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nooneofconsequence posted:how much volume does it take to replace weight? Is it linear? Is 50 reps with 20 lb equal to 5 reps of 200? Doesn't work like that. You need enough of a load to generate stimulus. Which I think is around 40%. You also need to get close to failure in a set about 1-2 reps shy for hypertrophy 2-4 for strength. In your example 200x5 gives you a max of around 235lbs meaning you need around 95lbs. You could probably hit under 40% all day in a single set without nearing failure if you're cardio is on point.
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Yesterday I did a home workout with my meager equipment and I still wound up sweating my rear end off. Going to take a while to come up with a routine, but I might have a whole lot of time to figure that out.
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nooneofconsequence posted:how much volume does it take to replace weight? Is it linear? Is 50 reps with 20 lb equal to 5 reps of 200? It depends from person to person but roughly speaking adding a rep to a set equals roughly 2.5-3% drop in weight So if you can do 100kg for 1 max effort plan for around 87.5-90kg for 5 (at max effort) for example This will vary from person to person and lift to lift. Also if you go outside your normal rep range you might suffer a bigger dropoff
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The risks in going to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic, explained by experts tl;dr: keep your distance from other people, wipe down your equipment before and after you use it, don't touch your face, and stay home if you feel sick.
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ultrafilter posted:The risks in going to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic, explained by experts I was pleasantly surprised to see everyone going H.A.M. on the disinfectant at the gym yesterday. The cleaning crew was emptying the trash cans left and right because they were so full of paper.
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Yeah the disinfectant wipes are going fast at my gym.
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My gym has spray bottles and paper towels. And hand sanitizer, but I wonder how long that will last.
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Mar 14, 2020 21:39
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YMCA staff and most of the patrons were on top of wiping down stuff.
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Switched my fitness goals from pure strength to looking good in my Lord Humungus costume. Also myprotein is selling weight gainer for half off if you are looking to not lose any weight during quarantine
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ultrafilter posted:tl;dr: keep your distance from other people, wipe down your equipment before and after you use it, don't touch your face, and stay home if you feel sick. Hopefully coronavirus is going to get people into habits they should have had already.
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Picked up my stuff from the gym today and there were a few people there most of them over 60 
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Anyone got a beginner rowing program, like a couch to 5k sort of thing? I bought a half decent machine maybe 10 years ago and never got much use out of it except as a coat rack as 1) cardio sucks and 2) I cut through the wire to the screen when putting it together so none of the tracking works. Now seems like a good time to try to make the investment worth it, and get my lungs in better working order for when I eventually leave the house. edit: Obviously the program would need to be for time and tempo or something as I can't read distances off it. sassassin fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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Mar 15, 2020 19:39
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sassassin posted:Anyone got a beginner rowing program, like a couch to 5k sort of thing? Work on form for a couple weeks doing medium effort for 20-30 minutes until you are good at it and then go from there?
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bomb posted:Work on form for a couple weeks doing medium effort for 20-30 minutes until you are good at it and then go from there? This is the sort of objective I'm looking for a program to achieve, chief. Would you tell someone asking for a kettlebell plan "just swing it around for a few weeks until you've got good form and go from there"? Looking at this type of thing atm. https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BR_Go_Row_A4_Beginners_Training_Plan_P3.pdf sassassin fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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sassassin posted:This is the sort of objective I'm looking for a program to achieve, chief. Would you tell someone asking for a kettlebell plan "just swing it around for a few weeks until you've got good form and go from there"? that's like half his posts, yeah
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sassassin posted:Anyone got a beginner rowing program, like a couch to 5k sort of thing? I’ve been using this https://breakingmuscle.com/amp/workouts/an-8-week-training-plan-for-the-beginner-rower edit: it uses distances for some days tho 
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Surely there's an app that will yell "stroke" at me in the right tempo...
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Use a metronome. Set it for something between 20-25 BPM, so 2-3 seconds for a full stroke.
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sassassin posted:This is the sort of objective I'm looking for a program to achieve, chief. Would you tell someone asking for a kettlebell plan "just swing it around for a few weeks until you've got good form and go from there"? I would say yes, start with a lighter kettlebell and work on form the first couple weeks and then move up from there. No reason a newbie can't finish a whole session of simple and sinister. You could probably use the timer from couch to 5k to do it and instead of running just row hard?
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When people end every suggestion they make with a question mark, are they trying to sound lovely and condescending, or just emulate a valley-girl upward inflection? Notice I'm asking a question there. Which is why I used a question mark at the end of that sentence.
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Everyone and their grandmother are coming out with "Gym's Closed" workouts now. It was a good portion of my Youtube feed. This isn't directed at anyone, just a general observation.
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Important thing with rowing machine is not to pull too fast. If you're trying to improve quickly, temptation is just to pull a higher strokes per minutes, which can drill bad technique. Better to stick with a low strokes per minute and see how fast you can get with that. Like 20 spm or below, and focus on improving there. Then when you do go for the max effort PR and you pull at 30+ spm, you'll have strength to spare and better technique. My 2000 meter PR is 6:47 for what it's worth.
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Batterypowered7 posted:Everyone and their grandmother are coming out with "Gym's Closed" workouts now. It was a good portion of my Youtube feed. This isn't directed at anyone, just a general observation. Got to generate content still you know? I'm finding it helpful though, it's good for getting ideas since the sky seems to be the limit for at home stuff and might as well make it varied and interesting if I can't do the main lifts
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Fill something that can be filled with heavy objects. Then lift it like you lift regular weights in teh gym You can read more in my book for only 29.99
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gohuskies posted:Important thing with rowing machine is not to pull too fast. If you're trying to improve quickly, temptation is just to pull a higher strokes per minutes, which can drill bad technique. Better to stick with a low strokes per minute and see how fast you can get with that. Like 20 spm or below, and focus on improving there. Then when you do go for the max effort PR and you pull at 30+ spm, you'll have strength to spare and better technique. My 2000 meter PR is 6:47 for what it's worth. 18-20 spm felt pretty slow and took a bit of getting used to, yeah.
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its good thing ive always sucked at the gym because not going for a few months is unlikely to make a huge difference. take that swole people!!!
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I found my first ab vein and it's only day one. Prepare for the rule of the basement workout dungeon class. Why would you ever need a gross of barbells they laughed! Well who's laughing now???
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My 60lb kettlebell was delivered. Staring at the box, I realized now I needed to bring it to my 4th floor walkup...
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Power stairs every third/fourth step.
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Strongly considering ordering a heavier kettlebell. Don't like the odds of accidentally smashing something in my tiny home though.
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Just did a round of my own frankencircuit and I am d-e-d ded. Pushups into chinups into KB swings into KB split squat into KB goblet squat into KB front raise into KB curls. All with this new 60lb dumbbell. At first I thought I was going to just do one circuit like every hour or whenever I remember to get up from my desk, but since I'm already a sweaty mess, I probably should just turn this into a regular once-a-day routine with multiple sets and let that be that. I figure I suck now, but I'll get better at it as I do this daily.
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This is the simple and sinister intro I recommend to everyone: https://youtu.be/DObtLVIUKtg
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I've been at my gym for probably a full decade now. Break up with them via email or should I phone?
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Just ghost and keep paying that note like that poo poo aint nothing
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Fallows posted:Just ghost and keep paying that note like that poo poo aint nothing
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With the gyms closed I don't have to feel guilty about working out at home. 
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The only guy I know there from when I first joined has just left to become a police officer apparently so I don't feel as guilty emailing them now.
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luckily the gyms in my country aren't closed because our Prime Minister is a big fat idiot!
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My local gym closed today and won't open again until April 1st at the earliest. I thought I'd just use whatever machines the apartment complex I live in has in their fitness center, but that's closing too. gently caress!
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MikeCrotch posted:luckily the gyms in my country aren't closed because our Prime Minister is a big fat idiot! This barely narrows it down.
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