Beginner Fitness: Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread |
- Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread
- Thoughts on training for Ironman and callisthenics at the same time?
- How can I lift and get bigger arms with only 4 dumbells.
- Setting weight for Frankoman's DB split + understanding ascending pyramids
- Question regjering Basic Beginner Routine
- Working out, losing weight, but not getting stronger.
- Question about fatigue and over exerting.
- NEMS Exercise Techniques
| Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread Posted: 21 Sep 2020 12:31 AM PDT Get your dunce hats out, Fittit, it's time for your weekly Stupid Questions Thread. Post your question - stupid or otherwise - here to get an answer. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. Many questions get submitted late each week that don't get a lot of action, so if your question didn't get answered before, feel free to post it again. As always, be sure to read the FAQ first.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". Be sure to check back often as questions get posted throughout the day. Lastly, it may be a good idea to sort comments by "new" to be sure the newer questions get some love as well. Click here to sort by new in this thread only. So, what's rattling around in your brain this week, Fittit? As per this thread, the community has asked that we keep jokes, trolling, and memes outside of the Moronic Monday thread. Please use the downvote / report button when necessary. [link] [comments] |
| Thoughts on training for Ironman and callisthenics at the same time? Posted: 21 Sep 2020 03:21 AM PDT I'm a 28M 190lbs 5' 11" I'm not unfit but have definitely lost a lot of strength over the last 12 weeks or so. On the other hand my endurance has skyrocketed and it was pretty good at the start.. I'm currently in the process of training for an Ironman in 2022 and would like to be able to complete it in about 12 or less. I would also like to train callisthenics both for flexibility and strength. I'm not sure is this would be counter productive to the Ironman training as right now I'm cardio based roughly 15 - 17 hours a week. I have 1 - 2 strength training sessions. I'm thinking of finishing my current training plan and following a 6 month elite level half Ironman plan; with that the first 12 weeks are a "build Phase". I'm thinking of putting 3 45-60 min callisthenics sessions per week in the build phase and wean them down as it progresses to the peak phase. I understand strength training and endurance are usually 2 separate goals especially when attempting to train at either extreme. What does r/fitness thing of concurrent training as laid our above? N [link] [comments] |
| How can I lift and get bigger arms with only 4 dumbells. Posted: 21 Sep 2020 02:43 AM PDT Here's what I do, Dumbell Curls (20 lbs). Tricep OverHead ( one 20 lb barbell firrst two sets, 30 lb on the last). Dumbell bench Press. Kettle Bell 25 lb swing. Kettle Bell Squats. Jump Rope (70 x 3). Burpees. Mountain Climb. Everything is 10-12 x 3. Im just getting boredd of it. MAybe it's because I dont have a routine. The dumbells I have are 10 lbs, 16 lbs, 20 lbs and 30 lbs. I cant increase instantly from 20 to 30. This is home workout BTW. I dont go to gym since it's still closed. (The nearest one there is a gym which is a 20 minute drive but my fam wont allow that) I think I've been getting bored because I have the same old dumbell and 20 lbs is the heaviest one for me. IWell 25 lbs is the heaviest I ddid but I dont have those. Im even broke to buy new ones since I spent my money on games but I found some online work but Im not paid yet. [link] [comments] |
| Setting weight for Frankoman's DB split + understanding ascending pyramids Posted: 20 Sep 2020 09:45 PM PDT Muscle and Fitness and SimplyShredded walked me through a generic education on how to set pyramids for yourself. (bodybuilding refused to connect at all, but "is it down" sites told me it was just me.) The rep ranges they indicated for aa good ascending pyramid are like 1.5x or more of the reps Frankoman set in his DB split workout. I just began the workout today, and my max weight on most of the exercises was between 6 and 8kg. That's for full sets at that weight (because I didn't understand pyramids and dropping rep numbers before I looked it up a short while ago). The above sources weren't great in explaining what a "heavy" weight meant, for example, and I'm need clarification. Is it "heaviest weight you can complete all the reps on" or is it "this is your ideal number to hit, but until failure is good enough" or somewhere else on the spectrum? Also, as someone on the low end of the db rack, there are times where doing my minimum weight wouldn't feel like I'm working any of the targeted muscles. For example, using the M&F template I found of l/m/m/h for Frankoman's db bench, my pyramid right now would be 4/6/6/8kg. I'm only really feeling it on 8 kg, but I can't push 10. All the while 4kg feels like I'm doing the exercise open hand. Men's Journal, in an article about enhancing pyramids suggested that close ranges, like 60kg - 70kg are too small to create benefits, which definitely means that my gaps of a single weight increase would be... pointless? The other side of that being I can't complete a Frankoman set at 10kg yet. I really like the workout, and want to get the most out of it, but I either have a gap in knowledge or strength (or both). What's my process to tune this in a way that benefits me better? [link] [comments] |
| Question regjering Basic Beginner Routine Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:53 AM PDT I have had some good progress on the "Basic Beginner Routine", and I keep reading it a few times just to make sure I am doing it right, but I think I have misunderstood something. Since the workout is 3x5+, one place it says: "The "+" at the end denotes that the last set is AMRAP – As Many Reps As Possible." Is this with the same weight as for the 3 first sets? Or do you take down the weight for the last set? I do not understand how I can do more then 5 on the last one, when I am already pushing my self as much as possible for the 3 first. So I lower down the weight to be able to do 10-15 reps. Since it says later: "If you do more than 10 reps on your AMRAP set, double the weight progression and add 5/10lbs instead." Tips? [link] [comments] |
| Working out, losing weight, but not getting stronger. Posted: 21 Sep 2020 04:52 AM PDT Hello everybody, During my workouts I have noticed that I am not getting any stronger. A bit of background: I am on a strict menu that I do not stray off of by even 1 gram (everything I eat is measured and carefully calculated). I am eating clean with a 35%/35%/30% caloric distribution but with a deficit of around 700 calories per day in order to lose weight (I am about 15 Kgs overweight at the moment). I am losing weight in a rate of around 0.5-0.7KG a week, nothing too drastic. I am lifting and doing body-weight training with a full body workout three to four times a week (I work out every other day). I am getting enough rest and sleep between workouts and I am not tired at all. But I am not progressing with my training at all. I am not going anywhere with my body weight training or progressing with the weight that I lift. I am noticing a change in my endurance but not strength. Is it because of the caloric deficit? Is it a normal thing and I should just keep being consistent? Thanks for any input shared. [link] [comments] |
| Question about fatigue and over exerting. Posted: 21 Sep 2020 01:17 AM PDT I've seen studies done that say over exerting yourself can damage your heart. Like pushing past your maximum heart rate for too long. However when I played football my coach always made us run until we basically threw up and couldn't run anymore. Was that not damaging? How much exertion is safe? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2020 09:49 AM PDT Has anyone had any experience with Neural Electromyostimulation here? I know that the electrical stimulation of muscles during isometric exercise is used commonly in physical therapy in order to induce muscle contraction, but shouldn't it be hypothetically possible to use that electrical stimulation on a healthy individual for even more significant results? I've done some research into the Soviet experiments in the 50's and 60's, and they reported very impressive progress on healthy individuals, but there seems to be very little non-PT research done in English. I would also like to state, I'm not trying to find the secret to getting "jacked" without putting in the work. There's tons of e-stimulation devices that advertise the ability to get you thin without doing any work. I'm very active, and I'm talking about combining electrical stimulation with a regular fitness regimen. Thanks in advance, U/dickholliday [link] [comments] |
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