the DOOM WORKOUT

[Bassist_Diver]

HIIT is very hit or miss with me - some days I'm in the zone and others it feels like a chore. IME it's much better to do cardio outdoors rather than with machines, since you're actually going somewhere instead of stuck in a stationary place. Weights, on the other hand, are never a problem.

Any reason why you're doing leg press instead of squats? And the thing with pullups is being able to do 1 unassisted is a pain in the ass, then going from 1 to 2 is kind of hard, 2 to 3 is easier, but then you're able to go from 3 to "all the pullups" almost seamlessly. How I built myself up to those was doing chinups, lat pulldowns, and assisted pullups. And attempting unassisted pullups as well, but that should be a given.

[AngryGoldfish]

Yeah, I think I'd prefer HIIT if I were with a big group of people in a field or tennis court, something like that, just running around breaking a sweat. In my living room on my own, even with Dillinger played at loud volumes, I was never pumped at all.

I just want to hit 200kg leg press because it's the max weight. I'm doing squats as well of course. As of yet don't know what my max is. I think I could do 80kg, but I'm not sure. Probably 70kg is my safe max right now. Like I said, I'm not inherently strong. I've spent most of my life behind a computer screen, playing a guitar, or reading. I was never the 'go out and build a shed' type of guy. I built computers instead, played guitar, wrote stories, that kind of thing. Nothing that ever involved lifting heavy stuff.

I imagine pull ups are as you describe them. Once you can do a few you should be free sailing.

[D.o.S.]

Dan are you coming to ILFUK?

[AngryGoldfish]

I didn't know there was one. I'll have a looksee.

[new05002]

Been out of training for almost 2 years now. Totally a bummer but life has its requirements at the moment which leaves me with very little time for anything besides work and the baby.

[AngryGoldfish]

Raising an infant is exercise enough really.

[Bassist_Diver]

Went for a run this morning and thought I was gonna die. Too much beer and weights, not enough cardio.

[Bassist_Diver]

Double posting, get at me.

As I've gotten older I've realized that my strength gains have plateaued or, worse, gone down no matter how hard I push. Aging is a motherfucker, mane, so rather than fight it and get "enhanced" (something I would never ever consider and strongly dissuade anyone from doing) I've decided to shift my goals - 2 mile run every morning, bro split MWF, calisthenics on T/Th/Sa. So today will be chest/tris, tomorrow will be abs and leg-focused calisthenics, etc.

Old but relevant read: https://www.menshealth.com/health/30s-w ... how-fix-it

[AngryGoldfish]

That's interesting about cutting back on portions as you got older. That could be a challenge for a lot of people who have been conditioned to enjoying large meals.

[Bassist_Diver]

That's interesting about cutting back on portions as you got older. That could be a challenge for a lot of people who have been conditioned to enjoying large meals.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlQhklDjIs[/youtube]

[Bassist_Diver]

So this is some bullshit:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jf0Sg8yyNA[/youtube]

tl;dw - Facebook won't let this guy promote a (paid) bodybuilding video because it "promotes weight loss" and might trigger Facebook users.

[Bassist_Diver]

PROTIP: When using your gym's heavy bag, remember to keep your wrist straight and in line with your forearm. I'll be in a wrist brace for the next 2 weeks

[AngryGoldfish]

PROTIP: When using your gym's heavy bag, remember to keep your wrist straight and in line with your forearm. I'll be in a wrist brace for the next 2 weeks

Boxing was really hard on my body when I did it. Too hard to be honest. It took a long time before I stopped getting injuries, especially in my thumb.

[Olin]

PROTIP: When using your gym's heavy bag, remember to keep your wrist straight and in line with your forearm. I'll be in a wrist brace for the next 2 weeks

And always, always try to land on your index and middle knuckle, especially if you aren't taped up properly. As enjoyable as boxing is, there are a lot of ways to wreck your body with it, especially for musicians.

[Bassist_Diver]

First day of post-Thanksgiving and travel workout had me like: