#Fitness/Sport
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nice ^^
now it looks like you are actually training 🥰
just make sure to control the weight all the way down
can't see the second rep
properly
eh it looks under control, just fast
you want to feel tension all the way, all on you
no bar speeding up and kinda dropping
but looks nice 
your breathing is not bad too, well, load forces you to stay stable and push
you should show last few reps tho
i also see that you are arched slightly, not sure how ewtracted the scapilula is

I do 55 as well
I somethimes hold my breath
😄
But if it works dont touch it
yeah, that's actually good
you want to brace on heavier lifts, especially hip hinge ones
and everythimg to do with legs generally
valsalva manuever we call it
you breathe in your stomach, like pretending to be pregnant
and then you squeeze your core, like you are getting punched
stability is very important both for safety and strength
intraabdominal pressure is key for that rigidity
so your back doesn't round, ether lumbar or upper back
or things kinda move, you want to be as stable as tree trunk
immovable force
belt is used to increase iap further
so for squats, you breathe in, brace quickly, and go down without breathing
you only breathe out near the top again, like there is a water level around your shoulders, and every time you go down you are diving
these exales and inhales are sharp
but you don't need a ton bracing when movibg light loads
you kinda just squeeze your abs
you can technically even breathe during movement, if it's super easy 20-30 reps
but best to always do bracing, to pracitice it
because if you don't properly brace on heavier weight, you can have small spinal injuries and irritations
over time
for example deadlifts, SLDL
and if you are reckless, you can get injured seriously
meaning you make a longer break, and you do the same weight you peaked at before
with no belt, bracing and core weaker
stability worse
technique just a bit off
your weight 2mm more in front than usual
creating stronger lever arm at your lower back
stabilizers not fully there to support that weight
no bueno
likely nothing bad happens, majbe small capsule iritation that takes few days to be pain free, 2 weeks to get to previous weight
but you know, injury risk skyrockets
and if you try something silly like 1rm
there is a chance you might not walk ever again 
small, but there
but it's a series of bad decisions, and risks factors stacking up
like 10 in a row
and your deadlift is 200kg+
just trying to teach safety, because it's easy to stray away into danger zone by stacking multiplicative debuffs
low on sleep, feel like shit, decided to train (1)
wss on a vacation, 2 weeks zero training (2)
got some weight on vacation, belt is too tight.. lets do beltless (3)
bracing is a bit off, your stability is not as usual, you are slightly weaker, but decide to contine (4)
you pick weight that you trained previously, heavy 90% old 1rm (which means possibly 100% current 1rm! 5!)
etc, any combination of few these would probably be fine
usual 'noise', no training is perfect
but when you stack all 5 of these risk factors
you end up unable to move for a week
so whole point of the stoey is.. practice bracing, always brace
consitent technique you can depend on
no fuckery with that
if it's not clean, stop, and try doing better next time
reduce load
and respect load
stability is necessary
being able to fully control weight down, is necessary
be mindful of the risk factors, and listen what your body tells you
and listen while body is whispering, indicating something possibly 'weird' going on
because again, when body starts yelling, it's too late, and you will be unable to move, and would require 24/7 care
in.. dramatic cases
if you are unsure how to brace, breathe, have clean technique, there is lack of stability.. stay away from serious weight
and just practice movements with a bar, or 40kg
record yourself, watch the bar path
control and clean techbique will keep you injury-free
and also much stronger
I feel im progressing
Last session:
- treadmill light warmup;
- bench press:
- 2 sets for warmup: 35kg > 40kg, each for 15 reps.
- core set I: 50kg, 10 reps;
- core set II: 55kg, 10 reps;
- core set III: 60kg, 6 reps (i couldn’t reach 8 here)
Then i did this i dunno whay is the name of it
- warmup: 6kg + 6kg for 15 reps
- core I: 8kg + 8kg for 12 reps
- core 2: 10kg + 10kg for 10reps
- core 3: 20kg + 20kg for 8 reps
Then i went to Seated cable row:
- core 1: 75kg, 12 reps
- core 2: 85kg, 10 reps
- core 3: 105kg, 10 rep 🔥
Next, ive done stepper since i felt my legs are getting slow and lazy, ive done 160 steps with speed at 5 > 6 and some short breaks, every 50 steps
It was super exhausting
And i stopped
The whole session took around 2 hours
Today i feel i have better muscles especially chest, and biceps
But also a much better breath
Btw 50 days without smoking any cigarets

less reps for warmups, subfailure, so if 30 is max, do 12, if 15 is max, do 8
and start with 20kg, empty bar
and don't raise weight in core sets
if you can do 55 for 10, then you should be able to do 50 for 12
Mb
so just pick 55 all 3
and less reps on warmups
🤦♂️
I ruined it
nah, it's fine
just try to remember it
warmups go up in weight, and they are easy, not supposed to tire you out
it's just preparation
that's why they go down in reps, as weight goes up
so you don't get tired
ladt warmup is 4x 50kg
but you can do 12x 50kg
so it far away from making you tired
and then working sets are straight, all 55
if you want to do 60, then add 1 warmup at 55, single rep
or 60 once, as potentiation set
and you are still stopping at 10, because it's a nice number
on your first set you are supposed to be strongest (if you warmup properly)
you do 10x 50
and then 10x 55
how come, if you can do 10x 55, you can probably do 12x 50
it's a significant jump
like how from 55 to 60 you dropped to 6 reps
so 6 reps at 60, 10 reps at 55, how many at 50?
at least 11 :D
not a big deal, we are just reying to make sure you are always close to failure
and that you are training hard enough
because only 2 weeks ago, you were benching 20 or 30kg 10 times :D
which.. does nothing
now you are actually training
details are not that relevant
doing 30 for 10 vs 55 for 10 is a huge deal, because in first example you are not improving at all
it's not hard, you are just moving the weight around
now as a beginner it's normal and expected to start with a bar
because it's wobbly, you need to learn the movement, and to be able to keep it stable
and you don't even know how to use those muscles yet
now you are starting to get it, especially that 60kg set, it's heavy and you need to push as hard as you can
just make sure you are able to control the bar all the way down
which means you control the weight, it doesn't fall down, you lower it
it can be fast, but it's important that it is controlled
awesome, that's a huge deal, congrats! 
so next chest day, try slower technical bench
so on 55, eveything stays the same
just slower on the way down
like 3s
and 1s pause when you gently touch the chest
and then explode with power
try to push it as hard as you can, as fast
breathe in as you lower the weight
try to touch your bar with chest
arch, so get as low in the bench as you can, your lower back not touching the bench
and retract scapula inwards, like back and down
feet planted to provide tension
and focus on technique
Toys
Made out of concrete
😆😆
10kg 5kg
Those bigger ones look like 25 kg though
:Dd dthey are huge
Today im going to gym i guess! Going to do legs + belly
couldn't go to gym cuz of 2 main issues here in our country
There is a severe shortage of mineral water!
in addition to power outage daily

do you mean potable water?
nah
potable water sucks shere
while it's drinkable, sometimes it becomes colored in brown or yellow like piss
my family (my brothers and my dad, not me really) drills wells
if its brown or yellow like piss that might not be the most drinkable water
it's sand
sometimes the workers of the public water company
do shitty things in maintenance and nobody follow what they're doing
salaries in public companies suck hard
people here dream of getting any job in public companies to get other advantages especially loans and less work hours
it requires wife
Call me stupid but i've set gemini push notification actions to help me xD will try this for a while and come back with results
what's up champions
Im in gym now
Full Cardio session today

Ive been inactive for 3 weeks cuz of public issues in the country
No water and no power
Today im back
Your hands will look like hulk's if you havent practiced for a while
What issues?
????
Heat
Our president fckedup
I dnt understand why we still have presidents
I think many countries dnt have such anymore
Good
I did lot of treadmill and stepper today
I couldn’t breath at the end of
Damn it’s pretty tough
Now im at the barber
Going to do a hair cut

Oh yah how long?
I did treadmill yesterday
5 min start with 5.5km/h followed by 14 min non-stop 8.5km/h and 1min 11km/h eventually. I lost my breath as well. Trainer told me to watch my heart beat rate since what i was doing was not okay apparently
(Incline 0.5 unit every 5 min)
Ah, i dont cut hair
With barbers
I just tell my cousin to do so
:Ddd
Barbers are out of their minds in my city
They are just charging too much
tell us more, sets, reps, what is the hardest part/sticky point (near vheast, finishing at the top..)
have you been able to progress with reps, if not weight
I do 3 sets total. First one 45 14 reps then 55 12 reps and then 65 10 reps. Last one feels near failure every time through this time
Nope
I am doing this for a while.
do straight sets
ive done 1h and half
Whaaaatt?
Why so lonnng broo
What were you doin?
Still ggs
I was wondering if my cardio was enough at all
I was told here not to do it
Or do after
great!
Lifts
this is quite alot
u did cardio + stretch ?
i was going to do stretching but i didn't have enough power
that's real investment
Oh yah
I see the benefits of it already
I had back pain
And rib on right
7 months in and nothing at all
Little more than 7 month
I am mostly sitting
Cause of my job
That really helps
I wouldnt either if i did 45 min cardio
Yah, sadly i understood that late
I wish i have started it like 2-3
Yearss ago
At least
me too
but thankfully we're not wasting more time
not anymore
my problem now is the belly again
Sure. No going back
Yah i aslo hvae belly problem
Started working on belly problem lately
I've started controlling what i eat
i was inactive for 3 weeks cuz of the heat issue in our country, imagine no bottled water and no electricity
Which i didnt for all these months
OoO
Did you do anything at home then ?
people bought water from cafe and restaurants
i barely get few bottles to survive
we had a terrible period
What country are you speaking man
Tunisia
And people in my country are crating tiktoks splashing bottle of waters and dancing
Tf
i dnt want to talk politics for now
they dnt know the value of water
the problem here is that power outage impacted on the factories that produce water
So you guys are always buying water ?
we have tap water, it's drinkable sometimes
Never heard of that country
but some other times it becomes very bad
No filters nothing?
with filters it becomes extremely pure
Your country is almost 3 times bigger than mine
the fact that it loses some of its composition
so 3 or 4 sets at 65kg
u should try it
I am mostly scared
protein
Of it
Parasites
and before that warmup
?
Really?
whats unclear
yeah, those are in that case warmups
4 sets how many reps
but badly done
as many as you can do
you pick weight that you can do 8-10
so 65 or 70 for you
Can you guve advice on the foods?
I mean what should be eaten
I already have a plan of some kind
lets make sure you understand benching protocol we just crafted
Although i created it via Ai xd
warmup 12x 20kg, 8x40, 4x60
and then 3 or 4 sets at 65
or even 70
but then add 2x 65 warmup
goal range should be 8-10
5-10 is fine
don't go much beyond 10, nothing interesting happens there
so progression looks like this
you try 40, you do 14+, too light, we increase weight
you try 80, you do just 4-5 barely
too heavy
then you pick 70, ahh, just right, first day your sets look like this
8, 8 7, 6
So if I understood correctly. I am doing:
12 times 20kg
8 times 40kg
4 times 60kg
3-4 times 65-70kg
Okay grasped the concept
Idk if thats a correct english
you pick weight that will get you to about 8-10 reps and then you fail
you understand that?
Yah but
we don't stop at 10, we just pick weight where failure is around 8
If 65 8-10 gets me near failure
Then how will the 40 8-10 gets me near failure
Ahhhh i got it
So
40 -> 10
65-> 8
Yaya
they are warmups, they are supposed to be easy, light, far from failure
12, 8, 4.. thing
as it gets heavier you do less, to stay far away from failure
but working sets are all at 65-70
Ahhhhh
and near failure
so 1 week you do 8, next week you do 9, next week you do 10 reps
when you are at 11 clean
you increase to 75
to drop back down to 8
and 9, 10..
That makes sense. We have 1.25 as well
Weights
I can increase by 2.5 as well
Yah got the concept thanks
I will do like that
you do each week more because you are stronger
it's simply point very close to failure
when you slow down, and barely get it up with a lot of effort
that's the double progression and 8-10 rep range
Yah thats the scary part. But i found a spot in gym hes a nice guy and we spot each other
you grind 8, 9, 10.. increase weight.. 8, 9, 10.. increase..
Xd
Sure i understand
you don't have to go to failure
just close to it
when you know you can do 1 more rep, but not more
your sets will look like 8, 8, 7, 6
or 10, 9, 9, 8
reps
because at 4th set you are more tired than at first
rest about 3mins
Given that i was only doing 3 before
between each
when you feel ready, no strict rest time
3-5min is fine for heavier ones
Yep. Thanks.
neat, gonna do a walk and training session afterwards
gotta reedem myself after this meal
So regarding the meal
This ai is feeding me
Chicken breasts
4 days straight
😂😂😂
What do you think about this ?
It's telling me i should target 160 protein
Like man even eating one breast 3 times in a day is not enough for that much
1.6g per kg of body mass
of protein
check nutritional table for protein
but yes, chicken breast is a staple for a few reasons
meats, nuts
milk proteins
i supplement with whey as well
since i need 180g
.
same
well im home, but home is gym 😌
today we pullin!
more of a technical pull day, low volume on bent over rows, more pullovers and upright rows
jefferson curls, and all the smaller weirder back exercises
had sam lumbar iritation few weeks back, so really want to strengthen erectors and core for extra stability during heavy pull days
had a pause in training, so first pull session was a bit weird
lots of hip hinge, heavy 200+ kg deadlift, heavy sldl
especially after 2 weeks of no training
notice stability wan't there, and a mild twinge in lower back
so now making sure back is as strong as iron 
Yesterday ive done a good session
- Treadmill for light warmup
- Seated leg press machine
- Dual axis chest press machine
- Lat pulldown
- Seated Row
- Abs
It was amazing
Be careful with that one becaouseof the hemorrhoids ddd
That’s right
Oh man i have never eaten lentils just brought orange one. Oh man it tastes amazing.
Where i were before?
Plus 20 protein in it
And is comparably cheaper than chicken
I need improvised weights for PT. I'm doing overhead shoulder press and some other shoulder pull with rotation that needs a cable to a weight. I've tried using just rubber bands but the tension is too easy on the pull back but too hard on the rotation.
Thought about heavy junk in a bag.
sturdy bag, backpack.. with loadable weight, bricks, bottles of water, bottles filled with lead fishing balls, comcrete blocks
you can put 2 bags on a sturdy broommstick, i used some metal construction bar
made stoppers with bolts, you can make a small notch, so bags stay in place
or maybe hammer in.. you kmow, infinite ways
but anything that lets you move customizable load, by simply adding bricks/bottles
i had a ghetto system like that that i could load from 5kg to 60kg
(couldn't go above 60 because volume on the bags is too big, wasn't using densest materials, simply no space for all of it)
few potential design issues, if bags are too long, they will hit floor on some exercises
they sway, especially higher weight, and 4+ bags
so tgey require a lot of stabilisation
because they have physics of tgeir own at that point
if you are very fast, you lose tension, because it's essentially rope
but those are minor
if you want bar and fixed stable weight
you can mix up some concrete and cast your own disks with holes for the bar, if you are into crafting
or you can drill holles in denser concrete blocks
that are already made
and then your pipe/rebar + concrete blocks as plates is complete
and you can borrow all the materails from nearby construction site
you can fill larger gallon bottles with sand, since it's quite a bit denser, or multiple 2l bottoles
that way you can also be very particular about weight
just be careful with sand, not to be underestimated
now you mentioned cable systems, pulleys exist as long as mankind
you can figure out simple setup, it's much jankier than real cable machines
if you are not into whole industrial vibe
i once benched a cabinet thing full of books
books are decent as lower weight used for smaller shoulder muscles, like side delts and lateral raises
if you are into appliances and furniture, washing machines are advanced
and large objects, like a whole bed
when i carried washing machine upstairs, alone, i was already strong, and had good techniaue
or whole bed, light, weight i can overhead press
but it's huge, and hard to balance
carried it on my head for stabilisation
even tho it's maybe just 40kg
it's large, and has momentum
but that's not PT, toaster could be fine for PT
i also lift natural rocks, one of my favourites
they come in all sizes, and are pretty dense
but it's hard to find a good natural norock in a capital city
other men already took them
especially larger 100kg ones
that's the essy part tho
hard part is staying consistent with your PT, and not pushing yourself too hard and making it worse
start very light, and slowly increse the load, if symptoms do not get wore the next day
something to keep in mind with appliences in general, that is not the same with furniture
avoid lifting refridgerators
they can be fragile on the back
plus they have oiled motors, and that oil can spill out
at least let it rest if you really need to bench your fridge
you should be trained first before attempting unweildy objects like fridges, washing machines, natural rocks
its harder to lift them with clean technique
stick to bar + bag of bricks, or bar with concrete blocks
even water bottles work, if all you have is water and 2l cola
since cola is more readily available, compared to sand
for some reason
wow, thanks for the info. I'm thinking it has to be a bag with handle. I'm old marko, I have arthritis in my hands. I'm very likely not going to be doing this forever as I'm not a workout guy so I don't want to buy a weight set. Humeral head fracture, it healed roughly in the right position so surgery is too much of a gamble to get it better. I've been in PT for 6 weeks now and they are finally getting to larger weights and things I don't have at home like the pulley system. I'm going to the walmart today, maybe they have single weights around 15lbs. I also have 1 gallon milk jugs I could fill with sand/dirt but not sure how heavy that would be yet.
If I drop a milk jug though it would bust open for sure.
Got knee injury
F
Idk how
Not on gym
I was standing in the bus
And once i came down out of bus i have moticed
Moving up higher increased pain
Most of it gone away
Auickly after several steps
But stilll
Be careful guys
Sounds like you got them weak bones.
So I get to the walmart checkout, got my two dumbbells, both on sale, one 10lb and one 15lb. Big one doesn't have a tag or upc code, or anything except the logo. I tell checker its $19. It was the last one on the shelf. Walmart apparently makes employees lookup items without barcodes on their personal phone on the regular walmart homepage. She's filtering by "in-store" items only. I said it was the last one and that walmart inventory is probably off and that it thinks there zero items in stock so don't filter by "in-store" and I'm just getting 1000-yd stare at this point. Ice cream is melting. I offer to leave, 15lbs lighter, and it's accepted with an "okay". Capitalism.
What do you think is the best way to go from 30-40 km of bicycle to 60-80 km @smoky needle
Is there some muscles to train to make it possible?
Probably
Started with Leg Press
mostly trough more cycling, and actually training, pushing your limits every time, and incrementally increasing distance and pace
every time slightly more, slightly faster
more frequent rides
proper nutrition protein-wise, and carb loading for endurance sports
and fueling trough the ride
gym and strength is secondary, it helps with performance
but it's not the focus
also different training modalities and periodization
sometimes higher pace, sometimes rides with more elevation change, long climbs
more dynamic riding, hiit, with 2min sprint intervals with max output followed by more chill pace
repeated 10 times
with different goals, increased areobic capacity and VO2max, etc
so I need to go to my limit, 🤔
I saw it go up day by day, but I was unsure if it was the only thing to do.
I'll try these to gain more.
I went from gear 10 to now 15,
and speed 15km/h to now ~31km/h at peek, on a hybrid bicycle. ~24km/h maintain.
I am kinda targeting 40km/h at peak.
my goal would be to do 30km/h maintain without having my legs burning.
@smoky needle Thanks man
always 
What triggered the bot ? maven links?
Sorry for not being active during last 2 weeks , the job took so much of my time and effort
Whats up guys? I am on vacation 1 week almost for now. No gym no gear around. Trying to do pushups and squats at least
Hoping not to loose form too much
me too i miss gym
ive been swamped in some tough long work in company
and also i ve got some family issues to handle
the belly is growing again

full body
that would be risky
60kg bench
yes, olymic barbells are all standardized, 20kg
2.2m
you can tell by thick 50mm steel one loading parts
if they are not fake, and they should all be able to hold at least 300kg without issues
if they are up to spec
Where is your spotter
no spotter im good
that was my last set
Hi bots
though i dont go to gym
I indeed exercised a bit today
walked 200x4 meters
did 20x5 high knees
thats it 🫠
im not going to gym till the end of this month
instead the daily Bike really helps for cardio
ive got to burn more, yes baby
What are high knees? Also I wonder how old are you? I would consider 800m a day if not below the average of a normal day of an average person? Not judging, just want to know more about your situation
this is a high knee. And yeah, im a teenager rn but exercising is the most i can do to be fit
i personally dont know if this is exercise at all because this is just me jogging less than a km
but yeah, i am invested in atheletics a bit
hey bots, manas manushya here
Hey bot
🤖
Would you like some mechanical oil for your joints?
i just wanted to know what exercise yall do so i can make my own minimalistic routine
Im doing cardio only this month
Can’t find enough time for gym
The bike is helpful in this tbh
-4 kg
after 2 week vacation
I hope it's not all muscul
e
I definitely felt weaker
Soo winter is coming... any tips?
hello
im going to gym tomorrow
it's getting cold here
I should be cautious
Fat is good for keeping warm
Nah, I like it cold!
Learn to fall without hitting your head.
Here take this 10% mana for your next workout
Ur welcome
How to convince my little brother that learning and working out shouldnt be dilemma for him? That both are possible if he reduces screen time? He is 16y/o. every time i tell him to workout a little he always answers me that he has too many subjects to learn and prepare for and he has no time. But as i am checking there is always a room for light exercises.
He used to dowrestling a lot before past year
And since then gained so much weight
That is the eternal problem.
Tell him that it will wake him up in the morning.
wdym?
hey bots
manushya here
i want to exercise to become an athlete as a power, but these mfking dogs wouldnt let me
everyday i go to my walk
these dogs come and stalk me
they once ran to me
(i was afraid at that time)
any recommendations
i think i shall choose to exercise in the open ground just beside my home
instead of walking from hell
Get anti barking device they scare dogs off
Although keep it as last resort
I dont think it's healthy for dogs but umm eat least they will not bite u
Or get the jump rope
try running from dogs, will be a good warm-up before workout
i go by walking, not scooter
as per my dogology, this will frame me as a inferior creature in their eyes causing them to target me more
I dont get it
oops
i though you were talking about "anti-braking" device

btw
they dont bark first though
they literally walk behind me until a certain point
It doesnt matter they are scared off by it
Unless dog is deaf
ok
thats one adrenaline does per day
but i'd say
why go through that place when theres a ground right behind my house?
yeah, my friends(adult friends) play cricket there


