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Just in need of some routine advice
So I currently do 1 or 2 specific body parts each day that I weight train. This is the program my bf set me up on to start with. I have listed some of the exercises he has shown me. Sorry if the names don't make sense, I swear my bf makes them up as he goes. :tongue: I have been using this routine for 2.5 weeks now and…
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Trouble increasing biceps curl weight
Hi! I'm doing dumbbells. I've been lifting for 2 weeks, but have done weight lifting in the past. Now, in the past, my methods were a certain weight, 3 sets, 10 reps. When I was able, I would go up to 3 sets/10 reps of the next weight up. I only stuck it out for several months those times in the past and never saw much…
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I've got wings!!
I really do!! This flab hanging under my arms hiding a weak tricep muscle has got to go!! What are the best and most effective exercises I can do to tighten up these arms? I go to a gym and have mostly been doing cardio. I have dropped 25 pounds but still have 90 to go. I am 55 so I know these won't go away entirely, but…
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Legs
Hi! This summer I am in my brothers wedding and my dress is going to be short. I feel like my legs need some defining... Does anyone have any good leg routines? I feel like I'm in a rut with my leg work. :grumble:
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Body Pump Class!!!
I've been doing the Body Pump class, increasing my weight gradually, over the last 8 months. I've seen some incredible increases in strength, endurance and appearance! Has anyone else done Body Pump? What was your experience?
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Lonely squats
I workout alone and am far too shy to ask a random person for a spot. When it comes to squats, which one would be a better option for effectiveness? Doing free squats at a lower weight (to avoid the uh oh, I can't get back up on the final squats) or Using the smith machine at a higher weight? I've been using the smith…
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Strength Training Tips
A weights-and-intervals program gives you the best bang for the buck. A weightlifting program coupled with intervals — alternating high-intensity bursts of riding a stationary bike or running with a recovery period — is preferable to plodding along at the same slow pace. Lift three times a week. Two will offer some…
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any of you doing a 4 day split?
i'm starting this immediately. Was previously doing full body strength training twice a week and cardio 3x a week. Need/want more lifting in my life, so i'm switching it up and wanted comparison routines........................;0)
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routine for a beginner?
would anybody mind sharing a full body workout for a beginner? i was always very thin naturally (5'8', 110) but gradually gained weight (current weight 153). I have no body tone........I guess I am what people would call 'skinny fat?" LOL Back when I was thin I guess I had the mentality that I was thin so no need to work…
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Need Help in the Bloomingdale, IL area???
Need Help in the Bloomingdale, IL area??? Hello Everyone, For those of you who don't know me I have been involved with sports and working out for many years. I am also a certified personal trainer who works at several local health clubs. Additionally, I train clients at the complex where I live here in Bloomingdale or at…
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Making a New Year's Fitness Resolution
The time is rapidly approaching when once again we will all ask ourselves what New Year's resolution will we be making and more importantly how will we actually fulfill our goal. The following article, while pertaining primarily to fitness, suggests some things which can be done in order to help ensure our success. Making…
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Anyone use kettlebells regularly?
Hi all I used them lots throughout the summer and they were great for getting me into a proper routine. I lent my kb and dvds to a work colleague who I'm now going to have to chase to getthem back :-0. Just wondering if anyone is into them as I'd love to have chats with someone who uses them regularly as i get back into…
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Training Chin Ups
Hey Ladies I am currently using an assisted chin up machine at my gym, and want to be able to hit my ultimate goal of doing sets of unassisted chin ups. I was just wondering if anyone has used, or heard of, a system to use to get stronger? Should I do chin ups at the LEAST amount of assistance required, but only a handful…
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scrawny arms and an injured hand
Hello Ladies! I am hoping to get some info here. I have always lifted weights but I had a pretty bad fracture on my right index finger and my hand got pretty injured in August. Until recently I could not do any type of upper body lifting, and now I can hold little weights (5lbs) - I do have the pear body shape, so my arms…
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Those Inner Thighs
Flabby inner thighs need to be exercised. Flab is not fat. Flab is untoned muscles. Movements that target the inner thigh such as light-weight leg presses with feet far apart and turned as outward as possible, will tone this area. So will hip adductor movements, like lunges, burpees, squats, just to name a few. But…
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Weight training workouts?
Hello im new to the group! I just started the Chalean extreme 90 day workout and its using different weights! My arms are killing me from the first 4 days of training! I was just wondering what other people are doing for the weight training? are you following workouts? Also do i increase my weights heaviness if they become…
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Trying to make a plan
First im new so hello!! I want to start lifting at the gym a few times a week. I run for cardio. I run 4 miles pushing a jogging stroller (60lbs ish) about 2 times a week and distance run one day week. This week I'm up to 10 miles. My question is if I should bother working on legs at the gym. My husband said not to bother…
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Yes, You Can Do Pushups
Remember high school gym class and those dreaded fitness tests?:grumble: Pushups are still around because they are one of the best whole-body toners possible and they require no equipment. Our elite military forces still train with pushups. If you haven't done a pushup lately, start with wall pushups. Stand about two feet…
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If you are in the Virginia area...
Golds gym has a free workout day on November 25th, the day after Thanksgiving. I challenge anyone to come and workout with me at the Mechanicsville location. Just show up...I'll be there from 9-12 Maximizing my Life! Are you up to the Challenge?
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Running into Trouble
I know, personally, I'm guilty of thinking like this. I love strength training and have accepted that I'm not going to get huge - but I'm still having a hard time breaking up with the treadmill. In reality I'm probably pitting my body against itself and that's why I'm not seeing as much progress as I'd like. Feel free to…
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no equipment!
Hey everyone, I want to tone up, but I dont have any weight equipment. are there any exersises i can do with just my body, no weights or bands, to get toned up?
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free weights?
first how is everyone this morning? so i have 10 and 5 lb. free weights here at home. what do u recommend the reps be to see some results. im not really new at it but i never have actually stuck with it long enough to get good results. two things i would love to be able to do: one being push ups. can't seem to do them to…