My heart just wasn't in anything today, really. I was tired all day and had a hard time not being irritated/sad. As a result, I didn't do my best work at the gym. I did manage to get biceps and triceps done, but was really lacking on chest and really only did about 3/4 of my workout.
I guess there will be days like that but I wish my emotions would just leave me the fuck alone some times. Makes everything so much harder. Ah well...like I said...it was an off day and I can accept not being 100% every single day.
Back at it tomorrow.
RC: Going to be pretty much ripped come summer
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Posted 04 March 2010 - 02:33 PM
Socialist workout routines.
Damn TASB, who is that in that photo? How do they get those abs? (no homo)
CRB....any workout is much better than no workout. Especially when you really don't feel like doing anything.
You get those abs from dragon flags. I posted the page for that a while ago. There's no easy way to do it.
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Posted 04 March 2010 - 03:39 PM
Dragon flags. Will look at that. There has to be more to it....cardio routine? diet? exercise? (no homo).
It's simple in theory and hard in practice.
1) Get lean (<10% body fat) through diet/exercise/etc.
2) Do crazy abs exercises like dragon flags and ab roll outs to get ripped.
3) Impress chicks.
That's all there is to it in theory, although in practice none of those steps comes easy.
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Posted 04 March 2010 - 04:52 PM
Item 1 is the most difficult, for sure.
You may be underestimating the dragon flags (and possibly chicks too).
The exercise is to go from here:
To here:
And back again with your back and legs straight and toes pointed for a set of 10.
That's hard core, brahmigo. Like Bruce Lee hard core.
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Posted 04 March 2010 - 04:55 PM
You may be underestimating the dragon flags (and possibly chicks too).
The exercise is to go from here:
To here:
And back again with your back and legs straight and toes pointed for a set of 10.
That's hard core, brahmigo. Like Bruce Lee hard core.
looks like it would put a lot of strain on the neck.
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Posted 04 March 2010 - 05:44 PM
Well chicks are easy, man. No offense to chicks, of course. And I think doing the exercise is easier than getting the results, thus 1 is more difficult than 2. I referred back to your post and will attempt tonight. Perhaps I should vlahg. 
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Posted 06 March 2010 - 01:53 AM
Abs are toughest for me, too. That's where the majority of my body fat is, in the middle. I've good upper bod strength but I'm just a spare tire in the middle and it's tough doing the ab workouts.
Been at it all week and definitely making progress. I can feel it and I'm noticing a bit of loss in that tire.
Been at it all week and definitely making progress. I can feel it and I'm noticing a bit of loss in that tire.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 08:57 PM
TR - I got junk in the gut too. Sucks. Nowhere else really.
Soccer season starts at the end of the month so I have started jogging again. That will also help. It is just too cold to jog outside in the winter.
Tried dragon flags yesterday. I can get up, but that's about it.
I did do a different exercise, though....in between sets. Abs are sore today so it worked. Will continue. Someday, I might be able to do a dragon flag. Some day might.
Soccer season starts at the end of the month so I have started jogging again. That will also help. It is just too cold to jog outside in the winter.
Tried dragon flags yesterday. I can get up, but that's about it.
I did do a different exercise, though....in between sets. Abs are sore today so it worked. Will continue. Someday, I might be able to do a dragon flag. Some day might.
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 04:29 PM
Abs are toughest for me, too. That's where the majority of my body fat is, in the middle. I've good upper bod strength but I'm just a spare tire in the middle and it's tough doing the ab workouts.
Been at it all week and definitely making progress. I can feel it and I'm noticing a bit of loss in that tire.
had a tire my whole life. I think the 'six pack' will always be elusive for me. I'm not willing to give up all the various foods I like that contribute to the tire.
Even in High School when my metabolism was obviously much better, I played football, skied 5 days a week and played lax, still had a tire.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 03:27 AM
Didn't I post the super crunch video? If you don't want to kill yourself with the dragon flags, try this...you only have to do it every 5-7 days and it really is an awesome ab workout. I did it today using 25 pounds as my max weight.
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I tore the gym up today....back on top. Increased weight on pretty much everything today which was nice. Back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders...I reeeeeally went at it hard today. Did the ab workout (only two reps, though) and then ran a little over 2 miles.
Shit yeah, son! I also walked about 2 miles afterward and ate an amazingly delicious organic salad. Yum!
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I tore the gym up today....back on top. Increased weight on pretty much everything today which was nice. Back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders...I reeeeeally went at it hard today. Did the ab workout (only two reps, though) and then ran a little over 2 miles.
Shit yeah, son! I also walked about 2 miles afterward and ate an amazingly delicious organic salad. Yum!
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 01:21 PM
On a lifting cycle right now. Did chest and upper back on Saturday, shoulders and arms Sunday, and lower back and plyos yesterday. Rest day today (must go food shopping instead...), but tomorrow chest and upper back again, shoulders and arms Thursday and a hard cardio/plyos workout Saturday morning. Then it's off for a week of vacation to try to undo all of the gains I've made in the last 2 months...
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 02:34 PM
Good work brahmigos...
Been going hard and steady too. Yesterday was kinda like a off day but I still went in and hit my traps & calfs and did 40 mins. of cardio. Arms are still sore from sat(hit them good) but I will be doing back and abs this evening.
Keep up the good work!!
Been going hard and steady too. Yesterday was kinda like a off day but I still went in and hit my traps & calfs and did 40 mins. of cardio. Arms are still sore from sat(hit them good) but I will be doing back and abs this evening.
Keep up the good work!!
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 11:43 AM
^^ Easy there tiger. lol.
Did back yesterday with a 25 min inclined hike on the treadmill. Today is chest and abs & if time some type of cardio.
Where's halfstar...did he stop working out or what, he's suppose to be the ring leader here?
Did back yesterday with a 25 min inclined hike on the treadmill. Today is chest and abs & if time some type of cardio.
Where's halfstar...did he stop working out or what, he's suppose to be the ring leader here?
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Posted 11 March 2010 - 01:48 AM
I did this arm workout today. Holy shit. It rocks. I could not do 21 reps of the first exercise. I couldn't even do 12. 
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Posted 11 March 2010 - 03:29 AM
I did this arm workout today. Holy shit. It rocks. I could not do 21 reps of the first exercise. I couldn't even do 12.
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Dude, that's like Jersey Shore crap. Biceps are the most useless muscles in your body.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 04:15 AM
All upper body tonight minus back and abs, which I'll be doing tomorrow. I also did that machine...whassit called? The one that's like you're walking really fast. First time I've tried it...about 20 minutes worth just to get some cardio in. It kicked my ass!
But I feel great right now. Tomorrow is back, abs, legs and more cardio. Next week I'm starting a new regiment. Lower numbers of exercises, but will maximize muscle gain over time. The added bonus is having basically a different work out almost every day.
But I feel great right now. Tomorrow is back, abs, legs and more cardio. Next week I'm starting a new regiment. Lower numbers of exercises, but will maximize muscle gain over time. The added bonus is having basically a different work out almost every day.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 07:28 AM
judo was fun tonight. this is pretty entertaining, too.
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and here's some of what we did with the kids (this guy doesn't pronounce Japanese spectacularly, but he explains it in intelligible English):
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and here's some of what we did with the kids (this guy doesn't pronounce Japanese spectacularly, but he explains it in intelligible English):
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 07:39 AM
And this is what I got slammed with on my right upper arm Monday night. That's what happens when you train with white belts who don't have good control of their judo yet. I told sensei I'm only going vs. other women in our practice matches. (drilling technique I'll do with either gender)
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That's what happens when you train with white belts who don't have good control of their judo yet. I told sensei I'm only going vs. other women in our practice matches. (drilling technique I'll do with either gender)[ame][/ame]
..so I havent worked out since thurs. But I will be back tomo. fo sho.
(has related videos, too)
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Posted 16 March 2010 - 03:50 AM
Took the last two days off to give my muscles a chance to heal and rest. Today went in for chest, arms and shoulders...also ran 3.4 miles. I'm starting to chart my progress with pics so I will share one with you. Understand this...I have NEVER had a chest to speak of in my life, so this is a big deal to me. Also, the ab routine I'm doing I only have to do every 5-7 days and I think it's already working. I'm really pleased with the results I'm getting and this is basically only a little over a month of really going hard at the gym. Nowhere to go but up.
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Posted 18 March 2010 - 04:19 AM
Chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps tonight. I added some extra chest exercises, including incline bench and dumbell press. My arms were fucking SWOLE tonight. I'm going to be feeling some aches tomorrow, but I like that. Also ran 2.34 miles after doing that insane ab routine I posted. I actually got through 5 reps of it. Bicycles are HARD for me. But I did it.
Feeling mega good right now. I start practicing Copeira soon with a cute girl friend of mine, too.
Feeling mega good right now. I start practicing Copeira soon with a cute girl friend of mine, too.
