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"Currently train 5 days a week Upper Lower Push Pull Legs Would be lost if had to give up gym completely " I am pretty much this as well. I will also walk everywhere I can if possible. | |||
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"Currently train 5 days a week Upper Lower Push Pull Legs Been training since 14 but had a few setbacks that made start from scratch had surgery that required full abdominal incision that knocked right back to square one then heart attack last summer was stuck in hospital 2 weeks came out practically a walking skeleton. Would be lost if had to give up gym completely " That's a unique approach not seen that before sounds solid though is this something you mix up or stick to that routine? Muscle memory is a great thing and once you have that gym bug you can't go without. Avoiding body dysmorphia is one of the hardest things | |||
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"I don't gym as I don't have the time. Just got back into fitness after a year off being lazy (wk 7 maintaining routine) Run x 3/wk Weight train x 3/wk 10 min abs x 5/wk Give me 14 wks and I shall post the improvement results MrsAbz " Still getting it in when you can summer bodies are made in winter | |||
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"It's working OP. I've been on and off at the gym for years but upped my routines this year and become more focused I am at at the gym several times a week mixing weights with cardio I do a boxing class, zumba and swimming. I take creatine monohydrate and cut out sugar and cards Still a ways to go but I am starting to feel happy with my body for the first time in a long time. My mental health has improved along with my sleep. " That's great youre doing plenty there then... it has so many benefits. I got my ex onto the creatine and she had crazy results in the glute department. | |||
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"I weight train 3 days a week, Pilates 3-4 days a week, yoga 2 days a week, and swim/run on average 3-5 days a week. I used to do height weights following Strong Lifts 5x5 and I had the best shape of my life. Now, I focus on a push/pull routine and heavily legs basically. I’ve been physically active in some form since teen years. Being doing Pilates for almost two years, yoga for a decade, running for over a decade. Running/swimming is the only activity I have found that allows me to fully switch off and focus solely on the activity without thinking about ten million other thoughts that frequently run through my mind. I owe my core strength to Pilates. Without physical activity, outside of the bedroom, I’d be far less pleasant as a human I reckon. " Wow go you! That's impressive I hope you have a rest day in there somewhere ha. Sounds like you definitely know what you're doing. Yes I'd be a grump without the gym definitely. | |||
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"I don't gym as I don't have the time. Just got back into fitness after a year off being lazy (wk 7 maintaining routine) Run x 3/wk Weight train x 3/wk 10 min abs x 5/wk Give me 14 wks and I shall post the improvement results MrsAbz Still getting it in when you can summer bodies are made in winter" This is true. I was annoyed with myself for letting go my routine so much but getting back to it, so all good. It is so good for my mental health too surprisingly MrsAbz | |||
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"Currently train 5 days a week Upper Lower Push Pull Legs Been training since 14 but had a few setbacks that made start from scratch had surgery that required full abdominal incision that knocked right back to square one then heart attack last summer was stuck in hospital 2 weeks came out practically a walking skeleton. Would be lost if had to give up gym completely That's a unique approach not seen that before sounds solid though is this something you mix up or stick to that routine? Muscle memory is a great thing and once you have that gym bug you can't go without. Avoiding body dysmorphia is one of the hardest things" I do use other splits periodically but always revert back to this one partly because of work (I lay drives and patios) I make the upper and lower days the heaviest and do them on a weekend when fresh and work up to 3 sets of 5 on everything trying to add weight to the bar when hit 5 reps on all 3 sets Then through week when do push, pull, legs (normally on tues/wed/thus) train more bodybuilder style doing 2 work sets to failure one failing around 8 reps the other failing around 12 and work more isolation movements and machines Find this approach can train for both strength and muscle size without one interfering with the other it’s definitely my favourite way to train and always have been at my biggest and strongest training like this | |||
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"3 days weights 2 cardio, split into back and biceps, chest and triceps shoulders and legs " Sounds good I should do more cardio! How long have you had that routine for? | |||
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"It's working OP. I've been on and off at the gym for years but upped my routines this year and become more focused I am at at the gym several times a week mixing weights with cardio I do a boxing class, zumba and swimming. I take creatine monohydrate and cut out sugar and cards Still a ways to go but I am starting to feel happy with my body for the first time in a long time. My mental health has improved along with my sleep. That's great youre doing plenty there then... it has so many benefits. I got my ex onto the creatine and she had crazy results in the glute department." This is what I'm finding too! My muscles have never been so defined, it's a must for me, it's important if your doing high intensity training like boxing | |||
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" I do use other splits periodically but always revert back to this one partly because of work (I lay drives and patios) I make the upper and lower days the heaviest and do them on a weekend when fresh and work up to 3 sets of 5 on everything trying to add weight to the bar when hit 5 reps on all 3 sets Then through week when do push, pull, legs (normally on tues/wed/thus) train more bodybuilder style doing 2 work sets to failure one failing around 8 reps the other failing around 12 and work more isolation movements and machines Find this approach can train for both strength and muscle size without one interfering with the other it’s definitely my favourite way to train and always have been at my biggest and strongest training like this" Sounds ideal that does. Definitely a great way to get in strength training and bodybuilding. Taking notes on this one. I was push pull legs 6 days a week now I am... Mon- Chest, tris, +1 shoulder exercise Tues- back, Bi's + abs Wed- legs Thurs- shoulders + abs Fri- Chest, tris and calves Sat- back, Bi's + legs (Quads, glutes and hams) Sunday- rest What do you think of this routine? | |||
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"It's working OP. I've been on and off at the gym for years but upped my routines this year and become more focused I am at at the gym several times a week mixing weights with cardio I do a boxing class, zumba and swimming. I take creatine monohydrate and cut out sugar and cards Still a ways to go but I am starting to feel happy with my body for the first time in a long time. My mental health has improved along with my sleep. That's great youre doing plenty there then... it has so many benefits. I got my ex onto the creatine and she had crazy results in the glute department. This is what I'm finding too! My muscles have never been so defined, it's a must for me, it's important if your doing high intensity training like boxing " Creatine is amazing , especially if you don’t get much red meat, can make a huge difference especially the loading phase | |||
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"When I’m in the zone I’m boxing 3-4x a week and doing weights, mostly heavy compounds 1-2x a week. No special diet just good home-made food, lots of it ! Body and mind feels amazing, social side is great too." Weight training after boxing? Intense but you must be getting ripped doing all that. Boxing is a tough old sport | |||
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"Broadly speaking, I go the gym 4 times a week (but will adapt to life!): 2x Push days, with legs (squats/quads) and C&J 2x Pull days, with legs (deads/hammies) and snatch 2nd day a little lighter/higher volume and different variations (e.g. only one back squat session a week), and no Oly stuff. 5-a-side football on a 5th day, and just walking on the others or maybe a bit of cycling. But actually about to mix it up a little as it's been a while so answer will be different in a couple of weeks." Sounds great how long do your workouts last for? Couple hours I'm guessing | |||
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"Gym bro bodybuilding split, four times a week. - Legs - Chest - Back & bis - Shoulders & tris. It's probably helped a lot in injury prevention, or at least stopping them being worse. Also useful as p/rehab. LvM" Sounds good a long time ago I used to train back with tris, couple days later I'd do Chest with Bi's. Shoulders had their own day and so did legs. Shoulders for me are the hardest to build on so always focused on them | |||
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" I do use other splits periodically but always revert back to this one partly because of work (I lay drives and patios) I make the upper and lower days the heaviest and do them on a weekend when fresh and work up to 3 sets of 5 on everything trying to add weight to the bar when hit 5 reps on all 3 sets Then through week when do push, pull, legs (normally on tues/wed/thus) train more bodybuilder style doing 2 work sets to failure one failing around 8 reps the other failing around 12 and work more isolation movements and machines Find this approach can train for both strength and muscle size without one interfering with the other it’s definitely my favourite way to train and always have been at my biggest and strongest training like this Sounds ideal that does. Definitely a great way to get in strength training and bodybuilding. Taking notes on this one. I was push pull legs 6 days a week now I am... Mon- Chest, tris, +1 shoulder exercise Tues- back, Bi's + abs Wed- legs Thurs- shoulders + abs Fri- Chest, tris and calves Sat- back, Bi's + legs (Quads, glutes and hams) Sunday- rest What do you think of this routine?" I like it mate it’s something I would use as I like 2x a week frequency for training body part the only thing I’d maybe do is move the shoulder day just in case fatigue from shoulders effects the chest pressing movements but if this isn’t causing you issue it’s fine mate | |||
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"12 months. 3 x week strength with my PT. 4 x cardio. Eating well. Lost 4.5 stone up to now. 2 stone left to go. " Wow, that is inpressive going. I did 4.5 stone loss too. It feels so much better being fitter. Good luck on your journey to fitness MrsAbz | |||
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"Before lockdown I had a very boring routine of 45 minutes walking on a treadmill on a incline 3-4 times a week as this helped with maintaining my cholesterol and sugar levels.I am thinking of returning to the gym with a 15-20 minute incline walk on the treadmill and then using the resistance machine but not sure if I should do a variation of the 5x5 with heavy loads or 3x15 with lighter loads.I am looking to lose weight and be a bit toned " I'd advise cardio and bodybuilding reps on compound lifts (8-12 reps) . You can do 12-15 reps for isolation movements. | |||
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"Broadly speaking, I go the gym 4 times a week (but will adapt to life!): 2x Push days, with legs (squats/quads) and C&J 2x Pull days, with legs (deads/hammies) and snatch 2nd day a little lighter/higher volume and different variations (e.g. only one back squat session a week), and no Oly stuff. 5-a-side football on a 5th day, and just walking on the others or maybe a bit of cycling. But actually about to mix it up a little as it's been a while so answer will be different in a couple of weeks. Sounds great how long do your workouts last for? Couple hours I'm guessing" Heavy sessions I'll try to get done in an hour or so, but I'll do fewer accessories, but weekend sessions are normally around 90 mins. | |||
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"Weekends only. Walk in "sigh" Weight myself (look sad) Walk over to the mats 3sets of 10 reps laying there sare at the ceiling. Roll over repeat stare at the floor. Get up hobble over the the CrossFit bar's. 3sets of 2 reps 20 second's hanging by hand's stare out of the window. Walk over to the stairmaster look at it and walk away. Walk over to the watt bike's and struggle to adjust the position for 20 mins to get comfortable then 1 set of 30 second's @150watts. Cool down laying on the matts staring at the ceiling again. Weight myself "sigh" Go home lay on the sofa in gym gear all day." I occasionally mix it up with sitting on the Swiss ball ensuring a neutral spine position and stare at myself in the mirror for ten minutes. | |||
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"Does anyone know if it would be a bad idea to do yoga on my days off" Active recovery is good helps aid body mind and spirit And flexibility. Remember sleep can do nearly all of those things as well | |||
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"Does anyone know if it would be a bad idea to do yoga on my days off" Hard for anybody to advise without knowing your routines etc. I prefer mobility workouts to yoga, although much of those sorts of things are pretty similar really and I use a fair bit of yoga stuff within it. | |||
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"Don't go to the gym..I have weights at home.... don't lift big weights just use it to keep in shape..and like the buzz I get after a workout...how has it benefitted me..?....well I'm not a fat cunt.. " I go to the gym. I am fat. I have a cunt. | |||
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"Don't go to the gym..I have weights at home.... don't lift big weights just use it to keep in shape..and like the buzz I get after a workout...how has it benefitted me..?....well I'm not a fat cunt.. I go to the gym. I am fat. I have a cunt. " | |||
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"Does anyone know if it would be a bad idea to do yoga on my days off" Bad idea only if you want to be stiff | |||
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"Before lockdown I had a very boring routine of 45 minutes walking on a treadmill on a incline 3-4 times a week as this helped with maintaining my cholesterol and sugar levels.I am thinking of returning to the gym with a 15-20 minute incline walk on the treadmill and then using the resistance machine but not sure if I should do a variation of the 5x5 with heavy loads or 3x15 with lighter loads.I am looking to lose weight and be a bit toned " You can build muscle in any rep range as long as intensity is high and you reach a point close to failure every exercise, ideally 1-3 reps in reserve. As long as the weights keep increasing over time you'll continue to gain muscle. I favour 6-9 reps for all exercises as accumulated fatigue stays lower and you recover better. Using a lighter weight for more reps will just accumulate unnecessary fatigue. I'd also do your weights first and cardio after. | |||
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"I'm by no means a gym bunny, I actually hate the gym However I do alot of yoga/stretching I've been struggling with my back the past few months so have really stepped my game up going back to classes 4 times a week and doing home work outs from YouTube. It has really made a difference, I don't weigh myself following an ED as a child but my clothes are alot looser and I feel so much more agile and lighter " Well done you! Keep it up | |||
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"12 months. 3 x week strength with my PT. 4 x cardio. Eating well. Lost 4.5 stone up to now. 2 stone left to go. Wow, that is inpressive going. I did 4.5 stone loss too. It feels so much better being fitter. Good luck on your journey to fitness MrsAbz " Thank you Mrs M x | |||
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"Post your gym routine, how long you have been going for and how it has benefitted you. I weight train 6x a week on top of having a heavy manual labour job. Walk the dog every day. This has been on going for over a decade believe it or not. I don't fuss over diet, just work my ass off. I am lost without the gym, it gives me something to strive for and fulfills a void that would otherwise be missing. Social side is great too." I have my own gym in my barn. I train with weights for power and mobility four days a week. I walk the dogs 4 miles every morning and clock up 15,000 steps a day. Usually in the gym by 0630 six days a week for conditioning work. VO2 Max is 47.5, RHR is 56, and 60s HRR is 38. All exceptional for my age, apparently. | |||
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