The Fitness Thread

[HamaTime™]

I usually do calf raises on the leg press . Just put toes on the bottom of the plate . Ours is a reverse press so you slide up and down instead of the plate going up and down .
I do it lying and seated and usually do a 4 x 50 and occasionally a fst7 so 7 x 50 . Feel the burn .
Work legs hard . There your largest muscle group and can take the most punishment if you've got the sack to train them hard .

If you want to build your upper body, you can't forget about your legs!!! Correct, they are the largest muscle group!!!

My legs routine:

4 X 10 Squats (up to 120kg)
3 X 8 Deadlifts (up to 100kg)
3 X 8 45 degree leg press (up to 220kg)
3 X 15 Standing Calf Raises (usually about 100kg on back)
3 X 8 upwards leg curl (up to 60kg)
3 X 8 reverse leg curl (up to 60kg)

EDIT: Forgot to mention, in regards to killing your calves. Get the appropriate weight on your back (do it standing not on a seated machine) and just go to failure.

 

[SV62NV]

Reason for Training: Wanted to change my lifestyle

Starting Weight: 68kg at 6"2" 6% bodyfat

Current Weight: 100kg 6"2" 12% bodyfat

Been training for nearly 3 years

Training Routine:

Monday: Back
Tuesday: Bies/tries
Wednesday: Legs
Thursday: Shoulders
Friday: Chest
Saturday: Whatever i'm lacking in i train twice a week

Diet:

Breakfast: 1 cup oats, 9 egg whites mixed with milk and milo
10:30am: 150g Chicken, 100g beans
12:30pm: 150g chicken, 200g basmati rice
3pm: 100g Kangaroo
Pre-workout: 30g dextrose, 30g maltodextrin, 30g protein
Post-workout: 50g protein, 40g dextrose, 40g maltodextrin
7pm: Whatever i cook for dinner, is usually pasta or chicken/red meat
10pm: 50g cottage cheese

 

[VS 5.0]

Hit 42 reps on bench press at half body weight today. Buuuuuurn.

 

[Full Spectrum]

Here is an odd question, in the last 2 weeks i have done 3 targeted core workouts, the first week afterwards i went home, went to sleep woke up and was sick for 3 days.. took it easy at the gym for a week did another core sesh but didnt seem to do it hard enough, then on monday it was time for core again, went all out. got home went to sleep woke up sick, and am in the final stages of recovering tonight.

has anybody experienced this or know wtf is going on ?

all i can think of is something to do with putting major stress around my mid section is causing my body to become exposed to the cold for some reason.

Could be something you ate, might also be your working to hard to early and need to build yourself up to that level.

 

[c2105026]

Hello all, just started training properly for the 2012 Sydney City2Surf. Hopefully I'll get under 70 min this year, getting into red group next year. Running for charity this year in Gold group. Did a 14km hilly timetrial this morning to see where i'm at; did it in 74:55. Not bad for first long run post ITB injury with slight hangover.

 

[STEEV888]

What supps are you on ? Before during after ? You keeping hydrated during your w/o ? What are you eating after your w/o ? And has it been a different meal or same meal each time you where sick ?

multivitamin 3x a day
joint support 3x a day
fibre 3x a day
unsaturated fatty acid supplement 3x a day
omega 3 epa dha 3x a day

i use mesomorph watermellon flavour before workout 5/6 days a week.

daily nutrition shake 14 grams (2 servings is 100% of your recommended daily intake needs) 2x a day once straight after work out once before bed

protowhey chocolate 100% hydrolysed protein 35g 2x a day once straight after work out once before bed

professionalwhey waxy maize starch 50g 2x a day once straight after work out once before bed

professionalwhey creatine ethyl ester 5g once daily before my workout

and yeah i drink heaps of water.

also i spoke to one of the trainers at the gym and he said he was the same but when he did cross fit training, which is a little more intense and that i was probably just pushing too hard.

want to see reslults ? push hard. push hard get sick. lose results. back to square 1....

 

[STEEV888]

Hit 42 reps on bench press at half body weight today. Buuuuuurn.

After seeing this the other day I though 'why don't we have little fun competitions here on the fitness thread' where people can set challenges and we could all do try them, would be good motivation I guess.

So today I tried this after my normal chest workout, I weigh 64kg's currently to I did it at 32.5kg's (which funny enough is what I do each arm dumbell press now 6 reps ftw)

I managed to get out 26 before I needed the bar taken off me, how many can you all do ?


Congratulations on 42 its harder than it sounds.

 

[VS 5.0]

Thanks. Yeah, definitely harder than it sounds. And I train by myself so maybe had one or two more reps in me but didn't want to look like a doofus with the bar stuck on my chest squealing for help lol.

When I first tried I got 31 / 32. I want to hit 45 in the next couple of weeks.

I'm 80kgs pressing 40kgs.

 

[dumpedvs]

My weight, 75kg
Benchpressing dumbells, 24kg Flat, 24kg Decline, 22kg Incline.
Today I didnt complete all of my sets, I struggled. Trying to work out why I couldnt..

Anyone else have off days where they cant bench/lift as much, as per usual? Pretty dissapointed..

 

[yZoH]

My weight, 75kg
Benchpressing dumbells, 24kg Flat, 24kg Decline, 22kg Incline.
Today I didnt complete all of my sets, I struggled. Trying to work out why I couldnt..

Anyone else have off days where they cant bench/lift as much, as per usual? Pretty dissapointed..

I've noticed my "Off" days were all in my mind.

It's just a matter of getting that pump, That adrenaline rush to help you push.
Be it grunting, forcefully making yourself angry or just some kick ass music.

It's all about the pump!