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2003/10/21, 12:37 PM
I think I may have been recording my progress incorrectly when inputting into my FT program. For instance, when I recorded my dumbbell flat bench presses I was only recording the weight of one dumbbell, not multiplying it by 2. Someone once told me to record my progress in this manner and I never thought to question it until now...... Wow, I guess if I have been doing it wrong, I guess my progress chart's going to look fantastic!
Another thing please: For exercises like "dips behind back, crunches, etc", does a person just input one's own weight (adding on any extra weights used for resistance?)
And lastly, do you usually add in the weight of the bar?
I never used to record my progress until this year and I have grown to like it - I just wish to make sure I am doing it properly. Thanks in advance :)
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2003/10/21, 01:25 PM
I_Am-azon, I don't know if there is a right or wrong here.
I have always entered the single dumbel weight. Don't see why it would matter as long as you do it the same way.
On exercises where you use your weight, I enter 0 or the weight added by disks, belts, packs etc. You really can't do the exercise without your body weight so I usually don't include it.
Damn tootie rootie I add the bar. I need all the help I can get.
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Charlie
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2003/10/21, 03:03 PM
Charlie is right - as long as you record it the same way consistently you will see progress on your charts. I record the weight of one Dumb bell, that way when i look at what i did last time I can see that I lifted 35's, otherwise if I recorded it as the combined weight, 70 lbs, I would have to do math, and math is hard (thanks Barbie). :)
I add the bar in when it is the big bar, 45 lbs, or the medium bar 35 lbs, or the curl bar.. 25? It gets a little confusing, and the smith machine bar??? I add the bar in when i know what it weighs, otherwise i WRITE BAR+25LBS IN MY JOURNAL AND JUST PUT THE 25LBS INTO THE ft SITE. Oops, there went the caps lock again (typing is harder than math, darnit!)
As long as you understand it, that is what matters, so you know what to add or not the next time.
Good luck!
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Challenge + Consistency = Results
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2003/10/22, 03:35 PM
Yeah, what's up with that Smith Machine bar? Does anyone really know how you are supposed to include that one? For instance, when just starting and using only the bar, what weight ARE you lifting????
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/10/22, 05:04 PM
I think the smith amchine bar only weighs 5-8 lbs, but I am not sure. I always just record the weight I add to it. What exercise are you doing that you don't add any weight to it, if you don't mind my asking, you are a big strong gal...
Oh, yeah, I meant to tell you, Victoria, someone told me that Trader Joe's is coming to MN. So now I will know what you are talking about...
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Challenge + Consistency = Results
"You do or you do not. There is no try." - Yoda
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2003/10/23, 02:26 PM
Thanks everyone - I guess I have been recording it correctly. :)
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2003/10/23, 03:26 PM
I was asking because I am taking my son to the gym with me a couple times a week, since my hubby/workout partner is gone. We did shoulder presses on the Smith last week and I had him do his first set with just the bar. And I see some of the older folks doing things with just the bar. I always thought it was the same as a regular bar, just easier to move because of the pulley system. I did see a trainer doing a cool looking leg exercise with a client using the Smith. He had her lie under it and push it up with her feet, like a leg press. I was thinking of trying that one some time. Trader Joes is a great store, I don't get there often enough!
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/10/24, 06:17 AM
O would think that having such a narrow platform for leg presses on the smith machine would be asking for foot pain and aggravation. i wouldn't recommend it, at least not heavy. They invented the leg press with a platform for a reason.
That is cool that your son is working out!
I think the smith bar is too light for most people, even for a warm-up, but if it helps teach form before adding weight, good idea (I was just ribbing you about just counting the bar).
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Challenge + Consistency = Results
"You do or you do not. There is no try." - Yoda
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