The Official Workout Thread

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I may do some squats with my curl bar today when I lift.

I have been just lifting it above my head as many times as my body can do.

Get some squat stands mate. They aren't too expensive and they will be safer.

How much weight do you have?

@Grindy what sort of things are you doing with your bands? Do you have a list or site or anything?

[grindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

Get some squat stands mate. They aren't too expensive and they will be safer.

How much weight do you have?

@Grindy what sort of things are you doing with your bands? Do you have a list or site or anything?

In my current program I do the following band exercises:
Single Leg Curls for hamstrings
Push-Down for triceps
Flies and Cross-overs for chest, the latter especially for lower chest.
Face-Pulls for rear delts and upper back
Wood Chops and Pallof Press for core/obliques
Seated Hip Abduction for glute medius

I mostly do heavier and/or compound exercises with dumbbells and barbells and some isolation with bands afterwards.
Don't really have a list or site, my main ressource is Youtube. All I do is pretty basic anyway, although probably more often done with cables/machines.

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

Anyone do burpees?

I've been doing some higher intensity cardio a few months back. Not nearly hard enough to be considered HIIT or something like that but a program where you are dying after 8 to 10 minutes. Had some burpees in there as well. Brutal stuff.
I'm pretty happy with my body fat percentage lately so I kinda stopped doing it. I'm usually destroyed from my almost daily weight training anyway. Might take it up at some point again, it is pretty damn good for you after all.

[TheBig3]

Originally Posted by grindy

Don't really have a list or site, my main ressource is Youtube. All I do is pretty basic anyway, although probably more often done with cables/machines.

Who do you watch? I like what Athlean-X puts out. Even if the Jessie **** gets old fast.

[grindy]

Originally Posted by TheBig3

Who do you watch? I like what Athlean-X puts out. Even if the Jessie **** gets old fast.

I used to watch Athlean-X and even rec'd him in this very thread but I don't any more.
His **** being clickbaity and gimmicky is obvious and not necessarily a huge issue, if you can see past it and ignore the worst of it but I think this focus on everything killing your gains, hundreds of unnecessary curls variations and working out abs all the time distracts one from building a proper, focused workout routine.
He's also not science based and not a strength coach. His advice isn't always the worst but some of it is really not good and at times dangerous, like the infamous advice to breathe out before squats. Also the whole fake weights thing, while not invalidating everything he says, makes him even less trustworthy.

If I had to recommend just one channel it'd be Renaissance Periodization. The amount of quality, in-depth information they put out is ****ing ridiculous. Other good channels in no particular order are Jeff Nippard, Sean Nalewanyj, Geoffrey Verity Schofield, Mountaindog, Alec Enkiri, Alan Thrall.

[Cuthbert]

How much do the plates weigh altogether?

[Cuthbert]

OK well be careful, wouldn't barbell squat without a rack myself though tbh.

[Plankton]

I use single arm 14" bars with about 30 lbs on each for squats sometimes. Grab one in each hand and rest them at your sides while doing squats and also lunges. Low weights and high reps works for my needs.

[Cuthbert]

Anyone do burpees?

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

Anyone do burpees?

All the time.

[Cuthbert]

Cheers, been recommended them. I would like to do more cardio.