Richard Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Why the high number of pushups/crunches? I thought it was a good thing to do for definition. Let me know if there are better alternatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Well definition is basically muscle mass + lowbodyfat, so it's probably more effective to do a reasonable number of reps (with added weight). Otherwise you're just training endurance (nothing wrong with that) but it will not increase definition. That being said, I like to do a lot of pushups as well, just for fun. But I really hate crunches never do them (voluntarily) and I still got abs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 So do you think bench press would be more appropriate? I like doing crunches, I think they're cool. Yeah I also like the idea of raising endurance, and being able to do more push ups per set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 For gaining mass benchpressing is def. better than pushups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 No harm in doing pushups after bench. Good to keep bodyweight strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Okay, recovered from illness almost entirely, so I went back to my training guide! Friday: LegsTraining:Squats: 10 sets of 20 (200 total)side leg raises: 10 sets of 10 (100 total) (each leg)oned-legged calf raises: 10 sets of 10 (100 total) (each leg) Bonus:I was still pumped, because I haven't been able to work out for a long time due to illness and stuff, so I also did: ab crunches: 4 sets of 25 (100 total) sexy timebicep curls: 17.5kg each arm x7 x6 x5 Hopefully will do some cardio as well, I have done a bit of slam-man punching but I want to do more before the end of the day Food:Morning: bowl of oats with soy milk + 1 spoon of sugarAfternoon: brown rice + yeast flakesEvening: brown rice + yeast flakesEvening: Double protein shake Drink:Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Saturday: Intended to be day off Went skating for 1 hour, I felt the strain in my lower back from the squats yesterday, and some strain in my feet. Now my legs have been worked over time Chin ups: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1 (17 total) Food:Morning: OatsAfternoon: Marmite on toastAfternoon: bowl of pastaEvening: bowl of brown rice with carrot and onion and yeast flakesEvening: bowl of brown rice Drink:Water1/2 glass of ginger beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sunday: Again a day off however I went skating for an hour again, good stuff, and pulverized the slam-man some more Single arm bicep curls:17.5kg: x8, x612.5kg: x10, x10, x10, x10, x10, x10 Food:Morning: oatsAfternoon: Peanut butter sandwichAfternoon: bowl of cranberry wheatsEvening: 6 carrotsEvening: protein shake Drink:Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Continuing to follow the guidelines that I set out, today was chest. Food:Morning: OatsAfternoon: Brown riceAfternoon: Three carrotsEvening: OatsEvening: brown rice & yeast flakes Drink:Water Edited March 17, 2008 by Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Continuing to follow the guidelines that I set out, today was chest. Food:Morning: OatsAfternoon: Brown riceAfternoon: Three carrotsEvening: Oats Drink:Water Is that enough food for a ninja? good to see that you're feeling better richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 I am trying to cut the flab man. My "before" pictures are just too shameful to show right now - my diet has been crap since I've been ill and since my relationship break-up, and I've been depressed a long time before that and not training... So my body has gone to shit. But hopefully in a few weeks I will have made enough progress to reveal why I have been cutting back on food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'm sure you'll progress quite nicely! I'm a bit bashful about the before photos too but I'm almost ready..... Best of luck man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Going into full workout mode was cool, but I was smashed yesterday. I kept it up as long as I could, but my muscles just couldn't do what I wanted, so I couldn't complete the guidelines. I still ate sensibly. Today is shoulders, I'll see what I can do - I am still sore in my chest from monday which might hinder me a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Okay, been working out on and off, diet has also been on and off. But today was a good day! Here is a photo of some progress: (still want to hide my mid section, it's not good... hopefully I will beat it and be proud of it again like I used to) http://www.godfist.com/body/progress_march30.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Still lifting on and off, now lifting 20kg for bicep curl, which was as much as I ever lifted before so I am happy with that. Here is a vid of me beating up the slam man with a stick: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e_sKmV2XSeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Been depressed this week, haven't got anything done, and been eating crap. But today I am going to resolve all that, and get back to it, not going to eat any more crap. Will be going skating this afternoon. Get it together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 New motivation: my brother is getting married tomorrow, so I tried on some trousers that I bought a few years ago, and they don't fit me anymore because I've put on weight (fat). That's a shocker, I didn't realise I had put that much on... so that's given me a mental kick up the arse I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Okay, went to my gym today, joined that motherfucker again for a year. I did 2 hours on the bike, new personal best. Also just did a general upperbody work out to get me back in the swing of things, I feel rededicated. The gym moved to a new location, it's really awesome, I might take some photos to share because it's so good in there, much better than the gym you go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrocat Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (^-^) Have you tried DDR / Stepmania ? It’s bouncy, fun, and just the thing for toning up your lower body and refining your torso. It’s pretty cool too, as it hones up your co-ordination and sense of rhythm (always good down the disco for picking up the girls *bonus !*) and can be a great emotional pick-me up to shake off those feelings of depression. I totally recommend it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilary wright Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hey Richard, I checked out some of your videos . . . really fun! What do you shoot and edit on? Back on topic . . . enjoy your new gym! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hey Richard, I checked out some of your videos . . . really fun! What do you shoot and edit on? Back on topic . . . enjoy your new gym! Cool, thanks for checking out my videos I've been filming with a JVC digital camcorder, nothing special. I've been editing with Nero Vision and a little bit with just Windows Movie Maker. Also used Audacity to edit some of the sound effects to get them a bit more powerful for the ninja vs jason vid. Yeah, the new gym is great, but as I haven't trained seriously for so long, I have been taking it easy on the weights, and still quite stiff each morning afterwards. Once my body can take it, I will hopefully keep a log of what I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilary wright Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 The Jason/Ninja was great . . . I also liked white vrs black. Made me think of the old Mad magazine black spy vrs white spy cartoons (probably before your time) . . . good stuff. How do you like movie maker? I haven't used it. Your videos are creative without using crappy/cheesy special FX . . . very nice.Look forward to your WO log. I am thinking of doing one when my schedule eases up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 I took some pictures at the gym the other day, to show people where I'm working out, and also maybe encourage some friends. It's run by the same people as it always has been, but they moved to a new location last year which is really awesome, so a lot of my friends haven't seen the place. Much more professional and stuff now I think. http://godfist.com/gym/ http://godfist.com/gym/02.jpg The Jason/Ninja was great . . . I also liked white vrs black. Made me think of the old Mad magazine black spy vrs white spy cartoons (probably before your time) . . . good stuff. How do you like movie maker? I haven't used it. Your videos are creative without using crappy/cheesy special FX . . . very nice.Look forward to your WO log. I am thinking of doing one when my schedule eases up. Thanks yeah I do remember reading some spy v spy cartoons, same kind of mentality behind them yeah Movie Maker is alright, but it's not amazingly powerful. Allows you to cut things together, put some sound effects on, put text over it, some simple transitions. But it doesn't allow you to do multiple sound tracks, and there aren't any great special effects. In Nero Vision, there are filters. I used a couple of simple filters to drain the colour out of Ninja vs Jason, so it's not as saturated or colourful, looks a bit dead / serious, and less like a home movie. Also put some grain over it to make it look aged. Those things are quite subtle, and can't be done in movie maker. I don't think it's worth doing a special effect if it can't be done professionally / properly, I know what you mean. We did a couple shots which didn't work out as we wanted, so we just cut them out rather than leave in something half-arsed. Same applies to effects, if it's looking silly, it's best to leave it simple I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Okay, I had a day off yesterday after going to the gym 9 days in a row. Went back today... Thinking of going back to the routine I used to follow at university rather than the one recommended to me on here, since I am more comfortable with that and feel more motivated. ThursdayFood:Breakfast: Marmite sandwichLunch: Protein shakeDinner: Protein shakeNight time: Marmite sandwich Drink:Water Exercise:Bike - 1 hour - 325 caloriesLeg raises - 20, 10, 8Tricep pull down machine - tonnes, one set after the other with lower weightsBicep Hammer curls - 15kg, 12.5kg, 10kg, 7.5kg, 5kg, 2.5kg all to failure one after the other with no gaps, really hurts!Chest press machine - same kind of deal, can't remember numberz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Did Chest, Shoulders and Triceps today. Man my arms were totally destroyed by the end, I could barely stretch my arms up to take off my shirt afterwards, and it felt like hard work holding onto the steering wheel in my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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