pabosher

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  3. Posted

    Hey Thumbs,

    Between Sept 15th and Dec 11th this year (88 days total), I will be travelling from New York to San Francisco. I have booked the flights, but have literally no idea what I'm going to do, where I'm going to visit, or where I'm going to stay.

    So, suggestions! Do you know of a cool secret place? Tell me about it! Do you want to hang out and have lunch at some crazy Man vs Food location? Let's do it!

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    Er, I should mention that it's a choice between New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, Wind Waker HD, and Wii Party U.

     

    I've heard Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze is a better sidescroller than NSMBU, so I'm going to get that instead for that niche; already own Pikmin 3 and WWHD (in fact, I have the WW Special Edition Wii U) and Wii Party U doesn't really interest me.

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    Remember to register that copy of Mario Kart on Club Nintendo! You get a free game for it.

     

     

    Griddlelol, I had the exact same conundrum, hah. I went with Wonderful 101 because I've just finished my degree, and I feel like I could do with playing something where I have the ability to just switch my brain off and enjoy it.

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    Because I'm in the midst of finals season at University, have a 5000 word project to write by Friday, of which I've only written 1000, of which 700 is utter horseshit, and also am rapidly running out of money just trying to survive.

     

     

    Oh, it was a rhetorical question.

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    It's amazing how a bad day can ruin your workout, which can completely demotivate you. I'm sure some of you know I'm in the midst of dissertation season right now, and yesterday was a bad day with very little work done. Going to the gym in the evening was hell, and I managed maybe 2 out of the regular 12 exercise sets I normally do. It demoralised me so badly that I couldn't even go for a swim this morning.

  21. Posted

    pabosher the lunge/curl combo sounds like hellish death. I looked up the TRX rows, and they seem cool but so hard. You know what I've never been able to do in my life? A pull up. I look like I should be able to build good upper body strength, but I just have never managed it. I'm currently doing about what you're doing for the dumbell press, but I have to cut it basically in half for biceps. It's crazy.

     

    Yeah, the lunge is particularly difficult for me as I have weak knees, and recently damaged my left knee even further - I basically tripped and fell and cut it open about two months ago, which is still healing - so it's a very slow process that one. As soon as there's a rhythm going tho, it's easier. And yeah, the actual bicep curl with those weights is pretty hard; by the end, it gets very hard to even lift it halfway :P

     

    The TRX rows are great! I think it's because I'm a swimmer and thus just generally have good upper body strength all round, and I enjoy doing something a little more zany. Pull ups are difficult too, man. I still struggle with the pullups where your hands are facing away from you. I can maybe do 10 before I fall. My advice is to just do one. Just one. Then try another. If you can't, try again tomorrow. You've got to keep pushing yourself.

     

    Rxanadu, I'd recommend really trying to stick to it - you will find yourself feeling stronger, and you'll learn your body's rhythm. The whole 3x reps thing is a really good way of doing it. Do it til it hurts on the first, take a short rest, and try and hit that number again, and again.

  22. Posted

    I tried to do some basic workings outings this morning before breakfast and almost died. LITERALLY INCHES FROM DEATH.

    Crazy how little strength I have for sit-ups and push-ups and squat things.

    Do it again tomorrow! And the day after!

    Then rest. You'll get better :)

  24. Posted

    I realise I didn't actually post my gym workout:

     

    Start with a 2k jog, increasing in pace until sprinting at the end (usually about 18kpm)

     

    A set on the Adrian James workout 6pack app. Genuinely great stuff, highly recommended. Currently doing a 17pt workout with 50s on, 30s off.

     

    Bench press w/ dumbbells - currently using 16kg, with 3 x 8-10 reps.

    Incline fly machine, working the chest (I don't quite understand the weight, as it works on resistance rather than strict weight) - again, 3 x 8-10

    Kettle bell squats, then raising the kettle bell above my head - 20kg, 3 x 8-10

     

    Lunges w/ dumb bells, again 16kg, with a bicep curl after every lunge, 3 x 8-10

     

    My gym has these crazy things called TRX rows, which are basically straps that hang from a pull-up bar. You adjust their length, hold onto the handles, lean back as far as possible, then essentially do an upside-down press-up, pulling yourself into the straps. The further back you go, the harder it is. 12 of these, immediately into 12 pressups - 3x through.

    Stiff-legged deadlift, simply raising and lowering the weight bar (30kg) to your waist then down to your ankles, simply by bending at the weight. 3x 8-10

    MTS row machine - 50kg, 3x 8-10

     

    Crunches on a swiss ball - 3x 20 reps

    Plank for 60 seconds

    Hanging knee tucks, 3x 12

     

    Between each set I leave no longer than a minute, and I try to do the same between exercises, tho this is difficult sometimes when setting up machines (particularly the incline fly).

  25. Posted

    I don't have money for a gym or for free weights at home. My ideal workout would be swimming every day because I love swimming more than any other physical activity, but that's just not doable in my current situation.

     

    Anyway, I have a question about running. After I finish C25K, I wanted to get to the point where I could run every day. Not a huge workout like it feels like right now, but just a few miles every day, and maybe stretching that out every other day. Does that go against the idea of making sure to take a day off? Should I just not run every day? I'm nowhere near that point, yet, but no better time to ask than now.

     

    I don't know for sure, but I feel like 3 days on, one day off, is a good rep. The first day will be a little tougher after the day off, middle day will feel strong and you can go further, and day 3 you can push yourself hard because you know you have that day off.