Support for the men & dads on the forum. RE; For the 30 som

dave4d

I always hate missing weight training days. I like to hit each muscle group, at meat once a week. As long as I hit most of my cardio days, I'm ok. I miss a lot of Saturdays because I want to spend time with my kids, or my girlfriend.

Newfiedan

yeah i am going to hit the gym hard tonight, not sure if its going to be end up being a weight or cardio day depends on how I feel when I get there.

outersoul

yeah i am going to hit the gym hard tonight, not sure if its going to be end up being a weight or cardio day depends on how I feel when I get there.

That's how I am most of the time. I always do cardio but weights just depend on my mood.

rileysowner

My workouts are all in the basement. I have a power rack, a couple of benches, a upright/seated row machine, and lots of room for other workouts. Then there is the recumbent bike upstairs. I am considering getting another Olympic bar as most of my weight training is super sets and it would make for quicker changes and more flexibility in exercise choice for me. I will have to price another one out sometime though as I have no idea on current prices.

Newfiedan

Ok so its tueday and here is my challenge for the week, try something completely out of the norm of exercise routine for you. I am going to be trying tabatha thrusts this week at the end of 1 of my weight training days and report back the results you got from it either in the way it felt or how much u sweated ur butt off.

rileysowner

I tried to best my time x-country skiing today, but the trails were in such horrible condition I am happy I got done without injuring myself. They were really icy, and someone had went through with narrow skis and maybe too much weight for them and had broken through in spots. Wherever they had broken through the trail base, my skies would stick requiring me to catch my balance. I have not fallen so many times while skiing in a long time. Still burned 772 calories though

Newfiedan

way to go , I pushed through a brutal interval workout today for 44 mins burnt off 763 cal even though I had wicked bad abdomen cramps about mid ways through and my damn hip joint and knees were hurting. I just finished one mother load of a dinner meal and am stuffed. Now to enjoy a nice warm cup of tea and watch some tv. At 9mph uphill on 2 degrees I resembeled a jack rabbit more than a runner lol.

rileysowner

I did an Interval Training session on the recumbent while watching TV, 19 minutes 198 calories. My legs are exhausted now, but it still turns into 970 calories for today. I wish I could do that every day.

Newfiedan

yeah I burnt up 763 during the session no idea what that translates into over the day, tonight I am going to weight session going to throw in some of those tabatha trusts, same idea as intervals just works a lot of muscles at once see how it works out for me. I should throw in that I have upped the treadmill by doing the entire run on a 2% incline as well.

Newfiedan

there is an open invitation to more male members boys, by the way women feel free to comment on anything in the posts.

aweigh2go

Hello my name is Kevin (a.k.a. "aweigh2go"). I have exercise routine ADHD. I can't stay focused on a workout for more than three weeks. Therefore, I do what I feel when I go to the gym. The key is to just do something. I burn, on average 600 calories in a one hour workout. I have started posting my workouts and my daily thoughts on my blog here on MFP

(http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aweigh2go) .

My weekly goal this week is to burn 3,000 calories and take the junk out of my diet.

My short term goal is to lose 20 lbs between now and my 40th birthday.

nmarch869

If you KB there is a swing app for iPhone and Touch that is awesome. It can be changed up to whatever interval you want. I don't just limit it to swings. I really like it and for every 1 min of KB you burn 20 cal per min. I do my cardio on cardio day and KB on alternate days along with cardio.

Newfiedan

give tabatha thursts a shot with the kbs see how you like that.

Newfiedan

bump

Newfiedan

bump for the men.

rileysowner

All this bumping. I will add to that

I am enjoying Interval Training and man it takes the fat off. Sadly yesterday my head was just not in my weight training workout. I tried later in the day to see if that helped, but to no avail. I was just going through the motions. I did much of it anyway, but couldn't concentrate to do the exercises with the weight I can normally handle.

Newfiedan

yeah I call those days body wants a rest so listen days lol. i had one of those yesterday the mind was willing but the body was more like "o no you don't buddy" lol. It was crap weather snowing and slick out so I decided to listen in the end and take a rest day. I feel much more energized today.

Newfiedan

we need more men come on guys lets get a larger group going here.

Newfiedan

how many of the men in the group run 2-3 times per week?

Dan112358

I've never been much of a runner but I have to admit, I'm thinking about it. Even if I start slowly with 2 min walk, 1 min run or something, I'd like to be able to take my workouts outdoors. The elliptical machine in my bedroom is good, but limiting.

WeightLossTrek

I simply am too heavy to be running right now. I get my cardio in low impact forms right now. But, when I get my weight down, I am going to give it a try.

Newfiedan

I still don't classify myself as a "runner" per say lol I started running at 198 lbs and the reason was simple, I wanted to improve my cardio and I picked the activity that I hated to do and decided to conquer it. So I started at it and at first was running at about 5mph for 1 mile for a week, then 1.5 for a week or so then upped to 2.5 for a few weeks then onto 3, 3.5 and 4 with a scattered 5 mile if I want to push it. I have greatly improved my times and speeds by using high intensity interval training in a 8 week period. It amazing what 8 weeks can do, from 198 to 178 now. I am hoping to get over this cramping crap I am hitting at 2 miles in now if I hit that i switch to HIIT to get me past it. I am going to be throwing in tabatha thrusts for weight training and swimming for my cardio this week see what kind of cal burn I get from that.

rileysowner

how many of the men in the group run 2-3 times per week?

Other than the running in place with the Insanity workouts, I don't do running. In the summer my choice is cycling and in the winter Cross-country Skiing.

outersoul

I'm a runner damnit! At least in my head. I'm buying new shoes this weekend just for running. I need to transition to outdoor running. It's my next step.

Newfiedan

lol, I have been told that if I can run the way I do then I should consider myself a runner, I don't know I try my best and I know that my cardio is a hell of a lot better now that I do run. I will keep you posted on tonights thoughts after I shake up my weight routine, I am still going to have to work on my pullups/chinups , my goal is do be able to do 2 sets of 10 unassissted with weights.

dmconstruct

Hey guys I've began running 3-4 times a week. Istarted @ 18 min mile and have had a PB 3miles @ 30 min.
I have never counted my calories before until I found this site ( app). I've logged for 20+ days and been working out
2+ weeks and have lost 7 lbs. My next weigh in is tomorrow morning. Keep u posted

Newfiedan

welcome to the group feel free to add me to your friends list for weekly challenge updates and I will be posting them here as well. Ok guys update today I threw in some tabatha thrusts into the mix and it felt awkward doing them and getting into the rythmn but once I got into the 3rd set it was starting to work a little better for me. I am going to have to practice the motion at home more I think to get it down pat but it certainly raises the heart rate as I had hoped. I burnt off 563 cals in 43 mins today for my weight session and did an extra 20 lbs on my arm curls and a little more on the dips as well. I have been endeavouring to work my back more to get my pullups and chinups up to par. I found myself kind of lacking that omph to my energy level so I am going to experiment a lil more with my diet and add a few more carbs as I usually do not eat that many in my regular diet (not intentionally mind you). Anyhow have any of the groups members been attempting to add in a new exercise yet?

aweigh2go

I like to run for cardio but my knees are starting to hurt. Any suggestions? Send me an message as I don't check here frequently.

outersoul

My plan this weekend is to go to a running store and get fitted for some running shoes. I'm skipping the mall stores because they don't actually test anything like gait, stance, etc. Hopefully I'll have a new pair of running shoes come Saturday.

dave4d

I'm working this weekend. Hopefully I will be able to work my shoulders, and legs tonight. I'm thinking about trying snatches. I'll probably look like an idiot though. It'll take me a while to figure out proper form. I need a lot of practice to get it right. Sunday I'll get my kids for the night, so I will probably work the punching bag a little.