*.* NEW- 2014 General Fitness Thread *.*

[penguinz]

I guess we filled up the old one... http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=280149

Welcome to 2014! Now get your ass in top physical condition!

No one else started it so here it is!

**From the 2013 Thread**

If you want to get back into lifting, or need a new lifting routine, START HERE:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...inner_Programs

If you have questions about the SS programs, look here:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ

Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started.

Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE:

http://madcow.hostzi.com/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm

If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point.

[Silock]

I was going to have a big lifting day today . . . ****ing slept wrong and now I have the worst crick in my neck EVER. ****. No lifting today.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Silock

I was going to have a big lifting day today . . . ****ing slept wrong and now I have the worst crick in my neck EVER. ****. No lifting today.

Slept 1.5 hours last night. No gym today.

Question:

I've cut my current weights by 1/4 and changed all my sets to 15/10/5. Do you approve?

Also:

Tri's and Bi's on same day or different? I've been told both ways by too many people. Let's get it right.

Thanks.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

Slept 1.5 hours last night. No gym today.

Question:

I've cut my current weights by 1/4 and changed all my sets to 15/10/5. Do you approve?

That depends on how you're setting it up. Do you do 15 reps of one weight, short rest, then 10 more at the same weight, then short rest and then 5 more at the same weight? Or are you just saying each set is either 15, 10 or 5?

If it's the first, that's fine as long as the last 2 reps are near maximal, and doing any more would just result in a failed lift.

If it's the second, that's okay, too, but would need more explanation on what exercises get which reps.

Also:

Tri's and Bi's on same day or different? I've been told both ways by too many people. Let's get it right.

Thanks.

Doesn't matter. But it also depends if you're splitting up into push/pull days. The reality is that those muscles get worked by all the compound exercises, so they're always getting worked on each day, anyway. Which is fine, because those two groups respond to higher reps the best.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Silock

I was going to have a big lifting day today . . . ****ing slept wrong and now I have the worst crick in my neck EVER. ****. No lifting today.

I'll make it up for you.

Since I was in KC from Tuesday through Friday and I went to the TCU beatdown of the Sand Aggies, I haven't lifted since last monday.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Silock

That depends on how you're setting it up. Do you do 15 reps of one weight, short rest, then 10 more at the same weight, then short rest and then 5 more at the same weight? Or are you just saying each set is either 15, 10 or 5?

If it's the first, that's fine as long as the last 2 reps are near maximal, and doing any more would just result in a failed lift.

If it's the second, that's okay, too, but would need more explanation on what exercises get which reps.



Doesn't matter. But it also depends if you're splitting up into push/pull days. The reality is that those muscles get worked by all the compound exercises, so they're always getting worked on each day, anyway. Which is fine, because those two groups respond to higher reps the best.

As to item 1, the weight and number of sets stay true to that formula, with varying weight amounts at each station.

I used to do 8-6-4 for FW,
10-8-6 for machines.

I used that formula for every group.

Thanks for the word on bi/tri. I can cut a lift day now if need be.

[penguinz]

I have not lifted since getting laid off and have not been eating as much either. Tons of cardio from reffing soccer games... I have to be down close to 10lbs lighter now.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

As to item 1, the weight and number of sets stay true to that formula, with varying weight amounts at each station.

I used to do 8-6-4 for FW,
10-8-6 for machines.

I used that formula for every group.

Thanks for the word on bi/tri. I can cut a lift day now if need be.

That's fine. The key is to make sure you are only resting long enough to make the last 2 reps a struggle, where a third rep would be impossible with good form, or an outright failed lift. If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with what you're doing. The point is to stimulate the muscle, so if you're doing that, you're working out.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by penguinz

I have not lifted since getting laid off and have not been eating as much either. Tons of cardio from reffing soccer games... I have to be down close to 10lbs lighter now.

So, you're down to 220 now?

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Silock

So, you're down to 220 now?

Wow.. Trying to imagine 220 on my frame, muscle or fat, and neither would be an attractive thing!

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Wow.. Trying to imagine 220 on my frame, muscle or fat, and neither would be an attractive thing!

I can't remember - did you say you're still actually playing soccer or only reffing?

[KCUnited]

You unfinished basement, home gym guys, any recommendations for flooring you're using? I saw some industrial rubber squares at Home Depot, but they were a little spendy.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I can't remember - did you say you're still actually playing soccer or only reffing?

Just referee.... Too many injuries to play anymore. :'(

[lewdog]

Took a small vaca, got sick on vaca, still feel like shit and can't workout. Going to Michigan in a few weeks and won't have access to a gym there. I'm gonna shrivel up like a raisin not lifting. Not to mention I was consistently pulling 405+ sumo deads while holding my bodyweight around 180lbs. Time off always seems to zap my strength for longer than it should, this should be no exception.

Damn.

[ThaVirus]

Is anyone in the fitness thread lifting?

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Is anyone in the fitness thread lifting?

Looks like all the bros are cycling their periods together.