^I had the same thing happen to me a few months ago when I was busy/injured and couldn't work out that much Lucky for me I can keep my muscle definition for a good while.
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Speaking of push-ups, when are you supposed to breathe when doing them? going down, going up or in between?
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Breathe out when you're exerting the most pressure or strength.
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Exhale when you go up, inhale when you go down. Your chest should be compressed when going up anyway, so exhaling should be easier.
Hey guys. I'm gym going quite a bit at the moment (and the upgrade to full membership is one of the first thing's I am getting when I get a fulltime job) and I am really enjoying it.
I am not on to freeweights just yet and wanted to check with other people what your favorite machine is, or why you think one of them is useless.
Personally it's the rowing machine. Two reasons actually; I'm not really a fan of using dumbbells, and I can actually picture myself using the muscle group for this actual activity.
Really? I tend to use the low row machine, not the actual boating one. I assume they both work the same muscle groups ofc?
I use the low row at the gym and the other when I do Crossfit.
What's crossfit?
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Just wondering at what sort of body fat should I start actually "working" at abdominals?
edited 8th Nov '10 8:27:50 AM by JosefBugman
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I use almost all the strength training machines. The only muscle groups I prefer to exercise off the machine are biceps, triceps and abdominal muscles.
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Percentage of body fat?
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Essentially yes. Or "when should I start doing this" basically 
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^ Why do you need a set time/amount of fat to start...? I don't understand.
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I'm just curious, I've been given a body building thing by the trainers at the gym I go to that doesn't have anything to do with chest or ab stuff and I was wondering if they had a reason for it or if there was some sort of "health threshold" that I should reach before I started on them.
I've never heard of anyone wanting to get to X percentage of body fat before starting a routine; usually it's start right fucking now until you get to your desired percentage of body-fat. That being said the best time to start is right now.
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I would just start excercising, and not worry about body fat for the moment.
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I've been walking around my house for a couple weeks for exercise (There is a massive walking trail near where I live.) And for weeks my legs have been stiff and strained feeling afterwards. Am I doing this wrong, do I need to do warm ups beforehand?
edited 8th Nov '10 10:13:34 AM by Phyi
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You should always warm up.
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^^Have you ever done any previous exercise of that caliber?
I sometimes swim and lift weights in the same session. So I don't know if that counts as an equal amount of excercise.
Hmmm, thanks guys.
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@Josef Bugman: Maybe they just expect you to start doing crunches or sit-ups. They're well known exercises, and everyone knows how to do them.
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What's the best way to get protein for someone who eats very little meat and no eggs? I dunno what it is about them, I just can't stomach the idea of eating eggs. I eat a lot of peanut butter - I'm not worried about the fat content, since I'm practically skin and bones right now anyway; you can see my ribcage and there's practically nothing over my sternum.
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Fish? Nuts? Other dairy, like milk? Processed high-protein food made for athletes, usually in the form of drinks or bars?
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I started a strength training program, though I don't keep to it well. I'm trying to go to the gym at least once a week. I do a five minute-ish warm-up on a stationary bike, then I strength train every single muscle group (some multiple times) at 2-4 sets of 6-12 reps. I use machines for everything except hammer curls and concentration curls, push-ups (normal on a ball, triceps and wide) and crunches. I used to practice jiu jitsu but I've been too busy this semester - I've only trained four or so times since late September. I'll take it up again next semester. And I walk quite a bit everyday.
And somehow I am getting buff despite only having done strength training four times since September, and only seriously twice.
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