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Let's exercise together!; The workout topic
Topic Started: Jan 16 2015, 03:08 PM (1,037 Views)
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did abday today with the beginner version of the imgur picture linked. I did a rep of 12 and a rep of 10 of each. Ouch :( Next week I hope to do the rep of 8 aswell.
 
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Good. Keep it up!
 
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*pant* I....did it....2 full reps of leg day workout without the jumping on to something! Next week 3 reps with or without the last 30 squats.
 
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Jan 30 2015, 07:55 AM
*pant* I....did it....2 full reps of leg day workout without the jumping on to something! Next week 3 reps with or without the last 30 squats.
You can also add 3 x 15 Lunges to a higher platform to your workout. I don't know WHAT that higher platform could be, but get creative. :P
Edited by LayzKem, Jan 30 2015, 12:07 PM.
 
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so shoulder day....still hate those the most. I can barely get through them still. On the positive side, I decided to try some pushups cuz why not. I managed to do 12 good ones(!) and 10 not so good ones. I'm really happy about that since the first week I could barely do 10 bad ones. I do the lady style btw, with knees on the ground :P But still....12 good ones! Yay! And that's with me forgetting to do any last week. Yay! Hopefully next week I'll do 12/10 good ones and 8 not so good ones :P

As for the jumping to higher platform, I decided the stairs outside will have to do. I did 2 jumps but my legs almost buckled under me with only those 2 (I AM a fatty after all :P) so I decided I'll start with the jumping up on stuff once I can do 4 full reps of the leg workout. That will be something for me to work towards.

I'm really grateful for your support tho Kim. It feels really nice to have someone else to talk to bout these kinda things. Boyfriend always tries to push me to do more faster than I'm ready to and doesn't understand when I say I want to do it my way. It always makes me feel guilty and not good enough and that really brings me down. I'm still very afraid that I'll give up soon but with these forums and your support I'm really happy with what I'm doing. So thanks ^_^
 
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Hey, no problem. Working out is a part of me now, and i've never felt better so i'm happy to hear you're doing good. I'm glad you're enjoying the work outs too. Keep going, skip as few workouts as possible (sometimes it's inevitable, because life yo), always give 110% and be determined to achieve your goals (working out also helps you build character). When your body says no on your lazy days, your mind has to say yes. Results will come.

And remember, no excuses - if you're sitting behind a computer when you could be working out, feel guilty, because you're letting yourself down. :D
Edited by LayzKem, Feb 3 2015, 04:26 AM.
 
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yikes, I almost forgot ab day. I did 12/10/8 reps of the beginners ab workout from the pic. I'm aiming to get a little higher up from the ground next week :P The leg lower one is a pain and a half! Thats the most painful of the ab workout for me.
 
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so leg day today...I did only 2 reps this week, tho I said I'd do 3. However, I did my squats and lunges better, went deeper down :P

So it's my 4th week starting. I can't say I look forward to these workouts or that I even enjoy doing them yet. I do enjoy the effects of it tho. When walking to town, I feel like my walk is more powerful, less slouchy and feet dragging. It might be my imagination but it feels like my waist has gotten smaller, more fit. I mean I am a fatty so it's not like it'll be very noticeable for others but when I put my hands on my waist it feels...better. And I also enjoy seeing how much better I'm getting at the workouts too. Last week I barely got through 2 reps of the leg workout, the last 30 squats were a pain. This week, while still a bit hard, was so much easier. I still have a loooooooong way to go but the good thing about this workout schedule is that it doesn't feel like I have to do something ALL the time. It feels like a little bit every now and then, but the difference is huuuuuuge! I'm looking forward to adding zumba or bellydancing on saturdays, but for now I'm just going to continue as is and work on adding more reps rather than more workouts. I think it'll be better for me in the long run :)

Anyway...that's my long rant about workouts and stuff.
 
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That's good to hear, Monstar! I'm proud! :D At first you'll start feeling better, then you'll start seeing results and then you'll start looking forward to working out. This is how it was for me and this is how it will be for every newbie - all that matters is that you're happy with yourself. Also, you could start paying more attention to stuff that you eat if you want to lose fat more quickly - nothing insane, just try to cut out fast food/junk food.

"And I also enjoy seeing how much better I'm getting at the workouts too."
This, this and so much this.


"It hurts now, but one day it will be your warm-up."


Out of curiosity, what days are your work-out days? And how long are they?
Edited by LayzKem, Feb 6 2015, 05:24 PM.
 
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I do mondays chest and shoulders, wednesdays stomach and fridays legs atm. I'm not really sure how long it takes since I do between 2 and 3 reps of whatever it is. It's not an hour, maybe not even half an hour. It doesn't bother me tho, like you said, for now it's my workout but one day it will be my warm-up :P I'll add reps as soon as I feel I'll be able to until I have about 4 reps of each. At that point I will start adding workouts. I'm taking baby steps atm, mostly to make sure I continue doing the workouts.

Usually when I start working out after a long period of nothing, I get really excited and start doing too many workouts too fast. I end up with first workout going well, second being too soon after the first and therefore being a bit harder, third one is too soon again and that one is even more hard. The fourth one is almost impossible to complete, the 5th one IS impossible to complete. I get discouraged and take a break. That break turns into 2 breaks, 2 breaks turn into a week break, a week break turns into a month break and the month break turns into a year break :P That's why I'm really really careful right now with adding workouts until I feel completely confident I'll do the workouts every week.

My food intake is so horrible right now. I live on buttered cheesy toast. I literally have like 4 slices of toast and some chocolate on the side and that's my meal for the day. The reason for that is really my depression. I don't feel like making dinner and I REALLY don't feel like doing the dishes after making the dinner (that's why I bought the dishwasher :P). Luckily for me, my boyfriend will be coming here on Monday and he demands real food so for 2 weeks I'll have to make proper dinner again :P I'm planning on making a lot more salads to go with my real food and buying more fruits. I will however try to make and eat normal food, like lasagna, different potato dishes and my super yummy chicken sauce. I don't want to count calories or check portion sizes atm. It's enough of a struggle to actually eat normally.
 
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Okay, yea that's good. Keep going at your own pace and don't give up.
You could also take a picture of yourself now and then take a picture of yourself a year later - i regret not doing that, before/after pictures can motivate you a lot.

A no-no in my opinion (which isn't worth a lot, since i'm no personal trainer :D ) BUT:
The food you eat is very important. I wouldn't worry about the calories just yet, but know that you absolutely HAVE to get your eating schedule back to normal - average sized portions, 3-4 times a day, not all at once when you feel hungry.
Also, the 4 slices of toast and some chocolate will not do, Monstar, don't let your body down. :P Discipline yourself, take care of your body, give it the nutrition it deserves!
Edited by LayzKem, Feb 6 2015, 06:14 PM.
 
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Actually, as long as you get the necessary amount of vitamins and all that other jazz, you can pretty much eat whatever/how much you want, as long as you take that into account during your training (if you eat a lot, you'll have to burn more in that pass), no?

I mean, copious amounts of fat and shit isn't good, but that's sort of another reason, AFAIK.

I'm no fitness coach though.
 
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Dave. Pls.


Monstar, eat clean, atleast 3 times a day. You're not doing your body any favors if you're starving it.
 
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how do you deal with "sick days". I'm not feeling too well today at all and obviously it's abday. I'm thinking bout doing one set of the abworkout just to get something done. But generally speaking, how do you deal with days youre not feeling too well??
 
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You'll have to wait for Kim to give you advice based on experience and whatnot, but I can tell you right away that "You should only rest when sick" is not true, contrary to popular belief. Resting when sick is because of two things mainly, which are maintaining low stress levels and possibly minimizing physical activity. The latter actually depends on what ails you.

In general, if you have a fever, you don't want to exercise at all. Physical activity increases your body temperature, which can make you even sicker if you have a fever. The same applies for anything that gives you a hard time breathing and such, since exercise leads to heavier/more frequent breathing, and when you can't do that, you're not gonna do well.

You have a snivel, or just feeling ill (basically anything you could take a pill or whatever for and feel somewhat better), then by all means, go ahead and do your thing. In these "not so extreme" cases, the only limiting factor is that when you're sick you will most likely have less strength and energy to do a lot of things, meaning you might want to shorten down the routine, remove some things you might not have the energy to do, or replace some altogether (let's say going for a walk instead of running. That way you still keep your body working, but you're not putting unnecessary stress on it).
 
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