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2002/10/13, 02:19 AM
okay like my other thread before this one I explained that my workout was getting off track cause of school etc...I get home around 3pm so tired,sleepy and do you guys think its kinda late for working out at 4-5 pm? Cuase I take an hours rest after I get home from school. But I really want to get in shape fast. So what I was thinking was I just get off the plan and just workout my upperbody every other day and my lower body and cardio every other day, for example monday I would workout parts of my upperbody then the next day would be parts of my lower body and do some cardio then the next day would be my upperbody again and etc...please tell me what you think, if its a good idea bad etc..
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2002/10/13, 02:22 AM
oh and take like 2 days to just rest
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2002/10/26, 07:19 PM
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2002/10/26, 07:22 PM
nvm that
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2002/10/26, 10:17 PM
Hi Kasper,
Well depending on your goals such as fat loss or muscle gain both of them start with your eating habits.
If you want a work-out for fat loss and muscle several people use this type of split:
Chest/Tri/Shoulders
Back/Bi
Legs/glutes/calves
Abs 1-3x a week
Cardio 3-5x a week
If you are not in shape, start with 20 min and bump it up as you go along.
There are heart rate zones you can get into to improve your cardiovascular once you have improved your endurance.
Without knowing age/sex and goals it's kind of hard to steer you in the right direction. Please give us some more info and we can help you achieve your goals.
:) Melissa
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
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2002/10/27, 01:30 AM
here's a little info im 15/male 170lbs and my goals are muscle gain and fat loss too, but not mass muscle gain. I want my form to be like Dang's. Not too big not too small just medium
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2002/10/27, 10:52 AM
Do you know that muscle gain and muscle mass gain are the same thing?
No, you are not going to get huge over night. I am positive that Dang has worked hard to achieve his body. I want you to remember that he might have different factors then you. He might be taller or shorter. He might have more fast twitch or slow twitch fibers.
I feel that since you are young and with raging hormones :) you will be able to accomplish your goals a lot quicker.
Consistency is the key. Just get in there and do it.
It does not matter what time you work out as long as you are doing it. I remember in high school we would get off and go straight to track practice at 3:00,. I was usually home by 5:00 for dinner. Then I would get my homework and chores done.
Try out the split I mentioned above and use the FT program, adjust the exercises to fit whatever equipment is available. You will get there you just have to give it some time and be consistent. You can feel results in about a week or two and see results in a month or two. Take pictures, use the measuring tape and use the calipers if you have them.
Good luck and train hard!
:) Melissa
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
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2002/10/27, 11:06 AM
Kasper...
I work out between 4-6pm now. I used to go to the gym at 6:00 am but found it to much pressure as I have to start seeing clients around 9:00 am.
Just want to let you know nothing changed. So it soesn't matter when you work out.
Like Mandre said "As long as your consistant and do it".
Good Training.
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2002/10/27, 11:39 AM
Hey Kasper, I workout at 7:30 p.m. This is the only time I can fit it in and I feel that I have great intensity at this time. When I tried working out in the morining my workouts had no intensity. It is just about when you feel you that your workouts are good.
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2002/10/27, 01:47 PM
I go for my runs at 9:30 at night...my workout range from 45-90 minutes, depending on whether I do a yoga or pilates video. Sometime's I'm not done til 11:00pm at night. Just find when works for you. I sleep like a baby after the yoga and I'm tired by the time I'm done my run...I'm not a morning person so early AM doesn't work for me.
Find what works for you and stick with it! You have a whole life time to gain muscle...you have the benefit of age right now, but it will take time.
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Trackerchik wishes you the best in your fitness endeavors!
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2002/10/27, 03:11 PM
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Quoting from mandre:
Hi Kasper,
Well depending on your goals such as fat loss or muscle gain both of them start with your eating habits.
If you want a work-out for fat loss and muscle several people use this type of split:
Chest/Tri/Shoulders
Back/Bi
Legs/glutes/calves
Abs 1-3x a week
Cardio 3-5x a week
If you are not in shape, start with 20 min and bump it up as you go along.
There are heart rate zones you can get into to improve your cardiovascular once you have improved your endurance.
Without knowing age/sex and goals it's kind of hard to steer you in the right direction. Please give us some more info and we can help you achieve your goals.
:) Melissa
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thanks for the replies. I'm gonna try the split mandre mentioned. How long should my workouts be? Since I go to school and we have block schedules I'll make the days when I have P.E. cardio days(3x a week). What did you mean when you said
"If you are not in shape, start with 20 min and bump it up as you go along.
There are heart rate zones you can get into to improve your cardiovascular once you have improved your endurance."
Are you talking about the workouts or the cardios? I'm sorry if I'm asking to many questions.
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2002/10/27, 03:40 PM
Hey Kasper do not worry about asking so many questions. The only dumb question is the one not asked. Plus that is how you learn.
"If you are not in shape, start with 20 min and bump it up as you go along.
There are heart rate zones you can get into to improve your cardiovascular once you have improved your endurance."
Are you talking about the workouts or the cardios? I'm sorry if I'm asking to many questions.
I am talking about the cardio. When you take your heartrate take it at the carotid (neck) or the radial (wrist on the thumb side palm up) use your index finger and middle finger.
For you:
50% = 102.5 beats per min
100% = 205 bpm, this is your maximum heartrate
NOTE: it may not reach this or it may go above by 1-2 beats.
Healthy Heart Zone 50-60 percent of Maximum Heart Rate
Fitness Heart Zone 60-70 percent of Maximum Heart Rate
Aerobic Heart Zone 70-80 percent of Maximum Heart Rate
Anaerobic Heart Zone 80-90 percent of Maximum Heart Rate
Redline Heart Zone 90-100 percent of Maximum Heart Rate
Here are a few links that will give you a better understanding.
http://www.exrx.net
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/
goto workouts
aerobic conditioning
Take care and happy learning.
:) Melissa
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
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2002/10/28, 11:27 AM
Great posts everybody!!!! Kasper just relax take it easy, and train when you have time. It does not really matter when you do it. I like to do mine first thing in the morning, it wakes me up and if I waited till night I have less energy and will to do it. Stay with the basics, bench presses/push ups. bent rows, chins and deadlifts for back. Barbell curls for arms though you can add so curl bar and dumbbell curls as well. Shrugs and shoulder presses for shouldes and kickbacks and skullcrushers for tris. For legs squats are bes. Good luck!
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Those who lift understand it. Those who do not, think we are crazy!
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