Get fit or die tryin

 

I drank more than enough water.

 

Made a little sense to me at first, but ya, not trying to make weight over here for a fight or anything so in the end it was dumb and over with lol

 

It's all good, we all start somewhere. Some day you'll be looking down on your abs and laughing about this day

It's all good, we all start somewhere. Some day you'll be looking down on your abs and laughing about this day

 

Ive been walking/jogging in the mornings, woke up at 1130 and didnt feel it this morn so I did this as a "replacement"...Twas silly...no harm done though...the sweat felt good though

trash bags the same concept as a sauna suit...and the hemroid thing I learned when i went to a recruiters office and didnt make weight..

 

Also drank half a gallon of water...at the very least it flushed some toxins out??

 

You're not trying to make weight for a prizefight.

 

edit: soxfan1 beat me to it

Edited June 19, 201213 yr by CrimsonWeltall

You're not trying to make weight for a prizefight.

 

edit: soxfan1 beat me to it

 

I do plan on joining a boxing club 2 blocks away so perhaps ill revisit this again in the future lol

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

Edited June 20, 201213 yr by CrimsonWeltall

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

 

 

It's going to be hard to get a heavily weighted barbell to your back without a rack to hold it up and allow you to get underneath the bar. Check things like craigslist, oftentimes people are willing to part with that stuff at far under retail prices (which are sky high). It can be a pain to go pick those types of things up and it's damn near impossible to ship something that heavy without paying a fortune.

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

 

Commit a felony and go to prison.

Commit a felony and go to prison.

 

Yes, then you can imagine all of Soxtalk is paying for your training!

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

 

 

 

You can get a resistance band for pretty cheap and can do all the same things you would be doing with dumbbells. Unless youre looking for size in which case a barbell and weights is the way to go...Also if you dont mind pissin off the neighbors you can get a tractor tire for free. I went to the local firestone where they had a ton out back, all different sizes and weights and they let me test them out till I found one thats right for me. They have to pay to recycle those so they will gladly let them go for free.

 

If you wanna grab some resistance cords and help out a fellow soxtalker hit up Reddy and im sure he'd gladly sell you some via beachbody.

Edited June 22, 201213 yr by 2nd_city_saint787

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

Yes you could, but you will still want to do those bodyweight exercises. Also kettlebells are very versatile.

I'll look into kettlebell exercises. Thanks

Jake, sorry for the delayed response, great info on the ketogenic diet. I would be interested in the ebook you mentioned.

Other than bodyweight exercises (pushups, pullups, etc), what is the cheapest way to start doing some strength training?

 

Can I buy a barbell+weights and do things like squats and lifts without having something like a power rack (assuming I am extremely conservative about how much weight I use)?

haha you allllll know what I'm going to say.

 

 

 

Thing is... in this case... it kind of is the cheapest, most effective way to get yourself acclimated to strength training...

Throwing this in my fav. thread on the board...

 

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/clip-board...e-griffin-blush

 

I'm the only 275 pound man dumb enough to bike 8 miles and play an hour+ of basketball in 96 degree weather.....sooo exhausted

Aight another shameless self-plug, but the 90 days are up from my first Challenge Group, and no one's posting in here anyway, so I thought I'd share my clients' before/after pics with you guys.

 

 

 

 

And my own:

 

 

If anyone wants info lemme know.

I'm the only 275 pound man dumb enough to bike 8 miles and play an hour+ of basketball in 96 degree weather.....sooo exhausted

I rode almost 30 in 105. Stupid. 6 bottles of water.

Get one of those camelbak backpacks. They work awesome for hiking or biking.

Tough to stay motivated in this damn heat.

 

Time to get back on the wagon...going to start on tuesday trying to do workouts in the morning before work to beat this damn heat. We'll see how that goes.

It is incredible how quickly plyo can humble you...and how quickly a little pizza and beer will get you off your game...fack

My job schedule is absolutely killing my workout schedule. UGH.

So Asylum's almost done. That s***'s bananas.

 

Starting out on Beachbody's newest program next monday - Body Beast. For you guys looking for pure muscle gains, this is it. I've done a couple of the workouts and it's fantastic. Dynamic Set Training (basically Pyramid training) where you do 15 reps of light weight, 12 of heavier, 8 of heaviest, then a drop set. Destroys you in such a great way!

Happy this thread got bumped. Since I moved to the city my diet and work out schedule has been god awful.

 

I'm getting back at it tomorrow though so hopefully this thread being around will keep me motivated.

 

Very frustrated at myself as I've been so obsessed with my fitness for the last 2 years, researched everything and anything and just have gone back to living my college life the last month and a half.

 

No more f***in excuses, need to get back to where I was.

Happy this thread got bumped. Since I moved to the city my diet and work out schedule has been god awful.

 

I'm getting back at it tomorrow though so hopefully this thread being around will keep me motivated.

 

Very frustrated at myself as I've been so obsessed with my fitness for the last 2 years, researched everything and anything and just have gone back to living my college life the last month and a half.

 

No more f***in excuses, need to get back to where I was.

it's easy to fall off unless you have long term goals.

 

for me, it's about not being a friggin' cripple when I'm 65 and having to rely on other people to get up and down stairs etc. I plan on doing yoga when I'm 80. I'm not scared of dying, but i'm scared of being old.

 

what's your regimen?

it's easy to fall off unless you have long term goals.

 

for me, it's about not being a friggin' cripple when I'm 65 and having to rely on other people to get up and down stairs etc. I plan on doing yoga when I'm 80. I'm not scared of dying, but i'm scared of being old.

 

what's your regimen?

When I'm going good, an example week for me will be:

 

Mon: legs

 

Tues: 3-5 mile run

 

Weds: tris/shoulders/chest

 

Thursday: core(pretty short day, only about 20 minutes)

 

Friday: back/bis

 

Saturday: HIIT

 

Sunday: active rest(usually bball)

 

And when I really start going crazy ill add in cardio after all my lifting sessions as well.

 

Good call on the long term goals as well, all my goals are always extremely short sighted.