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You wouldn't like the side effects. Broken bones. Widows hump. Falling down and haveing a ligament partialy seperate from the bone like happened to Mary Decker Slaney in the 1984 when the South African girl bumbed her. Nearly every time Mary got into to really good shape she would get an injury. She was overtraining. Some people can handle more training than others but Mary was always on the edge when she was at her best.
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All things I hate! Brilliant!   |
Can't be possible...you can buy protein powders that you mix with ice and milk, and it's pretty much like drinking a milkshake. And you can now get protein fruit drinks that have something like 40 g of protein.
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Yeah, I know that. However, I'm not concerned with weight gain, I'm just trying to lose some extra pounds hiding around. I've noticed a huge change in my legs and back, but my stomach area will not budge, even with repeated cardio workouts. I'm starting to wonder what exactly I'm burning  I eat 5 small sensible meals a day, drink only water, and do a hell of a lot of walking around campus on a daily basis. |
You tend to lose fat as you gain it--slowly. You shouldn't do any more than 30 mins of continuous cardio. Any more than that, and your body starts to burn muscle instead of fat. I usually do a 5 minute warm up, 20-25 minute strenuous cardio, then cool down.
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Now, why is that? If I go a day without working out I start to feel sluggish... Even if I go with your advice and switch muscle groups it's bad to workout every day? |
Because you don't build muscle while you lift, you build it while you rest. Lifting and exhausting a muscle is, technically, puttling little tears in the muscle. This is what causes soreness. It is the healing of the muscle that adds to its size and strength. In order to heal, it needs rest. If you don't give the muscle enough chance to rest, you won't see results much.
Switching muscle groups will help avoid this, yes--and if you plan to workout everyday, you MUST switch muscle groups or make yourself a prime candidate for injury. But it's always good to have one day of total rest about twice a week.
EXCEPTION--Uh, for abs, you should do them everyday that you workout (but still rest them when you totally rest). You don't want to build up your abs, you want to flatten them. Therefore try doing your ab workout more as a cardio workout. (I like doing sets of 100 crunches at a time) This will help you notice a difference in your midsection bulge. But be sure to exercise the lower back as well. Only working abs and ignoring the lower back will lead to a Cro-magnonesque stoop and ultimately back problems.
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Thanks again, keep the advice coming |
I'm not qualified to state this advice is unequivocally true. There are a lot of Web resources you can consult for workout techniques. I'm just passing on what I've learned and read.
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Can't be possible...you can buy protein powders that you mix with ice and milk, and it's pretty much like drinking a milkshake. And you can now get protein fruit drinks that have something like 40 g of protein. |
Ok, sounds good...I'll keep an eye out for them
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You tend to lose fat as you gain it--slowly. You shouldn't do any more than 30 mins of continuous cardio. Any more than that, and your body starts to burn muscle instead of fat. I usually do a 5 minute warm up, 20-25 minute strenuous cardio, then cool down. |
Yeah, generally that's what I've been doing...my warm ups and cool downs are mostly stretching...
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Because you don't build muscle while you lift, you build it while you rest. Lifting and exhausting a muscle is, technically, puttling little tears in the muscle. This is what causes soreness. It is the healing of the muscle that adds to its size and strength. In order to heal, it needs rest. If you don't give the muscle enough chance to rest, you won't see results much. |
Ok, I suppose that does make sense. So even if I do arms only twice a week, it's better than doing them every day?
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Switching muscle groups will help avoid this, yes--and if you plan to workout everyday, you MUST switch muscle groups or make yourself a prime candidate for injury. But it's always good to have one day of total rest about twice a week. |
Sounds good
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EXCEPTION--Uh, for abs, you should do them everyday that you workout (but still rest them when you totally rest). You don't want to build up your abs, you want to flatten them. Therefore try doing your ab workout more as a cardio workout. (I like doing sets of 100 crunches at a time) This will help you notice a difference in your midsection bulge. But be sure to exercise the lower back as well. Only working abs and ignoring the lower back will lead to a Cro-magnonesque stoop and ultimately back problems. |
NOW you tell me! Ok, I'll try to get in an ab workout tonight...now that I've skipped it for the past two days :grumble:
Any good lower back exercises? Do squats help in that area?
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I'm not qualified to state this advice is unequivocally true. There are a lot of Web resources you can consult for workout techniques. I'm just passing on what I've learned and read. |
Well, you seem to know what you're talking about, and you have more experience than me...i've looked online, and found a few good free sites (like Men's Health magazine online) but they seem to be for guys who are already very fit, and just want to add bulk. I'm 5'11, 160 lbs, and not as muscular as I'd like to be...
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
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why does david like wrestling with guys?
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Boris Godunov
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Portland, OR
Aug 2001
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Yeah, generally that's what I've been doing...my warm ups and cool downs are mostly stretching... |
Just remember, you can't make up for missed cardio by doing twice as much the next time. So try not to miss out on a cardio session.
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Ok, I suppose that does make sense. So even if I do arms only twice a week, it's better than doing them every day? |
As long as that twice a week is as effective as you can make it (and if you're doing slow sets/3 exercises per muscle group, it will be!), yes. Doing it every day will not build the muscle nearly as well.
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NOW you tell me! Ok, I'll try to get in an ab workout tonight...now that I've skipped it for the past two days :grumble: |
I usually do abs last, but before cardio. That way I'm not tiring myself with the crunches before doing any lifting.
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Any good lower back exercises? Do squats help in that area? |
oh Squats...ugh...how I hate them. But yes, they are prized among trainers for the lower back. You can also do "reverse sit-ups", which are good post-ab routine as they stretch the abs too.
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Well, you seem to know what you're talking about, and you have more experience than me...i've looked online, and found a few good free sites (like Men's Health magazine online) but they seem to be for guys who are already very fit, and just want to add bulk. I'm 5'11, 160 lbs, and not as muscular as I'd like to be... |
No one seems to be as muscular as they like to be...
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
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Oh great! Too bad I can't bring one, I'm in favor of gun control! |
OK, water pistols at 20 paces then?
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
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most of the guys i know think wrestling is for ...umm..those kind of guys
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Boris Godunov
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Portland, OR
Aug 2001
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Nah, I assure you, I have means of getting far better pics of far hotter men with a few mouse clicks. Hehehehe.
Besides, knowing a guy is straight, believe it or not, does come as a bit of a turnoff. I want the possibility the guy could return my, ahem, attentions.
Back to wrestling:
On the local news here in NY, they had something on today from Long Island about some idiot who had built a make-shift pro-wrestling ring in his back yard and was holding simulated wrestling matches. Needless to say, several people got injured and are now suing him. They had video footage of the wrestling matches. Keep in mind--these were mid-20s to mid-30s grown men.
I was at the gym at the time on the cross-trainer. I was so embarrassed for white people. I looked at the black woman next to me and said "Hey, at least we all know white supremacy is a crock now, right?"
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David Floyd
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The bottom of a large bottle of beer
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most of the guys i know think wrestling is for ...umm..those kind of guys |
Hmmm, most guys I know like fighting of some kind, including wrestling.
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On the local news here in NY, they had something on today from Long Island about some idiot who had built a make-shift pro-wrestling ring in his back yard and was holding simulated wrestling matches. Needless to say, several people got injured and are now suing him. They had video footage of the wrestling matches. Keep in mind--these were mid-20s to mid-30s grown men |
In Dallas there used to be a big no rules fighting place - friend of mine fought there, but it got shut down by the cops for zoning violations (IIRC) before I could check it out.
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