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Of course I lift. Camping PR's is my new pastime. Course that's why you rarely see me online.
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I have to do a ton of walking and some occasional lifting at my job so I am active during the day but I need to get a good excercise routine going again.
The best thing to do as far as excercise and eq that someone can do, in my opinion, is to just take a break from the game and excercise. Don't try to do both at the same time. Your eyes need a break too.
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I need to get back into it. Family doctor started me on testosterone a couple weeks back because I was a bit low but it feels like I'm kinda wasting it without being in the gym.
Lost 80 pounds before, probably bout 5 years ago or so. Got into lifting pretty hard after that, then one day just stopped. Put a decent chunk back on, maybe an update thread would keep me interested for a bit. Local gym also made the change to being open 24 hours, that got me excited. | ||
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After reading this post, I first felt like maybe I should share with other elfs openly in RNF my athletic prowess and feats of endurance, pretending it somehow would motivate and inspire others to do the same... Then I realized that would make me a self-fellating humble brag looking only to create annoyance and friction. | |||
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In any case, I take the opposite approach from a lot of y'all: forget 8+ hours a week at the gym, I spend less than five minutes a day, and only on weekdays. One day I dumbbell press as much as I can for one set (ATM 90 lbs. 13-14 reps). The next day I plank as long as I can (2:10) then do as many crunches as I can (10). That's it. I've been doing it for a few years now and it's made a huge difference. I'm not swole like Raavak and Mead probably are, but I'm healthier, have strength, and look good with my shirt off. Definitely recommend it for all the non-gym rats: everyone can do < 5 min/weekday and stick to it if they try, and if you give it a year it will make a real difference (and then if you combine it with a healthy diet and lose some weight on top of it you'll get a huge difference).
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P.S. The only reason I do the dumbbell presses is because I broke my wrist awhile ago and I had to stop doing push-ups because of it. If you haven't broken a wrist you can replace the dumbbells with push-ups (as many as you can) and then the only equipment you'll need is some kind of mat to do the crunches on.
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When it isn't on the extreme side of things, weather-wise, I like to run. My day job office is downtown next to the river, so it makes for a nice 5K loop along river to a bridge, back along river to another bridge. It has been 95+ for a couple weeks so it'll be a bitch when I start back up again.
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The comment I made has to do with the fact the OP is constantly patting himself on the back and I just wanted to give him the attention he needs by posting in his thread. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | |||
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I stopped doing regular pushups a while back and found that dips work better for me now. Less stress on my lower back, and is actually a more complex exercise than the pushup. I prefer calisthenics over weight lifting, but do barbell curls/presses and dumbbell curls/presses occasionally and that's the only free weight exercises I do now. I stick to body squats, dips, inclined pushups on steps to take pressure off my back, and if I am feeling really motivated I will do lunges and calf raises too. Basically I do mostly complex calisthenics that work larger muscle groups as well as smaller ones that are working in tandem to build practical strength. | |||
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