2013 FITNESS CHALLENGE

[murph17]

Re: 2013 FITNESS CHALLENGE

Just finished my first shake with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and this stuff. It's awesome!

Cinnamon Bun flavor?? might have to check it out.

[Rules]

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Change in plans. Will wait to get going on Insanity on Monday. I just won't have time this weekend so I would rather start when I know my schedule is clear from that point moving forward.

[Rules]

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Someone help me out here and tell me if my logic is off -

I usually have a "cheat" day on Friday at lunch. I don't go overboard or anything, but I'll eat something I like. My thinking is this - I workout on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I should change my "cheat" day to Thursday, because I will workout that evening and burn most of it off? Am I totally wrong with this way of thinking?

Since you are only working out these days, I would avoid the cheat days for a while. Just my thoughts on it. If you were working out much more than that, then your body would most likely not be affected since metabolism would be running strong.

[NDAlum]

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Someone help me out here and tell me if my logic is off -

I usually have a "cheat" day on Friday at lunch. I don't go overboard or anything, but I'll eat something I like. My thinking is this - I workout on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I should change my "cheat" day to Thursday, because I will workout that evening and burn most of it off? Am I totally wrong with this way of thinking?

For me i always cheat on a non-training day. However the next day I try to go hard in the gym to ensure I use those extra calories as energy for my workout.

[AUChase]

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I wouldn't mix a cheat day and workout day.

If it's something reasonably unhealthy it may have an effect on the energy you have to workout with. I would just cheat and relax in the same day and hit it harder the next day.

[Brandwin]

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I should clarify my cheat day as well - I am doing the Weight Watchers points system, but even with my cheat day, I am not really going over my points. My cheat day is usually instead of tuna or chicken breast salad it's beef fajitas or fries with my sandwich at Chic-Fil-A. I am not eating a triple meat burger, extra larger fries, with two apple pies and a large coke.

[cjonesfan921]

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It was pizza day at work, I had 5 slices of buff chicken pizza and a can of coke......



DAMN.

[Feared]

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So I just beasted my last workout, but unfortunately I think I sprained my wrist pretty badly. I was going for personal bests in Weight and I just kept going heavier, I think my form slipped on 1 rep and my wrist bent back in an unnatural position. I finished there, and now it's really sore, and there's pain when I try to rotate my wrist a certain way.

I've been icing it a bunch, and tightly wrapped it with some Sports tape kind of worried on how long it will take to heal... My fear is that I won't be able to go back to lifting for 2-3 weeks.

[Rules]

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So I just beasted my last workout, but unfortunately I think I sprained my wrist pretty badly. I was going for personal bests in Weight and I just kept going heavier, I think my form slipped on 1 rep and my wrist bent back in an unnatural position. I finished there, and now it's really sore, and there's pain when I try to rotate my wrist a certain way.

I've been icing it a bunch, and tightly wrapped it with some Sports tape kind of worried on how long it will take to heal... My fear is that I won't be able to go back to lifting for 2-3 weeks.

I did the same with my right shoulder. Went too heavy on the fly's and I paid the price. Feels better but I haven't been able it lift for over a week. Time to work on the lower body until healed.

[AUChase]

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I always felt like I neglected my legs a little bit.

Those days just always seemed to be the worst and hardest to complete. I think the running and biking will help me in that department for sure.

Sucks about your wrist Feared. You just can't stay in the gym.

[Feared]

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Yeah it's always something earlier it was the flu, then I got hit with a Stomach Virus.

Oh well I guess I'll just rest it up, focus on cardio, endurance, legs; like Rules was saying. Funny thing was I was beasting it up until that form slip on 1 rep... I will definitely be getting some Wrist straps when I go back to doing upper body workouts though.

[Zer0xray]

It was pizza day at work, I had 5 slices of buff chicken pizza and a can of coke......



DAMN.

Holy crap... I would've just eaten the whole pie at that point

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[roadman]

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I'm starting 4 day splits tomorrow.

What is the proper ettiquette using the machines?

Do you complete sets 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the same machine or do you complete a set, and then move on to the next exercise, do a set, move on to the next machine, etc.....?

Thanks.

[Chrisksaint]

Back in the process of losing weight now that I'm done with school and have a ton of free time. What protein/supplement would you guys recommend to use with my workouts as I'll need some more soon.

[NDAlum]

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I'm starting 4 day splits tomorrow.

What is the proper ettiquette using the machines?

Do you complete sets 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the same machine or do you complete a set, and then move on to the next exercise, do a set, move on to the next machine, etc.....?

Thanks.

I would go ahead and try to give yourself a set time of rest in between sets and just stay on a single machine unless you have a low population gym. Then I would move around or super set exercises.

I know I try to super set some stuff and often get my machine/area taken by somebody who does not lift similar to me and it would be a hassle to work in with them.