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2013 Fitness & Nutrition Thread With Coach Beard

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dhill37 said:
I did a run today.
Week 5 run 3

Walk 5 / run 20 / walk 5

Felt good
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Great dhill37! Back on the positive train bro! Love it!
 
I got a quick lift in before practice tonight. Chest and back. Flat bench, wide grip pullups, dead lifts, bent over rows, pullovers, lawnmowers, incline bench and decline pushups. Really pushed myself as I haven't been lifting much so I felt like I needed to kick my butt. Hopefully this will get me back lifting. I always feel better when I am lifting. Even if it is just 3 times a week, I feel like it really helps in every aspect of my daily life.
 
Wicked Cool Bearded Man said:
BEASTMODE NUMBERS!! That is spectacular for just getting back into it!
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My strength has always been bottom heavy. My max squat my freshman year of college was 730. I have thunder thighs and a half, haha.
 
Steel President said:
My strength has always been bottom heavy. My max squat my freshman year of college was 730. I have thunder thighs and a half, haha.
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Thats serious! Legs used to be my strongest and now my weakest! :bulgy-eyes:
 
Steel President said:
My strength has always been bottom heavy. My max squat my freshman year of college was 730. I have thunder thighs and a half, haha.
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That is straight up BEASTMODE bro. Those numbers are jaw dropping!
 
I've always been the opposite of most - I love leg day!! Dreaded benching, I still do. I actually don't even bench anymore - I've been working a lot with medicine balls/kettlebells to increase my upper body strength.
 
Steel President said:
I've always been the opposite of most - I love leg day!! Dreaded benching, I still do. I actually don't even bench anymore - I've been working a lot with medicine balls/kettlebells to increase my upper body strength.
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Cables and machines are great as well to keep constant tension throughout the movement.
 
bmwnola said:
Cables and machines are great as well to keep constant tension throughout the movement.
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Yep, that's what I stick to with upper body these days. I have a bad shoulder and a lot of free weight lifting is just too much for me. I still sulk a bit during upper body days, haha, but I definitely enjoy it now more than in the past.
 
Steel President said:
Yep, that's what I stick to with upper body these days. I have a bad shoulder and a lot of free weight lifting is just too much for me. I still sulk a bit during upper body days, haha, but I definitely enjoy it now more than in the past.
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Yep me too. I try to stay away from free weights now a days.
 
Love this thread, by the way. I've skimmed through a lot of it and this is just wonderful.
 
I totally missed this post the first time around.

Mad props (jubilous congratulations) for that awesome lift*2.




Steel President said:
And I did a lower body workout after that! I've been running 3 miles on my upper body days (M/W/F) and 1.5 miles on my lower body days (T/TH).

I've been doing some serious squatting recently for the first time since I was a freshman in college (5 years ago..sheesh). I was able to get 545 up twice today.
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Looks like I am going to be taking some days off from running. Last run, on Monday evening, I felt some some uncomfortableness in my Achilles Tendon. Ugh! It is the same leg where I have had injuries to the meniscus and IT band issues. Better safe than sorry... so going to rest it for at least a week. In the meantime, I am going to add a freestyle swim (light kicking) and a punching bag routine as cardio to compliment the body resistance training sessions.
 
bmwnola said:
Cables and machines are great as well to keep constant tension throughout the movement.
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Or pushups!! Super underrated exercise!
 
bmwnola said:
Yep me too. I try to stay away from free weights now a days.
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There are so many ways to change it up if some things bother you. Very cool that you have substituted workouts.
 
interlooper said:
Looks like I am going to be taking some days off from running. Last run, on Monday evening, I felt some some uncomfortableness in my Achilles Tendon. Ugh! It is the same leg where I have had injuries to the meniscus and IT band issues. Better safe than sorry... so going to rest it for at least a week. In the meantime, I am going to add a freestyle swim (light kicking) and a punching bag routine as cardio to compliment the body resistance training sessions.
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Good idea shutting it down. This is one injury not to play around with. That is a good substitute. Thought about the elliptical? It might not stress it, not sure though.
 
Going to run 4 miles tonight. Had practice this afternoon so I have the night to relax and run.
 
Went an checked out the closest gym to the house, an Anytime Fitness just across the street from my neighborhood. Well after a quick self guided tour and a sit down to talk prices, I probably won't be going there. $73/month for me and g/f to both have a memebership. That seems insane to me. Is that really high or is that normal? Someone tell me thats not normal.
 
Playdough said:
Went an checked out the closest gym to the house, an Anytime Fitness just across the street from my neighborhood. Well after a quick self guided tour and a sit down to talk prices, I probably won't be going there. $73/month for me and g/f to both have a memebership. That seems insane to me. Is that really high or is that normal? Someone tell me thats not normal.
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I think thats pretty high. We can go to a local golds gym for 20 a month per person. Of course planet fitness is only 10 a month too. The YMCA is more costly though. More in line with the price you are seeing.
 
I really need to be spending more time in this thread....trying to lose a buttload of weight before the Morgan Cup.
 
Playdough said:
Went an checked out the closest gym to the house, an Anytime Fitness just across the street from my neighborhood. Well after a quick self guided tour and a sit down to talk prices, I probably won't be going there. $73/month for me and g/f to both have a memebership. That seems insane to me. Is that really high or is that normal? Someone tell me thats not normal.
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That is high. My wife goes to La Fitness for 29 a month and if want to join it will take it up to 43 a month
 
Sorry I forgot to update.. I have Plantar Fasciatis. Only weights for the next 3-4 weeks before I can start running again
 
Theres a Planet Fitness about 15-20 minutes from the house that we can join for 20 bucks a month combined. Its just the drive over there from my house. Because its a combined 5 minutes from my work and her work. Last thing I want to do is go home, eat, then go back...especially at 9 or 10 at night. Maybe I'm just making excuses again..
 
T2GRN18 said:
That is high. My wife goes to La Fitness for 29 a month and if want to join it will take it up to 43 a month
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Theres a LA about 10 minutes from the house, have to go and check it out.
 
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