The Official Workout Thread

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I'm on my third week of being back on P90X, which is a DVD home workout program that has been around for a number of years. While I'd like to work out more consistently on the 365, this past year I've been (1) too busy for it and (2) I got sick a few times [more than normal], which threw me off my game. That said, I usually pick it back up after I notice the Bart Simpson gut trying to call the shots. Sometimes you just have to say, "get out of here, you punk. Time to work that hard gainer nerd bod."

Diet P90X taught me how to eat and work out properly, and I still have the weekly meal plan in a binder, so everything is already mapped out to where I weigh everything. The good thing about weighing everything is that you can structure it to where you have very little leftovers, or waste. The guide's intention is variety, but by doing so there is a ton of meal preparation. I said fyck all to that and tried to mirror their food guide while eliminating as much cooking as humanly possible. I looked up all the raw info for whole foods, by calorie, so it's pretty close to the same thing. For example, if they call for a burrito wrap, I use wheat bread instead. If they call for tomato sauce, I supplement whole tomatoes. No spices and no pizazz -- it's purely a utilitarian diet, and simpler to store as well. I can eat the same thing every single week until my body's metabolism increases and it craves calories beyond the plan's design for cutting fat.

Today: I destroyed shoulders and arms while boring myself with the ab routine. I can tell that I am going to need to up the cardio, so I've been doing some running as well. Did five miles yesterday. Really the end game is to get back in shape before winter crushes my motivation and I can go back to putting ketchup on my fries.

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im going hard asf today, run in the morning, hooped, then ran again after that. not 20k steps but 16k is nice enough i guess. you really have to go wayy out of the day to reach 20k. and then now im lifting every hour until food time

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Swapped leg day with running today because I want to use that leg strength to get my cardio in. I expect to do this for the next two to three weeks to get to where I need to be, then I can work the leg routine back in as standard form. The main trail I go to is closed until further notice for repairs, so the secondary one I'm using is about 1.12 miles long. I did five laps of that, then later I worked abs, which I do roughly three days a week. I'm prone to skipping both legs and abs more than anything else, so I'm trying not to skip either. Just a little schedule shuffle is all. Not to mention that it was a nice, sunny day, so it was also an excuse to further that rotisserie-chicken afterglow.

[Key]

^I wanna start running again but I can't do it as well anymore. Wish I could. I miss running through trails etc. So freeing.

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

^I wanna start running again but I can't do it as well anymore. Wish I could. I miss running through trails etc. So freeing.

You don't have to train for a decathlon or anything. Even if it's as much as walking, it helps get you out of the house for a bit. Each time I start after a long break I get the shin splints, but that goes away after a few times of extended running as my body adjusts. And I always bring my tunes, so it's the best of both worlds.

[Key]

Oh I know. I walk a couple miles every day because I live close to work. I keep myself active very regularly. I just really loved running. I got to the point where I was rarely tired but feeling the burst of energy and I would just keep going longer and longer. The freedom also felt...free-er if that makes sense. I'm hoping my sciatica goes away sooner rather than later because I would love to run again. It hurts too much when I run now.

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Oh I know. I walk a couple miles every day because I live close to work. I keep myself active very regularly. I just really loved running. I got to the point where I was rarely tired but feeling the burst of energy and I would just keep going longer and longer. The freedom also felt...free-er if that makes sense. I'm hoping my sciatica goes away sooner rather than later because I would love to run again. It hurts too much when I run now.

Hire Chula's masseuse.

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decided to stay inside because i didnt want to wait for the dew to dry before i went out and hooped. im lifting the kettle bell i guess today, i was able to do the set i created last time where i threw out my back. but this time i didnt have any back pain. but when i went to do the goblet squats, my knee was hurting. my knee was feeling weird already this morning but i was reminded when i did the squats.

[adidasss]

I am absolutely fascinated and mystified by a phenomenon I keep seeing in gyms all over, the Johnny Bravo types with incredible upper bodies and scrawny polio legs because all they ever do in the gym is work out their upper bodies. One of my friends told me once that he also doesn't work out his legs because "anyway, you can't really see them". Yes you can. Proven by the fact that most of these guys wear pants to the gym, since they also understand they look ridiculous. But even if you cover your tiny legs, what happens when you go to bed with someone? Or you have sex with your pants on also?

I don't get it, can someone shed some light on this?