Current Fitness Routines?

[surfius]

I'm tired of fitness, seriously. We've all had periods when we don't want to train anymore. I want to give up, but I try to stay afloat. I've been training for eighteen months, and I still haven't gotten the results I've always wanted. I thought about anabolic steroids to help me get faster results. Of course, many of you would probably think I am a wuss or an idiot, but I'm really tired. My trainer advised me to buy pills from this store: https://purerawz.co/ . But first I have to take some tests and consult with my doctor. Maybe I'll change my mind, though.

[KCCubano]

I used to live in the gym. 6 days a week and canoing hundreds of miles. Now its 2400 Mg's of Gabapentin and a walk to the mailbox. You work hard to stay in shape and be healthy but it beats you up in the end! 

[Kaptain Karl]

This is a workout program I've been doing that's PERFECT for Covid lockdowns and all the BS here. First, it's frequency based, not volume based. I used to do insane volume (which turns out was dumb for someone not on steroids) and that requires a big gym with a lot of equipment. This workout you can do with minimal equipment. It's a really tough split, but it's the most effective one I have ever done IMO. This falls straight in line with modern research that has shown that muscle growth for non-enhanced lifters is dictated by frequency, not volume. 

https://www.t-nation.com/training/the-best-damn-workout-plan-for-natural-lifters

 

[mprach024]

I played golf today and it was cart path only.  I’m pretty worn out, tomorrow will have to be a rest day. 

[Yellot00tr]

14 hours ago, Kaptain Karl said:

This is a workout program I've been doing that's PERFECT for Covid lockdowns and all the BS here. First, it's frequency based, not volume based. I used to do insane volume (which turns out was dumb for someone not on steroids) and that requires a big gym with a lot of equipment. This workout you can do with minimal equipment. It's a really tough split, but it's the most effective one I have ever done IMO. This falls straight in line with modern research that has shown that muscle growth for non-enhanced lifters is dictated by frequency, not volume. 

https://www.t-nation.com/training/the-best-damn-workout-plan-for-natural-lifters

 

Like it, but would prob want some hgh. The bigger the head, the bigger the star.

[Kaptain Karl]

6 hours ago, Yellot00tr said:

Like it, but would prob want some hgh. The bigger the head, the bigger the star.

Haha that workout wouldn’t be as effective being enhanced. Then a volume based workout program would be best. I’ve never taken anything but this would be the year to do it since I’m down 15lbs of muscle. 

[zigarrenziggy]

10 hours ago, mprach024 said:

I played golf today and it was cart path only.  I’m pretty worn out, tomorrow will have to be a rest day. 

I'm sorry that you had to go through that. Feel better

[Nino]

I spent the first 9 years of my retirement going to the gym every day, 25 minutes cardio and some weight or rowing - helped me lose 12 kilos and feel good.

2 years ago I quit the gym - this year Corona struck and I went to gain 8 kilos again, which pissed me off.
So my daily routine now is a fast 7 km walk through the local fields each day and reduced calories - what we call "Eat Half" here.

Happy to have lost 4,5 kilos in 4 weeks and looking forward to shedding another 4 by next January.

 

 

[Squarehead]

Viel Glueck,Nino?

[Nino]

1 hour ago, Squarehead said:

Viel Glueck,Nino?

Danke mein Guter @Squarehead !! - think I can do it as Christmas markets are closed and my wife is not baking that many cookies this year ? plus FdH - "Friss die Hälfte" Diät ?

[Squarehead]

2 hours ago, nino said:

Danke mein Guter @Squarehead !! - think I can do it as Christmas markets are closed and my wife is not baking that many cookies this year ? plus FdH - "Friss die Hälfte" Diät ?

Auch Eisener Wille braucht man.Meine Frau baeckt in letzter zeit wie ein Weltmeister und obwohl alles sehr gut schmeckt muss ich mich am Riemen ziehen da ich Diabetiker bin.

[Zigatoh]

Oculus quest 2, 1 or 2 hrs a day 5 days a week - pistol whip, beat saber, super hot etc - it's gruelling but you gotta keep in shape somehow. 

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, Zigatoh said:

Oculus quest 2, 1 or 2 hrs a day 5 days a week - pistol whip, beat saber, super hot etc - it's gruelling but you gotta keep in shape somehow. 

Mmmmm.... pistol whip....

[cmbarton]

I’m into fitness ...

Fitness whole pizza in my mouth! ? 

[dunhamrocco]

Everyday 7 minute workout as suggested on https://careyourbodynow.com/7-belly-fat-burning-workouts-you-can-do-at-home/. 

Three days a week (T-Th-Su), hour and a half.

Fifty minutes lifting weights - bench press (150), squat (430), bicep curls (70), military press (100), lat pulldown (130)
Thirty minutes running - anywhere from a mile and a half to three miles
Twenty minutes - situps (20 @ 5 seconds, R, L, C hold for 40 seconds each), pushups (20)

[Nino]

On 12/11/2020 at 4:56 PM, Nino said:

I spent the first 9 years of my retirement going to the gym every day, 25 minutes cardio and some weight or rowing - helped me lose 12 kilos and feel good.

2 years ago I quit the gym - this year Corona struck and I went to gain 8 kilos again, which pissed me off.
So my daily routine now is a fast 7 km walk through the local fields each day and reduced calories - what we call "Eat Half" here.

Happy to have lost 4,5 kilos in 4 weeks and looking forward to shedding another 4 by next January.

 

 

Happy to report that I have gone from 98,2 kgs in November 2020 to 87,9 first of May 2021 - so a little over 10 kgs or 20 lbs lost in 5 months - no diet, just less eating and 85 minutes fast walking every day.

And with asparagus season and summer coming up I see myself at 88 kg pretty soon.

🙂

[KCCubano]

I bought a Total Gym a few months ago and really enjoy it. I work out 3 days straight and take a day off and repeat. Very low impact on joints etc. I am in need of another back surgery in addition to right knee surgery so it fits the bill just fine. 

[Cigar Surgeon]

COVID got me pretty into fitness. Fitness whole tub of ice cream into my mouth.

Last few months I wisened up and have got back into shape, dropped about 10 lbs.

[Huckleberry]

I referee competitive club and High School soccer/futbol.  They pay me, and I can continue not having to ever see a treadmill or the inside of a fitness center.  For 12 weeks or so in the spring and fall respectively I will ref between 3-8 games a week.  On some tournament weekends I will do as many as 9 games over the weekend.  It isn't year around, but again they pay me to do it

The first spring season dropped my cholesterol over 200 points and my blood pressure is in line and resting heart rate is decent.

[Spaceman Spiff]

39 years old and to keep in shape I...

- do 100 push ups and sit-ups in sets of 25 each Monday-Friday morning 

- walk for 25-30 minutes when weather permits during the work week

- 1 hour of cardio on my exercise bike at least 5 days a week

and even with all that I STILL have to watch my calorie intake...what a joy growing older is.

[TheFullMontecristo]

Navy Seal 2 pump burpees x 50 every morning to start the day. The rest of the day is a breeze after that.

[Gansett13]

At least 1.5 miles and 15 min core workout a day. Sometimes add in a 30-40 minute rowing workout on the Nordictrac and play rugby

[HiDrag]

30 minutes or more every day on the elliptical. Weight lifting 3X/week in typical push, pull and leg rotation.

[HoyoFan]

Highly recommend kettle bells and check out Pavel Tsatsulin for the best workout

[Fosgate]

I used to power lift and then toned it down about 6 years ago and started streamlining my diet to match. Though I still like to ramp up a few weeks and see what I can push for max weight. Also shocks the system if your seem to plateau. I try to use free weights as much as possible as it takes more to guide and control for a less chance for muscle memory to kick in. I love my Rogue Fitness 6 post Monster Rack, Rogue Assault Bike, Concept Rower, SkiErg, set of weighted balls, Powerblock Eurothane Dumbells and kettlebell as well as Gronk Fitness battle rope for my home gym. I got tired of gym fees and the doorknobs interrupt my set, hog equipment or look weird when I'm screaming pulling an 800lb deadlift off the ground so I started investing in my own home gym. The wife or I can lift free weights to include bench press at anytime with the safety of the rack built in that we don't need a spotter. 

What I found when I hit about 45 though was a lack of motivation and decrease in my max starting to come down, lack of energy. Started TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) and it quickly shot back up, I'm more alert, more energy and increased strength. TRT is not a steroid monsters wet dream, get your testosterone levels check and plan with your doctor. I did it in part to maintain strength but also I lost my fathers brother and three sisters to Alzheimer's and lost my father to it in October. Researchers don't really know what causes it but one thing is for certain, you don't see guys in their 20's coming down with it. I'll try it if it nails two birds with one stone. 

Note on Deadlifts: Anymore I only do light reps with deadlift at 220-250 just because it was one of my favorite feats but I will probably stop all together when I hit 50yrs old. I would not recommend anyone do deadlifts though as it is the highest risk vs reward exercise and the rewards can accomplished with other exercises but a back injury from deadlift can be permanent. Really the only purpose of deadlifting would be to become a better dead lifter for competition. This only my opinion of course but also a shared opinion of several Worlds Strongest Man competitors. 

This is my strength training weeks. I change from barbell to dumbbells' every other week and put in different exercise to pair every other month to keep shocking the muscles so the don't develop that memory and start declining. Each exercise is paired with the one below it for a superset.  Supersets are done for 4 sets for the number of reps immediately back and forth back to back with no rest, with 2 min rest before moving on to the next paired superset. I'm wanting to start at a higher weight than normal and the last set I want to be in complete muscle failure for the last set of reps. Fan Bike (assault bike) is Max speed for one minute, one minute rest alternating for 10 minutes. I try to maintain low impact to the knees. I don't mess around when I work out, it's business and I usually knock out the average day within 30-45 min and move on with my day. When I am not strength training I simply decrease the weight and increase the number of reps.

Gloves, grip straps and belts. I don't like using them because of my power lifting background. Grip is important in power lifting and you cant really develop a very strong grip by using straps. Belts are supposed to help stabilize the back when doing heavy lifts. Again, the muscles in your midsection should be doing the work to stiffen and protect the midsection and protect the back. Belts only offer partial protection to the mid section, if one feels they need a belt one should not be lifting that amount of weight until developing their mid section and/or wear a squat suit. When you see photos of Eddie "The Beast" Hall or Hapthor Bjornson after you see him trimmed down from when they lifted over 500kg records you can see part of why they are able to make those big lifts when you look at the muscle on their midsection.  

Before workout I'll eat a little bit of carbs to supply my muscles energy before a workout. After workout it's important to get food or some sort of post workout in you as your muscles are torn down and ready to absorb nutrients. You'll also note this is only a 4 day workout week. Pick whatever days you want off but I usually want a couple days off to recover from leg day. I'll still go for a walk, bike ride, hike etc or some form of minor physical activity but you have to be careful to not overdo it. The whole point of an off day is to let your body recover and prepare for the next round of abuse your about to send it. You don't need to spend a bunch of money on equipment or special protein bars etc. A mix of Oatmeal (Or Rice) with a spoonful of peanut butter, honey and cinnamon is all good stuff for a pre workout. I usually like to have a scoop of Orgain Protein mix in a glass of cold almond/coconut milk or plain water for post or just later in the day to help with some of the nutrients. I found the older me reacts much better to it and my digestive system processes it well.

Other than that...get plenty of sleep and have a cigar.  Rest is just as important as the physical activity of the workout. 

 

Weeks 1-3
Day 1
	FLY					3x5
	Modular Chest Press					3x10
	Bent-over Row (underhand grip)					3x5
	Lat Pulldown (overhand grip)					3x8
	Incline Bench (Shoulder Press)					3x5
	Dips (Use 2 Small Benches)					3x8
	Back Extension (Swiss Ball)					3x10
	Deadlift or pullthroughs or dumbell lift					3x5
	Bike					2 Mile
	Row					10 Min
Day 2
	Military Press					3x8
	Dumbell Shrugs					3x8
	Barbell Curl					4x6
	Skullcrushers					4x6
	3-way Dumbell Fly (front, side, bentover)					3x4 each
	Dumbell Iso Curls (Bench upwright holding one center)					3x8
	Dumbell Tricep Extension (one bell overhead center)					3x8
	Bike					2 Mile
	Row					10 Min
Day 3
	Squat					3x10
	Seated Leg Curl					3x10
	Seated Leg Extension
	Modular Chest Press					3x5
	Dual Axis Row Rear Delt Cable					3x8
	Lunges	(GO LIGHT)				3x5 each
	Dumbell Step Ups					3x8 each
	Cable Chest Fly					3x5
	Dumbell Row					3x8
	Bike					4 Mile
Day 4
	Shoulder Press (elbows Out)					3x5
	Chin Ups (underhand grip)					3x5
	Barbell Shrug					3x8
	Tricep Pull Down (front of hips)					3x8
	Preacher Curl					3x8
	Dips (Use two Small Benches)					3x8
	Bike					2 Mile
	Treadmill					10 Min
		Indicates a super-set. Do these exercises back-to-back.

 

Weeks 4-6
Day 1
	Dumbell Incline					4x8
	Crossover Push Ups					4x30 seconds
	Body Weight Row					4x8
	Chin Ups (underhand grip)					4x10
	Decline Bench					4x8
	Weighted Dips					4x10
	Seated Row					4x8
	Deadlift					4x5
Day 2	This could be done at home
	Alternating Dumbell Press (Home)					4x8
	Jump Shrug ( Home)					4x8
	Barbell Curl					4x8
	Bench Dips					4x8
	3-Way Dumbell Fly					4x4 each
	Dumbell Iso Curls					4x8
	Barbell Tricep Extension					4x8
Day 3	This could be done at home
	Split Squat (Home Unweighted)					4x8 each
	Squat Jumps (home) Squat, Jump, Pull knees up)					4x10
	Alternating Dumbell Bench					4x8 each
	Lat Pull Down					4x8
	Side Lunge					4x8 each
	Dumbell Power Step Ups					4x8 each
	Dumbell Chest Fly					4x8
	Dumbell Row					4x8
Day 4
	Military Press					4x8
	Dumbell Iso Preacher Curl					4x8
	Dumbell Shrug					4x8
	Skullcrusher					4x8
	Barbell Curl					4x8
	Weighted Dips					4x8
		Indicates a super-set. Do these exercises back-to-back.