Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 03, 2020 |
- Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 03, 2020
- Are body weight exercises effective? And what diet will I need to achieve results with body weight exercises?
- Dad Gut
- No time for exercising
- Self-Promotion Saturday
- Can anyone tell what bar this is?
- Gym Story Saturday
- I've been experiencing almost cyclical like bursts of confidence.
- How important is assistance work with 5,3,1?
- How to increase strength temporarily?
- What would be minimum recommended weight load on Squats/Deadlifts (and other core-engaging exercises) to simply maintain a good core strength?
| Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 03, 2020 Posted: 03 Oct 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: 02 Oct 2020 10:32 PM PDT I am relatively clueless when it comes to working out in the gym. I started going with my friends back in my hometown for about 3 weeks, but once quarantine started and I moved to college, I haven't been back. Now that I'm stuck in my dorm room, I am left alone with body weight exercises as, seemingly, my only option. I have been researching body weight exercises on YouTube but I always feel like the videos I watch are unrealistic. I am currently 6'2" (188 cm) and 155 lbs (70.3 kg), therefore I am incredibly weak. My current diet is a combination of food from the student union and from nearby restaurants. However, I mainly get Salad, Pasta, Chick-fil-a (nuggets), Einstein breakfast bagels w/ fruit and yogurt, sushi, and mainly drink water with every meal with the occasional sweet tea. Question 1: Are body weight exercises effective? I have a friend who is a Division 1 athlete, and they say that yes, they are definitely effective. However, I think that one factor of effectiveness could be my form (I've also seen videos about "time under strain" which I could see as being beneficial). As I now no longer have someone to go to the gym with, and my gym access is fairly limited, I want to confirm that body weight exercises will help me build muscle. Question(s) 2: Is my current diet adequate to build muscle through body weight exercises? Based off the description of my diet (above and below) what foods should I be focusing on? Is buying protein shakes a good idea, and if so, what brand? (I have access to Target, Walmart, of course Amazon, and other local grocery chains). Are supplements a good idea, if so, what kind? Please explain this in depth because I have little knowledge of any of this. I try to be mindful with every single meal, however, there are times such as when I eat Chick-fil-a or Chinese takeout, I tend not to worry about it. I have nearly completely switched over from any sort of soft drink, to water with the occasional sweet tea. About a year ago I used to be about 6'1" (185 cm) 180 lbs (81.6kg), however, I lost a considerable amount of weight in the timespan of 3 months playing soccer. I now seem to never gain weight, and if anything, I lose more weight. I feel as if I just need to eat more and achieve a calorie surplus, but I am anxious that the food I am eating will not support muscle growth and will instead make me gain fat. Edit: I have recently only been eating two meals a day which I think is my main downfall, I am currently working to fix my schedule around eating 3 meals a day. Edit #2: My goals are to bulk up by building muscle, and to fill in my clothes. I am sick of being so skinny. Thanks so much for any insight and tips! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 03:30 AM PDT Hi all, looking for some advice please, hitting the gym again after a year out, have a bit of a dad gut not too much but noticeable , aiming bulk out a little more on chest / shoulders / arms and lose the excess, question will I need to burn off the stomach before beginning to bulk or am I good to just to beginning to on bulking, will the stomach eventually go ? routine is normally cardio rotating to / legs / chest / arms / shoulders / arms 4-5 times a week thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 03:26 AM PDT I went to fitness for 2 years when I was in high school, but now since I'm in university I don't have much time for exercising. My only free days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Can someone suggest me what exercises to do (indoors)? I just want to stay fit, nothing more. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 03:04 AM PDT Welcome to Self-Promotion Saturday This thread will serve as a weekly AutoModerator post, for anyone looking to get exposure for their Instagram, Youtube, blogspot, RedditMade, Kickstarter, TeeSpring, MySpace, AOL, stand-alone website, or stand-alone physical product. This post is the one time where people can advertise without repercussions, and the one thread when anything goes. All other advertisements will continue to be removed as per Rule #8. [link] [comments] |
| Can anyone tell what bar this is? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 02:51 AM PDT Hey Im building a hpme gym amd would like to know what the name is of this 4 point trap bar that Alan Thrall uses. Please help https://ibb.co/h93WZj0 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 01:59 AM PDT Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales! [link] [comments] |
| I've been experiencing almost cyclical like bursts of confidence. Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:24 AM PDT This is what it's like. Week 1, full of energy, lifts are great, I'm highly motivated. I normally even want to workout on my rest days because I feel that good, really confident. Normally will workout 5-6 days with 1-2 rest. Highly talkative with peers, come as almost extroverted in nature. Week 2, sleep HARD, it's hard to get up sometimes. General tiredness, find it harder to get myself to the gym. One I gym, I feel slightly better but still have a general tiredness that lingers. Confident enough that I'm not shy, but feel like the average ddepressed uni student. A lot more introverted. Workout 4-5 days. Rinse and repeat week 1 and 2. Despite week 2 being harder in general, I still manage to pull off some strong lifts as I'm going more slowly and focusing more on form. I have also noticed that during week 2 I will more likely cheat my diet and therefore contribute more to the lethargic feeling. Is this because of overworking myself? I've only started taking lifting seriously about maybe 1.5 months ago. Love the jump in energy as I struggled with tiredness for a long time. Is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| How important is assistance work with 5,3,1? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:11 AM PDT I'm pretty fit and active but probably not that strong. I've not really done much weight lifting on my own, but I've done a lot of body pump group fitness classes so I'd say I have decent form and aren't a total beginner. I've been reading up on stronglifts and the 5,3,1 program. It sounds like 5,3,1 is generally more favoured, but everything I read talks about assistance work. Is this absolutely necessary? I already play basketball minimum 5x a week (just socially so not intense training, but I get a good run around) and I'm not a big gym person so I really want to get in and out of the gym without having to add much to a main program (just thinking about what assistance work to add kinda overwhelms me tbh). Btw I'm 27F and my goal is to just build muscle for a few reasons: I feel like I want to add a bit more to my general fitness routine so I'm less bored at home, I'd love to gain 20lb in weight to help with basketball as I'm really small and get pushed around a lot, and I've always wanted to look more muscular. With that in mind, any thoughts? Do you agree on 5,3,1 over stronglifts? What do you think about assistance work? If I can't realistically meet my goals without it then I'm satisfied with y'all just saying that and I'll be less lazy haha. I'm just not trying to get into serious powerlifting or anything so wanted some opinions. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How to increase strength temporarily? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 02:38 AM PDT Hi, today me(15m) have an arm wrestling with my brother(23m) I've prepared for this in the last couple of months (we pinned the date a couple of months ago), I really want to win, does anyone have a tip for increasing strength just for some minutes, or anything else like a warm-up or something... I couldn't think of a better sub for this. Sorry for bad eng. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:20 AM PDT I'm currently happy with the physique of my lower body, so while I don't want to make any significant progress in the size department, I'd still like to keep my core strong. How would I approach training load/volume vise to do so? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
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