2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

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  • Kearnzo
    Banned
    • Jul 2002
    • 5963

    #541
    Originally posted by AUChase89
    I just had the best chest/tricep workout I've had in a while.

    I went up another 5-10 lbs on everything I done and still dominated the workout.. awesome feeling.
    Go figure. I just dominated my chest/tri workout as well.

    I'm going to start incorporating tabata workouts into days that I usually rest for extra cardio as well.

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    • Jonesy
      All Star
      • Feb 2003
      • 5382

      #542
      Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

      Just went and googled Tabata. Looks pretty brutal, will have to give it a try. The link I saw suggested doing it for only 4 mins total with 20 seconds of flat out then 10 seconds rest, is that right?:

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      • Chaos81
        Hall Of Fame
        • Mar 2004
        • 17150

        #543
        Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

        Originally posted by Jonesy
        The link I saw suggested doing it for only 4 mins total with 20 seconds of flat out then 10 seconds rest, is that right?
        Yes. And yes it works.

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        • Jonesy
          All Star
          • Feb 2003
          • 5382

          #544
          Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

          Originally posted by Chaos81
          Yes. And yes it works.
          Cool I'll try it tomorrow morning. Should work ok on a boxing bag shouldn't it? Just maximum speed jab's left, right flat out for 20 secs, rest for 10 and repeat.

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          • Chrisksaint
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            • Apr 2010
            • 19127

            #545
            Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

            So yeah i've yet to step in a gym this year, been too lazy. I haven't gained any weight and may have lost a few lbs, but still disappointing as the gym is literally a 5 minute walk away.

            Being sick lately doesn't help, after spring break i'm going to start going for sure as in reality a lot of my spare time during the day I just sit here doing nothing. If i start going regularly then the Summer is going to suck as I will be back in Tampa, if I buy a car I may join a gym for a few months but we'll see
            Last edited by Chrisksaint; 02-27-2012, 08:38 PM.
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            • Chaos81
              Hall Of Fame
              • Mar 2004
              • 17150

              #546
              Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

              Originally posted by Jonesy
              Cool I'll try it tomorrow morning. Should work ok on a boxing bag shouldn't it? Just maximum speed jab's left, right flat out for 20 secs, rest for 10 and repeat.
              Yeah, it should work great with boxing.

              Make sure you really put max effort into it. First few times I tried it (With 8-count burpees) I realized I was holding back a little, and once I pushed up the intensity I could tell a difference. It should really kick your butt.

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              • Kearnzo
                Banned
                • Jul 2002
                • 5963

                #547
                Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                Originally posted by Chaos81
                Yeah, it should work great with boxing.

                Make sure you really put max effort into it. First few times I tried it (With 8-count burpees) I realized I was holding back a little, and once I pushed up the intensity I could tell a difference. It should really kick your butt.
                Yep. I used to do it on an exercise bike. First time I went all out, I was puking following the 4 minutes. It really kicks your butt. The 10 second rest barely gives you time to catch your breath before you're at it again.

                I think i'm going to try a high knees tabata, as it's an exercise you can really maximize speed with. I've heard burpees is a great exercise to use the tabata method with as well.

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                • KG
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                  • Sep 2005
                  • 17583

                  #548
                  Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                  Originally posted by TarHeelMan
                  Just bought myself a Vitamix, and going to start incorporating green smoothies into my program. I made myself a shake of kale, spinach, pineapple, strawberry and mango, along with some chia seeds and agave nectar. Pretty good. Going away with wifey tomorrow for the weekend, so I'm gonna be bad diet-wise, getting back on course on Monday. I'll probably start adding some protein powder to it too.

                  Mental note; can't make the shakes at 10:30 like I did last night. This blender is so powerful it woke up my wife and kids who were sleeping upstairs...
                  Vitamix's are pretty pricey right? I think I'm going to replace my usual breakfast of oatmeal/piece of fruit with some kind of smoothie.

                  For the upcoming soccer season my club has been incorporating a lot of interval training on the track/field. Here's what we did Saturday:

                  1 mile warm-up (~7-8min pace)
                  Stretching
                  30mins of soccer related drills
                  Track Work
                  10-20yd dashes with 20 secs rest
                  10-40yd dashes with 40 secs rest
                  8-60yd dashes with 60 secs rest
                  6-80yd dashes with 60 secs rest
                  4-100yd dashes with 100 secs rest
                  Stretching
                  15mins of core work

                  Even though you warm-up a little the first few sprints in the cold air will have your lungs burning a little before you adjust. We normally do 2 miles after the track/field work but we were just working on speed and not endurance that day.

                  I was a little sore after but I've been using a foam roller lately which has helped a little as well as some recovery supplements. But I played football on Sunday and now I could barely move without soreness.
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                  • bh446066
                    MVP
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 2134

                    #549
                    Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                    Originally posted by Jonesy
                    Just went and googled Tabata. Looks pretty brutal, will have to give it a try. The link I saw suggested doing it for only 4 mins total with 20 seconds of flat out then 10 seconds rest, is that right?:

                    Tabata is awesome. I do it on a spinning bike and it kills me. Set the resistance for a mild uphill and get after it.
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                    • cjonesfan921
                      UGH, next year
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 20081

                      #550
                      Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                      Down to 196.4 fellas. I've honestly haven't even put in the type of effort I should be.

                      Heading out for pizza for lunch, right now.

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                      • WTF
                        MVP
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 20274

                        #551
                        Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                        That's counterproductive cj. C'mon son.

                        starting up P90x again today. Haven't done it for quite a while, over a year or two ago. Blah. Not looking forward to it.
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                        • cjonesfan921
                          UGH, next year
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 20081

                          #552
                          Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                          Originally posted by WTF
                          That's counterproductive cj. C'mon son.

                          starting up P90x again today. Haven't done it for quite a while, over a year or two ago. Blah. Not looking forward to it.
                          LMAO! I will do the Rack tonight. It gave me a beating when I was using it before

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                          • WTF
                            MVP
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 20274

                            #553
                            Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                            You bought one? I bought one, took it back without assembling. When I used my buddy's, the Into the Zone workout was pretty tough. I've used his several times, and that workout is a pretty good workout.

                            I decided to pick up my dumbells again, and make another run at P90x, and then P90x2. I know it works without a doubt, just need to stick w/ it past the initial 30 days. With 2 little ones at home, my time is scarce, reading through the rack it looked like after week 2 the workouts kicked up to around an hour, so in that time I can almost get through a P90x workout anyway.

                            Keep throwing results out there though, I know it will work if you stick with it, interesting to see what your results are (minus the pizza, lol)
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                            • cjonesfan921
                              UGH, next year
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 20081

                              #554
                              Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                              Originally posted by WTF
                              You bought one? I bought one, took it back without assembling. When I used my buddy's, the Into the Zone workout was pretty tough. I've used his several times, and that workout is a pretty good workout.

                              I decided to pick up my dumbells again, and make another run at P90x, and then P90x2. I know it works without a doubt, just need to stick w/ it past the initial 30 days. With 2 little ones at home, my time is scarce, reading through the rack it looked like after week 2 the workouts kicked up to around an hour, so in that time I can almost get through a P90x workout anyway.

                              Keep throwing results out there though, I know it will work if you stick with it, interesting to see what your results are (minus the pizza, lol)
                              My friend is a manager at a Modell's in the area, he ended up getting one for free(had built up discounts) - tax. He didn't use it. He gave me it a a week and a half ago.

                              It's the lighter one, but man, the 3 work outs I did do, where intense. The first workout does a good job of balancing different types of workouts.

                              I will try something new today.

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                              • Kearnzo
                                Banned
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 5963

                                #555
                                Re: 2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE

                                Holy crap. Just completed my first tabata of high knees/jumping jacks. I fully intended for it to be just high knees every round, but after like round 3 of 8, I could hardly lift my legs. I went to jumping jacks for two rounds, then back to high knees.

                                I'm definitely hurting right now. This was up there with Insanity as the hardest thing i've done fitness wise. I was definitely tired when I finished, but right now (10 minutes post workout), i'm still absolutely gasping for breath. I love it.

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