I live and my stamina and flexibility have taken a major hit, so I have decided to start working out and wanted some good begginer home workout routines(since gyms are not open and only equipment I have at home is a skipping rope) , also I have really grown to like Parkour and flips and stuff and would really like to learn that, so it would be really great if any of you could suggest a workout routine more focused towards improving my ability to learn it. Any advice would be great guys :). [link] [comments] |
| I can buff my body but my arms would stay lanky. Posted: 10 Sep 2020 11:19 PM PDT Hello, This is skilling me for ages to the point i get conscious giving a hand to other people exposing my skinny hands and lanky arms. Specially on girls. I have naturally long arms, and believed me isolated my arms for more than you could imagine, i really put alot of sheer effort on it. But for some reason, it barely put or nothing at all put pounds on my arms specifically from hands to upper wrist part. But, then i can put pounds and toned my chest with just even good amount of effort. I know for some body type are b.s but the best i can categorize myself is ectomorph heres my body heres my skinny asf desperate arms [link] [comments] |
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