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Post by Imperial Hegemon on Jan 31, 2014 2:10:03 GMT
I'm all about starting topics today!
So random question, is anyone else into fitness? What's your routine?
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Post by Dominion of Zabéara on Jan 31, 2014 7:12:43 GMT
I started a new routine two months ago. I go to the gym 4 times a week:
Day 1: Upper body + 1.5 hours cardio
Day 2: Core + 1.5 hours cardio
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Upper body + 1.5 hours cardio
Day 5: Core + 1.5 hours cardio
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest
I rest two days in a row more because of my work schedule than any physical necessity.
I have costochondritis, so i'm very limited in what I can do. No swimming, no free weights, no focused chest exercises. Kind of work around the chest and minimize its usage.
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Post by Imperial Hegemon on Jan 31, 2014 12:38:23 GMT
Much props. I had to look it up, but that would be unpleasant and limiting in training! Most individuals (speaking of the military) will easily use any medical reason as an excuse NOT to work out, as opposed to just modify it.
I've just recently started lifting consistently again. I pinched the sciatic nerve going down my left leg on 13 Dec 13. I couldn't even walk. But, I kept heating and stretching and then when work starting up again in Jan I hit up the physio. Pretty stoked that I'd gone from not being able to walk, to having paralyzing pain on standing up, to now I'm training hard again. My schedule currently looks like this:
Mon: Chest and Back
Tue: Legs and Abs
Wed: Arms
Thu: Rest
Fri: Shoulders and Back
Sat: Chest and Legs
Sun: Rest
Each of these days sees cardio at lunch time too, but I'm trying to find the balance for cardio that will give the best returns. So, I get in a wide ranging amount with skipping being my primary cardio at the moment. And I change up from say, a long slow distance run (currently on the treadmill, since it's a sheet of ice outside) to 1 minute long sprints and 30 second long jogs.
So far, this has been a pretty positive, if not tiring, routine. Another 3 weeks and I'll be changing it up a bit.
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Post by Dominion of Zabéara on Jan 31, 2014 19:31:17 GMT
Sciatic pinch? Ouch! At least your recovery was fairly quick. I've had costo for 14 months now...
After two months, I really feel the need to switch things up as well, but I don't know how given that i'm limited to using machines only, and even then machines that don't involve the chest...
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Post by Imperial Hegemon on Jan 31, 2014 21:25:03 GMT
Hmm... What does your gym have? How long have you been training for (in general), as in how much background do you have in this?
I've been training for a fairly long time, with the military and before it. We have a big gym, and there is a gym off base I go to as well. I don't mind helping you brain storm up a new program if you want to switch it up. Agreed, it'll be difficult with costo, but I'm sure we can figure something out.
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