working out

[tggodfrey]

I do 1.5 hours of cardio 3 days a week then there is skydiving in the summer which is a great cardio workout as well.

[td741]

I do a sort of an augmented WiiFit routine on weekdays (about a little over an hour 5 times a week in the morning).  
- 20+ minutes of strength stuff (do the harder exercises and use dumbbells instead of wiimote, 2 minute plank, push up and side planks, etc)
- 20 minute free run (use an elliptical machine on highest setting instead of running in place).
- 20 minute of yoga and cool down.

Been doing it pretty consistently for a couple of years.  I've always been skinny, but I was looking at some vacation pictures a couple of years ago and I noticed that I was developing a gut.  I've managed to get quite toned and slowly lost around 20 kilos in two years (I also made slight adjustments to my eating habits.)  I didn't bulk up, wasn't looking to, I still look skinny but the flabbiness is gone.*

*Well, I still have a tiny bit of a spare tire...  It's sort of like a semi-5-pack thing going on.

[Tatsujin]

For those who do teh weight training, what are your fav. exercises for which muscle parts?

[SamIAm]

*Well, I still have a tiny bit of a spare tire...  It's sort of like a semi-5-pack thing going on.

Thanks, now I have something to call mine. I think it's just genetic that my body likes to disproportionately store some fat there. I've gotten rid of it before, but by then I was so skinny that my face looked like I'd just come out of a concentration camp.

lol, have that too.

I think it is a great and effecient tool (one of the very few cheap ones that actually pays out), but it hurts my back too much. So I can't do much reps. very great for the abdominal muscle(s).

What would one of these threads be without some workout advice?

Seriously, if it hurts your back at all, you're probably just not using the right form. I've experienced the same thing, and I'd guess you're letting your lower spine take your weight as you move toward the floor. Don't worry about touching your hips to the ground, but rather keep your whole lower back arched up like a scared cat. Flex your abs, and make them take the weight. I know that if I take care to do that, I can do this exercise even when I have a sore back and not aggravate it at all.

[tpivette]

For those who do teh weight training, what are your fav. exercises for which muscle parts?

Here's what I'm doing in my current routine:

Day 1: Chest
- Flat bench (straight bar)
- Incline bench (dumbells)
- Decline bench (straight bar)
- Incline flyes (dumbells)

Day 2: Biceps
- Hammer curls
- Curl bar
- Seated dumbell curls
- Preacher curls

Day 3: Legs and Back
- Squats
- Lat pulls
- Calf raises
- Seated rows
- Leg curls
- Lat curls

Day 4: Chest (all with dumbells)
- Flat bench
- Incline bench
- Decline bench
- Flat bench flyes

Day 5: Biceps
- Dumbell curls
- Straight bar curls
- Hammer curls
- Preacher curls
- Cable curls

Day 6: Triceps & Shoulders
- Reverse military press
- Front raises
- Seated tricep extension
- Shoudler shrugs
- Tricep kickbacks
- Side lateral raises

I do 3 sets of each exercise... starting with lighter weight first and increasing the weight with each following set. I try for 10 reps in the first set, 8 reps for the second, and 6 reps for the third. If I can do more than 10/8/6 reps with each exercise, then I increase the weight for each set.

At the end of each routine, I finish with some ab exercises. I start with flat planks, then side planks, then elevate my feet and do more flat planking. On my "day off", I also workout my abs, this time adding several sets of crunches with a 10lb plate behind my head, then several sets of legs lifts, and finish with the plank routine I usually do on days 1 - 6.

[soop]

That's a nice workout Tpivette.  I don't do that many exercises each day, but I'm thinking about stepping it up a bit.  I tried a full body workout on Friday, but it was a little too much. I f*cking love DB flies and pullups/pressups.