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Thanks. Yes, I've already got some good suggestions here. Thanks for the link. I had often wondered about your initials, and I figured that was probably what it was or maybe from your career as a "Programmer/Technician"
I miss Azdak. I'm glad @ninerbuff is still here. I was hoping @m2f5r8gcjc (OP) would be similar.
I was hoping the same thing. I tried. I'm sure I'll get some good feedback, especially if I ask in the right places. This one probably isn't it, but it was worth every second of the 210 that I invested.
I shouldn't have been surprised to find out I was missing on core stuff. It will all work out. We are all projects in progress, and that's a good thing. That said, some of the suggestions of deadlifts, squats, and lunges - I already do those. Garmin apparently doesn't think they'll help. I'll have a chat with Garmin. Push-ups are always good, as are planks.
I do disagree with one thing you wrote: ignoramus you ain't.
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I probably can’t add anything new but I can give the examples of the core work I do: I had major abdominal surgery nearly ten years ago which cut through all the muscles on my right hand side. That side is now weaker and my left can get sore as I unintentionally compensate.
My personal core top three bodyweight are prone hollow holds, ab wheel roll outs (or hand walks if no wheel) and hyperextensions (those are more lower back than strict core but they’re important for me).
For weighted, suitcase deadlifts or farmers carries, overhead stuff like lunges (surprising amount of core in stabilising the weight - for me anyway), and hanging hollow holds or slow leg raises.
As I said, nothing new there, but those are some of the core accessory exercises I do to prevent injury. 😀0 -
claireychn074 wrote: »I probably can’t add anything new but I can give the examples of the core work I do: I had major abdominal surgery nearly ten years ago which cut through all the muscles on my right hand side. That side is now weaker and my left can get sore as I unintentionally compensate.
My personal core top three bodyweight are prone hollow holds, ab wheel roll outs (or hand walks if no wheel) and hyperextensions (those are more lower back than strict core but they’re important for me).
For weighted, suitcase deadlifts or farmers carries, overhead stuff like lunges (surprising amount of core in stabilising the weight - for me anyway), and hanging hollow holds or slow leg raises.
As I said, nothing new there, but those are some of the core accessory exercises I do to prevent injury. 😀
To the bold, for semi-modified ones, sliders (official or improvised), a firm foam roller, or a stability ball can also work. Since I'm non-consistent with both strength and core work, I usually need to work my way back into ab wheel via stability ball then foam roller then wheel. Yes, I'm a weakling.
@Mtaratoot, another thing my physical therapist had me do was pushups on a Bosu (round side down) or similar. It can be done on stability ball, but that's even harder balance-wise.0 -
Bodyweight stuff would be things like hanging leg raises and windshield wipers. For weighted go with suitcase carries for obliques and overall core strength. Ab wheel is amazing also.m2f5r8gcjc wrote: »<snip>
See me as your very own fitness google, I’m here to over as much advice and support as possible 😌
I just noticed that Garmin is telling me a few areas where I'm not targeting. Sadly it's one of the more important areas to support my other activities - my core. Yeah. I know. So I am not working my abs or obliques. I also am somehow missing my lower legs.
I have some ideas of what I might add back in to target my core. Since you offered, I'll go ahead and ask: What would be your top three to five body-weight core exercises to focus on abs and obliques, and what would be your top three to five weightlifting movements to do the same thing?
Throw in something for calf muscles if you want. Hips (abductors and adductors) might need some focus too, but my main idea is I need more focus on my core.
Whatcha got?
For calves the normal calf raises and just as important but always overlooked is strengthing your anterior tibialis which is the front muscle in your calves. Look on youtube for those exercises.
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Sure sure hope springs eternal and all that. But why are we continuing to bump up the OP's avatar and thread when he is not even participating?
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Sure sure hope springs eternal and all that. But why are we continuing to bump up the OP's avatar and thread when he is not even participating?
We're doing what we often do on a thread that the OP has abandoned: Talk about whatever we feel like. Right now, that's core exercises, I guess.
As an aside, I've never noticed that there's any personal payoff in having one's avatar bumped. If the OP bails and the thread digresses, it's - dare I say it? - almost an implied diss.2 -
Negative payoff for me!
I can't get the ignore person thingy to work and as a consequence I keep running into the annoyingly positive thread title!
If people want to help on MFP the solution is simple: reply to people's questions. Have a conversation. Post your take on things. And in the course of your many answers share some of your story. Maybe even the occasional link to IG/Tic Toc/Facebook/You tube where you get to start by telling everyone about yourself. On MFP you could also post on success stories to inspire people. I mean if you have personally lost and kept off a significant amount of weight a success story it is and an inspirational post there would be relevant.3 -
Thank you for sharing your journey and expertise! As someone who has struggled with weight loss in the past, I'm eager to tap into your wealth of knowledge. I've tried numerous diets and exercises, but nothing seems to stick long-term
What are some practical strategies or habits you recommend for sustainable weight loss?1 -
Still here!robertw486 wrote: »smokieriver wrote: »tomcustombuilder wrote: »smokieriver wrote: »Thanks for the offer. I certainly would like some help.
I've lost enough weight and know looking a bit frail and skinny.
I was told (vaguely) to eat more protein and start lifting.
1) So, how exactly do we count protein amount (and whatever else I need?), say, from a 1-lb rib eye steak?
2) What lifting routine is recommended for a starter?
Again, thank you so much.
Sounds like an incoming fake conversation...
Oh, really? free help is too good to be true around here, eh? ok thanks.
Though free help of many kinds isn't uncommon around here, often those that mention offering services aren't offering free help but rather advertising. I can't say if that is the case with the OP here or not, but it happens often. There used to be some long term fitness gurus that would offer free help, but over the years many of them have moved on.
The reply by @nossmf above is a good starting point for your questions. If you provide more details to what you want to accomplish regarding your fitness then often people can respond with more specific suggestions.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
@ninerbuff, you - and your valuable contributions here for *years* now - are a big reason why my PP that mentioned "long term fitness gurus that would offer free help" said "many of them have moved on" rather than "all of them have moved on". I appreciate that you don't push sales, too. Good model for how to be, IMO.
I hope the OP here will stick around and be a valuable contributor to the Community, too.
I would appreciate some help and advice with exercise if anyone is offering for free. I seem to do too much and hurt myself.
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Songbird_30 wrote: »
Still here!robertw486 wrote: »smokieriver wrote: »tomcustombuilder wrote: »smokieriver wrote: »Thanks for the offer. I certainly would like some help.
I've lost enough weight and know looking a bit frail and skinny.
I was told (vaguely) to eat more protein and start lifting.
1) So, how exactly do we count protein amount (and whatever else I need?), say, from a 1-lb rib eye steak?
2) What lifting routine is recommended for a starter?
Again, thank you so much.
Sounds like an incoming fake conversation...
Oh, really? free help is too good to be true around here, eh? ok thanks.
Though free help of many kinds isn't uncommon around here, often those that mention offering services aren't offering free help but rather advertising. I can't say if that is the case with the OP here or not, but it happens often. There used to be some long term fitness gurus that would offer free help, but over the years many of them have moved on.
The reply by @nossmf above is a good starting point for your questions. If you provide more details to what you want to accomplish regarding your fitness then often people can respond with more specific suggestions.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
@ninerbuff, you - and your valuable contributions here for *years* now - are a big reason why my PP that mentioned "long term fitness gurus that would offer free help" said "many of them have moved on" rather than "all of them have moved on". I appreciate that you don't push sales, too. Good model for how to be, IMO.
I hope the OP here will stick around and be a valuable contributor to the Community, too.
I would appreciate some help and advice with exercise if anyone is offering for free. I seem to do too much and hurt myself.
@Songbird_30, literally everyone here is offering advice for free. Some of it is even good advice. Some of it is even from personal trainers with good experience and credentials, some of it is from people with relevant credentials of other types, some of it is just from people with very long well-educated personal experience. (Even I had coaching certs in my cardiovascular short-endurance sport, but didn't do the continuing education to keep certification active.)
You'll get best results if you post in the Exercise and Fitness area of the Community, and post specific questions with a title that gives a good idea what the main issue is. But if you post here, maybe OP will come back and answer, or maybe other people have answers . . . if you have specific questions. If you want to know on what authority people give their advice (education, certifications, experience), ask that, too.
If your core issue is doing too much, others might have suggestions, but we'd need more specifics about what you're doing and what your fitness goals are. The idea that exercise needs to be lengthy, daily and punitively intense to get benefits: That's nonsense, total myth. Overdoing is counter-productive for either fitness or weight management.
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